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Advanced Visualization in Solar System Exploration and Research (ADVISER): Optimizing Science Return From the Moon and Mars
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| We propose to investigate novel information technologies and computational methods to increase productivity of NASA/SMD
research and exploration endeavors, and to extend the state-of-the-practice in those endeavors to help define SMD requirements for
return of humans to the Moon. This will be accomplished through use of ADVISER (Advanced Visualization in Solar System
Exploration and Research), an AISR-funded problem solving environment (PSE) for planetary geosciences that integrates and extends
state-of-the-art in hardware/software technologies and applies them to significant problems in science and exploration. ADVISER is a
set of tools providing planetary geoscientists with the capability to operate and analyze data as if they were on a planetary surface and
has four basic parts: 1) Geoscientist on the Surface: Visualization capabilities enabling placement onto the surface through immersive
virtual reality (IVR) and related desktop capabilities; 2) Importation and Visualization of Multiple Data Sets: On-demand importation,
co-registration and overlay of relevant image format data sets enhancing the ability to correlate/interpret data for scientific analysis; 3)
Field Kit Development: A menu with capabilities commonly carried out by field geologists (compass, altimeter, etc); 4) Ancillary
Virtual Field Instrument Development: Virtual items such as cameras, GPS, PDA equivalent of the field notebook. We propose three
thematic areas to develop and extend the ADVISER PSE: 1) Exploring/Optimizing the Software/Hardware Spectrum: (Dealing with
terabytes by incorporating huge new data sets; exploring the hardware middle ground between desktop and IVR). 2) Data Fusion:
Enabling Exploration of Space and Time Dimensions: (Exploring vertical dimensions, active geological processes; developing the
insolation "Time Machine"). 3) ADVISER on the Moon: Preparing for In Situ Human Exploration of the Moon and Mars:
(Optimizing ADVISER PSE, expanding field notebook capabilities with the Tablet PC; Optimizing scientific performance of the
geologist/Astronaut in the field through simulated Augmented Reality Displays). Results will contribute significantly to NASA/AISR
goals. |
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