Animations (examples of my programming)

Programmed in VRML with Javascript and C++. Please scroll down, click picture to download and run.

1. Trees (growing single), 2. Trees (fly-through stand), 3. Urban Forecasting.

(1.) Year 2005. Mathematically correct E. regnans tree growth on a slope (as per state-of-the-science developed).

6.5Mb Animated GIF.

Background work reported in Dean, C. & Roxburgh, S.H. (2006)

“Improving Visualisation of Mature, High-Carbon-Sequestering Forests”

Forest Biometry, Modelling and Information Sciences, 2006(1), 48-69.

http://cms1.gre.ac.uk/conferences/iufro/fbmis/A/6_1_DeanC_1.pdf

Possibilities for further work: illustrate bifurcation of spurs into roots, branching and senescence.

(2.) Year 2005. Fly-through of a stand of E. regnans trees, at one moment in time (not growing).

Part1 (mostly lower levels)

20Mb. Animated GIF.

Part2 (mostly upper levels)

20Mb. Animated GIF.

Background work reported in Dean, C. & Roxburgh, S.H. (2006)

“Improving Visualisation of Mature, High-Carbon-Sequestering Forests”

Forest Biometry, Modelling and Information Sciences, 2006(1), 48-69.

http://cms1.gre.ac.uk/conferences/iufro/fbmis/A/6_1_DeanC_1.pdf

Branches were provided by Yoav Daniel Bar-Ness: http://www.treeoctopus.net/res/YDBarNessCV.pdf .

Individual trunk shapes were from our field measurements.

Possibilities for further work: growth (as in (1.) above), 4D illustration of carbon fluxes, illustration of understorey species.

(3.) Year 2000. Urban forecasting.

Columns show housing developments with affect of distance to services in the CBD:

red=more houses due to proximity, blue=less houses than without access to services.

Note grabable legend and two modes of time lapse.

Part 1. 5.2Mb

Background work reported in:

Bell, M., Dean, C. & Blake, M. (2000)

"Forecasting the pattern of urban growth with PUP: a web-based model interfaced with GIS and 3D animation" Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 24(6), 559-581.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0198-9715(00)00017-X

Part 2. 7.5Mb Animated GIF.

(Star Trek 'Enterprise Galaxy Class' and 'Klingon' ships added afterwards to display VRML flexibility (downloaded from http://www.martinreddy.net/ukvrsig/vrml.html and converted from VRML1 to VRML2.0). )

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