Semantic Visualization in 3D Urban Environment - Taking Text as an Example

Fan Zhang, Vincent Tourre, Guillaume Moreau

2013

Abstract

One important aspect of semantic data in computer visualization is to offer supporting and extra information of the environment besides the pure graphical information to system users. It is devoted to help them understand the visualization result better. This paper presents a way to visualize semantic data in 3D urban environment in form of text, which is similar to the issue of 3D labelling and annotation. Different objects in 3D urban environment need different annotation techniques. Occlusions, overlaps, readability, visibility and information density are problems encountered frequently, and several potential solutions are proposed accordingly. A primary test is done to compare the performances among three different text layout techniques: floating text, fading text, linking text. The result shows that floating text and fading text are well understood in a 3D environment, the former one maintaining good readability and visibility and the latter one efficiently avoiding occlusions. Finally several open questions are proposed in the discussion part.

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Zhang F., Tourre V. and Moreau G. (2013). Semantic Visualization in 3D Urban Environment - Taking Text as an Example . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications and International Conference on Information Visualization Theory and Applications - Volume 1: IVAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2013) ISBN 978-989-8565-46-4, pages 507-510. DOI: 10.5220/0004282805070510


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@conference{ivapp13,
author={Fan Zhang and Vincent Tourre and Guillaume Moreau},
title={Semantic Visualization in 3D Urban Environment - Taking Text as an Example},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications and International Conference on Information Visualization Theory and Applications - Volume 1: IVAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2013)},
year={2013},
pages={507-510},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004282805070510},
isbn={978-989-8565-46-4},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications and International Conference on Information Visualization Theory and Applications - Volume 1: IVAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2013)
TI - Semantic Visualization in 3D Urban Environment - Taking Text as an Example
SN - 978-989-8565-46-4
AU - Zhang F.
AU - Tourre V.
AU - Moreau G.
PY - 2013
SP - 507
EP - 510
DO - 10.5220/0004282805070510