Title :
Situation Awareness Tool for Global Argus
Author :
Choi, Jae ; Lee, Sang-Joon ; Gigitashvilli, Sarah ; Wilson, James
Author_Institution :
Georgetown Univ., Washington
fDate :
Oct. 30 2007-Nov. 1 2007
Abstract :
We present a visualization tool to enhance situation awareness for Global Argus, a system that tracks and detects indications and warnings of biological events in near real time. Because Global Argus generates massive amounts of data daily, its analysts often struggle to interpret the information. To overcome this problem, we have developed the Global Argus situation awareness tool (GASAT) using the InteleView/World Wind geographical information system. This tool allows users to visualize current and past events in a particular region, and thus to understand how events evolve over time. Combined with the other tools that we are developing, GASAT will contribute to enhanced situation awareness in the tracking and detection of biological events.
Keywords :
data visualisation; geographic information systems; graphical user interfaces; interactive systems; Global Argus situation awareness interactive tool; InteleView/World Wind geographical information system; biological event detection; biological event tracking; graphical user interface; visualization tool; Animals; Computer graphics; Data analysis; Data visualization; Diseases; Event detection; Humans; Information analysis; NASA; Real time systems; biological events; biosurveillance; situation awareness; visual analytics; visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Visual Analytics Science and Technology, 2007. VAST 2007. IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Sacramento, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1659-2
DOI :
10.1109/VAST.2007.4389023
