Three Dimensional Terminal Viewer Display, Part 1 of 2, 1993
Content Description
This collection consists of records created by the Research Applications Laboratory. This collection was processed with support from the Center for History of Physics, American Institute of Physics.
Administrative records include various NCAR reports, committee meeting minutes, company retreat and workshop summaries, and review materials.
Aviation industry records include correspondence and reports relating to work with various organizations including ALPA (Airline Pilot Association), AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics), and aircraft incident reports and investigations.
Field project records include reports, log books, graphs, data printouts, photographs and correspondence.
In addition, the collection contains conference and congressional hearing materials, grey literature, white papers, research materials, and general correspondence.
Materials also include computer discs, video tapes, and films.
Dates
- Creation: 1993
Conditions Governing Access
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Full Extent
From the Collection: 28 Boxes : 25 record cartons, 2 letter-size archival boxes,1 archival film reel box
Language of Materials
English
General
John McCarthy, Director, Research Applications Program, explains the new three-dimensional terminal viewer display. It is a virtual reality system, with weather and air-traffic graphics running in real time. The Terminal Doppler Radar information with 3D terrain and air traffic are all on one display. The first demonstration shows Denver International Airport from a point looking down from space. He shows the air traffic live view added to the traditional view, and then the landsat background gets added. Subsequently, the weather precipitation from TDWR is added. This feature hides the airport & planes. The light rain is then removed, leaving only the moderate to heavy rain on the screen. At 5:20, microburst & gust front information is added. At 5:40, only heavy precipitation is shown. These are all 2D images. At 6:23, the circle terminal control area is the new 3D image, from about 50 miles away from the airport with the same features. Points of the compass are shown on the edges.
Processing Information
OpenSky Repository Link: http://n2t.net/ark:/85065/d7pz5ct6
Repository Details
Part of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Archives Repository