This week, two leading California universities, a California Institute for Science and Innovation, and four California-based companies today unveiled the world’s first visualization complex dedicated to Earth and ocean sciences, linking wide-screen, “immersive” environments over a 2.5 gigabit-per-second optical network. The group also dedicated a permanent Visualization Center at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), linked to a similar facility at San Diego State University (SDSU) through 44 miles of optical fiber, with optical switches and 3.2-million-pixel screens at each end. The following video features Cal-(IT)2 Director and UCSD professor Larry Smarr’s remarks at the visualization center’s dedication.