VREO

This was possible through the use of data obtained by the Copernicus program of ESA (European space agency). The raw datasets are retrieved and stored in a Big Data stack system that provides to a GeoServer the necessary and useful data. It also has included a speech recognition incorporated in the Artificial Intelligence module that interacts with the VR application by sending some commands based on the understanding of what the user spoke.

The final result is a playful way of interacting with the earth data by using Virtual Reality, where the user can walk over the world, coated with the representation of several data types, grouped in Land, Maritime, and Climate data, from ESA. The user can also use his voice in order to be teleported to some places, like the central space station, which is the base zone for the user to interact with the maps and data.

The interesting part about this project is that you are able to see the representation of Earth’s natural conditions, such as afforestation, water salinity, air pollution levels, and so on. Some of those indicators are represented in near-real-time, or with a couple of days of delay.