SOFTWARE
virtual scalable basin
Software to model a watershed basin for 26 key basin attributes (soil moisture, river channel flow per second, water table, etc.) using the OpenMI platform to virtualize the process based on the DHSVM and VIC hydrology models.
evolution technology grid
Software aiming to create a simulation, the "EvoGrid", utilizing a large interconnected grid of computers which could plausibly model the pre-biotic chemical environment which was the precursor stage to evolution and life arising on Earth.
watershed-to-ocean visualization
Software developed for use by zoos and aquariums for community-based collective action focused on ocean conservation.
rimsim: response
Software developed for use by emergency first responders to gain a broader situation awareness through visualization skills .
cyberarts mixed media plants
Software to demonstrate plant mating and development through 3-D models as shown at the Boston Cyberarts festival in 2001 - based on the ARToolkit, X3D, and an L-System engine.
CLIENTS
highly active sites
- Watersheds Project: Providing Visual Literacy and Social Media for Empowering Personal Action in the Local Watershed
- Seeyond: Creating differentiated spaces with user-driven parametric design systems
- Community Learning Partnership: A Non-Profit Group Empowering Underserved Communities to Serve Themselves Through Education and Organization
- Me To The Sea: Investigating the Path to the Sea from My Location on Earth
- Friends of the Moshassuck: A Local Watershed Initiative for Residents of Providence and North Providence
- Center for Environmental Visualization: A University of Washington Facility for Environmental Imagery and Web Presentation
- The Ocean Project: Advancing Ocean Conservation in Partnership with Zoos, Aquarium, and Museums Around the World
- OWorld: Connecting 3-D Cyberspace
- ArtStar: The Keith Tabellione On-Line Artist Community
less active sites
- Seattle HIT Lab: Increased Bandwith to the Brain for Connecting Minds in Cyberspace
- Virtual Cities: A Blog on the Value of a Shared, Online, 3-D City
- Disc Golf Musings: Tracking the experience of an addictive new hobby
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
04.20.2012
For Earth Day 2012, I participated in the Party for the Planet at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, RI. We spent the day educating children and their parents about watershed quality as it relates to world ocean water quality. Ideal Spring weather made the day and enormous success (over 8000 visitors of which 583 children spent time at my booth).
03.29.2012
On March 29, 2012, I attended the annual RINHS conference to gain perspective on current trends in human-wildlife interactions from researchers and share notes with researchers on the east coast of the United States.
03.12.2012
During March 12-16, 2012, I spent time at the National University of Singapore as an invited academic researcher. After a day-long research trip to the Nanyang Technological University to discuss research in engineering design, I spent four days on the NUS campus lecturing and discussing the design of systems visualization.
02.27.2012
On February 27th, I spent a day at the Rhode Island Compost Conference & Trade Show where knowledgable advisers from outside Rhode Island met with concerned citizens and potential business owners within Rhode Island. We spent the day learning about progress countrywide on all issues of composting and then honed in on issues most relevant to our local communities.
02.23.2012
On February 23rd, I spent a day advising the Watersheds Count committee that was working to identify and add metrics to watershed indicators that could help Rhode Island politicians set plans and objectives. The focus of the day's efforts were spent on an Open Space indicator which we deemed useful to elaborate upon for RI's use. The phrase Open Space has been used for years when considering bonds for funding open space conservation and protection.
02.17.2012
On February 17th, I spent a day with the Friends of the Moshassuck water council Board of Directors where I have a position as Vice President. We spent the day planning for watershed health for the year: Tree plantings, kayak access points, clean-up efforts, and watershed history discussions were extremely enjoyable as everyone on the board felt a sense of progress and community. Hopefully, similar meetings are taking place all around the globe, and a similar growing awareness is being spread watershed by watershed.
01.31.2012
On January 31st, I spent a day with the Ocean Connectors program in San Diego. We spent the day planting marsh alders (a species endemic to San Diego County) while educating a seventh grade class from Oceanside on the connectivity of watersheds to the ocean. We focused on the health of sea turtles and convinced the youths that the quality of the water coming out of the San Dieguito Lagoon made a difference in the lives of sea turtles in the ocean.
01.05.2012
On January 5th, I visited the New York Foundation in New York City to kick-off a project to coordinate community organizing pedagogy through an on-line community funded by the Community Learning Partnership. It was great to meet new collaborators with such a strong history of helping the under-served organize their communities.
11.29.2011
On November 29th, I attended the Emerging Topics in Environmental Data workshop at the University of Rhode Island Coastal Institute. It was great to meet some more of the environmental data management and visualization community.
10.25.2011
During October 24-28th, I attended the VisWeek 2011 conferences in Providence, RI to network with other visual analytics researchers, get caught up with the latest trends in information and scientific visualization, and co-curate the VisWeek Art Show with Dan Keefe of the University of Minnesota.