Visualization of geographic data in Blender

Pokorný, Pavel

dc.title	Visualization of geographic data in Blender	en
dc.contributor.author	Pokorný, Pavel
dc.relation.ispartof	Computer Science Research Notes
dc.identifier.issn	2464-4617 Scopus Sources, Sherpa/RoMEO, JCR
dc.identifier.issn	2464-4625 Scopus Sources, Sherpa/RoMEO, JCR
dc.identifier.isbn	9788086943428
dc.identifier.isbn	9788086943497
dc.identifier.isbn	9788086943411
dc.identifier.isbn	9788086943510
dc.identifier.isbn	9788086943381
dc.identifier.isbn	9788086943374
dc.identifier.isbn	9788086943343
dc.identifier.isbn	9788086943336
dc.identifier.isbn	9788086943350
dc.identifier.isbn	9788086943503
dc.date.issued	2025
utb.relation.volume	3501
utb.relation.issue	2025
dc.citation.spage	343
dc.citation.epage	346
dc.event.title	33rd International Conference in Central Europe on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision, WSCG 2025
dc.event.location	Plzeň
utb.event.state-en	Czech Republic
utb.event.state-cs	Česká republika
dc.event.sdate	2025-05-26
dc.event.edate	2025-05-29
dc.type	conferenceObject
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	University of West Bohemia
dc.identifier.doi	10.24132/CSRN.2025-38
dc.relation.uri	http://doi.org/10.24132/CSRN.QC.2025-A0
dc.relation.uri	http://wscg.zcu.cz/WSCG2025/papers/A19.pdf
dc.subject	3d Graphics	en
dc.subject	Blender	en
dc.subject	Geographic Data	en
dc.subject	Mesh	en
dc.subject	Visualization	en
dc.subject	Blending	en
dc.subject	Data Visualization	en
dc.subject	Geographic Information Systems	en
dc.subject	Open Source Software	en
dc.subject	Open Systems	en
dc.subject	Rendering (computer Graphics)	en
dc.subject	Three Dimensional Computer Graphics	en
dc.subject	2d Graphics	en
dc.subject	3d Graphics	en
dc.subject	Blender	en
dc.subject	Geographic Data	en
dc.subject	Graphic Format	en
dc.subject	Mesh	en
dc.subject	Model Animations	en
dc.subject	Model Preparation	en
dc.subject	Open Source Projects	en
dc.subject	Practical Experience	en
dc.subject	Flow Visualization	en
dc.description.abstract	This paper describes practical experience with the implementation and visualization of geographic data in Blender. Blender is a very popular open-source program primarily focused on 3D graphics, including a wide range of tools from model preparation and animation to final rendering. Given its popularity, it also implements support for a number of graphic formats from 2D and 3D graphics, as well as very useful add-ons that extend its functionality even further. One of these extensions is the implementation of geographic data that can be loaded from different sources. This contribution describes not only the actual ways of obtaining this data, but also how it is often modified to produce the best possible rendered visualizations.	en
utb.faculty	Faculty of Applied Informatics
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10563/1012621
utb.identifier.scopus	2-s2.0-105015062837
utb.source	d-scopus
dc.date.accessioned	2025-12-09T08:16:57Z
dc.date.available	2025-12-09T08:16:57Z
dc.description.sponsorship	This work was supported by the Faculty of Applied Informatics, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, under the project RO30246061025/2102.
dc.rights.access	openAccess
utb.contributor.internalauthor	Pokorný, Pavel
utb.fulltext.affiliation	Pavel Pokorny[0000-0002-7393-4678] Tomas Bata University in Zlin Faculty of Applied Informatics Nad Stranemi, 4511 760 05, Zlin, Czech Republic pokorny@utb.cz
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utb.fulltext.sponsorship	This work was supported by the Faculty of Applied Informatics, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, under the project RO30246061025/2102.
utb.scopus.affiliation	Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Zlin, Czech Republic
utb.fulltext.projects	RO30246061025/2102
utb.fulltext.faculty	Faculty of Applied Informatics
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