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Monday 17 October 2005: Session 2, 2:30:00 PM
3D Visualization of the Chesapeake Bay
Presentation Abstract
The use of 3D Nature’s Visual Nature Studio (VNS) software for the production of landscape renderings illustrating the voyages of John Smith’s 17th century exploration of the Chesapeake Bay will be demonstrated. This session will illustrate how VNS is being used to dynamically create historic, current, and future landscapes through the incorporation of GIS data. Use of VNS for other applications such as community planning and impact assessment will also be discussed.
Speaker Biographical Information
Rick Day Director, Associate Professor: RGIS Penn State - Geospatial Technology Program, Land Analysis Lab
Dr. Day is an Associate Professor of Soil Science and Environmental Information Systems in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University. His current position is divided among cooperative extension, resident education, and research. He serves as Director of the Land Analysis Laboratory, Director of the Cooperative Extension Geospatial Technology Program, and Director of the Penn State – Chesapeake site of the National Consortium for Rural Geospatial Innovations (RuralGIS). Dr. Day has over 24 years of experience in geospatial sciences. Dr. Day’s extension activities focus on technology transfer of geospatial information system technologies to users throughout Pennsylvania and the surrounding region for use in environmental assessment, agriculture, K-12 education, local government, and land use planning and management. Dr. Day’s research interests include (1) the development of new applications of advanced geospatial technologies in natural resource, agricultural, and environmental studies, and (2) field soil science emphasizing soil physical properties and processes. Basic research interests have been in spatial data analysis, soil morphology, soil hydrologic processes, watershed hydrology, and nutrient and sediment transport modeling. Applied research is focused on the application of advanced information system technologies such as geographic information systems, remote sensing, terrain analysis, global positioning systems and computer modeling, to environmental assessment and management.
Tim Enderlein Senior Extension Associate: RGIS Penn State - Geospatial Technology Program, Land Analysis Lab
Tim Enderlein is a senior Extension Associate at the Geospatial Technology Program from the Pennsylvania State University. He is working as a GIS Applications Developer by a direction of Dr. Rick Day.
