The Visualization and Analysis Lab (VAL) in Code 912, produces Earth Science visualizations in
to assist NASA scientists in analyzing data, and in communicating facets
of their research to their colleagues and the public at large. One extremely effective method of presenting
visualizations is using High Definition TV (HDTV) displays, like the one shown above.
HDTV has more than 6 times the resolution of current standard definition television, and its digital signal gives it a better color quality. The result is cleaner, crisper
images with more information and greater visual impact than was possible before now.
We have installed HDTV displays at several locations on the Goddard campus. Each display consists of a 52-inch gas plasma screen,
attached to a modified PC, which plays a series of HD video clips (MPEG-2 movies) featuring Earth Science topics. The clips include
satellite imagery, computer generated animations, and results from computational models.
The material featured on the HD displays is centered on current and future NASA missions to study the planet Earth.
Video footage and computer animations come from the Visualization and Analysis Lab and the Scientific Visualization
Studio at Goddard Space Flight Center; additional material comes from the American Museum of Natural History, and other NASA centers and animation/visualization teams. Data
shown in the animations comes from a wide variety of sources.
Playlists are available for the GSFC installations:
PLAYLIST A
PLAYLIST B
PLAYLIST C
PLAYLIST D
The VAL team extends thanks to Steve Brill, Chris Scolese, and Bill Schiavone
from the EOS-Goddard Program Office,
of Code 420, for helping to fund the HD Plasma Display effort on center.
