@inproceedings{PB-VRVis-2019-013,
author = {Riegelnegg, Martin},
title = {Conveying a Sense of Scale in 3D Planetary Environments},
year = {2019},
booktitle = {Proceedings of CESCG 2019: The 23rd Central European Seminar on Computer Graphics},
editor = {n.n.},
url = {https://www.vrvis.at/publications/PB-VRVis-2019-013},
abstract = {3D visualizations of Mars enable the remote exploration  of the Martian surface in great detail and play an essential  role in planetary science, mission planning, and the com-  munication  of  scientific  findings.   Due  to  the  unfamiliar  environment depicted in these visualizations, conveying a  sense of scale is necessary.   In this paper,  we character-  ize the problem space of conveying scale in 3D visualiza-  tions of Mars projected onto a 2D screen and design rep-  resentations that satisfy the requirements of specific use-  cases.  We discuss challenges posed by different types of  scale,  magnitudes of scale,  and levels of expertise.   The  designed representations include scale-bars,  scale-boxes,  known-object-comparison,  true-layer-thickness,  contour-  lines, vertical exaggeration, and distance shading.  We re-  ceived informal feedback for each representation from a  planetary scientist.  The feedback suggests that our repre-  sentations are capable of conveying a sense of scale in 3D  visualizations of Mars for their use-cases.},
}