What Can Visualization Research Do for Climate? A Workshop Report.

IF 1.4 4区计算机科学 Q3 COMPUTER SCIENCE, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications Pub Date : 2025-07-01 DOI:10.1109/MCG.2025.3566453

Helen-Nicole Kostis, Benjamin Bach, Fanny Chevalier, Mark SubbaRao, Yvonne Jansen, Robert Soden, Theresa-Marie Rhyne

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Earth, our home planet, is changing at an unprecedented rate due to human industrial activity. Data visualization can uniquely illuminate these complex transformations by revealing hidden patterns, thereby translating abstract data into compelling narratives and increased understanding. How can we harness visualization's full potential to inform and inspire our generation toward environmental awareness and stewardship? This article reports on insights and key challenges from the 2024 IEEE VIS workshop on climate action and sustainability whose submissions paint a rich picture of the current, yet still nascent, landscape of how the field of visualization can help empower people to take meaningful steps toward environmental stewardship. Drawing from the presented works and the collective workshop discussions, we propose future research directions and invite the visualization community, both researchers and practitioners, to join this vital effort in addressing one of our planet's greatest challenges.

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IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications 工程技术-计算机：软件工程

CiteScore

3.20

自引率

5.60%

发文量

160

审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications (CG&A) bridges the theory and practice of computer graphics, visualization, virtual and augmented reality, and HCI. From specific algorithms to full system implementations, CG&A offers a unique combination of peer-reviewed feature articles and informal departments. Theme issues guest edited by leading researchers in their fields track the latest developments and trends in computer-generated graphical content, while tutorials and surveys provide a broad overview of interesting and timely topics. Regular departments further explore the core areas of graphics as well as extend into topics such as usability, education, history, and opinion. Each issue, the story of our cover focuses on creative applications of the technology by an artist or designer. Published six times a year, CG&A is indispensable reading for people working at the leading edge of computer-generated graphics technology and its applications in everything from business to the arts.