Weather visualizer: a Java tool for interactive learning

Steven E. Hall, Mohan K. Ramamurthy, Robert B. Wilhelmson, Joel Plutchak, David Wojtowicz, Mythili Sridhar

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Abstract

The challenge of providing interactive educational resources via the Internet is growing. A great number of Web servers provide access to static products (images and text), providing very little interactivity for students. To address this need, the CoVis-Horizon group has developed the Weather Visualizer, a web-based visualization tool that allows users to generate customized images real-time and archived weather data. Hypermedia instructional pages provide valuable content materials, introducing the meteorological features available in the Weather Visualizer while equipping the student with the knowledge necessary for correct interpretation the images themselves. It is hoped that the Weather Visualizer will become a valuable tool in the creation of an interactive learning environment, both inside and out of the classroom. Java-development of the Weather Visualizer will allow students to actively work with the weather data, instantly adding or removing data fields with a click of a button, promoting an effective and efficient use of the Web in a classroom setting.

Original languageEnglish
Pages1498-1500
Number of pages3
StatePublished - 1996
EventProceedings of the 1996 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. Part 3 (of 4) - Lincoln, NE, USA
Duration: May 28 1996May 31 1996

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the 1996 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. Part 3 (of 4)
CityLincoln, NE, USA
Period05/28/9605/31/96

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