The video animation “Biomass in Future Landscapes” shows both fly-through and walk-troughs and a time travel. New landscape scenery patterns and time and again views arise from implementation of linear structures such as alley-cropping systems.
The video is based on a virtual 3D model derived from geodata such as a digital elevation model and land use maps and field patterns, vegetation relevés, and descriptions of cropping practices. 3D plants create a stunning vegetation cover. Finally, a virtual camera flies and walks though the interactive 3D landscape model and the animation is rendered. The video was presented first at the international conference Biomass in Future Landscape, Berlin, March 31st - April 1st 2009 (biomass-in-future-landscapes.de)