Within the Operations Directorate large amounts of data are produced daily. Their proper visualization is the bridge between the quantitative information in the data and the human intuition and understanding. The Space Weather System in Space Safety Programme produces huge amounts of data products from hundreds of sensors on ground and in space, based on which the Space Weather forecasters make qualitative and quantitative nowcasts and forecasts. Despite the constantly advancing numerical simulation techniques and advanced analysis of the data, human interpretation of the outputs is still pivotal in providing good forecasts. Intuitive data visualisation tools are one of the key techniques to improve their accuracy in the near future. Today, the main means of visualization are 2D graphs projecting the propagation of heliospheric plasma on two orthogonal planes. In this paper, we present the proof-of-concept prototype we have implemented where historic data of Coronal Mass Ejections come to life in an interactive tool based on a Virtual Reality game engine. Employing VR technology, we offer an immersive experience to the forecaster and support educational and promotion activities. The 3D visualisation tool is an innovation that brings new technology in SWE forecasting closely linked to mission operations in ESOC.


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    Title :

    Virtual Reality in Support of Space Weather Forecasting


    Additional title:

    Springer Aerospace Techn.



    Published in:

    Space Operations ; Chapter : 15 ; 325-343


    Publication date :

    2022-03-16


    Size :

    19 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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