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* Able to display PDS4 character and binary data tables, including arbitrarily nested GROUP fields (sub-tables). In future, will allow plotting table columns against each other. | * Able to display PDS4 character and binary data tables, including arbitrarily nested GROUP fields (sub-tables). In future, will allow plotting table columns against each other. | ||
* Consistent interface allows for easy access to meta-data (such as object labels, display settings and spectral characteristics, etc.) | * Consistent interface allows for easy access to meta-data (such as object labels, display settings and spectral characteristics, etc.) | ||
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+ | [[PDS4 Viewer#Screenshots|See screenshots of the tool.]] | ||
Contact [[User:lnagdi1|Lev Nagdimunov]] with questions or comments regarding this tool. | Contact [[User:lnagdi1|Lev Nagdimunov]] with questions or comments regarding this tool. |
Revision as of 14:50, 3 December 2015
Contents
PDS4 Viewer
- A read-in and visualization tool for PDS4 data
- Available stand-alone on Windows and Mac (Linux planned)
- Supports all** PDS4 data (images, spectra, arrays, tables)
Features
- Able to display N-dimensional images and spectra, allowing for zoom, rotation, pan, axis-inversion, colormap manipulation, scaling, etc.
- Able to display PDS4 character and binary data tables, including arbitrarily nested GROUP fields (sub-tables). In future, will allow plotting table columns against each other.
- Consistent interface allows for easy access to meta-data (such as object labels, display settings and spectral characteristics, etc.)
Contact Lev Nagdimunov with questions or comments regarding this tool.
Download
Latest version, 0.4, was released on December 3, 2015.
Windows
Windows Vista, 7, 8 and 10 are supported. Download for Windows 64-bit: File:PDS4 viewer windows-0.4.zip.
Mac OS X
Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) through 10.11 (El Capitan) are supported. Download for Mac OS X: File:PDS4 viewer mac-0.4.zip.
Linux
A Linux binary version is not yet available. A Python version is available for download.
Source
The source code, which is written in Python, is available for download.
Installation
Windows
Extract the ZIP file. Double click on "pds4_viewer.exe".
On newer Windows versions a Security Warning may popup. Click 'Run' or click 'More Info' and then 'Run' to ignore the warning.
Mac OS X
Extract the ZIP file. Double click on "pds4_viewer.app"
On newer OS X versions a Security Warning may popup, which will not allow you to proceed. Instead hold the 'Control' key, then click on the app icon again and choose 'Open' from the shortcut window.
Linux
Installation instructions are available here.
Supported Data Structures
PDS4 Data Standards < v1.3 are not officially supported but may work.
PDS4 Data Standards >= v1.3 are supported.
PDS3 Data Standards are not supported.
The table below lists the main PDS4 data objects and the current status.
Structure | Read-in | Display as Table | Display as Image | Display Columns as Plot |
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Array | Yes | Yes | Yes, N-dim | Under Development |
Array_2D | Yes | Yes | Yes | Under Development |
Array_2D_* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Under Development |
Array_3D | Yes | Yes | Yes | Under Development |
Array_3D_* | Yes | Yes | Yes | Under Development |
Table_Character | Yes | Yes | No | Under Development |
Table_Binary | Yes, except BitFields | Yes | No | Under Development |
Table_Delimited | Future development | Future development | Future Development | Future Development |