Seeing satellite data
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20402811 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Molly Phipps (Science Museum of Minnesota, corresponding author), Shawn Rowe (0000-0003-2162-0551, Oregon State University) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 311-321 |
| Publication date | 2010-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Understanding of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0963-6625 • E-ISSN: 1361-6609 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0963662508098684 |
| OpenAlex | W2022380131 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
Complex scientific visualizations are becoming standard parts of many educational experiences, both in and out of schools. We found that satellite visualizations used by ocean scientists were difficult for teachers, students, and museum visitors to understand. The research reported on here documents some of those difficulties and explores alternate visualizations that proved more robust for novice users of the data. Five different visualizations of two ocean properties as sensed by satellites are shown and their affordances and constraints for both scientists and novice users are discussed. We illustrate the importance of incorporating culturally meaningful color representations and measurement scales for designing education materials using satellite data
Affordance · Data mining · Data science · Data visualization · Human–computer interaction · Multimedia · Satellite · Visualization · Coastal and Marine Management · Computer Science · Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies · Engineering · Marine animal studies overview
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |