Help Bring a 21st Century Globe to Shideler Hall
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Introductory geology students using the OmniGlobe® at Virginia Tech's Museum of Geosciences. Photo by Jim Stroup, Virginia Tech
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What would Shideler Hall be without a globe? Help us obtain a 48-inch diameter OmniGlobe® digital spherical display for our new space in the renovated Shideler Hall. This dynamic high-resolution display will allow superior visualization of a number of important themes across several earth science and related disciplines. Situated near the new main-floor entrance to the Limper Geology museum, the OmniGlobe® will serve as a beacon to capture the attention of students and visitors alike, and greatly enhancing their appreciation and understanding of a wide range of important global concepts. Imagine the educational impact of viewing tectonic plate motions, land and seafloor topography, tsunami propagation, earthquake and volcanic activity, atmospheric and climatic data, ocean temperature trends, biome distribution, population density, modern and past geopolitical information, real time weather data, and even the surfaces of the Moon and Mars on a realistic 3-D display!
The OmniGlobe®, developed by ARC Science, offers the highest possible resolution and exceptional image contrast that together yield a spherical display that works extremely well even in fully illuminated surroundings.
OmniGlobe® Features:
- Touch screen interface for user control of compelling visualization experiences including global images, interactive presentations, and movies.
- Wide variety of content covering geological, geophysical, oceanographic, atmospheric, astronomical, cultural, and climatic themes.
- Freely available global datasets include plate tectonics, ocean and atmosphere events and trends, weather, vegetation cover and seasonal variations, population and cultural summaries, and paleogeography. Real-time global cloud cover as well as other satellite data can be displayed as well.
- Ability to convert 2-D animations into spherical projections. This will allow us, for example, to highlight research by Miami University faculty and students.
The wide-ranging and interdisciplinary capabilities of the OmniGlobe® have relevance across Miami’s academic departments and we envision this as a key resource in areas such as geology, geography, environmental science and sustainability, biology, ecology, anthropology, and history.
Please help us acquire this captivating and innovative state of the art teaching technology for Shideler Hall. Donations can be made at www.ForLoveandHonor.org/ShidelerDigitalGlobeFund.
To learn more about the Shideler Hall renovation click here.
