Real-Time Panorama Maps

Panorama maps are stylized paintings of terrain often seen at tourist destinations. They are difficult to create since they are both artistic and grounded in real geographic data. In this paper we present techniques for rendering real-world data in the style of Heinrich Berann's panorama maps in a real-time application. We analyze several of Berann's paintings to capture the conventions used for form, shape, projection, colour, and texture. We use this analysis to form algorithms that mimic the style of the panorama map, focusing on replicating the terrain deformation, distorted projection, terrain colouring, tree brush strokes, water rendering, and atmospheric scattering. In our approach, we use freely available digital earth data to render interactive panorama maps without any further design work necessary.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MSc)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Computer Science

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Graduate Studies

Year dc:date.issued

2017

Author dc:creator

• Brown, Stephen Alex

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Samavati, Faramarz

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Alim, Usman
• Willett, Wesley

• Computer Science

Statement dc:rights

• University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.

Language dc:language.iso

eng

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27547

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ucalgary.scholaris.ca:11023/3627