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Ascension Trackers Enhance Oil and Gas Recovery Visualization System
Burlington, Vermont USA;
August 7, 2002: Ascension
Technology Corporation’s
tracking technology is now
being used by Schlumberger
Information Solutions to facilitate
immersive interaction with
their 3D virtual reality system
for oil well planning, real-time
geosteering and geophysical
analysis.
Schlumberger’s powerful
3D visualization system, called
Inside Reality®, gives
oil exploration design teams
greater understanding of the
complex structures inside
geological models. Its superior
immersion capability relies
on large screens, stereo display,
a tracked hand movement device
and head tracking. The expansive
display area allows an entire
team of experts to collaborate
in real time. With features
such as volume rendering,
the ability to import and
export seismic data, well
drill paths, well logs and
interpreted surfaces, Inside
Reality lowers costs and expedites
the recovery of oil and gas.
New to the system this year,
Ascension’s magnetic
tracker rests on a head-mounted
display, transmitting data
about the user’s motions
to the host computer. In turn,
that data is used to direct
the computer generated image
seen by those viewing the
3D datasets and models. Ascension’s
Flock of Birds provides fast,
accurate tracking with full
six degrees-of-freedom (6DOF),
so Inside Reality can have
real-time walk-through and
fly-through capability.
“Our products are being
used to help visualize large
amounts of data in order for
the oil companies to find
and extract oil reserves more
accurately, more efficiently
and with great cost savings
that run into the hundreds
of millions of dollars. That
saves money for oil companies
while disrupting the environment
as little as possible,”
explains Greg Erdmann, Ascension’s
Global Sales Manager.
Ascension Technology Corporation,
based in Burlington, Vermont,
is an ISO 9001 certified pioneer
in the development of motion
tracking solutions for application
in the fields of virtual reality,
medical imaging, simulation,
biomechanics and motion capture.
More information about Ascension
trackers is available at www.ascension-tech.com.
Schlumberger is a global
technology services company
with corporate offices in
New York, Paris and The Hague.
Schlumberger Oilfield Services
supplies products, services
and technical solutions for
oil and gas exploration and
production. Schlumberger Network
Solutions provides information
technology connectivity and
security. SchlumbergerSema
provides IT consulting and
systems integration. For more
information, visit www.slb.com.
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For Immediate Release
Contact: Jack Scully (802)
893-6657 or e-mail: jscully@ascension-tech.com
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