Concept and workflow for 3D visualization of atmospheric data in a virtual reality environment for analytical approaches

Helbig, Carolin; Bauer, Hans‐Stefan; Rink, Karsten; Wulfmeyer, Volker; Frank, Michael; Kolditz, Olaf

doi:10.1007/s12665-014-3136-6

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“…The use of VR may help researchers and developers to represent complex data by using the three-dimensional environments, in order to make them more comprehensible. Nowadays, some of these applications and approaches are being used in fields such as atmospheric and environmental sciences, as shown in studies like those completed by Helbig et al [80]. Donalek et al [81] also propose the use of VR for immersive and collaborative data visualisation, which means that we can find research linking the data science and data visualisation approach and the tool of VR, being also a medium to represent and visualise data.…”

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Immersive Environments and Virtual Reality: Systematic Review and Advances in Communication, Interaction and Simulation

Tamayo

Gértrudix

García

2017

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131

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Today, virtual reality and immersive environments are lines of research which can be applied to numerous scientific and educational domains. Immersive digital media needs new approaches regarding its interactive and immersive features, which means the design of new narratives and relationships with users. Additionally, ICT (information and communication theory) evolves through more immersive and interactive scenarios, it being necessary to design and conceive new forms of representing information and improving users' interaction with immersive environments. Virtual reality and technologies associated with the virtuality continuum, such as immersive and digital environments, are emerging media. As a medium, this approach may help to build and represent ideas and concepts, as well as developing new languages. This review analyses the cutting-edge expressive, interactive and representative potential of immersive digital technologies. It also considers future possibilities regarding the evolution of these immersive technologies, such as virtual reality, in coming years, in order to apply them to diverse scientific, artistic or informational and educational domains. We conclude that virtual reality is an ensemble of technological innovations, but also a concept, and propose models to link it with the latest in other domains such as UX (user experience), interaction design. This concept can help researchers and developers to design new experiences and conceive new expressive models that can be applied to a wide range of scientific lines of research and educational dynamics.

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Section: Representative and Expressive Power Of Vr Technologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Immersive Environments and Virtual Reality: Systematic Review and Advances in Communication, Interaction and Simulation

Tamayo

Gértrudix

García

2017

MTI

131

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“…We have already seen this in Figure 1b. If, on the other hand, graphical elements are added to the terrain rendering, occlusions will occur inevitably [2,14]. To improve the readability of data values, it makes sense to take perceptual issues into account, such as the adjustment of size and orientation of data-encoding objects [15].…”

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“…The frame of reference is typically depicted as a 2D map, but for many applications, including applied geology, oceanography, or avionics, a 3D presentation of the terrain is needed [2][3][4]. Besides the spatial context, the interpretation of data strongly depends on knowledge about the data quality.…”

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Visualizing 3D Terrain, Geo-Spatial Data, and Uncertainty

et al. 2017

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Visualizing geo-spatial data embedded into a three-dimensional terrain is challenging. The problem becomes even more complex when uncertainty information needs to be presented as well. This paper addresses the question of how to visually communicate all three aspects: the 3D terrain, the geo-spatial data, and the data-associated uncertainty. We argue that visualizing all aspects with a high degree of detail will likely exceed the visual budget. Therefore, we propose a visualization strategy based on prioritizing a selected aspect and presenting the remaining two with less detail. We discuss various design options that allow us to obtain differently prioritized visual representations. Our approach has been implemented as a tool for rapid visualization prototyping in the context of avionics applications. Practical solutions are described for a use case related to the visualization of 3D terrain and uncertain weather data.

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“…We use ParaView (Ayachit, 2015) to visualize and evaluate the particular converting steps. ParaView is a widely used open-source visualization toolbox, also in hydrogeological sciences Helbig et al, 2014;Walther et al, 2014). ParaView uses the VTK framework to apply various filters in a pipeline combining a large variety of visualization algorithms.…”

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GO2OGS 1.0: a versatile workflow to integrate complex geological information with fault data into numerical simulation models

et al. 2015

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Abstract. We offer a versatile workflow to convert geological models built with the Paradigm ™ GOCAD © (Geological Object Computer Aided Design) software into the opensource VTU (Visualization Toolkit unstructured grid) format for usage in numerical simulation models. Tackling relevant scientific questions or engineering tasks often involves multidisciplinary approaches. Conversion workflows are needed as a way of communication between the diverse tools of the various disciplines. Our approach offers an open-source, platform-independent, robust, and comprehensible method that is potentially useful for a multitude of environmental studies. With two application examples in the Thuringian Syncline, we show how a heterogeneous geological GO-CAD model including multiple layers and faults can be used for numerical groundwater flow modeling, in our case employing the OpenGeoSys open-source numerical toolbox for groundwater flow simulations. The presented workflow offers the chance to incorporate increasingly detailed data, utilizing the growing availability of computational power to simulate numerical models.

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Concept and workflow for 3D visualization of atmospheric data in a virtual reality environment for analytical approaches

Cited by 82 publications

References 41 publications

Immersive Environments and Virtual Reality: Systematic Review and Advances in Communication, Interaction and Simulation

Immersive Environments and Virtual Reality: Systematic Review and Advances in Communication, Interaction and Simulation

Visualizing 3D Terrain, Geo-Spatial Data, and Uncertainty

GO2OGS 1.0: a versatile workflow to integrate complex geological information with fault data into numerical simulation models

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