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FOSS4G Barcelona 7.-9.9.10 Comparison of Open Source Virtual Globes
FOSS4G 2010
Comparison of Open Source Virtual Globes
Mathias WalkerPirmin KalbererSourcepole AG, Bad Ragazwww.sourcepole.ch
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About Sourcepole
> GIS-Knoppix: first GIS live-CD
> QGIS> Core developer> QGIS Mapserver
> OGR / GDAL> Interlis driver> schema support for PostGIS driver
> Ruby on Rails> MapLayers plugin> Mapfish server plugin
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Overview
> Multi-platform Open Source Virtual Globes> Installation
> out-of-the-box application> Adding user data> Features> Demo movie
> Comparison> User data> Technology
> Desired Virtual Globe features
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Open Source Virtual Globes
> NASA World Wind Java SDK
> ossimPlanet
> gvSIG 3D
> osgEarth
> Norkart Virtual Globe
> Earth3D
> Marble
> comparison to Google Earth
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Test user data
> Test data of Austrian skiing region Lech> projection: WGS84 (EPSG:4326)> OpenStreetMap WMS> winter orthophoto
> GeoTiff, 20cm resolution, 4.5GB> KML Tile Cache
> ski lifts, ski slopes, cable cars and POIs> KML> Shapefile
> elevation (ASTER)> GeoTiff, ~30m resolution, 445MB
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NASA World Wind Java SDK
> created by NASA's Learning Technologies project> now developed by NASA staff and open
source community developers
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NASA World Wind Java SDK
> virtual globe SDK> Java application or applet> different from NASA World Wind .Net
> no central application combining all features
> lots of example applications for different features> “The goal is 100s of World Winds, not one”
> no installation> JAVA Web Start> applet embedded in website
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NASA World Wind Java SDK
> User data> Demo applications (GUI)
> WMS> Shapefiles (polygons only)
> Engine> WMS> World Wind TileService> Raster> Vector> Elevation using World Wind Server> 3D models
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NASA World Wind Java SDK
> Features> Stars> Atmosphere> Analytic surfaces> Terrain profiler> Multimedia annotations> Surface objects> Surface graticules> Airspaces and builder> OGC Catalog Service support> Runtime statistics
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NASA World Wind Java SDK
> Example projects> GeoWind: GeoTools OGC integration> JsatTrack: satellite tracking> Geoscience Australia's World Wind Viewer> many more
> Links> http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/java/demos/> http://worldwindcentral.com/wiki/Java
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NASA World Wind Java SDK
> Demo movie
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ossimPlanet
> OSSIM advanced geo-spatial image processing
> OpenSceneGraph based renderer with OSSIM capabilites
> Installation> UbuntuGis repositories1
> Windows / Mac installers
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ossimPlanet
> User data> WMS> Raster
> ossim image formats> GDAL formats
> Vector> KML
> Elevation> config file> ossim data format
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ossimPlanet
> Features> Sessions> Ephemeris> Remote collaboration> Animation path recording> Layer operations
> opacity> swipe> difference
> Ruler
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ossimPlanet
> Projects> QGIS plugin
> synchronize QGIS map with planet scene
> Links> http://www.ossim.org/OSSIM/ossimPlanet.html
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ossimPlanet
> Demo movie
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gvSIG 3D
> 3D extension for gvSIG
> osgVirtualPlanets standalone framework
> Installation> installers from gvSIG website
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gvSIG 3D
> User data> gvSIG supported formats
> OGC> Raster> Vector> Elevation
> 3D models> OSG
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gvSIG 3D
> Features> full integration into gvSIG desktop GIS
> data styling> data editing
> 3D models> move, rotate, scale
> animation paths> stereo view> spherical / flat projection
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gvSIG 3D
> Links> http://www.gvsig.org> http://gvsig.org/web/projects/gvsig-desktop/devel/gvsig-3d> http://gvsig.org/web/projects/gvsig-commons/osgvp> http://gvsig3d.blogspot.com/
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gvSIG 3D
> Demo movie
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osgEarth
> scalable terrain rendering toolkit for OpenSceneGraph> developed and maintained by Pelican Mapping
> Installation> UbuntuGis repositories1
> Windows / Mac build from source only
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osgEarth
> User data using config file> Raster / elevation
> WMS / WMS-T / WCS / TMS> GDAL> MetaCarta TileCache> NASA World Wind TileService > ArcGIS
> Vector> OGR (geometry with offset / draped)> AGGLite feature-rasterizing image driver
> 3D models> OSG
> Virtual Planet Builder (VPB) terrain database
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osgEarth
> Features> Renderer only> Drape vector data on the terrain> Reproject data on the fly> Optimized VirtualPlanetBuilder terrains
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osgEarth
> Projects> QGIS plugin
> render QGIS map canvas on globe
> Links> http://osgearth.org/
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osgEarth
> Demo movie
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osgEarth
> QGIS plugin demo movie
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Norkart Virtual Globe
> initially developed by SINTEF (largest independent research organisation in Scandinavia) (2001)> acquired by Norkart Geoservice (2006)
> no installation> Java Web Start
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Norkart Virtual Globe
> User data using config file> WMS> 3D models
> VRML> X3D> levels of detail
> Billboards> Viewpoints> Flight paths
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Norkart Virtual Globe
> Features> Project files> Animation paths> Viewpoints> Placename search
> Links> http://www.virtual-globe.info/
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Norkart Virtual Globe
> Demo movie
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Earth3D
> Diploma thesis of Dominique Andre Gunia at Braunschweig University of Technology> Earth3D application> Earth3D library
> Installation> Ubuntu package> Windows / Mac installer > Java Web Start
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Earth3D
> User data> preprocessing using server software only
> Features> Marketplace> Screenshot> Capture movie
> Links> http://www.earth3d.org/
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Earth3D
> Demo movie
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Marble
> KDE Education Project> Marble Desktop Globe> Marble Widget
> limited virtual globe> fixed top-down view, no camera rotation> no elevation data> not 'real' 3D
> Installation> Linux Package> Windows / Mac installer
> Links> http://edu.kde.org/marble/
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Google Earth
> Virtual Globe reference application
> Links> http://earth.google.com
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Google Earth
> Advantages> huge amount of default data> user data
> Raster KML (image/TileCache)> Vector KML> 3D models (KML/COLLADA)> WMS as image overlay
> multi-platform> does not require 3D hardware> features
> search> routing> web infos
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Google Earth
> Limitations> closed source> no plugins, only mashups> limited data usage permissions> user data
> no elevation
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Google Earth
> Demo movie
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Comparison
> Adding user data
WMS Raster Vector Elevation3D
modelsNASA World Wind Java SDK
ossimPlanet
gvSIG 3D
osgEarth
Norkart Virtual Globe
Earth3D
KDE Marble
Google Earth
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Comparison
> TechnologyLanguage Rendering GIS GUI
NASA World Wind Java SDK Java JOGL (OpenGL)
ossimPlanet C++ OSG (OpenGL)
ossim GDAL/OGR
Qt
gvSIG 3D C++Java
OSG / JOGL (OpenGL)
gvSIGGDAL/OGR
osgEarth C++ OSG (OpenGL)
GDAL/OGR
Norkart Virtual Globe Java JOGL (OpenGL)
Earth3D C++ / Java OpenGL /JOGL
Qt
KDE Marble C++ Qt
Google Earth C++ (?) OpenGLDirectX
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Desired Virtual Globe features
> Adding user data> support standard formats
> OGC, GDAL/OGR, KML> minimize preprocessing
> reproject on the fly> place models
> move, rotate, scale> caching
> Data styling> colors> visibility ranges> opacity
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Desired Virtual Globe features
> Navigation> GUI elements> intuitive mouse handling> move to dataset> viewpoints
> GIS tools> 3D measurements> terrain profiling
> Image and movie export> animation paths
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Links
> [1] UbuntuGis repositories for ossimPlanet and osgEarth> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntugis/+archive/ppa> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntugis/+archive/ubuntugis-unstable
> Test data> KMZ
> http://www.winterbergbahnen.at/3dwinter/KMZ/23_Lech_Zuers.kmz
> WMS> http://osm.wheregroup.com/cgi-bin/osm_basic.xml?
> ASTER DEM> http://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/gdem.asp
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FOSS4G 2010
Thank you!
Mathias Walker<mwa at sourcepole.ch>
Pirmin Kalberer<pka at sourcepole.ch>