Visualisation, VISC and scientific insight

Visvalingam, Maheswari

Abstract

First paragraph:
The report by McCormick et al (1987) on Visualisation in Scientific Computing (ViSC) played a major role in drawing attention to the increasing need and scope for visual computing. There is no doubt that developments in computer-based technology will greatly extend human capacity for visualisation. The invention of the microscope and telescope led to breakthroughs in many scientific disciplines. These tools not only enabled Man to see the otherwise unseeable but they also enabled empirical evaluation of pre-existing theory. Similarly, imaging systems and computer graphics are further enabling Man to see the unseeabl~ and are becoming vital tools of research in some disciplines . A wide range of phenomena , which exist either outside our sensory limits or which exist only in our imagination, may be
rendered visual. The technology for this is already well developed and the euphoria over ViSC is justifiable.

Citation

Visvalingam, M. Visualisation, VISC and scientific insight

• Working Paper Type: Discussion Paper
• Deposit Date: Mar 7, 2014
• Pages: 24
• Series Title: C.I.S.R.G. Discussion Papers (University of Hull Cartographic Information Systems Research Group)
• Series Number: 9
• Book Title: Visualisation, VISC and scientific insight
• Keywords: Cartography -- Data processing, Computer science
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/459267