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Venus Quadrangle Geological Mapping: Use of Geoscience Data Visualization Systems in Mapping and TrainingWe are currently investigating new technological developments in computer visualization and analysis in order to assess their importance and utility in planetary geological analysis and mapping [1,2]. Last year we reported on the range of technologies available and on our application of these to various problems in planetary mapping [3]. In this contribution we focus on the application of these techniques and tools to Venus geological mapping at the 1:5M quadrangle scale. In our current Venus mapping projects we have utilized and tested the various platforms to understand their capabilities and assess their usefulness in defining units, establishing stratigraphic relationships, mapping structures, reaching consensus on interpretations and producing map products. We are specifically assessing how computer visualization display qualities (e.g., level of immersion, stereoscopic vs. monoscopic viewing, field of view, large vs. small display size, etc.) influence performance on scientific analysis and geological mapping. We have been exploring four different environments: 1) conventional desktops (DT), 2) semi-immersive Fishtank VR (FT) (i.e., a conventional desktop with head-tracked stereo and 6DOF input), 3) tiled wall displays (TW), and 4) fully immersive virtual reality (IVR) (e.g., "Cave Automatic Virtual Environment," or Cave system). Formal studies demonstrate that fully immersive Cave environments are superior to desktop systems for many tasks [e.g., 4].
Document ID
20080040996
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Head, James W. (Brown Univ. Providence, RI, United States)
Huffman, J. N. (Brown Univ. Providence, RI, United States)
Forsberg, A. S. (Brown Univ. Providence, RI, United States)
Hurwitz, D. M. (Brown Univ. Providence, RI, United States)
Basilevsky, A. T. (Brown Univ. Providence, RI, United States)
Ivanov, M. A. (Brown Univ. Providence, RI, United States)
Dickson, J. L. (Brown Univ. Providence, RI, United States)
Kumar, P. Senthil (Brown Univ. Providence, RI, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
June 23, 2008
Publication Information
Publication: Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of Planetary Geologic Mappers, Flagstaff, AZ, 2008
Subject Category
Geophysics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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