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Spyders Scientific Visualization Features Help Oil and Gas Giant See Beneath the Earth's Surface
Phoenix (July 26, 2007) -- Vista Systems’ Spyders play a key role in three ultra high-resolution Cyviz Clusterwalls at a major international oil and gas company in Houston, Texas where they are used to view images deep beneath the earth’s surface, such as sonar graphics depicting oil and gas deposits.
Seismic interpretation is critical to oil companies in determining exact drilling and exploration locations and identifying any potential challenges or obstacles. Efficient interpretation systems, like the one designed by The Whitlock Group, a systems integration firm, can help companies plan drilling projects more efficiently, decrease production time and dramatically increase ROI.
The Whitlock Group provided systems design and integration for the displays; two rooms feature 5x2 arrays and the main auditorium a 7x2 array. They enable full, native-resolution display of a multi-channel CPU cluster or a single CPU with multiple graphic outputs. Single-chip DLP® 1400x1050 projectors are employed, blended both horizontally and vertically 20%.
Spyder was selected to handle processing and windowing tasks because it was “the only processor solution with ultra high-resolution digital inputs, digital outputs, and source-overlapping capability,” notes Chris Lawson, Account Executive of The Whitlock Group. “Spyder has proven to be an extremely flexible system with excellent source overlapping and many scientific visualization features not commonly found in an image processor. Other advanced Spyder features used in the design and implementation of this system include storing background images, digital annotation capabilities across all channels and scaled image output.”
The main auditorium array has 16 inputs and 16 outputs, all DVI using four Spyder 300 Series processors. The two Clusterwalls images are 8’x26’, the Auditorium image size is 8’x36’ and resolution images 10 mega pixel and 14 mega pixel, respectively, are displayed. All Clusterwall arrays feature advanced control system with digital annotation, KVM switching, multiple sources and videoconferencing capabilities. All rooms can be cued up and monitored from one control room where all the multi-channel workstations are located.
About Vista Systems
Vista Systems was recently acquired by Christie, a global leader in visual solutions for business, entertainment and industry, to create a comprehensive source for imaging processing and projection solutions. The acquisition combines the power and flexibility of Vista's video switchers and real-time windowing and composition products with the power, performance and reliability of award-winning Christie projection systems. Vista Systems’ switchers have become the industry standard for live multiple-destination video and data mixed signal switching. For more information on Vista Systems, visit their Web site at www.vistasystems.net.
About The Whitlock Group
The Whitlock Group is a systems integration firm focused on the design, procurement, engineering, installation and service of audio, video, control room, videoconferencing, video-streaming, digital signage, video-production, visualization and broadcast solutions.
For more information, please visit www.whitlock.com.
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