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Visualising GEBCO _
Tags visualisation, 3D rapid protoyping, 2009 Synapse Residency
A short overview of work-in-progress visualising the GEBCO dataset (General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans).
The visualisation involved developing a derived dataset from GEBCO in reference to WGS’84, where we have effectively ‘removed’ the entire Earth – all the continents, islands and geology above and below sea level.
What remains is the ocean – a global ocean that reveals its encompassing interconnectedness.
This remarkable view enables us to perceive the complex shape of the sea – and reflects upon our deeply terrestrial view of this volumetric world – which makes up 99% of the living space on the planet.
The model is derived from current high-resolution satellite data, enabling a variety of visualisation techniques to be explored, including 3D rapid prototyping – enabling you to hold the oceans in your hands.
This work has been created as part of Peter Morse's ANAT Synpase Residency.
Special thanks to my collaborator Paul Bourke; The Western Australian Supercomputer Program (WASP, University of Western Australia); ANAT; GEBCO; CAML and colleagues at the Australian Antarctic Division.
Visualising GEBCO: A new way of seeing the global oceans (2009) from Peter Morse on Vimeo.
Websites
http://www.petermorse.com.au/projects/benthos/
http://morse.anat.org.au/
