Paradigm experiments with augmented reality in the subsurface

摘要

Subsurface software company Paradigm has been experimenting with 'augmented reality' - combining physical models of subsurface objects with geological data modelled in Paradigm software superimposed on them. First, a 3D graphics company created a physical object - a 3D model of a salt dome that had originally been modeled using Paradigm SKUA modeling software - using a 3D printer. Then it built a software tool running on an iPad, which takes a video image of the physical salt dome and displays it in 3D on the iPad screen. It then superimposes other geological data modelled using various Paradigm software applications (faults, stratigraphic horizons, well data, stratigraphic features, etc.) on the image.