THE POWER OF VIRTUAL GLOBES FOR VALORISING CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ENABLING SUSTAINABLE TOURISM: NASA WORLD WIND APPLICATIONS
THE POWER OF VIRTUAL GLOBES FOR VALORISING CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ENABLING SUSTAINABLE TOURISM: NASA WORLD WIND APPLICATIONS
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虚拟地球仪在保护文化遗产和实现可持续旅游业方面的力量：NASA 世界风应用
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2013
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G. Zamboni
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M. Brovelli;Patrick J. Hogan;M. Minghini;G. Zamboni
受到数字地球的启发，以及地理技术的巨大进步，虚拟地球的使用已经改变了人们在网络上获取地理信息的方式。与地理信息系统（GIS）典型的传统2D可视化不同，虚拟地球提供多维的、完全现实的内容可视化，这允许更丰富的用户体验。本研究探讨了利用虚拟地球促进旅游业和加强文化遗产的潜力。本文首先概述了现有的虚拟地球的艺术状态，指出了一些可能的分类，根据许可证类型，平台依赖性，应用程序类型，默认层，功能和自由定制。基于这一分析，美国宇航局世界风虚拟地球仪是促进旅游业和文化遗产的首选工具。这是因为它的开源特性允许无限的定制（在数据和功能方面），并且它的Java核心支持平台无关性。相关的旅游导向的世界风为基础的应用程序，处理历史制图的网络推广和参与性网络平台的建立，利用群众来源的数据，进行了描述。最后，本文提出了一个项目，重点是通过一个特别的世界风定制的Via Regina地区（跨越意大利和瑞士之间的边界）的促进。因此，世界风可以被认为是一个理想的虚拟地球仪的旅游应用程序，因为它可以塑造，以增加对文化历史的认识，反过来，提高旅游体验。
Inspired by the visionary idea of Digital Earth, as well as from the tremendous improvements in geo-technologies, use of virtual globes has been changing the way people approach to geographic information on the Web. Unlike the trad itional 2D-visualization typical of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), vi rtual globes offer multi-dimensional, fully-realist ic content visualization which allows for a much richer user experience. This rese arch investigates the potential for using virtual g lobes to foster tourism and enhance cultural heritage. The paper first outlines the state of the art for existing virtual globes, pointing out some possible categorizations according to license type, platform -dependence, application type, default layers, func tionalities and freedom of customization. Based on this analysis, the NASA World Wind virtual globe is the preferred tool for prom oting tourism and cultural heritage. This is because its open source nature al lows unlimited customization (in terms of both data and functionalities), and its Java core supports platform-independence. Relevant t ourism-oriented World Wind-based applications, dealing with both the Web promotion of historical cartography and the setup o f a participatory Web platform exploiting crowd-sou rced data, are described. Finally, the paper presents a project focusing on t he promotion of the Via Regina area (crossing the bo rder between Italy and Switzerland) through an ad hoc World Wind customization. World Wind can thus be considered an ideal vi rtual globe for tourism applications, as it can be shaped to increase aware ness of cultural history and, in turn, enhance tour istic experience.