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Mt St Helens aerial photo drape
The last major eruption of the volcano Mt Saint Helens (Washington, USA) was recorded on May 18, 1980. In this example, a Digital Elevation Model (DEM) and aerial photograph are visualized in Eonfusion, along with a modeled lava outflow, the slope of the surface, and a vegetation growth probability model. A tree growth model for two species which populate the slopes of Mt Saint Helens is fused to Eonfusion's time slider control and visualized through time.
The first species one - a fast-growing shrub - dominates the vegetation initially. The second species - a slower-growing tree - begins to dominate with succession. Ridge tops and south facing slopes are the first areas to be colonized, as predicted by the vegetation growth probability model. North facing slopes and the area affected by the lava outflow are colonized with time.
Eonfusion offers rich 4D visualization and analysis of diverse data types within a single scene. It enables users to integrate, fuse and visualize measured and modeled environmental data sets to verify model outputs and form new hypotheses. Eonfusion provides powerful support for visualizing modeled temporal data, making it a highly efficient visual communication tool.
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