---
title: 'OpenSpace: An open-source astrovisualization framework'
tags:
    - Visualization
    - Astronomy
authors:
    - name: Alexander Bock
      orcid: 0000-0002-2849-6146
      affiliation: Linköping University
      affiliation: New York University
    - name: Emil Axelsson
      orcid: 0000-0003-3482-6356
      affiliation: Linköping University
    - name: Kalle Bladin
      orcid: 0000-0001-7789-0142
      affiliation: Linköping University
    - name: Jonathas Costa
      orcid: 0000-0002-5008-5685
      affiliation: New York University
    - name: Gene Payne
      orcid: 0000-0001-8022-4781
      affiliation: University of Utah
    - name: Matthew Territo
      orcid: 0000-0002-7085-1770
      affiliation: University of Utah
    - name: Joakim Kilby
      affiliation: Linköping University
    - name: Eric Myers
      orcid: 0000-0002-2474-5125
      affiliation: American Museum of Natural History
      name: Masha Kuznetsova
      affiliation: Community Coordinated Modeling Center
    - name: Carter Emmart
      affiliation: American Museum of Natural History
    - name: Anders Ynnerman
      orcid: 0000-0002-9466-9826
      affiliation: Linköping University
date: 01 June 2017
bibliography: paper.bib
---

# Summary
OpenSpace is an open source interactive data visualization software designed to visualize the entire known universe and portray our ongoing efforts to investigate the cosmos.  Bringing the latest techniques from data visualization research to the general public and scientists, OpenSpace supports interactive presentation of dynamic data from observations, simulations, and space mission planning and operations.  The software supports multiple operating systems with an extensible architecture powering high resolution tiled displays, planetarium domes, as well as desktop computers.  In addition, OpenSpace enables simultaneous connections across the globe creating opportunity for shared experiences among audiences worldwide.

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