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A dark cliff next to a group of people with snowmobiles
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Digitally Preserving Svalbard’s Fragile Geology

by Bill Morris 18 October 202318 October 2023

A team of researchers is making the iconic rock outcrops of Svalbard available to the world through an open-source database of virtual geological models.

Virtual field experience of Whaleback anticline
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The Rise of Gaming-Based Virtual Field Trips

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 27 January 20239 May 2023

Geologists are harnessing a game engine to build environments for teaching and learning.

Alexandre Martinez wearing a VR headset
Posted inFeatures

Alexandre Martinez: The Virtual Reality of Climate Change

by Jackie Rocheleau 25 July 202225 July 2022

Martinez brings science to the public using technologies like virtual reality to improve understanding of climate change.

A screen capture from a virtual field tour showing scientists preparing to drill an ice core on Mount Huascarán in Peru, along with directional controls
Posted inScience Updates

Virtual Tours Through the Ice Using Everyday Tools

by K. Harris, K. Krok, R. Hollister and J. Cervenec 9 July 20218 March 2022

The Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center is training scientists to create immersive virtual field experiences of glaciers, sea ice, and snow.

Overhead view of the AR Sandbox showing augmented reality—contour lines and virtual water projected on sand "landforms."
Posted inScience Updates

Augmented Reality Turns a Sandbox into a Geoscience Lesson

by S. Reed, S. Hsi, O. Kreylos, M. B. Yikilmaz, L. H. Kellogg, S. G. Schladow, H. Segale and L. Chan 26 July 20168 March 2022

Superimposing responsive digital effects onto sand in a sandbox places educators, students, and policy makers in an augmented reality, offering a hands-on way to explore geoscience processes.

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