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State of the Art in Visualization Tools

Michael M. Heck
FEI Visualization Sciences Group

Abstract

This is indeed an exciting time to be involved in interpretation visualization. Great changes have occurred in the “every day” resources available we have available for visualization. CPUs have many cores. GPUs are programmable and have many, many cores. Display devices are mobile. All these changes are well known and have resulted in some obvious increases in performance, capacity and productivity. But it has taken some time to rewrite existing software and implement new algorithms to really take advantage of these changes. The next shift in performance and capacity is just starting to roll out to end-users. Similarly, the adoption of techniques from other markets such as medical and material science is just starting to enhance and change interpretation workflows. FEI Visualization Sciences Group is in a unique position to summarize the changing state of the art in visualization tools for interpretation. We have been developing 3D visualization tools for over thirty years for multiple markets and our libraries power many of the most advanced applications in this market. We will present some of the latest tools for rendering and analyzing volumes, surfaces, meshes and images in the context of interpretation workflows. We will also highlight some techniques that have been re-purposed from other markets and show how these tools can be made available on multiple platforms, including mobile devices.

AAPG Search and Discovery Article #90206 © AAPG Hedberg Conference, Interpretation Visualization in the Petroleum Industry, Houston, Texas, June 1-4, 2014