Visualization of Complex Observational and Theoretical Datasets in the Virtual Observatory

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates methods for visualizing complex observational and theoretical datasets in the Virtual Observatory using existing tools and protocols, enhancing data exploration and analysis capabilities.

Contribution

It introduces practical visualization techniques for complex datasets in the VO environment, integrating multiple tools and protocols for improved data interaction.

Findings

Visualization of IFU datasets using CDS Aladin, VOSpec, and VO-Paris Euro3D Client

Display of N-body simulation results with TOPCAT

Enhanced data exploration in Virtual Observatory environments

Abstract

Our presentation is aimed at data centers providing access to complex observational and theoretical data and to the users of these resources. We show how to visualize complex datasets stored in the VO enabled data archives using existing VO client software and PLASTIC, a prototype of an application messaging protocol, for interaction between archive query results and tools. We demonstrate how to display and explore observable IFU datasets, provided within the ASPID-SR archive, using CDS Aladin, ESA VOSpec, and VO-Paris Euro3D Client. In the second part of the paper we show how to use TOPCAT for displaying results of N-body simulations of galaxy mergers available in the HORIZON GalMer database.