Tech | June 24, 2009 | 1 comment

Giant Wraparound Screen Shows Air Traffic in Real-Time

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In the flight control tower of the Lufthansa Brand Academy Frankfurt-Seeheim visitors learn about the local and global connections of international air traffic. A 14 meter wide 180 degrees projection let´s the visitors dive into the fully navigable, realtime 3D visualization of 16000 daily Lufthansa and Star Alliance flights. The intuitive navigation interface provides 6 degrees of freedom. Additional time and content filters can be activated with extra buttons and sliders. In just a few seconds of flight the user can move from a macro view of a local hub to a global overview of the worldwide air traffic routes.

The visual appearance of the data visualization is complimented by a generative, six channel 3D audio system. All flight patterns are linked to spacial sound element that follow the visual representations through space.
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