global visualizations with noaa’s terraviz · to incorporate easily accessible data...

Global Visualizations with NOAA’s TerraViz Jeff Smith CIRA Performing work for ESRL/GSD

Beth Russell CIRES Performing work for ESRL/GSD

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Visualization for Everyone

• TerraViz is a NOAA-developed environmental data visualization tool built on top of a 3D game engine

• Has been formatted for different users to view global data • Pulls data from many sources and visualizes the world in motion

NOAA Earth Information System SOS Explorer

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TerraViz

NOAA Earth Information System

Forecasters Researchers

SOS Explorer

Students

Teachers Public

Museums

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SOSx Preview

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NEIS Preview

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Why Visualization?

• Enables scientists to visualize both forecasts and observations in novel ways

• Provides new insights into the phenomena and guides research into productive directions

• Brings the SOS experience into the classroom and home

• Allows teachers and informal educators to incorporate easily accessible data visualizations into their lessons

• A majority of people are visual learners

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Next Steps

SOS Explorer: • Touchscreen version • More SOS datasets • Custom content

NEIS: • Global Hawk flights • Very high resolution satellite

and weather model data