HR: 1330h
AN: ED32B-1196    [PDF]
TI: A Software Tool for Effective Presentation of Earth Science Data
AU: * Holdzkom, J J
EM: holdzkom@vrco.com
AF: VRCO, Inc., 192 Ballard Ct. Suite 300, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 United States
AU: Rodriguez, W J
EM: w.j.rodriguez@larc.nasa.gov
AF: NASA Langley Research Center, MS-401B, Hampton, VA 23681 United States
AU: Szykman, J J
EM: sykman.jim@epa.gov
AF: US EPA, c/o NASA Langley Research Center (MS-401A), Hampton, VA 23681 United States
AU: Lascara, C M
EM: lascara@vrco.com
AF: VRCO, Inc., 192 Ballard Ct. Suite 300, Virginia Beach, VA 23462 United States
AB: A software tool for 3D scientific data analysis and presentation will be reviewed. The tool enables scientists, educators, and outreach coordinators to construct compelling visualizations from many disparate data sets and makes complex data understandable to specialists and non-specialists alike. Capabilities exist that allow presentations to be assembled in which data-based graphics, images, slides and various actions can be sequenced into logical order, creating content suitable for sharing with colleagues, students, or the general public. Data exploration capabilities facilitate further investigation and experimentation. Two case studies will be presented. In the first, undergraduate research students at Norfolk State University used the software to explore differences in the structure and characteristics of the tropospheric and stratospheric layers of the atmosphere. In the second, government scientists from EPA, NASA, and NOAA used the software on a portable GeoWall to present air quality and satellite data to audiences with a wide array of backgrounds.
DE: 0300 ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE
DE: 0305 Aerosols and particles (0345, 4801)
DE: 6605 Education
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2003 Fall Meeting