Monday, September 21, 2009 (*)
FHNW University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, Muttenz / Basel (Switzerland)
(*) One Day prior to the start of Intergeo 2009 in the nearby city of Karlsruhe!
This workshop, organised by EuroSDR and the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland FHNW, deals with Virtual 3D Globes, emerging 3D National Geospatial Data Infrastructures (3D NGDIs) and existing and future National 3D Geoportals. The workshop will bring together experts and interested members from organisations planning to establish 3D Geoportals, from industry and universities developing and researching today's and tomorrow's Virtual 3D Globe technologies and from existing and potential users of 3D Geoportals.
The rapid emergence and establishment of Virtual 3D Globes such as Google Earth and Bing Maps 3D has raised the awareness for 3D geodata and has triggered wide-spread activities for establishing nation-wide 3D landscape models and interactive 3D geoportals for a broad spectrum of applications. This is backed by the findings of a comprehensive online survey carried out in 2008 as part of the EuroSDR Virtual Globes Project. This survey revealed that 50% of all European NMCAs are either considering the establishment of national 3D geoportals or have already initiated the implementation process.
The aim of this workshop is to assemble experts from throughout Europe to identify and discuss some of the core issues, to provide for an exchange between experienced users and interested parties and to raise the awareness among scientists for NMCA's demands and requirements with respect to Virtual 3D Globes and National 3D Geoportals.
Topics of the workshop include scientific, technical, operational and legal aspects of (future) national 3D geoportals:
Organizers and Contacts
Stephan Nebiker (FHNW), Eberhard Gülch (Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences), Susanne Bleisch (FHNW)
