Applications of visualisation within British Telecom

The subject of visualisation includes any technique which utilises interactive visual displays as the main means of imparting information to a user. It includes the already widely available numerical data visualisation techniques used in many scientific and engineering fields, together with aspects from newer areas such as telepresence and virtual reality. The improving performance and reducing cost of computer-based graphical systems and the availability of linking telecommunications systems of high bandwidth, all support a trend towards visual working in fields outside of science or engineering. This paper looks at work started in British Telecom in this area, to support information handling activities and to explore future telecommunications service possibilities