SIP8 - offshore geohazards and SIP6 - snøskredforskning. 3D- visualization of slides and the NIS slide model

Abstract

Numerical models are important tools for hazard assessment, and visualization is an important tool for pre-processing the input to those models and presenting results from the model runs. Visualization results address external clients, project responsible and his/her co-workers as well as model developer. Visualization is a powerful tool, which helps to gain in-depth understanding and to give sophisticated answers to our problems. Efficient tools for visualization help to simplify the analysis, to improve the interpretation and to keep the time schedule.

The report presents possibilities on how visualization can be used at NGI

• to present results from slide models to a client, • to ease the pre-processing needed to initialise numerical models In house, • and in the developing phase of models.

The report also gives an overview of visualizations already made using the available tools at NGI.