Summary WebWinds is an interactive science data visualization system, written in Java and available for all major computer platforms. Its use does not require any user programming experience since sessions are created by assembling components on the screen via 'point and click'. WebWinds is modular, allowing flexibility in tool construction and application. This version allows internet-based ... distributed processing for the first time so that it can fulfill the needs of data providers as well as data consumers.
The WebWinds user interface uses a direct manipulation approach in that it employs continuous representation of displays and controls requiring physical actions rather than complex syntax. The benefits of this approach are that it allows rapid response to operations with immediately visible effects.
Currently, the main features of WebWinds are:
* The ability to present and manipulate 2 and 3 dimensional data in a variety of 1 and 2 dimensional display tools.
* The ability to subset and subsample data on input or display output, making it possible to handle very large data sets.
* The ability to concatenate or combine data sets to create a higher order data set.
* The ability to overlay tabular data on top of images.
* The ability to display several types of coordinate projections for some types of data.
* Simultaneous display and analysis of multiple data sets which may be totally unrelated.
* Interactive color manipulation.
* The ability to act as a Web browser helper application, making it possible to survey scientific data archives in interactive mode.
* Ability to save subsetted or subsampled data.
* A scripting language which allows session configuration, re-run and network collaboration.
* A context sensitive help system.
* Complete, free installation programs (including Java) for most platforms.
Related URL
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VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Description:
A thorough document describing the inception, creation, and
goals of WebWinds.
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VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Description:
The information contained in the tutorial is meant to provide
a cursory description of how to use WebWinds.
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GET SERVICE
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GET SOFTWARE PACKAGE
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The latest (4.00) release of WebWinds, including documentation
can be found here.
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GET SERVICE
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GET SOFTWARE PACKAGE
Description:
The latest release of LinkWinds can be downloaded from here.
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An example from WebWinds
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An example from WebWinds
Service Citation
Originators:
Lee Elson, Mark Allen, Jeff Goldsmith, Martin Orton, and William Weibel, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Title:
WebWinds
Provider:
Open Channel Foundation
Edition:
4.00
URL:
http://www.openchannelsoftware.com/projects/WebWinds
Quality This release of WebWinds has been tested but there may be unforeseen problems. We are interested in hearing about repeatable crashes and areas where Java appears to have not been fully implemented. We are less concerned with the 'look and feel' of the package at this point. For more information on desired feedback, see our documentation. Please address comments and questions to webwinds@twinky.jpl.nasa.gov.
Access Constraints Previously registered Licensees can login to the WebWinds software archive directly below. New users must not fill in the "Login ID:" and "Password:" directly below. Instead, they can gain immediate access (including a Login and Password) by reading the license agreement below and filling in the form at its end, indicating your acceptance of its terms.
Name:
DOUGLAS
CURRY
Phone:
773-334-8177
Fax:
773-334-8187
Email:
info at openchannelfoundation.org
Contact Address:
Open Channel Foundation
1807 W. Sunnyside Avenue
Suite 301 City:
Chicago
Province or State:
Illinois
Postal Code:
60640
Country:
USA
DR. LEE
ELSON Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
818-354-4223
Fax:
818-354-0232
Email:
elson at magus.jpl.nasa.gov
Contact Address:
California Institute of Technology, Caltech/JPL
4800 Oak Grove Drive
United States City:
Pasadena
Province or State:
CA
Postal Code:
91109-8099
Country:
USA
TYLER
B.
STEVENS Role:
SERF AUTHOR
Phone:
(301) 614-6898
Fax:
301-614-5268
Email:
Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory City:
Greenbelt
Province or State:
MD
Postal Code:
20771
Country:
USA
Publications/References Jacobson, A.S, A.L. Berkin and M.N. Orton, 1994: LinkWinds: Interactive Scientific Data Analysis and Visualization. Commun. ACM., 34, 43-52.
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