GIS is a catch-all term generally describing to computer-based systems that support the interpretation and display of geographical information. Most of the activities of the Data Visualization Research Lab come under this general description. However, the following work is more narrowly focussed on the problem.

Fledermaus is the name of the 3D GIS developed initially at the University of New Brunswick with research continuing at the University of New Hampshire. Fledermaus is being used primarily for applications relating to ocean mapping and oceanography. Some of its many applications are outlined in

Mayer,L. Paton, M. Gee,L. Gardner and Ware, C. Interactive 3-D Visualization: A Tool for Seafloor Navigation, Exploration and Engineering.

Fledermaus is currently being developed and marketed by Interactive Visualization Systems of New Brunswick, Canada.

Here are some technical papers that relate to the development of Fledermaus navigation techniques.

Individual sonar soundings are displayed above a derived surface.

Other Relevant Publications

Paton, M., Mayer, L.A. and Ware, C. (1997) Interactive 3-D tools for pipeline route planning. Proceedings of the IEEE-Oceans'97, Vol. 2 1216-1222.

Mayer, L., Dijikstra, S., Hughes Clarke, J. Paton, M., and Ware, C. (1997) SACLANTCEN Conference. Lerici, Italy, June. Proceedings Series CP-45. Pace, Pouliquen, Bergem and Lyons, Eds. 355-369.

Ware, C. and Lewis, (1995) M. The DragMag Image Magnifier, ACM CHI'95 Conference Companion, 407-408.

Ware, C., Slipp, L., Wong, K.W., Nickerson, B., Wells, D., Lee, Y.C., Dodd, D., and Costello, G. (1992) A System for Cleaning High Volume Bathymetry, International Hydrographic Review, LXIX(2), 77-94.

Ware, C., Knight, W. and Wells, D., (1991) Memory Intensive Statistical Algorithms for Multibeam Bathymetric Data. Computers and Geosciences. 17(7) 985-993.