Geo Data
What is GEO Data
Geo data is Geographical information linking data with a location component. In this case, the information is documented in digital maps and databases. Specifically GIS-data is used because of the function to attach attributes and/or objects that are assigned to a specific location. This GIS-data contains geometric characteristics where area (not points and/or lines) information is stored in vectors. Additional information about the requirements to use Geo data in the Tygron Engine can be found on the GeoJSON page.
How does GEO Data relate to the Tygron Engine?
The Tygron Engine automatically connects relevant Geo Databases for The Netherlands to generate the 3D World. When a selection is made on the map in the wizard, the 3D World is generated based on the available GEO Data in the connected databases. For all the different environmental elements the database with the most complete and relevant Geo data is requested. All together this forms the 3D World. For this process the following general principle applies: if your 3D World lacks certain information, it is not available in the database (as all available spatial information is automatically present in the 3D World). To add missing Geo data you can either update the information in the database and regenerate the 3D world, or you can add additional Geo data manually. More information about manually adding data is provided on the GeoJSON page and the page about ArcGis.
Which GEO Databases are used?
The following table contains the automatically connected data sources that are used when selecting a location in The Netherlands. When selecting a location outside The Netherlands some Geo Data has to be provided manually. Nevertheless, the overview below can give the user a good example of the type of data that can be added to a Tygron project. At the bottom of the table an integrated data source connection is mentioned. More information about his option is explained in the next topic about when to use your own Geo data.
| Name | File Type | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| BGT | GML-File | PDOK | Information regarding street objects; roads, parks, trees, water surfaces, etc. |
| BAG | OGC-service | PDOK | Information containing building details; building contours, building type definitions, construction year, etc. |
| Aerial View | ESRI service | ESRI / CycloMedia | Satellite/aerial photos used to define the basic texture of landscapes and rooftop colors. |
| DEM | ESRI service | ESRI | Digital Elevation Model: the terrain height (excluding buildings). |
| AHN2 / 3 | ESRI service | ESRI | For service area including building height. Determination of roof types, building sections and elevations. |
| Neighborhoods | OGC service | PDOK / CBS | For determination of communities/municipality and neighborhood information. |
| Zoning | GML service | Ruimtelijke Plannen | Information about i.a. authorized dimensions and -functions of buildings. Also contains additional feature attributes such as Monumental status. |
| Top10NL | OGC service | Tygron / PDOK | Backup for BGT, among others locations of ocean surface, highways, railways. |
| NWB | OGC service | PDOK | Names of roads and ID information for INWEVA. |
| INWEVA | Excel | Rijkswaterstaat | Information on all major roads in The Netherlands including the traffic intensity on the road sections. |
| BRP | OGC service | PDOK | Information about agricultural lands (crop field type, for instance; corn, potatoes, etc). |
| Cadastral map | OGC service | PDOK | Information about land ownership. |
| CycloMedia | CycloMedia | CycloMedia | Information about locations of windows, floors, wall color of buildings. |
| Risk map | GML service | Risicokaart.nl | Information on hazardous- and / or nuisance buildings, for example LPG station. Also additional information on vulnerable buildings like hotels, pension, etc. |
| Natura 2000 | OGC service | PDOK | Information about nature. |
| Build in possibility to add additional GEO Data from the Tygron Engine | |||
| ArcGIS Online maps | ESRI service | ESRI | Ability to add ArcGIS Online additional cards if desired. |
| Manual possibility to add additional GEO Data to the Tygron Engine | |||
| ArcGIS Online maps | ESRI service/ ESRI JSON | ESRI | Ability to add ArcGIS Online additional cards if desired. |
| OGC-service | GeoJSON | Open Geo Consortium | i.a to make use of PDOK. |
| GML-service | CityGML (simple) | i.a. Risicokaart.nl | Make use data via web-services. |
| GML-files | CityGML (simple) | i.a. BGT | Make use of downloadable data. |
| Excel | Microsoft XLSX | personal | For example use Geo information for roads and traffic. |
| Cyclomedia | Cyclomedia service | Cyclomedia | For example information about textures of walls. |
When to use your own GEO Data?
When a project takes place outside of The Netherlands only ESRI data is connected and will load automatically when the 3D world is generated. Beside water and elovation of land, this does not contain any information about constructions and/or environmental characteristics. Therefor it is disirable to make use of geo data to help you generate the 3D world instead of creating the 3D world manually. Adding your own data can be done in different ways. First of all you can add GeoJSON files. In use case 3 an exapmle is given of how to connect the needed Geo Data to built up a 3D environment. It is also possible to implement your own additional Geo data by using the intergrade function of ArcGis. For this function you need to have a own ArcGis account or make use of the opend data that is shared for free. So for projects outside of The Netherlands using your own data is neccecarey to create a 3D world. For any project count's that, if desired, you can add your own geo data relevant to complete the 3D world.