Chapter 7
Chapter 7 discusses using 3D web scenes such as VR, AR, XR, metaverse, etc. We learned that the two main groups of scenes are photorealistic and cartographic. Photorealistic recreates reality using photos to texture features, while cartographic takes 2D mapping techniques and moves them into 3D. I was surprised by the indoor 3D GIS. It made me wonder if you could create a campus map that included layouts of each building so students and professors could navigate more easily.
Application Idea
For my application idea, I think it would be interesting to create a thematic web scene that illustrates the population density of each city in Ohio. This way, you can visualize the population difference between each city and view which city has the densest population.