| VRML - Virtual Reality Modelling Language |
VRML files can be created in ArcScene and other applications so that 3D images can be web-enabled and easily visible by users.
A browser plug-in such as Cortona VRML Client is required. This plug-in can be quickly downloaded and used for viewing 3D models on popular Internet browsers (Internet Explorer, Netscape Browser, Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox, etc.) and office applications (Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, etc).
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| 3D GeoModeller |
| GeoModeller is a 3D geological modelling and geophysical inversion package. It is used for environmental, geotechnical, hydrogeological, petroleum and mineral applications.
A GeoModeller 3D model is a set of equations that allow the program to uniquely determine which geological unit is present at any location in 3D space. A variety of 2D and 3D geological maps can be generated by evaluating the model in different ways.
The GeoUrban project has been trialing the software and developing models of bedrock geology in the greater Dublin area. Addition of Geotechnical and bedrock borehole information serves to increase accuracy. See the Geotechnical section page.
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Adobe Acrobat 3D |
Adobe Acrobat 3D allows a user to view and rotate a 3D model using just Adobe Acrobat (version 8.1 or higher). The GeoUrban project is piloting the application to build models with multiple layers of bedrock geology, faults and cross sections. ArcScene and GeoModeller outputs can be combined to a single model.
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A 3D model in development: bedrock geology in the GeoUrban area. |