Date:         Fri, 6 Sep 1996 08:42:54 -0400
Reply-To:     Biological Conservation and GIS <[log in to unmask]>
Sender:       Biological Conservation and GIS <[log in to unmask]>
From:         Peter Woodbury <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Re: Looking for 3D GIS programs
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In response to ...
>Sounds like a job for Arc/INFO's GRID.
 
I use GRID, but it isn't really 3-D. You can create a "stack" of grids, but
they don't really have depth, just a series of 2-D maps. Of course, digital
terrain models are supported in GRID, but they are sort of 2.5-D, they have
the Z (vertical) direction recorded, and there is a set of terrain modeling
functions, but as far as I know, you can't model truly 3-D things like
stratigraphy. I'd be interested in what you come up with.
 
Good luck,
Peter
 
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