
Using technology to "make it rain" for Leeward Haleakala
LHWRP has been working to develop a new educational tool that is hands on and 3D! Originally developed by the University of California at Davis (UC Davis), the ARSandbox is a real-time, interactive educational tool that allows the user to create a "land mass" by shaping the sand in the sandbox. The projector mounted above uses augmented reality software to project an elevation color map, topography contour lines and simulated water onto the sand below. The user can make it