Geospatial

VTK supports geospatial visualization for GIS, terrain rendering, and earth science applications.

Capabilities

• Terrain visualization — Elevation maps and terrain rendering
• Map projections — Geographic coordinate system transformations
• GIS data support — GeoJSON, shapefiles, and raster data
• LiDAR point clouds — LAS/LAZ format support
• Globe rendering — 3D Earth visualization
• Satellite imagery — Drape imagery over terrain models

Data Sources

• Digital elevation models (DEM)
• GeoTIFF raster data
• Vector data (shapefiles, GeoJSON)
• Point cloud data (LAS/LAZ)
• NetCDF climate and weather data

Applications

• Climate and weather visualization
• Oceanographic data analysis
• Geological modeling
• Urban planning
• Environmental monitoring
• Natural disaster assessment