[R-sig-Geo] 3D map

[Mihai Nica]

I would love to play with it. Thanks,

Mihai Nica, ABD
Jackson State University
170 East Griffith Street G5
Jackson, MS 39201
601 914 0361





>From: Markus Neteler <neteler at itc.it>
>To: White.Denis at epamail.epa.gov
>CC: Mihai Nica <m_nica at hotmail.com>, r-sig-geo at stat.math.ethz.ch
>Subject: Re: [R-sig-Geo] 3D map
>Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 11:01:34 +0100
>
>On Sun, Oct 30, 2005 at 11:45:29AM -0800, White.Denis at epamail.epa.gov 
>wrote:
> > As with any graphic technique, the utility and appropriateness depend on
> > the objective of the presentation.  Showing polygons in persective
> > according to some attribute is certainly not inherently a bad idea.
> > Here are a couple of examples from experimental GIS software develped in
> > the 1970s.  ESRI's 3D Analyst has these capabilities and there are
> > examples of that software on the web.
>
>I have added a screenshot how to do it in GRASS/Nviz:
>
>  http://grass.itc.it/grass60/screenshots/viz.php
>  (at page bottom)
>
>I can send offlist the steps if there is interest.
>
>Markus