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| Visualization software evolved from many different industries, most notably the “big bucks” sectors of entertainment (Hollywood special effects), defense (battlefield and flight simulation, flight simulation), medicine (medical imaging), and gaming (video games). In the last couple years, with the availability of cheaper and more powerful computers, 3D visualization software has been marketed to the GIS community. There are many interesting applications of 3D visualization software to support coastal planning and management. Virtual reality of coastal landscapes has the potential to allow coastal stakeholders and decision-makers to better comprehend the potential impacts of coastal development. |
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3D Visualization of Coastal Resources
This website explores the use of World Construction Set software to visualize development along coastal bluffs and how bluff erosion may impact coastal structures, including:
• Development of a computer-based visualization tool to show existing development in a three-dimensional view for a section of Lake Michigan bluff in Ozaukee County.
• Development of a visualization tool to view how Lake Michigan bluffs have eroded over time using digital elevation models derived from historical photography.
• Exploration of methods for visualization of bluff erosion into the future.
http://coastal.lic.wisc.edu/visualization/visualization.htm
Visualizing Coastal Erosion on the Great Lakes -- Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
Information gathered by scientists about coastal processes is often very technical in nature and, therefore, difficult to communicate to coastal landowners and local officials. UW Sea Grant collaborated on a project, headed by Prof. Mark Harrower of the UW-Madison Geography Department, that bridges the gap between scientific understanding and public perception by utilizing Web-based geovisualization tools and remotely-sensed data to present integrated and scientifically informed views of coastal erosion. The project, set on the Lake Michigan shore, developed an educational website that utilizes cutting-edge Web-based geovisualization tools and techniques to represent dynamic coastal processes, allowing users to explore the factors that lead to coastal erosion.
http://www.geography.wisc.edu/coastal/
Lake Michigan Bathymetry Explorer
This educational web site helps citizens and coastal decision-makers gain a better understanding of underwater features in Lake Michigan and Lake Superior and make a connection between the lakes and their watershed.
http://coastal.lic.wisc.edu/bathyexplorer/welcome.htm
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David Hart
dhart@aqua.wisc.edu
location:
UW-Madison
1975 Willow Dr
Room 201
Madison, WI 53706
phone:
(608) 262-6515
fax:
(608) 262-0591
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