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Hartman D.J., Rocheleau, G.J., and Anderson, J.C. "Visualizing Large, Dynamic Scientific Datasets in Global 3D Viewer", Sea Technology Magazine, May 2012 Issue.Abstract—This paper describes the development and main operational capabilities of Makai Voyager, a geospatially enabled software that can fuse and visualize large, multi-variable data sets that change in space (x,y,z) and time (t) for weather phenomena such as precipitation patterns and typhoons. The new software has the ability to simultaneously visualize imagery, bathymetry/terrain, and true volumetric (voxel) data in a fully interactive geo-referenced mode. In addition to providing global coverage, a key feature of this software is the capability to interactively visualize large data sets while operating on a desktop PC.
Anderson, J.C., and D.J. Hartman. "A Tool for Visualising Large Oceanographic, Atmospheric and GIS Datasets." Asian Environmental Technology, 15, no. 4 (2011):14-15.Abstract—This paper describes the development and main operational capabilities of Makai Voyager, a geospatially enabled software that can fuse and visualize large, multi-variable data sets that change in space (x,y,z) and time (t) for weather phenomena such as precipitation patterns and typhoons. The new software has the ability to simultaneously visualize imagery, bathymetry/terrain, and true volumetric (voxel) data in a fully interactive geo-referenced mode. In addition to providing global coverage, a key feature of this software is the capability to interactively visualize large data sets while operating on a desktop PC.
Anderson, J.C., M. Davis, K. Fujiwara, T. Fang, J. Andres, M. Nedbal. "Web-Based Scientific Visualization Software for Geospatial Displays and Collaborative Applications." OCEANS Conference, Marine Technical Society/American Institute of Electrical Engineers, (September 2011).Abstract—This paper describes recent efforts to create a fully interactive visualization system that operates within a standard desktop web browser. We present the client-server architecture of the new system, in which a visualization server is able to stream rendered images to a lightweight client operating within a user's web browser. We show that this system is practical in various usage scenarios, including a marine environmental display and collaborative visualization of massive LIDAR point clouds, and that it is an effective means to bring scientific visualization to low-powered desktops computers and tablets.
Anderson, J.A., J. M. Andres, M. Davis, K. Fujiwara, T. Fang, and M. Nedbal. "Voyager: An interactive software for visualizing large, geospatial data sets." Marine Technology Society Journal, 44, no. 4 (2010):8-19.Abstract—This paper describes the development and main operational capabilities of Voyager, a PC-based, geospatially-enabled software that can fuse and visualize large, multi-variable data sets that change in space (XYZ) and time (T). The new software has the ability to simultaneously visualize imagery, bathymetry/terrain, true volumetric (voxel), and flow field data in a fully interactive geo-referenced mode. In addition to providing global coverage, a key feature of this software is the capability to interactively visualize large data sets while operating on a desktop PC. This is achieved by using tiling and level-of-detail (LOD) technology for terrain, imagery, and volumetric data, as well as compression techniques and the multithreading capabilities of modern PCs.
Andres, J.M., M. Davis, K. Fujiwara, J.C. Anderson, T. Fang, and M. Nedbal. "A geospatially enables, PC-based, software to fuse and interactively visualize large 4D/5D data sets."OCEANS Conference, Marine Technical Society/American Institute of Electrical Engineers, (October 2009).Abstract—This paper describes the development and main operational capabilities of a PC-based, geospatially enabled software that can fuse and visualize large, multi-variable data sets that change in space (x,y,z) and time (t). The new software has the ability to simultaneously visualize imagery, bathymetry/terrain, and true volumetric (voxel) data in a fully interactive geo-referenced mode. In addition to providing global coverage, a key feature of this software is the capability to interactively visualize large data sets while operating on a desktop PC. This is achieved by using tiling and Level Of Detail (LOD) technology for terrain, imagery, and volumetric data as well as compression techniques and the multithreading capabilities of modern PCs.
