« 3D mash-up maps let you ‘edit’ the world» (New Scientist)
Le mashup cartographique 3D fait l’objet d’un article de Colin Barras publié dans New Scientist. Il est l’occasion de faire le point sur différents projets rivaux, et notamment les recherches anglaises basées sur l’usage du LIDAR, et d’envisager également l’intérêt et les usages possibles de ces nouvelles cartes 3D réalistes.
ARMCHAIR explorers who soar over 3D cityscapes on their computer may be used to the idea of maps with an extra dimension. But they are now getting accurate enough to offer much more than a preview of your next holiday destination. Accurate, large-scale 3D maps could soon change the way we design, manage and relate to our urban environments.
« Everyone is now familiar with 3D maps, we’re trying to take them beyond simple visualisation,» says Glen Hart, head of research at the Ordnance Survey (OS), the UK government’s mapping agency, based in Southampton.
Sources :
Colin Barras, « 3D mash-up maps let you ‘edit’ the world» New Scientist» in New Scientist [en ligne] www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427366.400-3d-mashup-maps-let-you-edit-the-world.html (vérifié le 27 novembre 2009)