Underground Research Laboratories (URLs) allow geoscientific in-situ experiments at
large scale. At the Mont Terri URL in Switzerland, international research groups conduct
numerous experiments in parallel. The measured and simulated data as well as research
results obtained from them are highly relevant as they improve the general understanding
of geological processes, for example in the context of radioactive waste disposal.
Unfortunately, the data obtained at the test site is often only available to researchers
who are directly involved in a particular experiment. Furthermore, typical visualisation
techniques of such data by domain scientists often lack spatial context and accessing and
exploring the data requires prior technical knowledge and a high level of effort.We created
a digital replica of the Mont Terri URL and thereby implemented a prototype of a Virtual
Experiment Information System that integrates highly heterogeneous data from several
different sources. It allows accessing and exploring the relevant data embedded in its
spatial context without much prior technical knowledge. Both, simulation results and
observation data are displayed within the same system. The 4D visualisation approach
focuses on three exemplary experiments conducted at Mont Terri and is easily transferable
to other experiments or even other URLs. The Unity Game Engine has been used to
develop the prototype. This allowed to build the application for various output devices like
desktop computers or Virtual Reality hardware without much additional effort. The
implemented system reduces the technical effort required to access and explore highly
relevant research data and lowers the cognitive effort usually needed to gain insights from
measurements, simulation models and context data. Moreover, it promotes exchange
among research groups by enabling interactive visualisations embedded in the URL’s
spatial context. In addition, a future use of the system for the communication of scientific
methods and results to stakeholders or the general public is plausible.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:87888 |
| Date | 03 November 2023 |
| Creators | Gräbling, Nico, Sen, Özgur Ozan, Bilke, Lars, Cajuhi, Tuanny, Naumov, Dmitri, Wang, Wenqing, Ziefle, Gesa, Jaeggi, David, Maßmann, Jobst, Scheuermann, Gerik, Kolditz, Olaf, Rink, Karsten |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media S.A. |
| Source Sets | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, doc-type:article, info:eu-repo/semantics/article, doc-type:Text |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | 946627 |
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