A Case Study in Multi-Sensory Investigation of Geoscientific Data

Harding, Chris; Kakadiaris, Ioannis A.; Casey, John F.; Loftin, R. Bowen

A Case Study in Multi-Sensory Investigation of Geoscientific Data

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Date

2001

Authors

Harding, Chris
Kakadiaris, Ioannis A.
Casey, John F.
Loftin, R. Bowen

Publisher

The Eurographics Association

Abstract

In this paper, we report our ongoing research into multi-sensory investigation of geoscientific data. Our Geoscientific Data Investigation System (GDIS) integrates three-dimensional, interactive computer graphics, touch (haptics) and real-time sonification into a multi-sensory Virtual Environment. GDIS has been used to investigate geological structures on the high-resolution bathymetry data from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Haptic force feedback was used to precisely digitize line features on three-dimensional morphology and to feel surface properties via varying friction settings; additional, overlapping data can be perceived via sound (sonification). We also report on the results of a psycho-acoustic study about the absolute recognition of sound signals, and on the actual feedback that we have received from a number of geoscientists during a recent major geoscience conference.

        @inproceedings{:10.2312/VisSym/VisSym01/003-014
,
booktitle = {Eurographics / IEEE VGTC Symposium on Visualization
},
editor = {David S. Ebert and Jean M. Favre and Ronald Peikert
},
title = {{A Case Study in Multi-Sensory Investigation of Geoscientific Data
}},
author = {Harding, Chris and 
Kakadiaris, Ioannis A. and 
Casey, John F. and 
Loftin, R. Bowen
},
year = {2001
},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association
},
ISSN = {1727-5296
},
ISBN = {3-211-83674-8
},
DOI = {/10.2312/VisSym/VisSym01/003-014
}
}