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Advanced Visualization in Solar System Exploration and Research (ADVISER)
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| We propose 1) to advance space science knowledge, exploration capabilities, and teaching and outreach, and 2) to research advanced visualization tools for space science and education, through ADVISER (Advanced Visualization in Solar System Exploration and Research), a problem solving environment (PSE) for planetary geosciences that will integrate and extend the state-of-the-art in hardware and software technologies. Our three-pronged science approach (Mars polar evolution, tropical glaciers, and the Noachian hydrological cycle) builds on our central strengths in planetary geoscience, as well as supporting NASA Goals and Objectives and the basic NASA research and exploration theme for Mars ''Follow the Water'', and thus will provide scientifically credible direction for tool research and scientific discovery. Geologists explore the Earth primarily through field work and analysis of the geological record at various points on the surface, integrating these individual points of understanding using more synoptic analysis. Planetary geoscientists commonly work in the reverse order, starting from synoptic and orbital data and working back down toward the surface. New developments in advanced visualization, and immersive virtual reality environments have created the ability to place the geoscientist back down on and near the surface of the planet and to regain the perspective that is the foundation for the understanding of relationships necessary to unlock the history of the planets. ADVISER is a set of tools that provide the planetary geoscientist with the capability to operate and analyze data as if they were on or near the surface of a planet. The ADVISER PSE has four basic parts: 1) Geoscientist on the Surface: Visualization capabilities that enable the placement of the geoscientist into the surface environment through immersive virtual reality (IVR) and related desktop capabilities using topographic data and surface rendering programs. 2) Importation and Visualization of Multiple Data Sets: On-demand importation, co-registration and overlay of relevant image format data sets to enhance the ability of the geoscientist to correlate and interpret data for scientific analysis. 3) Field Kit Development: A menu that has the capabilities commonly carried out by the geologist in the field using things like the Brunton compass, altimeter, etc. 4) Ancillary Virtual Field Instrument Development: a) Virtual Photography: Permits documentation of individual images or video streams. b) Virtual GPS: Permits exact location at any point in the analysis and tracking and storage of traverses. c) PDA: Equivalent of the field notebook and permits the investigator to record a host of information for synthesis and publication. Together, these products will contribute significantly to both the scientific and pedagogical goals of the AISR program. |
Bibliography
| | ADVISER: Immersive Field Work for Planetary Geoscientists
Forsberg, Andrew; Prabhat; Graff Haley; Joseph Levy, Caleb Fassett, David Shean, James Head, Sarah Milkovich, Mark Duchaineau, IEEE CG&A special issue on Exploring GeoVisualization, (2006) 26:4 pp. 46-54
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| ADVISER: Immersive scientific visualization applied to Mars research and exploration
Head, James; Andries van Dam; Samuel G. Fulcomer; Andrew Forsberg, Prabhat, Graham Rosser, and Sarah Milkovich, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, (October 2005) 71:10
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| ADVISER: Immersive scientific visualization applied to Mars research and exploration
Head, James W. III, Andries van Dam, Samuel G. Fulcomer, Andrew Forsberg, Prabhat, Graham Rosser, and Sarah Milkovich, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, Vol. 71, No. 10, October 2005, pp 1219-1225
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