TilePix: An exploratory interface to astronomical image databases

Avon Huxor; Steve Phillipps

doi:10.1145/1868914.1869003

TilePix: An exploratory interface to astronomical image databases

Avon Huxor^*, Steve Phillipps

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School of Physics

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In this paper we present TilePix, an ongoing project to design and build a visual interface to massive, astronomical, imaging databases. We focus on the motivation, design rationale and early decisions taken to design the interface. We address the problem that arises when astronomical image data is reduced to metadata by automated tools, losing much of the basic information. TilePix allows a structured access to the raw image data, through the metadata, facilitating exploration and discovery. This is achieved by creating image tiled image displays that represent the formal data normally used by astronomers. The use of the prototype is also briefly described.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	NordiCHI 2010
Subtitle of host publication	Extending Boundaries - Proceedings of the 6th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
Pages	679-682
Number of pages	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1868914.1869003
Publication status	Published - 20 Dec 2010
Event	6th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Extending Boundaries, NordiCHI 2010 - Reykjavik, Iceland Duration: 16 Oct 2010 → 20 Oct 2010

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Conference	6th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Extending Boundaries, NordiCHI 2010
Country/Territory	Iceland
City	Reykjavik
Period	16/10/10 → 20/10/10

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Exploration of data
Image database access
Premature formalization

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Huxor, A & Phillipps, S 2010, TilePix: An exploratory interface to astronomical image databases. in NordiCHI 2010: Extending Boundaries - Proceedings of the 6th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. pp. 679-682, 6th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Extending Boundaries, NordiCHI 2010, Reykjavik, Iceland, 16/10/10. https://doi.org/10.1145/1868914.1869003

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