摘要：The theoretical framework of visual simulation in virtual reality is discussed. The new concept of visual image space is supposed. On the basis of visual image space, in visual perceptive sense, VR is considered as a spatial simulation. The objective of the spatial simulation is to transform physical space to visual image space. Last, the prototype system, surveying & mapping virtual Reality (SMVR), is developed, and the space simulation above is realized. By use of SMVR, the real 3D representation, 3D visual analysis, virtual plan and designs can be implemented.
关键词：virtual reality; physical space; visual image space; space of earth surface; space simulation
