NASA Logo

NTRS

NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server

Collections About News Help Login
Back to Results
Future Directions for Astronomical Image DisplayIn our "Future Directions for Astronomical Image Display" project, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) and the National Optical Astronomy Observatories (NOAO) will evolve our existing image display software into a fully extensible, cross-platform image display server that can run stand-alone or be integrated seamlessly into astronomical analysis systems. We will build a Plug-in Image Extension (PIE) server for astronomy, consisting of a modular image display engine that can be customized using "plug-in" technology. We will create plug-ins that reproduce all the current functionality of SAOtng. We also will devise a messaging system and a set of distributed, shared data objects to support integrating the PIE server into astronomical analysis systems. Finally, we will migrate our PIE server, plug-ins, and messaging software from Unix and the X Window System to a platform-independent architecture that utilizes cross-platform technology such as Tcl/Tk or Java.
Document ID
19980033993
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Mandel, Eric (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Cambridge, MA United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1997
Subject Category
Astronomy
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.26:112969
NASA/CR-97-112969
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG5-3996
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

Related Records

There are no records associated with this record.
No Preview Available