Integration of visualization tools and application in particular problem domains

Papers by Dykes and colleagues and by Bishop and colleagues emphasize integration of visualization tools and their application in particular problem domains. Dykes and his co-authors describe elements of a virtual field course they have developed. Their contribution shows how web-based visualization technology can be used in different stages of fieldwork. The aim is to optimize the students' field experience by developing selected field skills in a virtual environment before those skills must be applied in a real field activity.

The understanding of the geological history of Indian sub-continent is the topic of the paper by Bishop and colleagues. They focus on WWW-based visualization techniques, particularly animation, and consider the challenge of depicting geologically dramatic change that is both slow and of small magnitude relative to normal terrain variation.

Virtual Environments for Student Fieldwork Using Networked Components. Dykes, J., K. Moore & J. Wood -- http://www.geog.le.ac.uk/vfc/IJGIS/ Visualisation of 8000 years of geological history in Southern India. Bishop, I. D., R. M Ramasamy, P. Stephens, E. B. Joyce -- http://surprise.sli.unimelb.edu.au/~ianb/india.html Interactive visualisation of geographical objects on the Internet. K”hk–nen, J., L. Lehto, T. Kilpel”inen & T. Sarjakoski -- http://www.fgi.fi/osastot/karto/projektit/netgis/vis_98/ngsh.html

 

New concepts in exploration of spatial data

Visualization tool/system development

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