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1. 
Maximising use of 3D
data
Tom Timms
STAR-APIC
STAR-APIC

2. Date
October 2013
Outline
● Introduction
● Background
● 3D data
● 3D data issues
● Potential solutions
FME
Elyx 3D
● Conclusions

3. Date
October 2013
STAR-APIC
a 1Spatial Group Company
Geospatial software technology for managing
land, property and infrastructure
● Elyx suite, core geospatial technology
Desktop, Web, Mobile
● Elyx solutions
Elyx Aqua, Elyx Elec, Elyx Gas, Elyx TP
● Mercator
High quality cartographic publishing
● FME

4. Date
October 2013
UK & IRELAND REFERENCES

5. Date
October 2013
Background
● World is 3D
● 3D well established
● 3D data increasingly
available
● 3D GIS required ?
BIM
Planning
Data management

6. Date
October 2013
3D data
● DTM/DEM/DSMs
● Aerial photography and drones
● Lidar and scanning
● 3D Buildings

7. Date
October 2013
3D data issues
● Increasing volumes
● Few reference data sets available
● Data captured for specific projects
● Limited standardisation for storage

8. Date
October 2013
3D support in FME
● 3D viewing – Data Inspector
● 3D data processing & management
Terrain models
Lidar processing
3D output
● Demonstration
3D PDF

9. Date
October 2013
Elyx 3D
The real 3D GIS from STAR-APIC
Elyx 3D

10. 05/11/2012
01. TOOLS : 3D SOFTWARE
10/
IGN CONSEIL / CÉCILE HAËCK
THE SITUATION TODAY
Vocabulary
Needs
> Tools : From 3D model to
3D GIS
Today’s limits
In the near future
3D Data
 3D WEB:
 LandWeb3D from Bionatics
 3D VIEWERS:
 Q3DView
 Infrastructure Modeler from AutoDesk
 3D CAD:
 Sketchup Pro from Google (now Trimble)
 3D Studio Max
 3D CAD WITH GEOSPATIAL ORIENTATION:
 AutoCadMap 3D
 Bentley Map V8i
 3D MODELING BASED ON GEOSPATIAL DATA:
 SpacEyes Builder
 LandSim3D from Bionatics
 Cityengine before 2010
 3D MODULES AS ADDITIONS TO GIS
 RCP for ArcGis
 CityEngine for ArcGis
 VerticalMapper et Engage 3D for MapInfo
 3D Analyst for ArcGis
 FULL 3D GIS :
 Elyx 3D from STAR-APIC
TO
THE
3D
GIS

11. Date
October 2013
STAR-APIC 3D Vision
● STAR-APIC vision & position
 Re-use 3D data
 Locally update 3D data
 Share 3D data
 True 3D GIS
● 3D GIS to improve urban planning and
management while saving money

12. Date
October 2013
True 3D GIS
• Single 2D/3D GIS Data Warehouse
• Direct access to continuous GIS database
• Maintain continuity of GIS objects
• Multi-representation & multi-resolution
• “Open“ 3D Models
• Maximise value from existing 2D / 2.5D data

13. Date
October 2013
GIS functionality
● 3D data storage & management in DBMS
● 3D visualisation
● 3D thematics
● 3D “GIS” editing
● 3D spatial analysis
● Import/Export 3D data

14. Date
October 2013
Elyx 3D Use
● Data management
● Using data : query,
thematic, spatial analysis, …
● Data exchange
● Create 3D scenes
● View 3D scenes
● Publish data

15. Date
October 2013
Demo
● Elyx 3d London
● Elyx 3D Lyon
● Elyx 3D Underground Liege

16. Date
October 2013
Conclusions
● 3D here to stay
● Need to store, share & manage 3D data
effectively
● Adds a level of complexity !

17. Date
October 2013
tom.timms@star-apic.co.uk
@TomTheMap
www.star-apic.co.uk
www.1spatial.com
@starapicuk
Thank-you