Perspective views, such as block diagrams and fence diagrams  have always    been an important means of scientific visualiza-  tion in geology. Advanced  three-dimensional computer gra-  phics is a new tool for the construction of such views. The  book contains papers presented at the first large           interna-  tional meeting (Freiburg, October 8-11, 1990) that                 brought  together working groups engaged in development of 3-D               visua-  lization programs for geologic purposes, and included people  fromuniversities, government agencies, the mining industry  (especially oil      companies) and from software companies enga-  ged in geology and geographic  information systems. Many dif-  ferent aspects of using three-dimensional    computer graphics  are discussed in the papers. Emphasized are different     ap-  proaches of modeling and rendering a 3-D geometric model,               of  transforming process simulation results into perspective  views, and  use of three-dimensional computer-graphics as an  additional tool for        interpretation and prediction. Prospec-  tive readers include geologists and geophysicists from aca-  demia, government and industry who should find ideason how  to present and interpret their own geological observations  and   results with the help of three-dimensional computer gra-  phics.

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