Archived Event: WWT @ Data to Dome NAOJ

Tokyo, Japan; 2017 March 2–3

In this workshop participants will learn about WWT, how to get data into WWT and how to author tours for playback on dome and non-dome systems.

Agenda

Intro to WWT

• History
• Data
• Interactive modes
  • Sky mode
  • Solar System mode
  • Panorama mode
  • Sandbox mode
• Desktop vs WebGL

Getting Data into WWT

• Catalog Data
  • VO Tables - http://worldwidetelescope.org/Learn/Exploring#UsingVOTables
• Orbital Data - http://worldwidetelescope.org/Learn/Authoring#AddingMinorPlanetOrbits
• 3D Models
  • Loading 3D models - http://worldwidetelescope.org/Learn/Authoring#wwt3dmodels
  • Observatories on surface
  • Solar system bodies and spacecraft
  • Sandbox mode
• Image data (FITS, AVM-tagged images) - http://worldwidetelescope.org/Learn/Exploring#AstroImageData
• Interactive data loading and control using API/python(pyWWT) - http://worldwidetelescope.org/Learn/Exploring#pyWWT
• WMS Data - http://worldwidetelescope.org/Learn/Exploring#AddingWMSData
• All-sky & panoramas
  • WWT tools (SDK) for all-sky surveys - http://worldwidetelescope.org/Learn/Exploring#processingallskyimages
  • WWT tools (SDK) for panoramas - http://worldwidetelescope.org/Learn/Exploring#processingpanoramas
  • MONTAGE - http://montage.ipac.caltech.edu/
  • Demo Data Files: CO all-sky, Chang’e 3

Making Tours

• Desktop client
  • Authoring slide-based tours - http://worldwidetelescope.org/Learn/Authoring#slidebasedtours
  • Authoring using the timeline editor - http://worldwidetelescope.org/Learn/Authoring#timelineeditor
• WebGL client - http://worldwidetelescope.org/Learn/Authoring#slidebasedtours
• Communities - http://worldwidetelescope.org/Learn/Authoring#usingcommunities

Tools for the Dome & VR

• Interactive WWT in the dome - http://worldwidetelescope.org/Planetariums/QuickStart
• Authoring for the dome - http://worldwidetelescope.org/Learn/Authoring#domeauthoring
• Rendering to video - http://worldwidetelescope.org/Learn/Authoring#rendertovideo
• Setting up Oculus Rift - http://worldwidetelescope.org/Learn/SettingUp#Oculus
• Authoring for VR - http://worldwidetelescope.org/Learn/Authoring#vrauthoring

Software Development

• Open Source, source code is in GitHub - https://github.com/WorldWideTelescope/
• Resources
  • Documentation - http://worldwidetelescope.org/Developers/
  • Videos from developer workshop - http://wwtworkshops.org/?tribe_events=wwt-developer-workshop
  • Developer workshop in 2017