Open-Source Tools for Immersive Environmental Visualization

Scientists of the Desert Research Institute's atmospheric, hydrological, and earth and ecosystem science divisions sift through vast amounts of data gathered from sophisticated instrumentation and computational models. To help address the data analysis needs that stem from the growing volume of data, DRI established the center for advanced visualization, computation, and modeling (CAVCaM) to foster DRI's move into interactive, large-scale, 3D visualization of these and other environmental research issues. Our mission is two-pronged. First, we seek to partner with our researcher collaborators at DRI and the larger scientific communities through the development and use of better visualization tools. Second, we work with research sponsors to create visualization applications for training and simulation