IN53B:
Transforming Earth and Planetary Science with Mixed Reality and Innovative Visualization Solutions


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Session ID#: 60577

Session Description:
Virtual, augmented and mixed reality (VR, AR, MR) interfaces are exemplars of emerging technologies which may redefine the ways in which we are able to manipulate and experience multidimensional Earth and planetary science data. Together, these emerging technologies serve as a transformational paradigm for visualizing and interacting with spatiotemporal datasets. The ability for users to surround themselves within the same 4D “world” as their data enables new and unique approaches to science data representation, exploration, discovery and analysis. Unbounded by traditional 2D computer display and control systems, immersive technologies utilizing haptic feedback, gesture control, voice recognition and other innovations have the potential to redefine user interfaces and evolve human/computer interaction for more intuitive and efficient data query and control. This session seeks presentations which exploit the power of immersive technologies and other innovative visualization solutions as a framework for better understanding of geophysical/geospatial science data.
Primary Convener:  Joe T Roberts, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States
Conveners:  Shayna Solis, Navteca, NASA, Greenbelt, MD, United States, Charles K Thompson, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States and Matthew F Cechini, Science Systems and Applications, Inc., Lanham, MD, United States
Primary Liaison:  Charles K Thompson, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States
Chairs:  Joe T Roberts, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States and Shayna Solis, Navteca, NASA, Greenbelt, MD, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Joe T Roberts, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • A - Atmospheric Sciences
  • H - Hydrology
  • OS - Ocean Sciences
  • P - Planetary Sciences
Index Terms:

1920 Emerging informatics technologies [INFORMATICS]
1926 Geospatial [INFORMATICS]
1992 Virtual globes [INFORMATICS]
1994 Visualization and portrayal [INFORMATICS]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Immersive and Collaborative Data Visualization and Analytics Using Virtual Reality (420444)
S. George Djorgovski1, Ciro Donalek1, Santiago Lombeyda1, Scott Davidoff2 and Michael Amori3, (1)California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, United States, (2)Space Science Institute, Planetary Science, Boulder, United States, (3)Virtualitics, Pasadena, CA, United States
Toward a Universal Workbench for Visualization and Quantitative Exploration of Earth Science Data in Immersive Virtual Reality (454610)
Jiayan Zhao1, Jan Oliver Wallgruen1, Peter C La Femina2, Roman A DiBiase3, Julia C. Carr4 and Alexander Klippel1, (1)Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Geography, University Park, PA, United States, (2)Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Department of Geosciences, University Park, PA, United States, (3)Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Department of Geosciences, University Park, United States, (4)Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, United States
Tele-Presence and Tele-Collaboration in Shared Virtual Environments (464079)
Oliver Kreylos, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, United States and Louise H Kellogg, University of California - Davis, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Davis, CA, United States
Designing an Augmented Reality App to Communicate and Engage Users in Real-Time Satellite Data (395941)
Peter Dorofy, Institute for Earth Observations at Palmyra Cove, Palmyra, NJ, United States, John Moore, Institute for Earth Observations at Palmyra Cove, Palmyra, United States, Emme Wiederhold, Washington University in St Louis, St. Louis, United States, Valerie Casasanto, University of Maryland, Baltimore County / NASA GSFC, Joint Center for Earth Systems & Technology (JCET), Greenbelt, United States, Jeremy Kenisky, Merge Labs, San Antonio, TX, United States and Brian Billings, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, Millersville, United States
Environmental Decision Making with Immersive Technology: The Case Study of Wildfire Management in the Ishi Wilderness (436229)
Jan Oliver Wallgrün, Self Employed, Washington, DC, United States, Arif Masrur, Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), Redlands, United States, Alan H Taylor, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, University Park, PA, United States, Eric Knapp, USDA Forest Service, Redding, United States and Alexander Klippel, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, Geography, University Park, PA, United States
Smart Mapping: Automated 4-Dimensional Visualization of Water Quality in Chesapeake Bay (416091)
Zhaoying Wei, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Bay Program, Annapolis, MD, United States, John Wolf, USGS Chesapeake Bay Program, Annapolis, United States, Emily M Trentacoste, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chesapeake Bay Program, Annapolis, MD, United States, Richard Tian, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, USEPA Chesapeake Bay Program, Annapolis, MD, United States and Mackenzie Bodman, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, United States
A Virtual Forest: A case study of the advantages and disadvantages of new digital technologies in earth science research (402359)
Danielle S Christianson, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States

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