Immersive Interaction, Manipulation and Analysis of Large 3D Datasets for Planetary and Earth Sciences
Abstract
We will present implementation and study of several use-cases of utilizing Virtual Reality (VR) for immersive display, interaction and analysis of large and complex 3D datasets. These datasets have been acquired by the instruments across several Earth, Planetary and Solar Space Robotics Missions. First, we will describe the architecture of the common application framework that was developed to input data, interface with VR display devices and program input controllers in various computing environments. Tethered and portable VR technologies will be contrasted and advantages of each highlighted. We'll proceed to presenting experimental immersive analytics visual constructs that enable augmentation of 3D datasets with 2D ones such as images and statistical and abstract data. We will conclude by presenting comparative analysis with traditional visualization applications and share the feedback provided by our users: scientists and engineers.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2017
- Bibcode:
- 2017AGUFMIN32B..03P
- Keywords:
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- 1916 Data and information discovery;
- INFORMATICS;
- 1920 Emerging informatics technologies;
- INFORMATICS;
- 1992 Virtual globes;
- INFORMATICS;
- 1994 Visualization and portrayal;
- INFORMATICS