OpenSpace: Changing the Narrative of Public Dissemination in Astronomical Visualization from What to How

被引:7
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作者
Bock, Alexander [1 ]
Axelsson, Emil [2 ]
Emmart, Carter [3 ]
Kuznetsova, Masha [4 ]
Hansen, Charles [5 ,6 ]
Ynnerman, Anders [7 ,8 ]
机构
[1] NYU, New York, NY 10003 USA
[2] Linkoping Univ, Immers Visualizat, Linkoping, Sweden
[3] Amer Museum Nat Hist, Astrovisualizat Prod & Educ, Rose Ctr Earth & Space, New York, NY 10024 USA
[4] Community Coordinated Modeling Ctr, Greenbelt, MD USA
[5] Univ Utah, Sch Comp, Comp Sci, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA
[6] Univ Utah, Sci Comp & Imaging Inst, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA
[7] Linkoping Univ, Sci Visualizat, Linkoping, Sweden
[8] Univ Utah, Sch Comp, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA
基金
瑞典研究理事会;
关键词
astronomical visualization; computer graphics; public dissemination;
D O I
10.1109/MCG.2018.032421653
中图分类号
TP31 [计算机软件];
学科分类号
081202 ; 0835 ;
摘要
This article presents the development of open-source software called OpenSpace that bridges the gap between scientific discoveries and public dissemination and thus paves the way for the next generation of science communication and data exploration. The article describes how the platform enables interactive presentations of dynamic and time-varying processes by domain experts to the general public. The concepts are demonstrated through four cases: Image acquisitions of the New Horizons and Rosetta spacecraft, the dissemination of space weather phenomena, and the display of high-resolution planetary images. Each case has been presented at public events with great success. These cases highlight the details of data acquisition, rather than presenting the final results, showing the audience the value of supporting the efforts of the scientific discovery.
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页码:44 / 57
页数:14
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