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• Computers: Software: Graphics: 3D: Terrain  (20)
• Science: Math: Software: Graphing  (55)
• Science: Technology: Software for Engineering: Aerospace Engineering  (26)

Applet for Choropleth Maps and Cartograms  www.mapresso.com A free Java applet for unclassed choropleth maps and cartograms (continuous area and circle). Data: .txt, geometry: .shp and other formats. Thematic generalization by a polygon filter.

Atoll Land Surface  www.atoll-geocad.com/landsurf.htm Suite of 3D surface building and viewing programs designed for people with a CAD background.

Boeing Autometric, Inc.  www.autometric.com Provides data visualization and analysis software.

CarteGraph  www.cartegraph.com Public works and utilities software designed for maintaining transportation and water systems.

CommunityViz  www.communityviz.com ArcGIS and ArcView extensions providing decision support for planning and resource management. Software enables quantitative impact analysis and visualization of alternatives in 2D and 3D.

3D Analyst  www.esri.com/software/arcview/extensions/3danalyst An ArcView extension to enable generic surface modelling, including support for triangulated irregular networks (TINs) and simple three-dimensional vector geometry, as well as interactive perspective viewing. [ArcView 3.x, Unix or NT]

3D Graphical Map Viewer (g3DGVM)  g3dgmv.sourceforge.net A free 3D viewer for Digital Elevation Model (DEM ) and Digital Line Graphs (DLG ) maps. (free, with code) [linux, requires GTK+]

3D Nature LLC  www.3dnature.com World Construction Set and Visual Nature Studio are photorealistic modeling, rendering and animation of landscape elements. Foresters, Land Planners, Golf Course Architects, Cartographers, Natural Resource Managers and others rely on these software products. [Win32, PowerMac, DEC Alpha]

3D visualization software for GIS data  www.msmacrosystem.nl/Ilwis/IlwisHome.html openGL 3D GIS data viewer with real time animation, zoom, and Fly-by capabilities. [Windows]

Digital Earth: TerraVision  www.ai.sri.com/TerraVision Navigate in real time across terrabyte-sized distributed datasets from multiple servers across the Web, 3-D VRML and GeoVRML overlays, different size, resolution, and coordinate system are supported. (free, with code) [SGI, Linux, Windows; client-server architecture]

Digital Terrain Modeling and Mapping  terrainmap.com Provides information about generating 3D digital terrain models and maps, free data and software. Several SDTS file conversion utilities available for download.

DLGV32  mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/drc/dlgv32pro Software for viewing United States Geological Survey digital cartographic data in a variety of formats. (free, with code) [Win9x/NT/2k]

Dynamic Graphics, Inc.  www.dgi.com Makers of EarthVision, a commercial 3D geospatial analysis and visualization package.

FAA Obstacle Evaluation Software  airspaceusa.com Analysis software for design of tall architectural structures compliant to aviation regulations.

Genesis 4  www.geomantics.com/genesis4.htm Photorealistic landscape rendering application using ArcView or MapInfo data for precise placement of trees, and roads. [Windows]

Geomantics  www.geomantics.com Provide photorealistic landscape services and develop visualization software for same.

Geospatial Explorer  www.cyze.com 3D Environmental Modeling Software, FIELDS (Fully Integrated Environmental Location Decision Support) 3D Viewer

GeoView 3D  www.geoanalytika.com/geoview3d.html Interactive real-time visualization and spatial analysis. Features support for virtual reality, 3D digitizing, hypermaps, and TIN generation. [Windows]

GeoVRML.org  www.ai.sri.com/geovrml Website of the official Web3D Consortium working group, with the goal of developing tools and recommended practice for the representation of geographical data using the Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML).

GISAR Project  gisar.sourceforge.net Open source GIS visualization program to created 2D,3D dynamic models of real objects.

Golden Software  www.golden.com Offers Surfer and MapViewer software programs.

hftools Page - Landscape Utilities for Unix  mark.technolope.org/pages/hftools.html Tools for creation, manipulation, and rendering of virtual landscapes. (free, with code) [Unix]

IDV Solutions  www.idvsolutions.com Provides web tools and custom web solutions that enable companies to visually render, analyze and manipulate data using intuitive maps and intelligent graphics.

Kashmir 3D  www.kashmir3d.com/index-e.html Generate photo-realistic images and movies of landscapes using Digital Elevation Model files from the United States Geological Survey and the Swiss Federal Office of Topography. [Win 95/98/NT]

Landscape Explorer 2000  www.geomantics.com/le2000.htm Interactive 3D viewer with a focus on accurate rendition rather than photorealism. Free for non-commercial and educational use - requires registration for commercial users.

LandSerf  www.soi.city.ac.uk/~jwo/landserf Software for visualisation and analysis of continuous terrain surfaces.

MicroDEM  www.usna.edu/Users/oceano/pguth/website/microdem.htm Display and merge DEMs, satellite imagery, scanned maps, vector data and GIS databases from a variety formats. Supports multiple projections, file conversion (read and write) and 3D views. [Win9x/Me/NT/2k]

NetVis Module - Dynamic Visualization of Social Networks  www.netvis.org The NetVis Module is an open source web-based tool for researchers to simulate, analyze, and visualize social networks using data from online surveys, imported csv files, and electronic discussion groups.

OpenEV  openev.sourceforge.net An open source library and reference application for viewing and analysing raster and vector geospatial data. Handles raster and vector data, 2d and 3d display, and other image processing tools. (free, with code) [Win32, Unix, SGI]

Optiroads  www.optimization.co.il Software for engineering and building related to roads.

Rapid Imaging Software: LandForm  www.landform.com Realistic flight and terrain visualization with full 6 degrees of freedom of motion. Features simultaneous 3-D view and map views, and saving flights as movies or VRML files. [Windows]

Terraform  terraform.sourceforge.net Open source interactive height field generation and manipulation program with realtime preview. [unix]

TerrainBaseII  www.wood.army.mil/TVC A version of MicroDEM specialized for military applications.

TerraTools  www.terrasim.com/products.html A tool set for constructing virtual worlds from standard cartographic data sources using Integrated Triangulated Irregular Network (ITIN) and intelligent feature generalization (maintains topology). [IRIX, NT/2k]

Terra-Vista  www.terra-vista.com Provides real-time data and visualization tools and solutions for mobile managers and organizational command and control.

TFMAKE  www.truflite.com/text/demo.htm#TFMAKE A console program to retrieve USGS DEMs from online servers, get the corresponding texture from the U.S. Bureau of Census server and adapt the two data sources such that they fit together perfectly as elevation.tga and texture.tga.

TopoVista  www.cs.arizona.edu/topovista 3D viewer that allows user to interactively walk or fly on a surface defined by a DEM.

TruFlite's 3D World  www.truflite.com 3D landscape rendering system to create animations and high resolution images of landscapes. [Win3.x/95/NT]

Virtual Field Course  www.geog.le.ac.uk/vfc Distributed java based visual environment for exploring spatially referenced information. In development.

Virtual Terrain Project  vterrain.org Promotes development of tools for constructing any part of the real world in interactive, 3D digital form. CAD, GIS, visual simulation, surveying and remote sensing. (free, with code) [win32, Unix]

YDreams  www.ydreams.com 3D visualization solutions, specialising in spatial database-enabled interactive virtual worlds that can be displayed in PCs, interactive outdoor panels, mobile phones and PDAs.