Re: dis-java-vrml Re: GeoVRML mailing list: Welcome Aboard

[Don Brutzman <brutzman@nps.navy.mil>]

Lee Iverson wrote:
> In message <v0310280fb0fc0796b6dd@[206.63.41.113]> you write:
> > The issues listed below (and more) have been addressed and worked on
> > in SEDRIS.
> >
> > I have sent Don video tapes of the SEDRIS briefs (don't know if you ever
> > got a chance to watch any of those or not).  We can provide the latest
> > (Sept./Nov. 97) to Lee, if interested.

they are next to my VCR - i vainly hope to watch them sometime but just
seem too busy each day!  i'll keep trying...

i've added SEDRIS links to the dis-java-vrml Annotated References page.

> > I think SEDRIS can help with ready-made solutions in many of these areas
> > (certainly at least in the concepts and data model, if nothing else), since
> > majority of the M&S community's major players, who build synthetic
> > environments,  are key players in, and contributors to, SEDRIS.
> >[...]
> What I don't understand is how the SEDRIS Data Models relate to VRML.
> Can I embed SEDRIS geo-referencing information in a VRML file?  Can I
> transform a SEDRIS model to VRML retaining accurate georeferencing?
> 
> I can completely understand if you are suggesting SEDRIS as an
> alternative to VRML for representing, manipulating and exchanging
> georeferenced data, but there are a lot of reasons people want to use
> VRML at least as a delivery vehicle.  Can I use SEDRIS to deliver
> visual representations to a zillion low-end PCs via a Web browser?

Good questions I and others would like to know too.

It would be great to have a 10-15 minute SEDRIS overview at our
dis-java-vrml meeting Monday afternoon.  I'll be giving a djv synopsis
at the GeoVRML meeting as well.  Farid, will you or Paul or another
SEDRIS expert be available?  I think it would be good to explore how
our respective groups can leverage and complement each others efforts.

all the best, Don
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