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Java / GDV / VisAD Java 1.3 (application) Easy exchange between VGEE components Underlying 3D Viz. Environment Leveraged from GDV and VisAD GDV – 3D Gridded Data Viewer (UNIDATA) VisAD – Java Visualization Component Library (SSEC / UNIDATA / NCSA / Aus. Bureau of MeteorologyTRANSCRIPT
January 17, 2001 DAS – Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Using an Interactive Java-Based Environment to Facilitate
Visualization Comprehension
Daniel Bramer, Tim Scheitlin, Rajul Pandya, Ryan Deardorff, Dean Elliott, Ken Hay, Mary
Marlino, Don Middleton, Mohan Ramamurthy, Marianne Weingroff, and Robert Wilhelmson
Visual Geophysical Exploration EnvironmentVGEE
Simpler Visualization EnvironmentGuidance for Key ConceptsIsolate Processes Within Complex Systems
Java / GDV / VisAD
Java 1.3 (application)Easy exchange between VGEE components
Underlying 3D Viz. EnvironmentLeveraged from GDV and VisAD
GDV – 3D Gridded Data Viewer (UNIDATA)VisAD – Java Visualization Component Library (SSEC
/ UNIDATA / NCSA / Aus. Bureau of Meteorology
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Visualization StateTrack/update/change parameters
Launch new viz tools
Probe WindowDisplays specific isolated information from the overall visualization
Main DisplayDisplays visualization information
Interactive
Versatile
Uses canned and user supplied datasets
VGEE GUI
Learner FriendlyExplore and Interact
in 3-DSame tools as
researchers, but set for survey level
Viz: El Nino avg. DJF vertical wind speed cross-section and isosurface
Concept Models / Probes
Concept ModelsStand-AloneTeach basic principles in a user controlled
environmentProbes
Isolate processes form the overall systemRelate learned concepts to the “real” world
Concept Models
TemperatureCondensationOcean EvaporationDry AdiabaticMoist AdiabaticCustom Moist AdiabaticEkman Wind BalanceCoriolis Force
Probes
Same asConcept Models
Integrate with Dataset(s)
Viz: Height (plan) Temperature (cross-section) with jet (isosurface)
Web site: www.dlese.org/vgee
Learner GuidesFocused Activities
Teacher GuidesGuidance
Work SubmissionEncyclopedia
Implementation
West Chester UniversitySpring 2002
University of Illinois Summer / Fall 2002
Acknowledgements
This project is funded by the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education Grant #DUE-9972491.
Websitehttp://www.dlese.org/vgee