Interactive web-based Earth visualization telling the
earth science story.
Chuck Stein
GeoFusion, Inc., 440 Ben's Way, Watsonville, CA 95076, United
States
*Invited presentation*
Interactive earth visualization applications provide a new level of understanding of complex spatial and time based environmental information. GeoFusion’s earth visualization tools provide a web-based platform for sharing results of scientific research. One hundred years of predicted sea ice coverage is animated on an interactive globe in a web page. Watershed visualization comes alive with interactive control of terrain, map, satellite, and digital raster graph layers. Animating NASA’s Blue Marble Next Generation half kilometer monthly datasets becomes a background for discussing yearly earth cycles. GeoFusion’s tools are used for creating custom museum and web-based applications that engage users in an interactive exploration of environmental phenomena.