This paper introduces a new set of software tools that integrate near-real-time visualization with a publish-and-subscribe mechanism to achieve remote monitoring and control of dynamic objects in an underwater scene. The approach proposed in this paper involves the integration of existing technologies to produce a powerful and flexible solution easily adapted to the extensive and diverse set of situations encountered in underwater construction, underwater surveying, and maritime navigation.Users can define elaborate virtual scenes that can accurately represent all the relevant elements associated with an underwater construction job, including complex structures and dynamic objects, such as ROVs, vessels, etc. Real-time data from instruments and positioning sensors is made available by using a publishing mechanism and a remote data server. Users with Internet or intranet access can subscribe to any real-time data field being published and receive updates each time the information changes, allowing them to monitor and log the events of the underwater job at the same time they are taking place. The use of advanced cueing techniques and multi-resolution rendering make it possible to achieve interactive frame rates without sacrificing accuracy and realism. The concept of 3D modules will also be introduced. These powerful modules can be linked to live data and attached to any element in the virtual environment including dynamic ones. This flexibility allows the users to monitor the data, not only as it changes, but also within the spatial context that makes the most sense. This paper focuses on the visualization components of the proposed solution, while providing a general description of the other two components (data acquisition, data distribution), and describes the Ehime Maru recovery mission as an example of an underwater job that benefited by using this technology.
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