Data Visualisation Laboratory

Contact: Joe Kurtz@anu.edu.au Tel: +61 2 6125 8099

Data visualisation laboratory

The Data Visualisation Laboratory at the Research School of Earth Sciences contains two PC-type computers, the largest of which is a 4-processor machine running at 3.73 GHz with 16 GB RAM and a professional-quality NVidia graphics card. This computer is also equipped with a fast CRT monitor and active stereographic visualisation capability using 3D glasses. This machine is set up in a dual-boot configuration running both Red Hat Linux and Windows 64.

The lab also contains three MacIntosh computers. The largest is a MacPro 8-processor (Intel) machine with 16 GB of RAM. This is also set up as dual boot with Windows XP.

Available software:

• ARCGis
• ERMapper
• MapInfo
• Earth Decisions Suite (GoCAD)
• Google Earth Pro
• Gm-Sys
• Pplates

All computers are network-linked and firewall-protected.

The Data Visualisation Laboratory is located in the RSES (Building 61, Jaeger 1) room G18. Researchers are welcome to use the Data Visualisation Laboratory computers and software. Normally, we negotiate a fee with users to help offset license costs and maintenance. For more information/bookings please contact Joe Kurtz (6125-8099).