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Interchanging Interactive 3D Graphics for Astronomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2013

C. J. Fluke ,
D. G. Barnes  and
N. T. Jones
C. J. Fluke*
Affiliation:
Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology, PO Box 218, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia
D. G. Barnes
Affiliation:
Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology, PO Box 218, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia
N. T. Jones
Affiliation:
Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology, PO Box 218, Hawthorn VIC 3122, Australia
*
BCorresponding author. Email: cfluke@swin.edu.au
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Abstract

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We demonstrate how interactive, three-dimensional (3D) 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 minimize the effort to produce visualizations appropriate for undertaking knowledge discovery at the astronomer's desktop, as part of conference presentations, in digital publications or as Web content. We use examples from cosmological visualization to address some of the issues of interchange and to describe our approach to adapting s2plot desktop visualizations to the Web2.

Keywords

cosmology: miscellaneousmethods: data analysistechniques: miscellaneous
Type
Research Article
Information
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 26 , Issue 1 , 2009 , pp. 64 - 74
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 2009

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