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Three-dimensional (3D) visualization has opened up a Universe of possible scientific data representations. 3D printing has the potential to make seemingly abstract and esoteric data sets accessible, particularly through the lens of…

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Upcoming astronomical surveys produce imagery that spans many orders of magnitude in spatial scale, requiring scientists to reason fluidly between global structure and local detail. Data from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory exemplifies this…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-03-19 Ava Nederlander , Zainab Aamir , Arie E. Kaufman

We present encube $-$ a qualitative, quantitative and comparative visualisation and analysis system, with application to high-resolution, immersive three-dimensional environments and desktop displays. encube extends previous comparative…

Effective data visualization is a key part of the discovery process in the era of big data. It is the bridge between the quantitative content of the data and human intuition, and thus an essential component of the scientific path from data…

Punzo et al. (2015) recently reported on the state of the art for visualisation of H I data cubes. I here briefly describe another program, FRELLED, specifically designed for dealing with H I data. Unlike many 3D viewers, FRELLED can handle…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-16 Rhys Taylor

Astrophysics lies at the crossroads of big datasets (such as the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope and Gaia), open source software to visualize and interpret high dimensional datasets (such as Glue, WorldWide Telescope, and OpenSpace), and…

Spherical coordinate systems, which are ubiquitous in astronomy, cannot be shown without distortion on flat, two-dimensional surfaces. This poses challenges for the two complementary phases of visual exploration -- making discoveries in…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-07-18 C. J. Fluke , D. G. Barnes

Virtual Observatories (VOs) are online hubs of scientific knowledge. They encompass a collection of platforms dedicated to the storage and dissemination of astronomical data, from simple data archives to e-research platforms offering…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-04-25 Tim Dykes , Amr Hassan , Claudio Gheller , Darren Croton , Mel Krokos

The exponential growth of data in Astrophysics and Cosmology demands scalable computational tools and intuitive interfaces for analysis and visualization. In this work, we present an innovative integration of the VisIVO scientific…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-07 Eva Sciacca , Nicola Tuccari , Umer Arshad , Fabio Pitari , Giuseppa Muscianisi , Emiliano Tramontana

We have developed a Java-based teaching tool, "Appreciating Hubble at Hyper-speed" ($\textit{AHaH}$), intended for use by students and instructors in beginning astronomy and cosmology courses, which we have made available online. This tool…

A Space-Time Cube enables analysts to clearly observe spatio-temporal features in movement trajectory datasets in geovisualization. However, its general usability is impacted by a lack of depth cues, a reported steep learning curve, and the…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2019-10-10 Jorge A. Wagner Filho , Wolfgang Stuerzlinger , Luciana Nedel

We present the beta release of iDaVIE-v, a new Virtual Reality software for data cube exploration. The beta release of iDaVIE-v (immersive Data Visualisation Interactive Explorer for volumetric rendering) is planned for release in early…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2020-12-22 Lucia Marchetti , Thomas H. Jarrett , Angus Comrie , Alexander K. Sivitilli , Fabio Vitello , Ugo Becciani , A. R. Taylor

Astronomy, a captivating field that draws upon science, mathematics, and engineering, has traditionally relied on visual representations to convey the wonders of the cosmos. While this approach effectively engages the sighted population,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-03 Carol Christian , Antonella Nota , Noreen Grice , Thomas Madura , David Hurd

Though the mediums for visualization are limited, the potential dimensions of a dataset are not. In many areas of scientific study, understanding the correlations between those dimensions and their uncertainties is pivotal to mining useful…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-02-25 Steve Haroz , Kwan-Liu Ma , Katrin Heitmann

Next generation astronomical surveys naturally pose challenges for human-centred visualisation and analysis workflows that currently rely on the use of standard desktop display environments. While a significant fraction of the data…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-07-11 C. J. Fluke , D. Vohl , V. A. Kilborn , C. Murugeshan

We present a design space for animated transitions of the appearance of 3D spatial datasets in a hybrid Augmented Reality (AR)-desktop context. Such hybrid interfaces combine both traditional and immersive displays to facilitate the…

Whether aimed for the study of the planetary systems, the distribution of the stars in the galaxies or the formation of the large-scale structures in the Universe, the sizes of numerical simulations are becoming increasingly important in…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-17 F. Marin , J. Desroziers , A. Schaaff

We demonstrate how interactive, three-dimensional (3-d) scientific visualizations can be efficiently interchanged between a variety of mediums. Through the use of an appropriate interchange format, and a unified interaction interface, we…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 C. J. Fluke , D. G. Barnes , N. T. Jones

Data analysis in space sciences has been performed exclusively visually for years, despite the fact that the largest amount of data belongs to non-visible portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. This, on the one hand, limits the study of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-05-10 Johanna Casado , Beatriz García