Kocel, Week 5

Chapter 7- 3D web scenes

3D maps are important in GIS because we live in a 3D world.  This chapter starts off by first talking about the basics of 3D GIS, then it walks you through the basics of creating web scenes. Tutorial 7.1 was interesting. It showed what the different layers look like on a map.  Tutorial 7.3 was fun, I liked making all the 3D symbols into bushes or trees or flowers. Overall, this chapter was pretty easy to follow and I liked messing around with the different symbols and details on the map. For the application, I think it could be cool to make a 3D map of Ohio Wesleyan’s campus using the 3D buildings and the trees and other symbols provided. 

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