MULTIMEDIA AND NETWORK IN CO-OPERATIVE RESEARCH AND LEARNING

Objective

MANICORAL involves an existing group of European researchers who analyse satellite date to predict climatic changes. They will collaborate with supercomputer researchers, who are experimenting with methods of presenting large volumes of information in an understandable way, and with human factors specialists who examine the effect of telematics systems on group working. The results of the project will improve the use of network services by researchers, and enhance the understanding of the large amounts of information generated by current experimental and observation facilities.

General objective is to explore, develop, implement and evaluate a Computer Supported Co-operative Work system (CSCW) among a geographically distributed European research group.

The consortium is interdisciplinary and consists of

- the user group, AFRICAR(Altimetry for Research in Climate And Resources), a group of geoscientist investigating the use and exploitation of radar Altimetry data. They aim to enhance collaboration through use of CSCW tools, and enhance access to scientific methods, results and raw data.

- The Human Communications, Cooperation and Cognition (HCCC) group, from the humanistic and social sciences, comprises experts in human computer interaction. They will develop a conceptual and methodological framework for studying, analysing and specifying requirements for a CSCW system for scientific cooperation. They will also evaluate the constitutive influence of collaborative technologies on a research community, focusing on communication, cooperation, cognition, learning and scientific knowledge

- Rutherford Appleton Laboratories (RAL), the technology providers, will provide a system for distributed cooperative visualisation (DCV) based on the requirements specified by HCCC, and building on the visualisation systems already used by AFRICAR and the existing CSCW toolset supported and enhanced by the Telematics MERCI project.

Anticipated results:

- a system for distributed cooperative visualisation of complex information sets

- improved and uniform access to distributed domain data

- improved understanding of group collaboration and cooperation in a distributed context

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › aerospace engineering › satellite technology
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › information engineering › telecommunications › radio technology › radar
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › computer hardware › supercomputers
• social sciences › psychology › ergonomics

Programme(s)

• FP4-TELEMATICS 2C - Specific programme of research and technological development and demonstration in the area of telematic applications of common interest, 1994-1998

Topic(s)

• B.3 - Telematics Applications for Research

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

Copenhagen Business School

Address

Howitzvej 60
2000 Copenhagen F
Denmark

Participants (9)

ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

Greece

Address

Thessaloniki

Links

Aalborg University

Denmark

Address

8,langagervej
9220 Aalborg

CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL)

United Kingdom

Address

Chilton
OX11 0QX Didcot

Links

NATIONAL SURVEY AND CADASTRE

Denmark

Address

8,rentemestervej
2400 Copenhagen

POLYTECHNIC OF MILAN

Italy

Address

Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci 32
20133 Milano

ROSKILDE UNIVERSITET CENTER

Denmark

Address

4000 Roskilde

TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY GRAZ

Austria

Address

30,steyrergasse
8010 Graz

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT

Netherlands

Address

134,julianaan
2600 AA Delft

UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN

Denmark

Address

6,haraldsgade
2200 Copenhagen