Visualizing Large Datasets in TOPCAT v4

M. B. Taylor

Visualizing Large Datasets in TOPCAT v4

School of Physics

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TOPCAT is a widely used desktop application for manipulation of astronomical and other tables, which has long provided fast interactive visualization features including 1, 2 and 3-d plots, multiple datasets, linked views, color coding, transparency and more. In Version 4 a new plotting library has been written from scratch to deliver new and enhanced visualization capabilities. This paper describes some of the considerations in the design and implementation, particularly in regard to providing comprehensible interactive visualization for multi-million point datasets.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XXIII
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of a meeting held 29 September - 3 October 2013 at Waikoloa Beach Marriott, Hawaii, USA
Editors	N Manset, P Forshay
Publisher	Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Pages	257-260
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781583818558
ISBN (Print)	9781583818541
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2014

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Name	Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series
Volume	485
ISSN (Print)	1080-7926

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Taylor, M. B. (2014). Visualizing Large Datasets in TOPCAT v4. In N. Manset, & P. Forshay (Eds.), Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XXIII: Proceedings of a meeting held 29 September - 3 October 2013 at Waikoloa Beach Marriott, Hawaii, USA (pp. 257-260). (Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series; Vol. 485). Astronomical Society of the Pacific. http://www.aspbooks.org/a/volumes/table_of_contents/?book_id=553

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Taylor, MB 2014, Visualizing Large Datasets in TOPCAT v4. in N Manset & P Forshay (eds), Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XXIII: Proceedings of a meeting held 29 September - 3 October 2013 at Waikoloa Beach Marriott, Hawaii, USA. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, vol. 485, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, pp. 257-260. <http://www.aspbooks.org/a/volumes/table_of_contents/?book_id=553>

Visualizing Large Datasets in TOPCAT v4. / Taylor, M. B.
Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XXIII: Proceedings of a meeting held 29 September - 3 October 2013 at Waikoloa Beach Marriott, Hawaii, USA. ed. / N Manset; P Forshay. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2014. p. 257-260 (Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series; Vol. 485).

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