GAIA Meeting 2007-03-13

Agenda

Actions since last progress meeting

• THEMIS launched!
• The DynamicMapGeneration problem appears to be solved, except for some minor problems with Safari.
• On-demand plotting of riometer data from CDF data files.

Review items remaining

• CDF file format for riometers
• CDF file format for THEMIS data?
• Requests for full data. (Leave for now?)
• Agree on summary image sizes:
  • 64x64 or 128x128 for thumbnails?
  • 64 or 128 pixels high for keograms?
  • should we have only one "do not plot" value in greyscale images? Should it be 255 (white)?
• Agree on layout for GAIA v2 browser.
• Integrate new work with current GAIA to produce v2.
• The status of the Rules of the Road = agree what GAIA v2 should and should not do/provide
• GAIA v2 database structure

Proposed layout for GAIA v2

• One window functions as a basic summary browser, like the current Summary Browser A window.
• A Toolbox button opens a second window where the user can select additional tools (each in their own modular windows), such as:
  • Select instruments geographically, using dynamic maps
  • Select instruments by type, project etc, using menus
  • Request full-resolution data
  • Machine vision tools
  • Deep-links to other sites, such as the LANL SOPA webpages.

MIA Back End - "Get Data"

• Plug-in module for the GAIA Toolbox - load in seperate window for user input
• Registration required for certain data sets?
• Create CDF on the fly and post for download?

Proposed structure

• User modules must be able to hook into events, such as change of date/time. This is needed so that toolbox windows can update themselves.

Events which toolbox windows may wish to monitor

• Change of date/time
• Change of selected instruments
• Change of palette