diff --git a/data/assets/examples/pointscloud.asset b/data/assets/examples/pointscloud.asset
index 10617832c6..37b65c7ea3 100644
--- a/data/assets/examples/pointscloud.asset
+++ b/data/assets/examples/pointscloud.asset
@@ -2,22 +2,16 @@
 
 local assetHelper = asset.require("util/asset_helper")
 
-local speck = asset.syncedResource({
-    Name = "PointsCloud Speck Files",
-    Type = "HttpSynchronization",
-    Identifier = "digitaluniverse_2mass_speck",
-    Version = 1
-})
-
 local RenderablePointsCloud = {
     Identifier = "RenderablePointsCloud",
     Renderable = {
         Type = "RenderablePointsCloud",
         Color = {1.0, 1.0, 0.5},
         Data = {{0.0, 0.0, 0.0}, {0.0, 0.0, 0.0}, {0.0, 0.0, 0.0}},
-        File = speck .. "/2MASS.speck",
+        Luminosity = {0.0, 0.0, 0.0}
         Opacity = 0.0,
         Size = 0
+        Velocity = {0.0, 0.0, 0.0}
     },
     GUI = {
         Name = "Points Cloud",
diff --git a/modules/softwareintegration/network/softwareconnection.cpp b/modules/softwareintegration/network/softwareconnection.cpp
index 9e12f81525..87b4c24fed 100644
--- a/modules/softwareintegration/network/softwareconnection.cpp
+++ b/modules/softwareintegration/network/softwareconnection.cpp
@@ -130,8 +130,12 @@ namespace openspace {
         // And delegate decoding depending on message type
         if (type == "CONN")
             return Message(MessageType::Connection, messageBuffer);
-        if (type == "DATA")
+        else if (type == "DATA")
             return Message(MessageType::ReadPointData, messageBuffer);
+        else if (type == "LUMI")
+            return Message(MessageType::ReadLuminosityData, messageBuffer);
+        else if (type == "VELO")
+            return Message(MessageType::ReadVelocityData, messageBuffer);
         else if( type == "ASGN")
             return Message(MessageType::AddSceneGraphNode, messageBuffer);
         else if (type == "RSGN")
diff --git a/modules/softwareintegration/network/softwareconnection.h b/modules/softwareintegration/network/softwareconnection.h
index a53f4b4d9a..a7d70aba3f 100644
--- a/modules/softwareintegration/network/softwareconnection.h
+++ b/modules/softwareintegration/network/softwareconnection.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ public:
     enum class MessageType : uint32_t {
         Connection = 0,
         ReadPointData,
+        ReadLuminosityData,
+        ReadVelocityData,
         AddSceneGraphNode,
         RemoveSceneGraphNode,
         Color,
diff --git a/modules/softwareintegration/rendering/renderablepointscloud.cpp b/modules/softwareintegration/rendering/renderablepointscloud.cpp
index 1858465f1d..24d3a77c85 100644
--- a/modules/softwareintegration/rendering/renderablepointscloud.cpp
+++ b/modules/softwareintegration/rendering/renderablepointscloud.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ namespace {
     constexpr const char* ProgramName = "shaderProgram";
     constexpr const char* _loggerCat = "PointsCloud";
     constexpr const char* KeyData = "Data";
+    constexpr const char* KeyLuminosity = "Luminosity";
+    constexpr const char* KeyVelocity = "Velocity";
 
     constexpr int8_t CurrentCacheVersion = 1;
 
@@ -140,6 +142,16 @@ namespace openspace {
             _hasPointData = true;
         }
 
+        if (dictionary.hasKey(KeyLuminosity)) {
+            _luminosityData = dictionary.value<std::vector<float>>(KeyLuminosity);
+            _hasLuminosityData = true;
+        }
+
+        if (dictionary.hasKey(KeyVelocity)) {
+            _velocityData = dictionary.value<std::vector<float>>(KeyVelocity);
+            _hasVelocityData = true;
+        }
+
         if (dictionary.hasKey(OpacityInfo.identifier)) {
             _opacity = static_cast<float>(
                 dictionary.value<double>(OpacityInfo.identifier));
diff --git a/modules/softwareintegration/rendering/renderablepointscloud.h b/modules/softwareintegration/rendering/renderablepointscloud.h
index bb087f16b6..f63a6edfc9 100644
--- a/modules/softwareintegration/rendering/renderablepointscloud.h
+++ b/modules/softwareintegration/rendering/renderablepointscloud.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ protected:
     bool readPointData();
 
     bool _hasPointData = false;
+    bool _hasLuminosityData = false;
+    bool _hasVelocityData = false;
     bool _isDirty = true;
 
     std::unique_ptr<ghoul::opengl::ProgramObject> _shaderProgram = nullptr;
@@ -71,6 +73,8 @@ protected:
     properties::Vec3Property _color;
 
     std::vector<std::vector<float>> _pointData;
+    std::vector<float> _luminosityData;
+    std::vector<float> _velocityData;
     std::vector<float> _fullData;
     std::vector<float> _slicedData;
 
diff --git a/modules/softwareintegration/softwareintegrationmodule.cpp b/modules/softwareintegration/softwareintegrationmodule.cpp
index 302936f4bb..db8be20560 100644
--- a/modules/softwareintegration/softwareintegrationmodule.cpp
+++ b/modules/softwareintegration/softwareintegrationmodule.cpp
@@ -191,6 +191,22 @@ namespace openspace {
             }
             break;
         }
+        case SoftwareConnection::MessageType::ReadLuminosityData: {
+            messageOffset = 0; // Resets message offset 
+
+            luminosityData.clear();
+            luminosityData = readData(message);
+
+            break;
+        }
+        case SoftwareConnection::MessageType::ReadVelocityData: {
+            messageOffset = 0; // Resets message offset 
+
+            velocityData.clear();
+            velocityData = readData(message);
+
+            break;
+        }
         case SoftwareConnection::MessageType::AddSceneGraphNode: {
             std::string identifier = readIdentifier(message);
             glm::vec3 color = readColor(message);
diff --git a/modules/softwareintegration/softwareintegrationmodule.h b/modules/softwareintegration/softwareintegrationmodule.h
index 4888948da9..17034a3269 100644
--- a/modules/softwareintegration/softwareintegrationmodule.h
+++ b/modules/softwareintegration/softwareintegrationmodule.h
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ private:
     std::string readGUI(std::vector<char>& message);
 
     std::vector<std::vector<float>> pointData;
+    std::vector<float> luminosityData;
+    std::vector<float> velocityData;
     std::unordered_map<size_t, std::shared_ptr<Peer>> _peers;
     mutable std::mutex _peerListMutex;