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3D Terrain Flythrough Scenes

If 3D Terrain Modeling and Visualization applications require good details of terrain features and terrain slopes for critical project decisions an accurate Digital Surface Model (DSM), Digital Terrain Model (DTM) or Digital Elevation Model (DEM) must be available. If no suitable terrain model is available for the Areas of Interest (AOI's this model can be acquired by some of the following satellite and airborne sensors:

Stereo IKONOS Satellite, WorldView-1, SPOT-5 and 2Q 2008 GeoEye-1 Satellite Image data
Stereo Aerial Photography
Radar
LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging)
IFSAR (InterFerometric Synthetic Aperture Radar)

For a detailed explanation of DSM, DTM, and DEM Geospatial products, please visit our DEM webpage.

1. Trinidad - 3D Flythrough Movie for Pipeline Corridor

Aerial Image and LiDAR DSM - Trinidad

The sample 3D Terrain Visualization scene provided is a combination of Digital Aerial Photography with a pixel resolution of 0.25m and 5m LiDAR DSM.

	QuickTime Movie 3D Terrain Visualization (4.95 MB mov file)
	Windows Movie 3D Terrain Visualization (6.29 MB wmv file)

2. AFRICA - Virunga National Parks - Visoke Volcano 3D Movie

Virunga National Parks, contains within 790,000 hectares the greatest diversity of habitats of any park in Africa, from steppes, savannas and lava plains, swamps, lowland and forests to volcanoes. Thousands of hippopotamuses and elephants live in the park's rivers and its mountains are a critical area for the survival of the mountain and lowland gorillas.

Broadband connection and QuickTime player required - Size: 18 MB

<1m Stereo IKONOS Satellite Image Data and 90m SRTM DEM

3. TURKEY - Mt. Ararat Anomaly 3D Movie

Mount Ararat (16,940 feet, 5165 m) is the largest volcano in Turkey. Although not currently active, its most recent eruption has probably been within the last 10,000 years. It is located in extreme northeastern Turkey, near the borders with Iran and Armenia. A number of claims by different explorers said to have found remnants of Noah's Ark on Mt. Ararat have led to continuing expeditions to the mountain, many of which have focused their searches on the gorge area.

Broadband connection and QuickTime player required - Size: 9 MB

<1m Stereo IKONOS Satellite Image Data and 5m DEM

4. NORTH KOREA - 3D Movie of Nuclear Facilities at Yongbyon

Satellite Imaging Corporation in cooperation with GeoEye created a 3D Terrain Visualization movie of the Yongbyon nuclear site in North Korea. The creation of the 3D Flythrough movie was made possible with the use of Stereo IKONOS Satellite image data and 2m DEM extracted from the image data.

"This new 3D terrain model can provide organization and agencies with a bird's eye view of the nuclear site to observe and monitor any significant activities and Landcover changes that may occur since the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) put a freeze on the site."

Broadband connection and QuickTime player required - Size: 22 MB

<1m Stereo IKONOS Satellite Image Data and 2m DSM

To request additional information for 3D Terrain Modeling and Visualization or DSM's, DTM's or DEM's please complete the Contact Form and we will get back with you as soon as possible.