Group C2 - Visualization / Analysis
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[edit] Attendees
- Bret Schichtel
- Debra Gable
- Donna Schwede
- Eric Hall
- Fred Dimmick
- Gregory Leptoukh
- Janet Cakir
- Jill Engel-Cox (Facilitator)
- Jim Szykman
- Joe Retzer
- John White
- Ken Knowle
- Melissa Rury
- Mike Uhl
- Neil Frank (Notes2)
- Randy Waite
- Richard Payton
- Sarav Arunachalam
- Sharon Phillips
- Sig Christensen
- Tesh Rao
- Tyler Fox
- Uma Shankar
- Wayne Faas
[edit] Data System Profiles
| Visualization/Analysis | Reusable Tools and Methods | |
|---|---|---|
| 3D-AQS | Not Given | Not Given |
| AIRNow | Public visualization is via animated GIF maps, offered on the AIRNow.Gov website. Dynamic visualization may be accomplished via the Navigator tool on AIRNowTech. In addition, AQI current conditions and forecasts are available as KML and can be used for Google Earth mashups (http://www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=google_earth.main). | AIRNow Gateway’s use of standardized web services makes those solutions reusable. |
| CASTNET | Concentration maps for the Eastern and CONUS regions are shown on the CASTNET website. Deposition trends plots, changes in meteorology, and ozone concentrations are shown for each site on the CASTNET website. Additional publications with supporting visualization and analysis are also available on the website. | Not Given |
| CMAQ | Not Given | Not Given |
| DataFed | The visualization tools for parameter-spatial-temporal browsing are applicable for each dataset in the federated data system. The output data from the processing services are also available for mashups with other popular tools e.g. [http://datafedwiki.wustl.edu/index.php/2007-07-18_ESIP_Demo_OMI_NO2 Google Earth] and GIS software. | The data access, processing and visualization services in DataFed are all composed of reusable Web Services through both SOAP and REST protocols ([http://capita.wustl.edu/capita/capitareports/070725IGARSS07_Barcelona/DataFed_IGARSS07_Barcelona_ER3.pdf Paper-PDF]). |
| EMF | MIMS Analysis Engine embedded in EMF. Uses PAVE in SMOKE run scripts to generate plots during SMOKE runs. Hoped-for links to VERDI, but no specific plans. | Not Given |
| EPA AIRQuest Data Warehouse | Not Given | Not Given |
| EPA AQS | Not Given | Exchange Network web services |
| ESIP | Not Given | Use of wiki, portals, catalogs. Guidance on best practices. Promotes web services and service oriented architecture approaches to reuse. |
| GIOVANNI | Plot Types for Single Parameters:
Plot Types for Multi-Parameter Intercomparisons:
Animations Climatology and anomalies ASCII output for maps and plots Web services for downloading subsetted data |
GrADS, IDL, Python, Perl Aggregation, statistics |
| GeoWeb | A user of the Geoweb connects to the Server using a web browser such as Firefox or Internet Explorer. This permits searching for data files and viewing of metadata about each file. After a file of interest is located, the data can be visualized on-screen provided that a tool such as World Wind Geo, Google Earth, NASA’s World Wind, or ArcGIS Explorer are installed on the workstation. For a survey of map visualization tools for use within the EPA, see http://intranet.epa.gov/rtpgis/mapvizsvcs.html. The World Wind Geo tool is a free download from http://code.google.com/p/worldwindrcp/. Google Earth Pro is available within the EPA via Agency-wide license. See http://intranet.epa.gov/rtpgis/mapvizsvcs.html for information on obtaining the license. NASA’s World Wind is a free download from http://worldwind.arc.nasa.gov/. ArcGIS Explorer is a free download from http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/explorer/index.html. | Not Given |
| HEI | maps of sites, interpolated spatial concentration plots, time series graphs and pie charts | Not Given |
| NARSTO | Plots are provided for most currently archived data, and are sometimes generated for previously archived data. | The Data Exchange Standard is reasonably flexible and it can be used for a wide variety of air quality data. |
| NASA Atmospheric Science Data Center | Not Given | Fully scalable architecture. |
| NEISGEI | Mashup web applications for spatial, temporal and other charting visualizations and analysis. | Modular design for application development. |
| RSIG | Yes. RSIG provides a simple and quick interactive visualization of all data overlaid together on an appropriate map. | RSIG components include an applet and set of documented WCS server applications and powerful subset and converter programs - all of which are freely available and accessible by others. This applet/server/subset method has and will be reapplied to access additional data as requested by users and prioritized. |
| Unidata IDD Data System | Unidata supports a suite of analysis and visualization tools (GEMPAK, McIDAS, Integrated Data Viewer) that can be employed by users for analysis and visualization. Unidata also supports middleware such as the netCDF and the THREDDS Data Server that enable users to access data from remote servers via standard protocols for analysis and display using tools other than those provided by Unidata. | Nearly all of Unidata's tools and software are freely available in addition to the data streams. |
| VIEWS | A wide variety of general-purpose visualization and analysis tools are available on the VIEWS website for exploring the data and producing graphs, charts, maps, and formatted data files. Specialized tools allow users to browse and analyze time series, visibility trends, spatial patterns, temporal aerosol profiles, chemical species composition, light extinction budgets, back trajectories, estimated natural conditions, visibility projections, glide slope plots, emissions inventories, weighted emissions potentials, and model performance evaluations. All tools have been designed with common user interface components and are being re-factored with a Service Oriented Architecture approach to allow them to function as web services. | Several VIEWS tools have been developed as web services, and many existing tools are currently being re-factored to function as web services as well. In addition, several VIEWS web pages have been designed to allow developers of other web sites to "embed" and "brand" them on their own web sites with a minimum of effort. For an example of this, please visit the [http://vista.cira.colostate.edu/views2/development/sitebrowserdevelopment.aspx VIEWS Site Browser Development page]. |
