Showing geo-located information in a 3D geographical space

A system for providing a graphic in a 3D geographical information system (GIS) view comprising:

• a geographical space manager, implemented on a computing device, configured to determine a 3D geographical space in the GIS view based on a geographical reference in the GIS view;
• a graphic representation generator configured to obtain a graphic and render a curvilinear representation of the graphic;
• and
• a display module configured to display the curvilinear representation of the graphic in the geographical space on a display, wherein the graphic representation generator is further configured to continually adjust the curvilinear representation of the graphic according to an updated viewpoint of the GIS view, wherein the curvilinear representation is oriented directly towards the updated viewpoint, and adjust a shape and a position of the curvilinear representation of the graphic relative to the geographical reference based on a change of the GIS viewpoint relative to the geographical reference, such that the curvilinear representation of the graphic appears to at least partially rotate on the display.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor for performing a method comprising:

• obtaining a graphic;
• determining a 3D geographical space in the GIS view based on a geographical reference in the GIS view;
• rendering a curvilinear representation of the graphic;
• providing for display on a display surface the curvilinear representation of the graphic in the geographical space;
• and
• continually adjusting the curvilinear representation of the graphic according to an updated viewpoint of the GIS view, wherein the curvilinear representation is oriented directly towards the updated viewpoint, including adjusting a shape and a position of the curvilinear representation of the graphic relative to the geographical reference based on a change of the GIS viewpoint relative to the geographical reference, such that the curvilinear representation of the graphic appears to at least partially rotate on the display surface.