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Application of Modern Technologies in Popularization of the Czech Volcanic Geoheritage

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Four volcanic geoheritage sites in the Czech Republic were selected to showcase new technologies for communicating the recent results of scientific research to a wider nonprofessional public. The selected volcanic sites are scoria cones with late intrusive plugs, phonolite lava-dome erupted within a maar crater, phonolite laccolith, and a nested group of monogenetic volcanoes of Oligocene to Miocene age. The available scientific results from each volcanic site were summarized and transformed into images (playscreen) used for the 3D animation. The identical sources used for 3D animations were also used for generation of virtual models of augmented reality. The outcomes were tested on school children, and the results indicate that the modern methods applied in popularization of volcanic geoheritage are highly attractive for the youngest generation and have a potential to bring more interest in Earth Sciences. Using such techniques makes the communication of geoheritage to the public more effective.

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Acknowledgements

The presented models of geoheritage communication to public were constructed and tested within two projects “Discoveries are waiting for you” and “Science to education, education to science” financially supported by the European Social Fund – Investment into the Development of Education and by the Czech Government. We are also indebted to Michael S. Petronis for English revisions. The manuscript benefited from comments of two anonymous reviewers as well as from careful editorial handling by Kevin Page.

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  1. Czech Geological Survey, Klárov 3, 118 21, Prague 1, Czech Republic

    Vladislav Rapprich, Martin Lisec, Patrik Fiferna & Prokop Závada

  2. Institute of Geophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Boční II 1a/1401, 141 31, Prague 4, Czech Republic

    Prokop Závada

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Rapprich, V., Lisec, M., Fiferna, P. et al. Application of Modern Technologies in Popularization of the Czech Volcanic Geoheritage. Geoheritage 9, 413–420 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12371-016-0208-x

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