13-12-2015
Challenge the future
Delft University of Technology
Voxel GIS: challenges and
opportunities
Sisi Zlatanova, Pirouz Nourian 3D Geoinformation
Department of Urbanism
Content
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Voxels
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Applications
• Outdoor • Indoor•
Operations on voxels
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Challenges
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Voxels
Voxel
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Basic characteristics (definition)
Discretized
homogenous
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A voxel is a volume element. (3D “pixel”)
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A 3D cubical (or spherical array), with each
element holding one (or more) data value
(boolean, real)
Other primitives
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Voxel-based representation
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National model:
Geological Formations
Hydrogeological model
: more detailDetailed model: the upper 30-50 meter
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Example: GeoTOP
• 3D subsurface model of the Netherlands: • Nation-wide model (~ 41,000 km2)
• Upper 30 meters
• Cell size 100 x 100 x 0.5 meters • Information per cell:
• Stratigraphical unit + uncertainty
• Lithology and sand grain-size classes + uncertainty
• Hydrological, physical and chemical properties • Model application:
• Groundwater and pollution management • Land subsidence studies
• Infrastructural issues
Climate data (hurricane Isabel)
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Anne Frank Tree
3D GIS assignment Johan, Bremer
500/500/500
1000/1000/1000
2500/2500/2500
Colors with respect to the density of points
More threes
Ben Gorte, TUDelft
voxels
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3D model of real world
Digital Dublin
Courtesy Tommy Hinks
13-12-2015
Challenge the future
Delft University of Technology
Minecraft
Simeon Nedkov http://blog.ndkv.nl/participatory-urban-planning-with-minecraft/OTB building
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points
30 cm grid
10 cm grid
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voxels
walls
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Distance map
Content
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Voxels
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Applications
• Outdoor • Indoor•
Operations on voxels
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Challenges
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Operations with voxels
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Voxel adjacencies:
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N-path: a sequence of voxels is a
6-path, 18-pathof 26-path
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Filtering
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Iso-surface
Paths
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Iso-surfaces, sections
RandstadRail (Underground)
0 500m
N Z
Clay & Loam Peat
Fine sand
Medium sand
Coarse sand Antropogenic & subsurface
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Editing of data (second line)
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In 2D
860x650 pixels
Challenges
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Algorithms for rasterization
• Points, lines, surfaces, volumes
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Resolution
• Walls, doors, object inside
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Semantics
• Attributes
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