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Museums Teaching Planet Earth - 1999

Museums Teaching Planet Earth - 1999. Patricia Reiff, Rice University Carolyn Sumners, Houston Museum of Natural Science Jay Apt, Carnegie Museum of Natural History Dar Roberts, Dylan Prentiss, UC Santa Barbara Tamara Ledley, TERC Inc. Neal Desai, Sybil Media.

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Museums Teaching Planet Earth - 1999

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  1. Museums Teaching Planet Earth - 1999 Patricia Reiff, Rice University Carolyn Sumners, Houston Museum of Natural Science Jay Apt, Carnegie Museum of Natural History Dar Roberts, Dylan Prentiss, UC Santa Barbara Tamara Ledley, TERC Inc. Neal Desai, Sybil Media

  2. Educational, safe, real-time exhibits for museums and schools Planetariums considered “boring”: needed new look, new drama (new customers!) High-definition content for immersive planetarium shows and HDTV The need May 11, 1999

  3. Hundreds of museums and science centers (6 in present online network) Thousands of teachers and schools New technology (and old technology!) planetariums HDTV producers The (potential) Customers May 11, 1999

  4. “Earth Forum”: interactive exhibit or problem-solving field trip experience Globe Theatre Productions:immersive high-resolution digital theatre “Earth Update”:information display system Products under Development May 11, 1999

  5. Earth exhibit organized by continent and resource Can run as problem-solving field trip for school classes (36 at once) Version 1.0 previously created using private resources Has been on display at HMNS since fall 1994 Component One: Earth Forum May 11, 1999

  6. Earth Forum: Content and Structure • Africa - Food • Asia - Atmosphere • North America - Fresh Water • South America - Biodiversity • Europe - Energy • Oceania - Oceans May 11, 1999

  7. Earth Forum: main menu May 11, 1999

  8. Earth Forum: population graphs May 11, 1999

  9. Major software revision to version 2.0 allowed use of updating imagery “Wild Blue Planet” opened CMNH June 1998 to rave reviews Version 2.1 embodies improvements in imagery and layout Featured in “Science Quest”, national public television show April 6, 1999 Earth Forum: Accomplishments May 11, 1999

  10. From “Science Quest” broadcast, April 6, 1999 Earth Forum at Houston Museum of Natural Science May 11, 1999

  11. From “Science Quest” broadcast, April 6, 1999 11 school groups this year so far (@$135 for 90 minutes): 351 students total Wild Blue Planet at Carnegie Museum of Natural History May 11, 1999

  12. Planetariums being revitalized by new technology Multiple linked projectors allow wrap-around digital imagery Shared immersive experience brings many new customers to existing venues with relatively small additional resources “Way of the future” here today Component Two: Globe Theatre May 11, 1999

  13. Globe Theatre: dome projection May 11, 1999

  14. 3, 4, or 6-projector systems yields panorama, full view, or full dome, respectively 16 GB/minute data rate (each projector driven by separate computer). 20 minute show requires 5-7 2-minute segments Globe Theatre: Content and Structure May 11, 1999

  15. HMNS system installed November 1998 with major cost sharing (3 - 1). First shows “Magnificent Journey” and “Cosmic Mysteries” opened December 1998 HMNS has doubled planetarium revenues Next show “Destination: Moon” under development for July ‘99 opening Globe Theatre: Accomplishments May 11, 1999

  16. First in the World (December 98) May 11, 1999

  17. Dec 97: $13.4K vs. Dec 98: $30.9K(130% increase in revenues) Jan 98: $10.4K vs. Jan 99: $27.2K(161% increase) Feb 98: $ 9.7K vs. Feb 99: $24.8K(155% increase) Visitors, Dec 97 - Feb 98: 25,083 vs. Dec 98 - Feb 99: 41,784 (+67% increase in visitors) Globe Theatre: Increases revenues May 11, 1999

  18. Macromedia-7 based information system, safe for unattended use(web browsers are too slow and can easily reach sites which are inappropriate for children) Component Three: Earth Update May 11, 1999

  19. Earth imagery automatically updated daily for museums in our network (“push”) oravailable on-demand (“pull”) Component Three: Earth Update May 11, 1999

  20. Macromedia-7 based information system, safe for unattended use Earth imagery will be fully updateable remotely for networked museums (“push” or “pull” system) Personal version will have hot links to update imagery or to view web resources, even when run from CD, but will still be safe for children Component Three: Earth Update May 11, 1999

  21. Organized by science content (Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Geosphere, Biosphere, Cryosphere) Earth Update: Content and Structure May 11, 1999

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  23. Organized by science content (Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Geosphere, Biosphere, Cryosphere) Each content section has “topics”, “what’s hot”, “latest data” and who/what/why/how buttons Earth Update: Content and Structure May 11, 1999

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  25. Organized by science content (Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Geosphere, Biosphere, Cryosphere) Each content section has “topics”, “what’s hot”, “latest data” and who/what/why/how buttons Central button explains how remote sensing can scan the Earth Earth Update: Content and Structure May 11, 1999

  26. Remote sensing May 11, 1999

  27. Main splash page laid out Section architecture and splash pages identified Sample section (atmosphere) essentially complete Real-time data sources, topics identified; much material already in hand Earth Update: Accomplishments May 11, 1999

  28. Sea-level change graphic This example shows 13-m sea-level rise Data products developed May 11, 1999

  29. Earth at night 3 km VR movie (from DMSP database)(UCSB) Data products developed May 11, 1999

  30. Earth at night also available as animated GIF Data products developed May 11, 1999

  31. Some imagery developed by other sources (sea level with population density) Data products developed May 11, 1999

  32. Imagery from combined data sets (bathymetry, AVHRR, night lights) Data products developed May 11, 1999

  33. Clip adapted from IMAX for Globe Theatre Data products developed May 11, 1999

  34. Earth Forum: version 2.2 to be completed and installed Globe Theatre: “Destination:Moon” show (summer ‘99)Earth Through Time show (fall)Carnegie theatre installation (fall)interactive buttons (HMNS) (fall) Earth Update: First full version (summer) 1999 Plans May 11, 1999

  35. Demonstrated additional paying customers Demonstrated “newsworthy” aspect - free advertising Outreach avenues for other NASA missions Create hi-def segments which can be used in many venues Benefits to Customers May 11, 1999

  36. Can incorporate many ESIP data sets into Earth Update / Globe Theatre (have good ones??) Advertising through NBC web site Joint CDs with PlanetEarthSci (?) Displays at ESIP-cooperating museums (TerraSIP) (?) Intellectual property/data rights issues - joint solutions to similar problems Collaborations with other ESIPs May 11, 1999

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