International Journal of 3-D Information Modeling

July-September 2014, Vol. 3, No. 3

Table of Contents

Editorial Preface iv Special Issue on Advances in 3D GeoInformation Science Umit Isikdag, MIS, Beykent University, Istanbul, Turkey

Research Articles

1 Towards a 3D Spatial Urban Energy Modelling Approach Jean-Marie Bahu, European Institute for Energy Research (EIFER), Karlsruhe, Germany Andreas Koch, European Institute for Energy Research (EIFER), Karlsruhe, Germany Enrique Kremers, European Institute for Energy Research (EIFER), Karlsruhe, Germany Syed Monjur Murshed, European Institute for Energy Research (EIFER), Karlsruhe, Germany

17 Procedural Modeling in 3D GIS Environment Eva Tsiliakou, School of Rural and Surveying Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece Tassos Labropoulos, School of Rural and Surveying Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece Efi Dimopoulou, School of Rural and Surveying Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece

35 Scalable Multi-Platform Distribution of Spatial 3D Contents Jan Klimke, Hasso-Plattner-Institute, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany Benjamin Hagedorn, Hasso-Plattner-Institute, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany Jürgen Döllner, Hasso-Plattner-Institute, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany

50 GML-Based Data Management and Semantic World Modelling for a 4D Forest Simulation and Information System Jürgen Roßmann, Institute for Man-Machine Interaction, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany Martin Hoppen, Institute for Man-Machine Interaction, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany Arno Bücken, Institute for Man-Machine Interaction, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

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