LANDSCAPE VISUALISATION ON THE INTERNET
The Victorian Resources Online (VRO) website (<a href = "http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/vro" target="_blank">http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/vro</a>) is the principal means for accessing landscapebased information in Victoria. In this paper we introduce a range of online landsc...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2012-07-01
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Series: | ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences |
Online Access: | https://www.isprs-ann-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/I-2/141/2012/isprsannals-I-2-141-2012.pdf |
Summary: | The Victorian Resources Online (VRO) website (<a href = "http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/vro" target="_blank">http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/vro</a>) is the principal means for accessing landscapebased
information in Victoria. In this paper we introduce a range of online landscape visualisations that have been developed to
enhance existing static web content around the nature and distribution of Victoria's landforms and soils as well as associated
processes. Flash is used to develop online visualisations that include interactive landscape panoramas, animations of soil and
landscape processes and videos of experts explaining features in the field as well as landscape "flyovers". The use of interactive
visualisations adds rich information multimedia content to otherwise static pages and offers the potential to improve user's
appreciation and understanding of soil and landscapes. Visualisation is becoming a key component of knowledge management
activities associated with VRO – proving useful for both "knowledge capture" (from subject matter specialists) and "knowledge
transfer" to a diverse user base. A range of useful visualisation products have been made available online, with varying degrees of
interactivity and suited to a variety of users. The use of video files, animation and interactive visualisations is adding rich
information content to otherwise static web pages. These information products offer new possibilities to enhance learning of
landscapes and the effectiveness of these will be tested as the next phase of development. |
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ISSN: | 2194-9042 2194-9050 |