(The Eurographics Association, 2013) Eligehausen, J.; Riecken, L.; Borchardt, D.; O. Kolditz and K. Rink and G. Scheuermann
We developed a plugin for the open source modelling, animation and rendering software Blender to import and visualize ecology related spatial data created with the open source GIS QuantumGIS in 3d and 4d. The main goal is on the one hand side to provide a tool that helps to increase the social acceptance in obligatory public participation processes for public funded ecosystem restoration measures and research programms. And on the other hand side to provide a toolkit for visualization of ecological data that also satisfies the scientific needs. We successfully used it in two case studies concerning stream ecology.