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Spatial Data Modelling for 3D GIS

Alias Abdul-Rahman · Morakot Pilouk

Spatial Data Modelling

for 3D GIS

ABC

Dr. Alias Abdul-Rahman

Dr. Morakot Pilouk

ESRI

380 New York Street

Redlands 92373-8100

USA

mpilouk@esri.com

Department of Geoinformatics

Faculty of Geoinformation

Science and Engineering

Skudai 81310

Johor

Malaysia

alias@fksg.utm.my

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Preface

This book is based on research works done by the authors at the University

of Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom and the International Institute for

GeoInformation Science and Earth Observation (ITC), The Netherlands in

2000 and 1996 respectively. We were motivated to write the book when

we began a joint research work in 1992 for our postgraduate theses on Dig-

ital Terrain Modelling (DTM) data structuring and eventually DTM soft-

ware development based on triangular irregular network (TIN) data struc-

ture. We realized then that many aspects needed to be addressed especially

if an advanced geo information system (GIS) such as 3D GIS system was

to be realized. Research in 3D GIS is getting growing in interest and this

has really motivated us to do more experiments in the 3D domain. One of

the most current interesting issues is spatial data modelling for 3D GIS.

We would like to thank our former supervisors, Dr Jane Drummond of

University of Glasgow and Dr Klaus Tempfli of ITC. Various helps re-

ceived from friends and colleagues at both institutions are also acknowl-

edged. Special thanks go to Mohamad Hasif Nasaruddin, a postgraduate

student at the Dept of Geoinformatics, Faculty of Geoinformation Science

and Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor, Malaysia

for his patient in formatting the manuscript.

This book aims to introduce a framework for spatial data modelling for

3D GIS and it is specifically written for GIS postgraduate level courses.

Postgraduate students, researchers, and professionals in Geo Information

(GI) science community may find this book useful and it may provide

some insights in various spatial data modeling problems. We hope that this

book will serve as one of the useful resources in 3D GIS or 3D geoinfor-

mation research.

Alias Abdul-Rahman (UTM, Johor, Malaysia)

Morakot Pilouk (ESRI, Redlands, CA, USA)

2007

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