1 Intro to Freely Available Viz Tools Google Earth – NPS Xj3D-Earth – Virtual Terrain Project – OSSIM – – GeoFusion GeoPlayer browser plug-in –

2 Google Earth UCAR LDM Pipeline Weather Service Iraq SIGACT DB Viewer LDM NDIS libndis decoder PostGIS TileIndex UMN WMS GDAL HFA LDM GRIB grib_contour GDAL/OGR KML PostGIS DB Perl CGIKML Vector Data Raster Data

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4 ATMOS.UCSD.EDU Stats – Data Volume Summary for atmos.ucsd.edu Maximum hourly volume M bytes/hour Average hourly volume M bytes/hour Average products per hour prods/hour FeedAverage Maximum Products (M byte/hour) (M byte/hour) number/hour CONDUIT [ %] NGRID [ %] NNEXRAD [ %] HDS [ 6.510%] FNMOC [ 5.665%] NIMAGE [ 4.536%] FNEXRAD [ 2.411%] IDS|DDPLUS [ 0.930%]

5 ATMOS.UCSD.EDU Stats –

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Iraq SIGACT DB Query 7 SIGACT report s Load into PostGIS Perl CGI Web interface KML output

Iraq SIGACT DB Result 8 SQL Select statement shown for advanced users KMZ Launch Link

9 Iraq SIGACT DB Result KMZ Time Series Animations

10  Convergence of the fields of CAD, GIS, visual simulation, surveying and remote sensing. Elevation –Artificial Terrain Generation Ground Detail –Imagery –groundcover Culture –Roads –Fences –Power poles –Vehicles and Traffic –Buildings Plants –Virtual Forestry Virtual Terrain Project

11 Remote Collaboration Double Precision 3D Accuracy Native File Access OGC WMS Interfaces WorldWind Server Support KML/KMZ Support Path Recording Open Source Software Video Wall, Multiprojector Multi-Platform Support OssimPlanet

12 OssimPlanet / Varrier

13 OssimPlanet / StarCave

14 OSSIM Mapping Archive Searchable Temporal Geospatial Metadata Openlayers Tilecache WMS output KML output Ossim OMAR

15 HTML defined UI –JavaScript –Flash Direct DB Access –PostGIS –MySQL –… 3D Wavefront.obj Animation Paths Image Billboards Environment Access –Screen –Object GeoPlayer Web Browser Plug-in smer

16 John Graham San Diego State University Visualization Center Chief Scientist OSGeo Charter member