A GEO Grid implementation for 3D GIS Taiwan

A GEO Grid framework based on grid technology, remote sensing data, and geographic information developed at National Applied Research Laboratories (NARL), Taiwan is introduced. The presented approach is initiated by synergy of NARL’s core competence on environment monitoring and disaster reduction techniques which include high-resolution satellite image processing, virtual reality visualization, grid computing, and disaster mitigation technology along with the advanced cyberinfrastructure environment established within NARL. The framework is constituted by three layers, i.e. application module, service interface, and computing/data/sensor grids. A prototype platform entitled 3D GIS Taiwan constituted by using 2m resolution FORMOSAT-2 data and 5m resolution Digital Terrain Model has been modeled and can be displayed in 3D stereo visualization and in web pages for the island of Taiwan. The presented approach emphasizing on the synergy of multidiscipline with cross-field cooperation for geosciences’ application can become a benchmark in echo to implementation of GEOSS.