Title :
Designing a Collaborative Visual Analytics Tool for Social and Technological Change Prediction
Author :
Wong, Pak Chung ; Leung, L. Ruby ; Lu, Ning ; Scott, Michael J. ; Mackey, Patrick ; Foote, Harlan ; Correia, James, Jr. ; Taylor, Z. Todd ; Xu, Jianhua ; Unwin, Stephen D. ; Sanfilippo, Antonio
Author_Institution :
Pacific Northwest Nat. Lab., Richland, WA, USA
Abstract :
This paper discussed about GreenOracle which an interdisciplinary team designed and developed. GreenOracle is a collaborative visual analytics tool for predicting global climate change´s impact on US power grids and its implications for society and national security. These future scenarios provide critical assessments and information to help policymakers and stakeholders formulate a coherent and unified strategy toward shaping a safe and secure society.
Keywords :
groupware; socio-economic effects; GreenOracle; US power grids; collaborative visual analytics tool; national security; social and technological change prediction; Collaborative tools; International collaboration; National security; Power grids; Social implications of technology; Visual analytics; collaboration; computer graphics; predictive analytics; social modeling; technological modeling; visual analytics; visualization;
Journal_Title :
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCG.2009.92
