Abstract
As web applications become more popular, 3D city models would greatly benefit from a proper web-based solution to visualise and manage them. CityJSON was introduced as a JSON encoding of the CityGML data model and promises, among several benefits, the ability to be integrated with modern web technologies. In order to provide an implementation of a web application for CityJSON data, that can be used as a reference for other applications, we developed <code>ninja</code>. It is a web application that allows the user to easily load and investigate a CityJSON model through a web browser. In addition, it offers support for a complex feature of CityJSON: the experimental versioning mechanism. In this paper, we describe the motivation, requirements, technical aspects and achieved functionality of <code>ninja</code>. We believe that such a web application can facilitate the adoption of 3D city models by more practitioners and decision makers.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 167-173 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 4/W1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Event | 3rd BIM/GIS Integration Workshop and 15th 3D GeoInfo Conference 2020 - London, United Kingdom Duration: 7 Sept 2020 → 11 Sept 2020 |
Keywords
- Visualisation
- 3D City Modelling
- CityJSON
- Web application
- Versioning