Geological and geophysical modeling on virtual globes using KML, COLLADA, and Javascript

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 100-110

  De Paor, Declan G ^a   Whitmeyer, Steven J ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

COLLADA; Geological mapping; Geophysical modeling; Javascript; KML

Indexed keywords

COLLADA; GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GEOPHYSICAL MODELING; JAVASCRIPT; KML;

APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES (API); BLENDING; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; HIGH LEVEL LANGUAGES; LANDFORMS; MAPPING; MARKUP LANGUAGES; NASA; SOFTWARE PACKAGES;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

GEOLOGICAL MAPPING; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; GIS; INTERNET; MODELING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 78650728242     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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