Development of Interactive 3D Visualization Tools for Space Science Data

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26330423
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Entertainment and game informatics 1
• Research Institution: Japan Aerospace EXploration Agency
• Principal Investigator: Miura Akira 国立研究開発法人宇宙航空研究開発機構, 宇宙科学研究所, 助教 (40280557)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 3D可視化 / 宇宙科学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Interactive software for three-dimensional (3D) visualization of space science data is developed together with complementary tools and libraries. The software involves several features for visualizing space science data, such as real time ray tracing accelerated by graphics processing units (GPU), capability of reading files in formats of space science data as well as reading and writing files in a format of 3D computer graphics (CG) software, and functions to render materials with features specific to space science.
Complementary tools are as follows; server-side software that is capable of rendering objects with vast number of polygons, functions that enable co-operation with commonly used 3D CG software, application of integrated development environment (IDE) for real time rendering including mobile environment and virtual reality environment, and so forth.
Libraries in this study is developed using C and C++ so that they be used on a variety of platforms.

Free Research Field

宇宙科学データ可視化