A methodology for 3D modeling and visualization of geological objects

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1022-1029

  Zhang, Li Qiang ^a   Tan, Yu Min ^b   Kang, Zhi Zhong ^c   Rui, Xiao Ping ^d   Zhao, Yuan Yuan ^a   Liu, Liu ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Geological model; Geological object; Network transmission; Visualization

Indexed keywords

3-D MODELING; DATA MODELS; DATA SETS; GEOLOGICAL BODIES; GEOLOGICAL DATA; GEOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GEOLOGICAL MODEL; GEOLOGICAL MODELS; GEOLOGICAL OBJECT; GEOMETRIC MODELS; LAYER DATA; MULTI-RESOLUTION; NATURAL WORLD; NETWORK TRANSMISSION; SELF-ADAPTIVE; SPATIAL DATA; TIME DIMENSION;

DATA VISUALIZATION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; VISUALIZATION;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

GEOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL DATA; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 67650898577     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-009-0105-0     Document Type: Article

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