TY - GEN
T1 - A Collaborative Web-Based Environmental Data Visualization and Analysis Framework
AU - Lukasczyk, J.
AU - Liang, X.
AU - Luo, W.
AU - Ragan, E. D.
AU - Middel, A.
AU - Bliss, N.
AU - White, D.
AU - Hagen, H.
AU - Maciejewski, R.
N1 - Funding Information:
This manuscript has been authored by UT-Battelle, LLC under Contract No. DE AC05-00OR22725 with the U.S. Department of Energy. The U.S. Government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the U.S. Government retains a non-exclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, world-wide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for U.S. Government purposes. Some of the material presented here was sponsored by a grant from the DoD and upon work supported by the NSF under Grant No. (NSF 1350573). This research was supported by the DFG (IRTG 2057). Disclaimer: The views and conclusions contained herein are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the official policies or endorsements, either expressed or implied, of ASU, DoD, or the U.S. Government.
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PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - We present an environmental data visualization framework that features synchronous and asynchronous multi-user interaction with all the benefits of modern web-based applications, such as easy accessibility and cross-platform compatibility. In contrast to outdated web-based network protocols, the proposed framework uses HTML5 WebSockets to enable full-duplex communication between server and clients. To demonstrate the framework, we chose the ecological problem of water scarcity in Africa. In this case study, water scarcity is calculated and visualized using various models and parameters, which can easily be shared among users and devices. Hence, we show the potential and the utilization of web technologies for collaborative environmental data exploration on distributed desktop and mobile devices.
AB - We present an environmental data visualization framework that features synchronous and asynchronous multi-user interaction with all the benefits of modern web-based applications, such as easy accessibility and cross-platform compatibility. In contrast to outdated web-based network protocols, the proposed framework uses HTML5 WebSockets to enable full-duplex communication between server and clients. To demonstrate the framework, we chose the ecological problem of water scarcity in Africa. In this case study, water scarcity is calculated and visualized using various models and parameters, which can easily be shared among users and devices. Hence, we show the potential and the utilization of web technologies for collaborative environmental data exploration on distributed desktop and mobile devices.
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U2 - 10.2312/envirvis.20151087
DO - 10.2312/envirvis.20151087
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85098723082
T3 - EnvirVis 2015 - Workshop on Visualisation in Environmental Sciences
SP - 25
EP - 29
BT - EnvirVis 2015 - Workshop on Visualisation in Environmental Sciences
A2 - Fellner, Dieter
PB - The Eurographics Association
T2 - 3rd Workshop on Visualisation in Environmental Sciences, EnvirVis 2015 at EuroVis 2015
Y2 - 25 May 2015 through 26 May 2015
ER -