Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
As part of the MinEx CRC, UniSA's Australian Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual Environments has developed three innovative projects that use immersive technologies to work towards the goal of an Exploration Metaverse. These projects encompass augmented reality core logging (LogAR), virtual collaboration and visualisation of spatial datasets (OzMap), and immersive analytics for geoscientific data (ImAxesGEO). This presentation will demonstrate how each of these platforms introduce new tools to enable rapid data-driven decision making for geoscientists. An additional developing project is the RoXplorer®digital twin that will be used to optimise engineering and user workflows of coiled tubing drill sites, train drillers on the new platform, and act as a technology showcase for stakeholder engagement and commercialisation. Finally, no metaverse would be complete without a stunning virtual world to explore, so what better excuse to showcase an immersive reconstruction of the Flinders Ranges and its rich geological archive of the evolution of life on Earth through the 360°Flinders Ranges project, a VR experience in support of the World Heritage nomination for this region.
0:00 Introduction
3:09 Seminar
As part of the MinEx CRC, UniSA's Australian Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual Environments has developed three innovative projects that use immersive technologies to work towards the goal of an Exploration Metaverse. These projects encompass augmented reality core logging (LogAR), virtual collaboration and visualisation of spatial datasets (OzMap), and immersive analytics for geoscientific data (ImAxesGEO). This presentation will demonstrate how each of these platforms introduce new tools to enable rapid data-driven decision making for geoscientists. An additional developing project is the RoXplorer®digital twin that will be used to optimise engineering and user workflows of coiled tubing drill sites, train drillers on the new platform, and act as a technology showcase for stakeholder engagement and commercialisation. Finally, no metaverse would be complete without a stunning virtual world to explore, so what better excuse to showcase an immersive reconstruction of the Flinders Ranges and its rich geological archive of the evolution of life on Earth through the 360°Flinders Ranges project, a VR experience in support of the World Heritage nomination for this region.
0:00 Introduction
3:09 Seminar
