Tangible Modeling with Open Source GIS

• Main Authors: Petrasova, Anna (Author), Harmon, Brendan (Author), Petras, Vaclav (Author), Mitasova, Helena (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Subjects: Computer science.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Computer graphics.; Geographical information systems.; Computer Science.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.; Geographical Information Systems/Cartography.; Computer Graphics.

This book presents a new type of modeling environment where users interact with geospatial simulations using 3D physical models of studied landscapes. Multiple users can alter the physical model by hand during scanning, thereby providing input for simulation of geophysical processes in this setting....

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• System Configuration
• Building physical 3D models
• Basic landscape analysis
• Surface water flow and soil erosion modeling
• Viewshed analysis
• Trail planning
• Solar radiation dynamics
• Wildfire spread simulation
• Coastal modeling. .