Catalog of Three-Dimensional (3D) Models

Tennessee River Gorge 3D Model (coming soon)

The Tennessee River Gorge is 27,000 acres of land carved through the Cumberland Mountains by 26 miles of the Tennessee River, is the only large river canyon bordering a mid-size city and is the fourth largest river canyon east of the Mississippi. Dozens of archaeological sites bear evidence of man's presence in the Gorge for at least 10,000 years. Experience the virtual Tennessee River Gorge through this three-dimensional model. For information about this model contact Robert Keller.

Albright Grove 3D Fly-Thru

It is a seven mile round-trip hike to and around the Albright Grove Loop in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  The trail passes through one of the largest and most impressive stands of virgin poplar in Eastern Tennessee and also features giant tuliptrees, maples, fraser magnolias, and beeches, with giant root systems partially exposed.  Some of these trees have a circumference of several feet and up to five or seven people would have to hold hands to reach around their girths.  Experience a virtual Albright Grove fly-over with this 3D model.  For information about this model contact PJ Nabors.

Cades Cove

(.rm, 1.27MB)

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(Caution, this file is 41MB, download time approximately 6 minutes on a T1 connection)

Cades Cove Helicopter Ride (.rm file, 1.27MB). Take a virtual helicopter ride over Cades Cove! You will get a feel for the contrast of the flat Cades Cove valley in comparison to the surrounding mountainous terrain. The flight begins with a birds-eye view of the northwestern section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (for orientation: the top of the screen is north, the bottom of the screen is south). The helicopter ride descends closer to the Cades Cove area, then the angle tilts and spins so that the view is from the east looking westward. From this location the route follows the Cades Cove loop road (as if flying above it). Upon completion of the loop, the helicopter ascends again and returns to its original orientation.

3D Map Symbology:
      Points
            Black: Cities
      Lines
            Red: Trails
            Blue: Streams
            Brown: Roads
            Yellow: Great Smoky Mountains National Park boundary

(.rm, 943KB)

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(Caution, this file is 32MB, download time approximately 5 minutes on a T1 connection)

Cades Cove Spin (Zoom In and Around) (.rm file, 943KB). Users get a feel for the contrast of the flat Cades Cove valley in comparison to the surrounding mountainous terrain from all directions. The flight begins with a birds-eye view of the northwestern section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (for orientation: the top of the screen is north, the bottom of the screen is south). The view descends closer to the Cades Cove area, then the angle tilts and spins around the Cades Cove loop so that you can see it from every direction. Upon completion, the view ascends again and returns to its original orientation.

3D Map Symbology:
      Points
            Black: Cities
      Lines
            Red: Trails
            Blue: Streams
            Brown: Roads
            Yellow: Great Smoky Mountains National Park boundary

(.rm, 1.26MB)

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(Caution, this file is 25MB, download time approximately 4 minutes on a T1 connection)

Franklin, NC Project Area Fly-Thru (.rm file, 1.26MB). The flight begins with a view of the Nantahala project area at Franklin, North Carolina . The view is looking west from Franklin . With Franklin in the foreground, the viewer flies west on US Highway 64 and continues along State Highway 1442 until reaching the first group of orange points along the Appalachian Trail at Wayah Gap in the Nantahala Mountains. These points represent invasive exotic plants noted by SAVEM volunteers in 2002. From this location the route follows the Appalachian Trail north to the last group of points at Tellico Gap and Wesser Bald. The route then returns to the initial view looking west from Franklin.

3D Map Symbology:
      Dots
            Black: Franklin , North Carolina
            Purple: Volunteer Monitoring Invasive Species Points
      Lines
            Red: Appalachian Trail
            Blue: Streams
            Brown: Roads

Hot Springs, NC Project Area

(.rm, 905KB)

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(Caution, this file is 26MB, download time approximately 4 minutes on a T1 connection)

Hot Springs Aerial Rotation (without burned area) (.rm file, 905KB). Take a 30 second virtual ride over Hot Springs, North Carolina to see the SAVEM invasive exotic plant sites recorded by SAMAB Southern Appalachian Volunteer Environmental Monitoring (SAVEM) surveyors in 2002. You will get a feel for the mountainous terrain from this 3D perspective. The flight begins with a birds-eye view of the Hot Springs , North Carolina project area (for orientation: the top of the screen is north, the bottom of the screen is south). The view tilts, spins around to see the survey area from every direction including where invasive exotic plants were found and where future monitoring is planned to occur. It then goes back to its original position.

3D Map Symbology:
      Points/Squares
            Black: Cities, Towns
            Orange : Invasive plant locations observed by SAVEM volunteers
      Lines
            Red: Appalachian Trail
            Blue: Streams
            Brown: Roads
            Yellow: Proposed segments to be surveyed by the volunteers

(.rm, 665KB)

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(Caution, this file is 30MB, download time approximately 4 minutes on a T1 connection)

Hot Springs-Quick Aerial View (with burned area) (.rm file, 665KB). Take a quick 20 second virtual ride over Hot Springs, North Carolina to see an estimate of the large area of the national forest which burned in a recent year as well as the SAVEM invasive exotic plant sites recorded by SAMAB Southern Appalachian Volunteer Environmental Monitoring (SAVEM) surveyors in 2002. You will also get a feel for the mountainous terrain from this 3D perspective. The flight begins with a birds-eye view of the Hot Springs, North Carolina project area (for orientation: the top of the screen is north, the bottom of the screen is south). The view descends and tilts to see a closer view where invasive exotic plants were found and where future monitoring is planned to occur. It then goes back to its original position.

3D Map Symbology:
      Points/Squares
            Black: Cities, Towns
            Light Red: Invasive plant locations observed by SAVEM                         volunteers
      Lines
            Red: Appalachian Trail
            Blue: Streams
            Brown: Roads
            Yellow: Proposed segments to be surveyed by the volunteers
            Dark Red Area: Burned forest area

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(Caution, this file is 29MB, download time approximately 4 minutes on a T1 connection)

Hot Springs-Quick Aerial View (.rm file, 659KB). Take a quick 20 second virtual ride over Hot Springs , North Carolina to see the SAVEM invasive exotic plant sites recorded by SAMAB Southern Appalachian Volunteer Environmental Monitoring (SAVEM) surveyors in 2002. You will also get a feel for the mountainous terrain from this 3D perspective. The flight begins with a birds-eye view of the Hot Springs , North Carolina project area (for orientation: the top of the screen is north, the bottom of the screen is south). The view descends and moves from Hot Springs along the Appalachian Trail to see a closer view where invasive exotic plants were found and where future monitoring has been planned. It then goes back to its original position.

3D Map Symbology:
      Points/Squares
            Black: Cities, Towns
            Light Red: Invasive plant locations observed by SAVEM                         volunteers
      Lines
            Red: Appalachian Trail
            Blue: Streams
            Brown: Roads
            Yellow: Proposed segments to be surveyed by the volunteers

2 Minute Ride
(.rm, 3.33 MB)

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(Caution, this file is 154MB, download time approximately 20 minutes on a T1 connection)

1 Minute Ride
(.rm, 1.73MB)

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(Caution, this file is 77MB, download time approximately 10 minutes on a T1 connection)

Hot Springs Overview - Trails, Two Minute Ride (.rm file, 3.33MB)
Or
Hot Springs Overview - Trails, One Minute Ride (.rm file, 1.73MB)

Take a virtual helicopter ride over Hot Springs, North Carolina to see the SAVEM invasive exotic plant sites recorded by SAMABSouthern Appalachian Volunteer Environmental Monitoring (SAVEM) surveyors in 2002. You will get a feel for the mountainous terrain from this 3D perspective. The flight begins with a birds-eye view of the Hot Springs, North Carolina project area (for orientation: the top of the screen is north, the bottom of the screen is south). The view spins to the west then tilts down, descends, and follows the Appalachian Trail eastward to the town of Hot Springs. It rotates again to view the invasive plant survey locations along the river, as well as the planned monitoring segments. It moves along the river and rotates again to follow one of the monitoring paths from the river up the mountain side, continuing to follow and rotate to fully view the path. The orientation finally moves back to a view of Hot Springs, looking northward.

3D Map Symbology:
      Points/Squares
            Black: Cities, Towns
            Light Red: Invasive plant locations observed by SAVEM                         volunteers
      Lines
            Red: Appalachian Trail
            Blue: Streams
            Brown: Roads
            Yellow: Proposed segments to be surveyed by the volunteers