2006 Philadelphia Annual Meeting (22–25 October 2006)

Session No. 131
Tuesday, 24 October 2006: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T42. Visualization in the Geosciences

GSA Geoscience Education Division; National Association of Geoscience Teachers; GSA Engineering Geology Division

 

Sarah Titus, Eric Horsman and Cathryn Manduca, Advocates
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8:00 AM
DEVELOPING 3-D VISUALIZATION SKILLS--THE KEY TO EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
SORBY, Sheryl A., College of Engineering, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, sheryl@mtu.edu, sheryl@mtu.edu
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8:15 AM
ARE MEN BETTER VISUALIZERS?
NEWCOMBE, Nora S., Psychology, Temple University, 565 Weiss Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19122, newcombe@temple.edu, newcombe@temple.edu
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8:30 AM
A PROPOSED PROCESS MODEL FOR VISUAL PENETRATIVE ABILITY IN GEOLOGIC VISUALIZATION
ALLES, Matthew, Dept. of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-1020 and RIGGS, Eric M., Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and CRESME, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2051, emriggs@purdue.edu, emriggs@purdue.edu
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8:45 AM
FOSTERING STUDENTS' COMPREHENSION OF TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS
CULPEPPER, Steven A., Human Services, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, CO 80217, RAPP, David N., School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University, 2120 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60202, KIRKBY, Kent, Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455 and MORIN, Paul J., Geology and Geophysics, Univ of Minnesota, 310 Pillsbury Drive SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, rappx009@umn.edu, rappx009@umn.edu
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9:00 AM
ENABLING STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR USE OF SCIENTIFIC VISUALIZATIONS WITH AN ONLINE VIDEO EDITOR AND DATABASE
URBANO, Lensyl, Earth Sciences, University of Memphis, 204 Johnson Hall, Memphis, TN 38152 and URBANO, Lavin C., 3755 Carnes Ave, Memphis, TN 38111, lurbano@memphis.edu, lurbano@memphis.edu
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9:15 AM
3D AND 4D ANIMATIONS IN GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION: MOVING TOWARDS AN INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENT
WHITMEYER, Steve1, FICHTER, Lynn1 and PYLE, Eric J.2, (1)Dept. of Geology & Environmental Science, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, (2)Department of Geology & Environmental Science, James Madison University, MSC 6903, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, whitmesj@jmu.edu, whitmesj@jmu.edu
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9:30 AM
CONNEMARA GEO-MEDIA: EDUCATIONAL MULTIMEDIA FOR SECOND LEVEL GEOGRAPHY CURRICULA
HENNESSY, Ronán W. and FEELY, Martin, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland, ronan.hennessy@nuigalway.ie, ronan.hennessy@nuigalway.ie
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9:45 AM
SIMULATING EARTHQUAKES FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY: NEW EARTHQUAKE VISUALIZATIONS IDEAL FOR USE IN SCIENCE EDUCATION
DE GROOT, Robert M., Southern California Earthquake Center, University of Southern California, 3651 Trousdale Parkway, Suite 169, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0742 and BENTHIEN, Mark, Southern California Earthquake Center, 3651 Trousdale Parkway Suite 169, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0742, degroot@usc.edu, degroot@usc.edu
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10:00 AM
THE 450 MILLION-YEAR-LONG FRAGMENTATION OF GONDWANA IN TIME (4D) AND SPACE (3D): A PALEOGEOGRAPHIC PICTORIAL
BLAKEY, Ronald C., Geology, Northern Arizona University, Box 4099, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, ronald.blakey@nau.edu, ronald.blakey@nau.edu
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10:15 AM
LINKING GEOSCIENCE VISUALIZATION TOOLS: GOOGLE EARTH, OBLIQUE AERIAL PANORAMAS, AND ILLUSTRATION AND MAPPING SOFTWARE
THOMPSON, Kirsten1, KEITH, Jeffrey2, SWAN, Richard H.3 and HAMBLIN, W. Kenneth1, (1)Department of Geology, Brigham Young University, S389 ESC, Provo, UT 84602, (2)Geology, Brigham Young Univ, Brighan Young University, S-371 ESC, Provo, UT 84602, (3)Center for Instructional Design, Brigham Young University, 3800 HBLL, Provo, UT 84602, kirsten_thompson@byu.edu, kirsten_thompson@byu.edu
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10:30 AM
TOWARDS A SINGLE, PLANET-WIDE, SCALE-INDEPENDENT, MULTIDIMENSIONAL GEOLOGICAL MAP
DE PAOR, Declan G., Physics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Olin Hall, Worcester, MA 01609, declan@wpi.edu, declan@wpi.edu
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10:45 AM
APPLICATION OF NOVEL PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES TO A STRUCTURAL AND METAMORPHIC MAP OF THE PAMPEAN OROGENIC BELT, NW ARGENTINA
DE PAOR, Declan G., Physics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Olin Hall, Worcester, MA 01609 and PINAN-LLAMAS, Aranzazu, Earth Sciences, Boston University, 685 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215, aranchap@bu.edu, aranchap@bu.edu
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11:00 AM
THE EARTH SYSTEM ATLAS - A WEB-BASED INTERACTIVE FACILITY FOR ACCESS TO PEER-REVIEWED INFORMATION ABOUT PROCESS AND CHANGE IN THE EARTH SYSTEM
REID, Stephen J. and SAHAGIAN, Dork, Environmental Initiative, Lehigh University, 31 Williams Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015-3126, Stephen.J.Reid@Lehigh.edu, Stephen.J.Reid@Lehigh.edu
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11:15 AM
REAL-TIME, INTERACTIVE LANDSCAPE MODELING USING TANGIBLE GIS
MITASOVA, Helena, Marine Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, MITAS, Lubos, Department of Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 and HARMON, Russell S., US Army Research Office, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, helena_mitasova@ncsu.edu, helena_mitasova@ncsu.edu
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11:30 AM
NONLINEAR VISUALIZATION OF GEOPHYSICAL DATASETS WITH SELF-ORGANIZING MAPS
REUSCH, David B., EMS Earth and Environmental Systems Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, 517 Deike Bldg, University Park, PA 16802, dbr@geosc.psu.edu, dbr@geosc.psu.edu
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11:45 AM
LIDAR MEASUREMENT OF FAULT SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY
SAGY, Amir1, BRODSKY, Emily1 and AXEN, Gary2, (1)Dept. of Earth Sciences, UC Santa Cruz, 1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, (2)Department of Earth & Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, asagy@pmc.ucsc.edu, asagy@pmc.ucsc.edu
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