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Web GIS in practice VII: stereoscopic 3-D solutions for online maps and virtual globes

Overview of attention for article published in International Journal of Health Geographics, October 2009
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Title
Web GIS in practice VII: stereoscopic 3-D solutions for online maps and virtual globes
Published in
International Journal of Health Geographics, October 2009
DOI 10.1186/1476-072x-8-59
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Authors

Maged N Kamel Boulos, Larry R Robinson

Abstract

Because our pupils are about 6.5 cm apart, each eye views a scene from a different angle and sends a unique image to the visual cortex, which then merges the images from both eyes into a single picture. The slight difference between the right and left images allows the brain to properly perceive the 'third dimension' or depth in a scene (stereopsis). However, when a person views a conventional 2-D (two-dimensional) image representation of a 3-D (three-dimensional) scene on a conventional computer screen, each eye receives essentially the same information. Depth in such cases can only be approximately inferred from visual clues in the image, such as perspective, as only one image is offered to both eyes. The goal of stereoscopic 3-D displays is to project a slightly different image into each eye to achieve a much truer and realistic perception of depth, of different scene planes, and of object relief. This paper presents a brief review of a number of stereoscopic 3-D hardware and software solutions for creating and displaying online maps and virtual globes (such as Google Earth) in "true 3D", with costs ranging from almost free to multi-thousand pounds sterling. A practical account is also given of the experience of the USGS BRD UMESC (United States Geological Survey's Biological Resources Division, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center) in setting up a low-cost, full-colour stereoscopic 3-D system.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Canada 2 4%
Kenya 1 2%
Spain 1 2%
Unknown 44 92%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 8 17%
Researcher 7 15%
Student > Bachelor 7 15%
Student > Master 6 13%
Other 4 8%
Other 11 23%
Unknown 5 10%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Computer Science 10 21%
Medicine and Dentistry 9 19%
Social Sciences 5 10%
Engineering 3 6%
Environmental Science 3 6%
Other 9 19%
Unknown 9 19%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 January 2015.
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#3,798,611
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#2
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