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In this paper, the application of the Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) for efficient database visualization is analyzed. With the help of JAVA programming, three examples of automatic visualization from a database containing 3-D Geometry are given. The first example is used to create basic geometries. The second example is used to create cylinders with a defined start point and end point. The third example is used to processs data from an old copper mine complex in Cheshire, United Kingdom. Interactive 3-D visualization of all geometric data in an online database is achieved with JSP technology.

This paper describes methods of online translation of text data files into a visually more intuitive 3-D format. Relatively simple text files are used as examples here, but the approach described can easily be extended to more complicated tasks. Java Servlet Pages (JSP) dynamic homepage technology is used to provide online access and data processing. Different processing methods are used by the example applications.