3D computer graphics (in contrast to 2D computer graphics) are graphics that utilize a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images.
Computer Graphics
A general term embracing any computing activity that results in graphic images.
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World Computer Graphics Foundation
Towson State University
National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA)
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Bézier curves are widely used in computer graphics to model smooth curves.
Computer Graphics Interface; Common gateway interface; Center for Geographic Information
CGIC
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CGM
COMPUTER GRAPHICS METAFILE A standard file format specification (ISO 8632) for the storage and transfer of graphic information.
CLASS
A set of ENTITIES possessing certain common ATTRIBUTE VALUES.
In 3D computer graphics, vectorized surface representations are most common (bitmaps can be used for special purposes such as surface texturing, height-field data and bump mapping).
CGM: 1) Computer Graphics Metafile; 2) Circle
CIR: Color Infrared
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advances in computer graphics provide hardware, software for handling and displaying graphic objects, techniques of visualization ...
Bezier - (computer graphics) A curve generated by a mathematical formula in CAD programs that maintains continuity with other Bezier curves.
CGM Computer Graphics Metafile is a graphic image exchange standard, ANSI: x3.122-1986, ISO: 8632-1986, for graphic output file format. ArcInfo, ArcView Version 2, and PC ARC/INFO support CGM. character 1.
cgm - Computer Graphics Metafile
cls - geocoding classification file
cnt - help file contents
dat - generic data file extension dat - INFO attribute file
db - Object Database File (also ODB)
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An example of standards in computer graphics programming would be G.K.S. (Graphics Kernel System). GKS is an ISO (International Standards Organization) standardized basic graphics package.
Many of today's pioneers of GIS were associated the GSD's Laboratory for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis (LCGSA) between 1965 and 1989, and many of the fundamental data and software models for GIS were developed here.
Bitmap - A form of computer graphics created by a pattern of tiny dots. A bitmap requires a large amount of memory to store and becomes visually blurred (i.e. losing definition) when the image is enlarged. See also Raster.
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For a complete discussion on the use of colour in computer graphics, see the section entitled Colour Design and Tools.
Symbolic and Algebraic manipulation
Artificial intelligence
Computer graphics
Image processing and computer vision
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Mapping the Past: Wroxeter and Romanisation, in T. Higgins, P. Main, and J. Lang, (eds) 1996. Imaging The Past. Electronic Imaging and Computer Graphics in Museums and Archaeology: 259-270. London: British Museum Occasional Paper Number 114.
- Gimblett, H.R., 1990. "Visualizations: Linking Dynamic Spatial Models with Computer Graphics Algorithms for Simulating Planning and Management Decision," Journal of Urban and Regional Information Systems, 2(2): 26-34.
[8] Mantyla M., Sulonen R.: GWB: a solid modeler with Euler operators. Computer Graphics & Applications. September 1982. pp. 17-31.
211 SYnagraphic MAPping package, developed under the direction of Howard Fisher at Harvard Laboratory for Computer Graphics beginning in 1966. T
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 See also: Information, Image, Model, Object, Software
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