Papers by raffaele de amicis
2013 Fourth International Conference on Computing for Geospatial Research and Application, 2013
In recent years, several mobile devices with excellent performances have become accessible to peo... more In recent years, several mobile devices with excellent performances have become accessible to people at affordable prices. The availability of this equipment, especially in the mobile sector, has encouraged research and development of increasingly complex applications ("Apps") for the visualization of large-scale scenes. However, 3D maps typically available through mobile version of so-called "spinning globes" do not allow the use of high definition data, due to their hardware limitations compared to desktop devices. As a result it often happens that a final user is navigating a real life familiar area, without being able to recognize its orography or specific features that are typical of the real world due to the poor resolution of the underlying 3D geometry. This is particularly amplified within mountain areas where crests, ridges and valleys are not adequately represented, due to the low resolution of the underlying digital terrain model, severely limiting the user's experience.
Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, 2010
... 1 Fondazione Graphitech, Via Alla Cascata 56C, Trento, Italy Tel.: +39 0461 283397, Fax: +39 ... more ... 1 Fondazione Graphitech, Via Alla Cascata 56C, Trento, Italy Tel.: +39 0461 283397, Fax: +39 0461 283398 {bruno.simoes,stefano.piffer,giuseppe.conti, raffaele.de.amicis}@graphitech.it 2 Provincia Autonoma di Trento Servizio Foreste e Fauna Via GB Trener, 3, Trento, Italy ...
In this paper we describe GEPSUS-W, a wearable system for hazardous gases dispersion simulation i... more In this paper we describe GEPSUS-W, a wearable system for hazardous gases dispersion simulation in case of manmade accidents. The system architecture, simulation methodology and preliminary results are elaborated. Emphasis is given to real-time embedded systems that allow automatic data entry and on the spot responder interaction with situations. The approach and system are verified in real conditions.
The rapid technological evolution, which is characterizing all the disciplines involved within th... more The rapid technological evolution, which is characterizing all the disciplines involved within the wide concept of smart cities, becomes a key factor to trigger true user-driven innovation. In this context 3D city models will play an increasingly important role in our daily lives and become an essential part of the modern city information infrastructure (Spatial Data Infrastructure). The goal of this paper is to introduce the i-SCOPE (interoperable Smart City services through an Open Platform for urban Ecosystems) project methodology and implementations together with key technologies and open standards. Based on interoperable 3D CityGML UIMs, the aim of i-Scope is to deliver an open platform on top of which it possible to develop, within different domains, various 'smart city' services. Moreover, in i-SCOPE different issues, transcending the mere technological domain, are being tackled, including aspects dealing with social and environmental issues. Indeed several tasks including citizen awareness, crowd source and voluntary based data collection as well as privacy issue concerning involved people should be considered.
This paper illustrates the aim of the NETConnect project which is to provide that broad view by s... more This paper illustrates the aim of the NETConnect project which is to provide that broad view by supporting cross-site cultural connection of three prominent European archaeological sites. The project creates an IT infrastructure capable to provide the public with a wide range of experiences, ranging from the interaction with on-site mobile devices to georeferenced real-time 3D visualisation systems. The aim
Geoinformatics FCE CTU, 2011
Constant improvements in the field of surveying, computing and distribution of digital-content ar... more Constant improvements in the field of surveying, computing and distribution of digital-content are reshaping the way Cultural Heritage can be digitised and virtually accessed, even remotely via web. A traditional 2D approach for data access, exploration, retrieval and exploration may generally suffice, however more complex analyses concerning spatial and temporal features require 3D tools, which, in some cases, have not yet been implemented or are not yet generally commercially available. Efficient organisation and integration strategies applicable to the wide array of heterogeneous data in the field of Cultural Heritage represent a hot research topic nowadays. This article presents a visualisation and query tool (QueryArch3D) conceived to deal with multi-resolution 3D models. Geometric data are organised in successive levels of detail (LoD), provided with geometric and semantic hierarchies and enriched with attributes coming from external data sources. The visualisation and query front-end enables the 3D navigation of the models in a virtual environment, as well as the interaction with the objects by means of queries based on attributes or on geometries. The tool can be used as a standalone application, or served through the web. The characteristics of the research work, along with some implementation issues and the developed QueryArch3D tool will be discussed and presented.
Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on 3D Web Technology - Web3D '09, 2009
Interoperability, interactivity and 3D visualization are three of the most important challenges r... more Interoperability, interactivity and 3D visualization are three of the most important challenges related to Geographical Information Systems. In the last few years, research on interoperability has evolved from simple exchange of spatial data files, through the establishment of standardized spatial data repositories, to the first initiatives allowing management of semantic aspects of data. Interoperability has been mainly hampered by the need to agree on standards, and to develop appropriate tools and methods. The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) has proposed a number of standards with the intention of promoting interoperability through the use of open services such as Web Mapping Service (WMS), Web Processing Service (WPS), Web Feature Service (WFS) and Web Coverage Service (WCS). However, there are a number of open issues regarding interactivity, 3D data visualization, fault tolerance, scalability, server-independent implementation, delayed-time transactions, to name but a few, that clearly reflect the need for further study and discussion. This paper presents a service-oriented architecture in the context of interoperable Web 3D GIS applications, designed to support features such as manipulation, processing and visual analysis of geographical information.
Emergency Neuroradiology, 2006
2005 International Conference on Cyberworlds (CW'05), 2005
The capability of processing spoken commands is one of the most important features of modern mult... more The capability of processing spoken commands is one of the most important features of modern multimodal AR/VR environments. This feature requires programmers to compile some human supplied knowledge in the form of grammars which are used at runtime to process spoken utterances into complete commands. Further speech recognition (SR) must be hard-coded into the application. This time-consuming, error-prone process is repeated every time modifications to the code are introduced. This paper presents a completely automatic process to build a body of knowledge from the information embedded within the application source code. The programmer in fact often embeds, throughout the coding process, a vast amount of semantic information by defining classes, reference names, or through method definitions. This research work exploits this semantic richness and it provides a self-configurable system, which automatically adapts its understanding of human commands according to the semantic information within the application's source code
Proceedings. International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, 2002
Spacedesign is an innovative Mixed Reality (MR) application addressed to aesthetic design of free... more Spacedesign is an innovative Mixed Reality (MR) application addressed to aesthetic design of free form curves and surfaces. It is a unique and comprehensive approach which uses task-specific configurations to support the design workflow from concept to mock-up evaluation and review. The first-phase conceptual design benefits from a workbench-like 3-D display for free hand sketching, surfacing and engineering visualization. Semitransparent stereo glasses augment the pre-production physical prototype by additional shapes, textures and annotations. Both workspaces share a common interface and allow collaboration and cooperation between different experts, who can configure the system for the specific task. A faster design workflow and CAD data consistency can be thus naturally achieved. Tests and collaborations with designers, mainly from automotive industry, are providing systematic feedback for this ongoing research. As far as the authors are concerned, there is no known similar approach that integrates the creation and editing phase of 3D curves and surfaces in Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR). Herein we see the major contribution of our new application.
International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM), 2009
The internet, where much of the information has reference to location, together with the latest g... more The internet, where much of the information has reference to location, together with the latest generation of geographical web services, represent a very large information space that can be used for planning and design. The wealth of information accessible, which requires new forms of interaction and management of the data available, has brought in recent year to the growth of
Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Simulation Tools and Techniques, 2013
Nowadays is extremely important to monitor and analyze the urban environment and in particular th... more Nowadays is extremely important to monitor and analyze the urban environment and in particular the urban viability. The increasing availability of computational power, together with more efficient simulation algorithm allows real time modeling of even complex systems such as urban traffic. Information and simulation are at the basis of the decisional process for policy makers at global and local level. In this context, visualization tools are useful aids where the understanding of a simulated phenomenon is quite difficult. In recent years, microscopic traffic simulations have become an increasingly active field of research in transport engineering. However the main challenge of these systems is related to the high 'learning curve' and to the complex interface of the analysis tools. Often these models are used by final users that have specific competences to evaluate the phenomena and take appropriate decision. However, often these tools lack in usability and visualization makes it difficult to extract useful information. To face this problem it is important to develop a visual-analytic tool with easily readable results for users with different backgrounds, in order to catch the important information in short time.
Proceedings of the working conference on Advanced visual interfaces - AVI '04, 2004
... Giuseppe Conti Graphitech via F. Zeni 8, 38068 Rovereto (TN), Italy +39 0464 443450 giuseppe.... more ... Giuseppe Conti Graphitech via F. Zeni 8, 38068 Rovereto (TN), Italy +39 0464 443450 giuseppe.conti@graphitech.it Michele Fiorentino Politecnico di Bari Viale Amendola 132 70100, Bari, Italy +39 080 596 3797 m.fiorentino@poliba.it ...
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2007
Page 1. R. Shumaker (Ed.): Virtual Reality, HCII 2007, LNCS 4563, pp. 376385, 2007. © Springer-V... more Page 1. R. Shumaker (Ed.): Virtual Reality, HCII 2007, LNCS 4563, pp. 376385, 2007. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007 IMPROVE: Advanced Displays and Interaction Techniques for Collaborative Design Review ...
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2007
Page 1. J. Jacko (Ed.): Human-Computer Interaction, Part II, HCII 2007, LNCS 4551, pp. 689699, 2... more Page 1. J. Jacko (Ed.): Human-Computer Interaction, Part II, HCII 2007, LNCS 4551, pp. 689699, 2007. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007 IMPROVE: Designing Effective Interaction for Virtual and Mixed Reality Environments ...
International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM), 2007
Int J Interact Des Manuf (2007) 1:115126 DOI 10.1007/s12008-007-0010-8 ... IMPROVE: An innovativ... more Int J Interact Des Manuf (2007) 1:115126 DOI 10.1007/s12008-007-0010-8 ... IMPROVE: An innovative application for collaborative mobile ... Pedro Santos · André Stork · Thomas Gierlinger · Alain Pagani · Céline Paloc · Inigo Barandarian · Giuseppe Conti · Raffaele de Amicis · ...
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2007
Page 1. R. Shumaker (Ed.): Virtual Reality, HCII 2007, LNCS 4563, pp. 543553, 2007. © Springer-V... more Page 1. R. Shumaker (Ed.): Virtual Reality, HCII 2007, LNCS 4563, pp. 543553, 2007. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007 IMPROVE: Collaborative Design Review in Mobile Mixed Reality Pedro Santos1, André Stork1 ...
NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security, 2009
Page 1. and Visual Analytics for Environmental Security, © Springer Science + Business Media BV 2... more Page 1. and Visual Analytics for Environmental Security, © Springer Science + Business Media BV 2009 GEOSPATIAL VISUAL ANALYTICS * STEFANO PIFFER, BRUNO SIMÕES Fondazione GraphiTech, Center for Advanced Computer Graphics, 38100 Trento, Italy Abstract. ...
Procedia Computer Science, 2011
An increasing amount of attention is being paid by local public administrations, national and fed... more An increasing amount of attention is being paid by local public administrations, national and federal governments as well as by international institutions, such as the European Commission, to improve personal mobility within urban environments through the use of public transports. Improving mobility of people through increased use of public transportation has a number of advantages since it is strategic to
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