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Subject: Historic maps 3D GIS
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 03:32:41 GMT
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David Rumsey Introduces Online Gaming Technologies to Web Browser-Based
GIS
Adds Lewis & Clark Expedition to 3D Web Mapping Experience

We wanted to bring the announcement below to the attention of members on
this listserve. Please note that the 3D tools work with all versions of
Internet Explorer and Netscape 4.7 and earlier. They do not work with
Netscape 6 or 7 yet, but will in the near future. All version of Windows
and MacOSX are supported. MacOS9 and earlier are not supported. A video
card of at least 32megs is suggested since the 3D tools rely heavily on
video card capabilities.

A new suite of gaming and simulation techniques available at
www.davidrumsey.com/gis/3d..htm <http://www.davidrumsey.com/gis/3d.htm>,
gives Web-based GIS and map enthusiasts the unique opportunity to fly
through and interact with late 1800s maps of California’s most scenic
and dynamic landscapes: Yosemite Valley, Lake Tahoe, and Los Angeles. A
3D mosaic of Lewis and Clark’s legendary early 1800s expedition of the
Western territory of the U. S. is also included.

“Our gaming tools add a new twist to 3D Web GIS,” said David Rumsey,
Cartography Associates President. “The realism and sense of playfulness
typically experienced with virtual reality and simulation technology is
now possible with a Web-browser based GIS.”

Launching the 3D map viewer is simple. Once the full 3D map file is
downloaded to the user’s desktop, they can move through the map at
varying speeds and angles, stopping to inspect various points.
Rumsey and Telemorphic, Inc. created the browser-based interactive 3D
visualization capability with support from Knightcap Productions and ID8
Media, Inc. Launching the 3D map viewer is simple. Once the full 3D map
file is downloaded to the user’s desktop, they can move through the map
at varying speeds and angles, stopping to inspect various points.
“People can fly through and experience history from any vantage point
and any angle in space,” said Rumsey. “The Lewis and Clark mosaic allows
students and teachers to visually experience maps that detail the
topography and changing landscape along the expedition route, over a
period of about 100 years, and compare those changes with current
geospatial information.”



Phil Hoehn, Librarian
David Rumsey Collection
San Francisco
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