Title :
An information database for VRML cities
Author :
Heinonen, A. ; Pulkkinen, S. ; Rakkolainen, I.
Author_Institution :
Digital Media Inst., Tampere Univ. of Technol., Finland
Abstract :
A system is presented to visualize information about a city with a three-dimensional Web user interface. We present a novel way to connect a VRML world to an information database. As the data, code and models are kept separate, updates and maintenance of the system is easy. The information visualization of a city becomes easier and more intuitive in 3D. The location of any service, shop etc. is shown both in a 3D world and on a 2D map, which are interconnected. Our implementation works on standard Web browsers. In addition, we built an optional steering wheel navigation, which is an intuitive way of moving around in a city for home Internet users. An experimental immersive VR interface was also made
Keywords :
Internet; data visualisation; home computing; information resources; user interfaces; virtual reality languages; 2D map; 3D world; Internet; VRML; Virtual Reality Modeling Language; Web browsers; Web user interface; city; home computing; immersive reality; information database; information visualization; steering wheel navigation interface; three-dimensional Web user interface; Cities and towns; Data visualization; Geometry; Internet; Relational databases; Solid modeling; User interfaces; Virtual reality; Visual databases; Wheels;
Conference_Titel :
Information Visualization, 2000. Proceedings. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0743-3
DOI :
10.1109/IV.2000.859798
