US 8,525,827 B2 · Integrated GIS system with interactive 3D interface

Abstract

An integrated GIS system in which a 3D visualization system is integrated with a 2D GIS system using interfaces that map 2D components for 3D visualization and map 3D components for processing by the 2D GIS system. A 2D GIS system and a 3D visualization system are integrated through interfaces that provide for 3D visualization of 2.5D GIS data as well as interactive control of the 2D GIS system from 3D windows containing 3D renderings produced by the 3D visualization system. User selections made in a 3D window are mapped to 2D geo-location coordinates for to use by the 2D GIS system components. Changes made via the 3D window to 3D graphic indicia and/or metadata are used to modify GIS data in a GIS database, and the modified GIS data is used to update the 3D rendering to reflect the user changes.

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Dependent claims

A method of integrating a 3D visualization system with a 2D GIS system to provide an interactive 3D interface, the method comprising:

providing an interface between the 2D GIS system and the 3D visualization system;
providing, by the interface, GIS information received from the 2D GIS system to the 3D visualization system;
providing, by the interface, 3D rendering data from the 3D visualization system to the 2D GIS system;
producing, by the 2D GIS system, a display in a 3D window on a display device including 3D graphic indicia from the 3D rendering data and GIS information from the 2D GIS system, the 3D graphic indicia being displayed in a geospatial manner as a function of the GIS information;
and
mapping, by the interface, user selections made in the 3D window to corresponding 2D geo-location coordinates for use by the 2D GIS system.

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Abstract

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