OpenSpace: An open-source astrovisualization framework
Visualization
Astronomy
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Alexander Bock
0000-0002-2849-6146
1,4
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Emil Axelsson
0000-0003-3482-6356
1
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Karl Bladin
0000-0001-7789-0142
1
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Jonathas Costa
0000-0002-5008-5685
4
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Gene Payne
0000-0001-8022-4781
5
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Matthew Territo
0000-0002-7085-1770
5
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affiliation
Joakim Kilby
1
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affiliation
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Eric Myers
0000-0002-2474-5125
2
Masha Kuznetsova
3
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affiliation
Carter Emmart
2
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orcid
affiliation
Anders Ynnerman
0000-0002-9466-9826
1
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Linköping University
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American Museum of Natural History
2
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Community Coordinated Modeling Center
3
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New York University
4
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University of Utah
5
25 July 2017
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Summary
OpenSpace [-@Webpage; @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 [@Bladin17GlobeBrowsing; @Bock15bOpenSpace]. Bringing the latest techniques from data visualization research to the general public and scientists [@Bock15OpenSpace], OpenSpace supports interactive presentation of dynamic data from observations, simulations, and space mission planning and operations over a large span of sizes [@Bock17DSG]. 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.
