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3D Geo-Visualization Project CLIVE Takes First Place in MIT Contest
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Alex Chen, an SFU environmental science student in the Faculty of Environment, co-created CLIVE, a geo-visualization tool that forecasts coastal areas' reaction to climate change.
Vancouver, BC, October 3, 2014--(T-Net)--A first-of-its kind 3D geo-visualization project that runs on a laptop, invented by Simon Fraser University and University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) researchers, is the winner of a major international contest.
The World According to CLIVE (Coastal Impact Visualization Environment) took first place in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT's) Centre for Collective Intelligence annual contest on Communicating Coastal Risk and Resilience.
Nick Hedley, an SFU Faculty of Environment (geography) professor, and Adam Fenech, a climate change expert and director of UPEI's Climate Research Lab, co-created CLIVE.
Nick Hedley, SFU Faculty of Environment (geography) professor
With the click of a mouse, the tool can communicate the future outcomes of global environmental change due to coastal erosion and oceanic thermal expansion, all derived from futuristic projections of climate change.
The World According to CLIVE was among nearly 600 projects from around the world initially competing for first place. CLIVE survived several rounds of competition and went on to the finals against two other projects.
Through support and votes from the SFU and UPEI communities, CLIVE won the Popular Choice award.
The winning researchers will be officially acknowledged in Cambridge, Massachusetts in early November.
About Simon Fraser University
As Canada's engaged university, SFU is defined by its dynamic integration of innovative education, cutting-edge research and far-reaching community engagement. SFU was founded almost 50 years ago with a mission to be a different kind of university—to bring an interdisciplinary approach to learning, embrace bold initiatives, and engage with communities near and far. Today, SFU is a leader amongst Canada's comprehensive research universities and is ranked one of the top universities in the world under 50 years of age. With campuses in British Columbia's three largest cities—Vancouver, Surrey and Burnaby—SFU has eight faculties, delivers almost 150 programs to over 30,000 students, and boasts more than 130,000 alumni in 130 countries around the world.
Contact:
Nick Hedley (North Vancouver resident), 778.782.4515, hedley@sfu.ca
Carol Thorbes, PAMR, 778.782.3035, cthorbes@sfu.ca
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