Re: [Geotools-devel] line of sight

2007-06-30 Thread Sunburned Surveyor
I don't know if this is relevant in this conversation, but one reason for the inaccuracies in DEMS are the problems and expense in collecting elevation data. This is especially difficult in urban areas or heavily forested areas where the "actual ground surface" is obscured. No matter how good your

Re: [Geotools-devel] line of sight

2007-06-26 Thread Andrea Antonello
Hi Rob, thanks for your reply. > I've yet to see many robust implementations of visibility analysis -I > used to use this as the case study for how to lie with GIS when I > lectured on the subject. > > variability within the limits of precision of DEMS (or whatever else you > use to map the terra

Re: [Geotools-devel] line of sight

2007-06-26 Thread Rob Atkinson
I've yet to see many robust implementations of visibility analysis -I used to use this as the case study for how to lie with GIS when I lectured on the subject. variability within the limits of precision of DEMS (or whatever else you use to map the terrain) cause huge error margins in the comp

[Geotools-devel] line of sight

2007-06-26 Thread Andrea Antonello
Hi developers, is there some class that does line of sight (visibility analysis) taking into consideration the earth curvature? I think I saw something, but I can't find it any more. Thanks, Andrea - This SF.net email is spon