Building the Platform of Digital Earth with Sphere Split Bricks

doi:10.11947/j.AGCS.2015.20140128

Abstract

Abstract: Discrete global grids, a modeling framework for big geo-spatial data, is always used to build the Digital Earth platform. Based on the sphere split bricks (Earth system spatial grids), it can not only build the true three-dimensional digital Earth model, but also can achieve integration, fusion, expression and application of the spatial data which locates on, under or above the Earth subsurface. The theoretical system of spheroid geodesic QTM octree grid is discussed, including the partition principle, analysis of grid geometry features and coding/ decoding method etc, and a prototype system of true-3D digital Earth platform with the sphere split bricks is developed. The functions of the system mainly include the arbitrary sphere segmentation and the visualization of physical models of underground, surface and aerial entities. Results show that the sphere geodesic QTM octree grid has many application advantages, such as simple subdivision rules, the grid system neat, clear geometric features, strong applicability etc. In particular, it can be extended to the ellipsoid, so it can be used for organization, management, integration and application of the global spatial big data.

Key words: discrete global grids (DGGs), Earth system spatial grid(ESSG), quaternary triangular mesh(QTM), digital/smart earth, spatial data model

CLC Number:

P208

WANG Jinxin, ZHENG Yasheng, LI Yaohui, LU Fengnian, LIU Junnan. Building the Platform of Digital Earth with Sphere Split Bricks[J]. Acta Geodaetica et Cartographica Sinica, 2015, 44(6): 694-701.

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