Visualizing Scientific Data Using KML and Virtual Globes
The Virtual Globes at AGU session seeks to provide a forum for users to exchange ideas, promote concepts and demonstrate innovations using KML and/or globe and other geobrowser technologies. Read More
This year's Frontiers of Geophysics Lecture is titled The Spread of Scientific Knowledge from the Royal Society to Google Earth and Beyond and will be given by Michael T. Jones, Google's Chief Technology Advocate, on Monday 15th December at 6:30pm in MW 3008. This event will also be webcast
There will be a large vendor booth staffed by Google's Geo developers. They will be there to help users with questions and problems. Come find out about Google's KML competition (Deadline for entries: 1st Febrary 2009).
Presentations
This year's Virtual Globes at AGU will take place on Thursday 18th December 2008 at the Moscone Center West in San Francisco, California. Over 60 scientists, educators and developers will present a mixture of talks and interactive demonstrations. The latter is in place of the traditional poster sessions) similar to the Virtual Globes sessions at AGU 2006 and AGU 2007.
Presentations include development using Google Earth and Maps, NASA World Wind, Microsoft Virtual Earth and GigaPan technology for a mixture of science, outreach and education. Uses of Keyhole Markup Language (KML) will be highlighted by projects in the fields of Atmospheric Science, Cryosphere Studies, Environmental Impacts, Geology, Oceanography, Planetary Science, Seismology and Volcanology. A full schedule of presentations and abstracts can be found here.
Conference Information
Conference registration, housing and other information on the 2008 AGU Fall meeting can be found on the conference website. All presenters must be registered for the day(s) on which they give a presentation.
Questions ?
If you have any questions regarding Virtual Globes at AGU please contact the conveners at geobrowser(at)gmail.com
| John Bailey Arctic Region Supercomputing Center  |
Michael Weiss-Malik Google Inc. |
Dina Venezky USGS Volcano Hazards  |
Jon Dehn University of Alaska Fairbanks  |
Ron Schott Fort Hays State University  |
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