Title :
Enhancing text-based chat with visuals for hazardous weather decision making
Author :
Gutman, Moshe ; Eosco, Gina ; Zappa, Monica ; Weaver, Chris
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
Abstract :
We created a visual chat application for use during hazardous weather events. The application, NWSChat2, allows National Weather Service forecasters, media members, and storm trackers to communicate with each other, basing their conversation on a common shared radar map of the storm. Users can additionally annotate the map with `pins´ or draw notes with a stylus. These annotations are automatically shared with all other users. The collaborative nature of NWSChat2 makes it well-suited for disseminating information to all users during weather emergencies.
Keywords :
emergency services; geophysics computing; groupware; information dissemination; meteorological radar; weather forecasting; NWSChat2; National Weather Service forecasters; common shared radar map; hazardous weather decision making; information dissemination; media members; storm tracker; text based chat enhancing; visual chat application; weather emergencies; Communities; Media; Pins; Storms; Visualization; Weather forecasting; Collaboration; coordinated multiple views; emergency response; hazardous weather; instant messaging;
Conference_Titel :
Visual Analytics Science and Technology (VAST), 2010 IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Salt Lake City, UT
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9488-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9487-3
DOI :
10.1109/VAST.2010.5650815
