GeaVR is an open source software that allows the user to experience a wide range of geological and geomorphological sites in virtual reality. Developed thanks to the contribution of following projects:
- Erasmus+ Key Action 2 2017-1-UK01-KA203- 036719 “3DTeLC – Bringing the 3D-world into the classroom: a new approach to Teaching, Learning and Communicating the science of geohazards in terrestrial and marine environments”
- ACPR15T4_ 00098 “Agreement between the University of Milan Bicocca and the Cometa Consortium for the experimentation of cutting-edge interactive technologies for the improvement of science teaching and dissemination” of Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (ARGO3D)
It is distributed for research use only under the GNU General Public License v3.0.
Authors: Fabio Vitello3 , Fabio Luca Bonali1,2), Martin Kearl4
Contributors: Alessandro Tibaldi1,2, Malcolm Whitworth5, Varvara Antoniou6, Elena Russo1,2, Emmanuel Delage7, Paraskevi Nomikou6, Ugo Becciani8, Benjamin Van Wyk de Vries7, Mel Krokos4
1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, Italy
2CRUST-Interuniversity Center for 3D Seismotectonics with Territorial Applications, 66100 Chieti Scalo, Italy
3National Institute of Astrophysics, Bologna, Italy
4School of Creative Technologies, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK
5School of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK
6Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
7Observatoire du Physique du Globe de Clermont, University Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
8National Institute of Astrophysics, Catania, Italy
If you use GeaVR for your research, please acknowledge it by citing the following paper.
Publications related to the software
- Gerloni, I. G., Carchiolo, V., Vitello, F. R., Sciacca, E., Becciani, U., Costa, A., ... & Tibaldi, A. (2018, September). Immersive virtual reality for earth sciences. In 2018 Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (FedCSIS) (pp. 527-534). IEEE.
- Workflows for virtual reality visualisation and navigation scenarios in earth sciences." 5th International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management. SciTePress, 2019. Krokos, M., Luca, B. F., Fabio, V., Varvara, A., Ugo, B., Elena, R., Fabio, M., Luca, F., Paraskevi, N., Martin, K., Eva, S. & Whitworth, M. (2019)
- Real world-based immersive Virtual Reality for research, teaching and communication in volcanology. Bulletin of Volcanology 38. Real world–based immersive Virtual Reality for research, teaching and communication in volcanology. Bulletin of Volcanology, 82(5), 1-12. Tibaldi, A., Bonali, F. L., Vitello, F., Becciani, U., Krokos, M., Nomikou E., Delage, E., Van Wyk de Vries, B. and Whitworth, M. (2020)
Examples of GeaVR application
- Integrating Virtual Reality and GIS Tools for Geological Mapping, Data Collection and Analysis: An Example from the Metaxa Mine, Santorini (Greece). Applied Sciences, 10(23), 8317. Antoniou, V., Bonali, F., Nomikou, P., ,Tibaldi, A., Melissinos, P., Mariotto, F. Vitello, F., Krokos, M. and Whitworth, M. (2020)
- Student evaluations of using Virtual Reality to investigate natural hazard field sites. Journal of Geography in Higher Education. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1-19. Wright, P. N., Whitworth, M., Tibaldi, A., Bonali, F., Antoniou, V., Nomikou, P., Vitello, F., Becciani, U., Krokos, M. and Van Wyk de Vries, B. (2021)
- How Academics and the Public Experienced Immersive Virtual Reality for Geo-ducation. Geosciences, 12(1), 9. Bonali, F. L., Russo, E., Vitello, F., Antoniou, V., Marchese, F., Fallati, L., ... & Tibaldi, A. (2021).
Example of UAV-based survey
- A unique 12 ka subaerial record of rift-transform triple-junction tectonics, N.E. Iceland. Scientific Reports, 9:9669. UAV-based surveying in volcano-tectonics: An example from the Iceland rift. Journal of Structural Geology, 121, 46-64. Bonali, F. L., Tibaldi, A., Marchese, F., Fallati, L., Russo, E., Corselli, C., & Savini, A. (2019)
- A unique ~12 ka subaerial record of rift-transform triple-junction tectonics, NE Iceland. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 1-12. Rust, D. and Whitworth, M. (2019)
GeaVR requires a compatible Windows PC and Oculus VR headset. To compile the code you will need Unity platform (2018.2.21f) and the following Unity plugins: