Using game engine for 3D terrain visualisation of GIS data: A review

• Main Authors: Che Mat, Ruzinoor, Mohamed Shariff, Abdul Rashid, Zulkifli, Abdul Nasir, Rahim, Mohd Shafry Mohd, Mahayudin, Mohd Hafiz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing Ltd 2014
• Subjects: QA76 Computer software
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/12166/1/1R.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/12166/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/20/1/012037
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

This paper reviews on the 3D terrain visualisation of GIS data using game engines that are available in the market as well as open source. 3D terrain visualisation is a technique used to visualise terrain information from GIS data such as a digital elevation model (DEM), triangular irregular network...