Knowledge Transfer Project
Enriching Geo-Specific Terrain with Procedural Details
GIS data commonly available is typically coarse and lacks the information and details to automatically obtain 3D terrain models of a level of quality sufficient for training games such as Levee Patroller. To avoid adding large amounts of such details by hand, procedural modeling techniques are an attractive alternative. Commercial geo-specific terrain modeling packages can add procedural detail only to a very limited extent. GATE's already developed sketch-based modeling framework SketchaWorld has more sophisticated procedural methods to generate rich 3D terrain models, based on sketches made by users. This project will provide procedural modeling techniques for enriching coarse GIS data with details that are life-like and match within the geo-specific context. These tools and techniques will allow one to quickly obtain virtual worlds that are based on GIS source data and are suitable for training use in Levee Patroller, so that trainees are able to learn in a virtual world that they perceive as their own environment.
Delft University of Technology
Dr.ir. Rafael Bidarra