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Museums Teaching Planet
Earth - 1999
Patricia Reiff, Rice University
Carolyn Sumners, Houston Museum of Natural Science
Jay Apt, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Dar Roberts, Dylan Prentiss, UC Santa Barbara
Tamara Ledley, TERC Inc.
Neal Desai, Sybil Media
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
The need
Educational, safe, real-time exhibits for museums and schools
Planetariums considered “boring”: needed new look, new drama (new customers!)
High-definition content for immersive planetarium shows and HDTV
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
The (potential) Customers
Hundreds of museums and science centers (6 in present online network)
Thousands of teachers and schools
New technology (and old technology!) planetariums
HDTV producers
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Products under Development
“Earth Forum”: interactive exhibit or problem-solving field trip experience
Globe Theatre Productions:immersive high-resolution digital theatre
“Earth Update”:information display system
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Component One:
Earth Forum Earth exhibit organized by
continent and resource Can run as problem-solving field
trip for school classes (36 at once) Version 1.0 previously created
using private resources Has been on display at HMNS
since fall 1994
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Earth Forum: Content and Structure
Africa - Food Asia - Atmosphere North America -
Fresh Water South America -
Biodiversity Europe - Energy Oceania - Oceans
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Earth Forum: main menu
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Earth Forum: population graphs
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Earth Forum: Accomplishments
Major software revision to version 2.0 allowed use of updating imagery
“Wild Blue Planet” opened CMNH June 1998 to rave reviews
Version 2.1 embodies improvements in imagery and layout
Featured in “Science Quest”, national public television show April 6, 1999
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Earth Forum at Houston Museum of Natural Science
From “Science Quest” broadcast, April 6, 1999
QuickTime™ and aComponent Video - YUV decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Wild Blue Planet at Carnegie Museum of Natural History
From “Science Quest” broadcast, April 6, 1999
11 school groups this year so far (@$135 for 90 minutes): 351 students total
QuickTime™ and aVideo decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Component Two: Globe Theatre Planetariums being revitalized by
new technology Multiple linked projectors allow
wrap-around digital imagery Shared immersive experience
brings many new customers to existing venues with relatively small additional resources
“Way of the future” here today
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Globe Theatre: dome projection
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Globe Theatre: Content and Structure
3, 4, or 6-projector systems yields panorama, full view, or full dome, respectively
16 GB/minute data rate (each projector driven by separate computer).
20 minute show requires 5-7 2-minute segments
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Globe Theatre: Accomplishments
HMNS system installed November 1998 with major cost sharing (3 - 1).
First shows “Magnificent Journey” and “Cosmic Mysteries” opened December 1998
HMNS has doubled planetarium revenues Next show “Destination: Moon” under
development for July ‘99 opening
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
First in the World (December 98)
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Globe Theatre: Increases revenues Dec 97: $13.4K vs. Dec 98: $30.9K
(130% increase in revenues) Jan 98: $10.4K vs. Jan 99: $27.2K
(161% increase) Feb 98: $ 9.7K vs. Feb 99: $24.8K
(155% increase) Visitors, Dec 97 - Feb 98: 25,083
vs. Dec 98 - Feb 99: 41,784 (+67% increase in visitors)
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Component Three: Earth Update Macromedia-7 based information
system, safe for unattended use(web browsers are too slow and can easily reach sites which are inappropriate for children)
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Component Three: Earth Update
Earth imagery automatically updated daily for museums in our network (“push”) oravailable on-demand (“pull”)
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Component Three: Earth Update Macromedia-7 based information
system, safe for unattended use Earth imagery will be fully
updateable remotely for networked museums (“push” or “pull” system)
Personal version will have hot links to update imagery or to view web resources, even when run from CD, but will still be safe for children
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Earth Update: Content and Structure Organized by science content
(Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Geosphere, Biosphere, Cryosphere)
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Earth Update: Content and Structure Organized by science content
(Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Geosphere, Biosphere, Cryosphere)
Each content section has “topics”, “what’s hot”, “latest data” and who/what/why/how buttons
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Earth Update: Content and Structure Organized by science content
(Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Geosphere, Biosphere, Cryosphere)
Each content section has “topics”, “what’s hot”, “latest data” and who/what/why/how buttons
Central button explains how remote sensing can scan the Earth
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Remote sensing
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Earth Update: Accomplishments
Main splash page laid out Section architecture and splash
pages identified Sample section (atmosphere)
essentially complete Real-time data sources, topics
identified; much material already in hand
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Data products developed
Sea-level change graphic This example shows 13-m sea-level rise
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Data products developed
Earth at night 3 km VR movie (from DMSP database)(UCSB)
QuickTime™ and aCinepak decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Data products developed
Earth at night also available as animated GIF
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Data products developed
Some imagery developed by other sources (sea level with population density)
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Data products developed
Imagery from combined data sets (bathymetry, AVHRR, night lights)
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Data products developed
Clip adapted from IMAX for Globe Theatre
QuickTime™ and aAnimation decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
1999 Plans Earth Forum: version 2.2 to be
completed and installed Globe Theatre:
“Destination:Moon” show (summer ‘99)Earth Through Time show (fall)Carnegie theatre installation (fall)interactive buttons (HMNS) (fall)
Earth Update: First full version (summer)
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Benefits to Customers
Demonstrated additional paying customers
Demonstrated “newsworthy” aspect - free advertising
Outreach avenues for other NASA missions
Create hi-def segments which can be used in many venues
ESIP-3 Reviews
May 11, 1999
Rice UniversityHouston Museum of Natural Science
Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryUCSB, TERC, Sybil Media, SkySkan
Collaborations with other ESIPs Can incorporate many ESIP data sets
into Earth Update / Globe Theatre (have good ones??)
Advertising through NBC web site Joint CDs with PlanetEarthSci (?) Displays at ESIP-cooperating
museums (TerraSIP) (?) Intellectual property/data rights issues
- joint solutions to similar problems