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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Engineering : Geomatics

451-311 Environmental Visualisation

Credit Points:

7.1

Coordinator:

Assoc. Professor I. D. Bishop

Prerequisite/s:

451-113 Introduction to Computer Graphics (Geomatics)

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

26 hours of lectures and 13 hours of practical work

Objectives:

On completion of this subject the student should have acquired:

  • an advanced knowledge of computer graphics hardware;

  • an understanding of the way data is structured for description of virtual environments;

  • the conceptual background necessary to make use of three dimensional modelling and rendering software packages.

Content:

Graphics display hardware, vector and raster devices, hard copy devices, display geometry, simple plotting routines, graphics standards, the geometry of perspective, hidden surface displays, shading, colour, reflectivity, ray tracing and radiosity, texture mapping, fractals, computer-video interfacing, multimedia, animation.

Assessment:

Not more than two hours of written examinations and tests, and not more than the equivalent of 20 pages of written assignments and reports on practical work. The relative weighting of the assessment components will be published at the commencement of the subject.
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