“Atta texana leafcutting ant colony: a view underground” by Lafayette, Parke, Pierce, Nakamura and Simpson
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- Atta texana leafcutting ant colony: a view underground
Session/Category Title: Science in 3D
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The Atta-metter project maps tunnels and chambers of a vast leafcutting ant colony. An 8-meter x 8-meter ground-penetrating-radar scan was translated into a 3D model that can be viewed on an immersive visualization system, scaling the viewer to ant size.
References:
1. Leckebusch, J., 2001. Investigating the True Resolution and Three-Dimensional Capabilities of Ground-penetrating Radar Data in Archaeological Surveys: Measurements in a Sand Box, Arch. Prospection 8, 29–40.
2. Moser, J. C., 1963. Contents and Structure of Atta texana Nest in Summer, Annals of the Entomological Society of America 56, 3, 286–291.
3. Nakamura, T., 2006. The Soprants: Conceptual and Technical Framework for a 3D Interactive Video Game. Masters Thesis, Texas A&M University, 23–27.
4. Parke, F. I., 2005. Lower Cost Spatially Immersive Visualization for Human Environments, Landscape and Urban Planning 73, 2–3, 234–243.
