Potential Applications
People can gather around a STM model and view or even touch a representation of the study area. This can be used to explain the relationship between scale, distances, terrain, line of sight, etc. and to promote discussion.
Mt. Fuji with bathymetry
Photography: HeatherHoffman,
National Geographic Society
Some applications for these models include:
- public meetings
- housing development
- golf course design
- city planning
- waste management
- fire planning
- litigation
- topographical art to hang on a wall or display on a table
- educational tools
- national park display
- kiosk displays, etc.
Selected Applications
Frank Slide
This stunning 3D solid terrain model will be delivered early in 2003 to the Frank Slide Interpretative Centre in Alberta as part of a special display marking the 100 th anniversary of the slide.
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San Jose Fire model
Following an October 2000 wildfire that consumed approximately 20 acres, the city's Fire Department purchased a three-dimensional, solid terrain model to help it pre-plan response to and fight future blazes.
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Mount Munday
GeoSolutions has constructed an STM model of Mt. Munday, BC for the Landslide and Hazards Division of Geological Survey of Canada (GSC).
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AIRSTEP Model
This STM model has a piece of transparent material representing the airspace for approaching aircraft directly on top of and interacting with the model. The piece is removable and was created from CAD data.
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