CEDAR email: AGU26 Call for Abstracts: ≥3D – Virtual Reality, MR/AR/XR, and Sonification Tools

[Aguilar Guerrero, Jaime]

Colleagues,

Submit your abstract now to our AGU26 session:

≥3D: Virtual Reality, MR/AR/XR, and Sonification Tools to Showcase and Explore Multidimensional Data in Earth and Space Science

For several years now, this session and its predecessors have helped cultivate a growing community around immersive and multisensory approaches to Earth and space science. What began as discussions of emerging VR, AR, and sonification technologies has evolved into an established forum for researchers, educators, developers, and practitioners exploring how spatial computing and novel interfaces can transform the way we analyze, communicate, and experience scientific data.

Over the past several AGU meetings, the scope of the conversation has expanded alongside the technology itself. Contributions now span spatial computing, immersive analytics, digital twins, AI-assisted exploration, scientific sonification, collaborative virtual environments, education, outreach, and science communication. The session has become a recurring gathering place where researchers from across the geosciences share tools, lessons learned, scientific discoveries, and visions for the future of immersive science.

One of the most rewarding aspects of this session has been watching a community form and strengthen year after year. Returning participants have helped establish a shared identity around immersive and multisensory approaches to Earth and space science, while new contributors continue to bring fresh ideas, technologies, and scientific applications from fields such as seismology, oceanography, atmospheric science, hydrology, cryosphere science, natural hazards, and planetary science. The result has been a uniquely collaborative session that bridges traditional disciplinary boundaries and connects researchers, educators, developers, and practitioners across the geosciences.

As Earth and space science datasets become increasingly multidimensional, immersive and auditory interfaces are becoming more than visualization tools—they are enabling new ways to explore, analyze, communicate, and discover patterns within complex Earth and space science data, from subsurface structures to climate systems and planetary environments.

We welcome contributions related to:

• Virtual, augmented, mixed, and extended reality (VR/AR/MR/XR) applied to Earth and space science data and processes
• Spatial computing and digital twins for Earth system modeling and monitoring
• Scientific sonification and multimodal exploration of geoscience datasets
• Immersive analytics and human-data interaction in scientific contexts
• AI-enabled visualization and exploration environments for Earth and space science
• Education, outreach, and science communication applications
• Novel platforms, workflows, and tools for multidimensional scientific datasets

Whether you are presenting a mature research effort, a new platform, lessons learned from deployment, or a provocative vision for the future of immersive science, we encourage you to submit.

Abstract submissions close August 5, 2026.

Session information and abstract submission:

https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu26/prelim.cgi/Session/281668
Please share this call with colleagues, collaborators, and students working at the intersection of immersive technology and Earth or space science.

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The ≥3D Conveners
Kristina Collins, Alexandra Boghosian, Jaime Aguilar
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