Qualitative Aspects of Chromo-Stereoscopy for Depth Perception

The display of three-dimensional (30) quantitative data sets is a basic topic of research in cartography, image processing, and applications related to spatial information. A new application for data visualization and analysis, which combines color vision and depth perception, has been developed using the effect known as chromo-stereoscopy based on Einthoven 's -theory. It enables the generation of flat color composite images from multisource data in which depth information is coded into colors. When viewed with double prism refraction ChromaDepthTM glasses, a "dramatic" 30 effect is produced. Following a description of the method, the geometric and radiometric processing parameters are qualitatively analyzed to assess their impact on the quality of the chromo-stereoscopic images and depth perception.