This session explores the diverse and dynamic field of visualization and interaction within the geosciences, with particular emphasis on 3D approaches. It aims to bridge gaps between different scales and forms of geoscientific data, explore their applications, and highlight the importance of visual and interactive methods for scientific interpretation and communication.
We welcome contributions spanning a broad spectrum of geoscientific research and practice. Topics may include the visualization and interactive exploration of data across scales, from microscopic mineral structures to geological formations, subsurface systems, numerical simulations, and planetary-scale models. We also invite applications from fields such as environmental monitoring, resource exploration, natural hazard assessment, geodynamics, and planetary science.
The session welcomes advances in visualization tools, software, hardware, and workflows, including interactive and web-based environments, virtual and augmented reality, and approaches for handling large or time-dependent datasets. This may include tools that allow users to navigate, query, manipulate, or compare geoscientific data and models. Particular attention will be given to methods that enhance the perception, exploration, and understanding of geodata through meaningful interaction.
We invite researchers, professionals, and students developing new visualization and interaction methods, creating compelling geological models, or applying these approaches in novel ways to share their insights and experiences. Although 3D visualization forms a central theme, contributions presenting other innovative approaches to geoscientific visualization and interaction are equally welcome.
By fostering a multidisciplinary dialogue, we hope to stimulate innovation and drive the geosciences forward into new dimensions.