Acta Montanistica Slovaca (Jun 2007)

Three dimensional visualisation chosen part of Košice city

  • Miroslav Šimčák,
  • Štefan Kuzevič,
  • Žofia Kuzevičová

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. special issue 3
pp. 563 – 566

Abstract

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With development of informatization and internetization in Slovakia go up interest cities and central villages to present themselves by way of web portal. Creation of the virtual cities is a modern trend in the foreign countries. This paper makes possible navigation potential visitors along the significant cultural and historical seightseens. It’s opening possibilities for creation of the virtual shopping centre. It could be interested for business in the city. In the first phase of solution it is creating the digital model of Main Street in Košice city, which is situated in the centre of city, and it is one of the most frequent place in the city. We use GIS tools for creation of 3D model. The basis is creation of the digital model of house buildings. Buildings are described by a simplification like 3D object regular shaped. We use an aerial photograph and photos buildings for creation complex of the digital model of the city.

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