1. Satellite Orbit Visualization Vladimir Ivanov Oceanit Project Supervisor: Frank Dachille Project Advisor: Dale Nahoolewa, Curt Leonard Home Institution: University of Hawai’i at Hilo

2. Overview  Oceanit  HANDS  High Accuracy Network Determination System  Data representing problem  Solution  Defining  Designing  Implementing

3. Oceanit Innovation through engineering & science excellence  Aerospace  Consulting Engineering  Life Sciences  Information Technology

4. HANDS High Accuracy Network Determination System  Worldwide network of ground optical stations  Identify, track, and characterize objects in space  Air Force Research Lab

5. Problem  Enormous amount of information  Constant stream of data  Meaningful structure  Current representation of the data is not familiar to the end user

6. Data representation

7. Solution

8. - Add new features to an existing application - Create a new application that contains the required features

9. Celestia  Open Source Software Application  Stand alone application  Not well maintained

10. Define New Application  Requirements  2 Dimensional data representation  Real-time updates  Dynamic data rescaling  Multiple series  Interactive application  Clear structure of the application

11. Why C#  Safer than predecessors  Fast data management  Flexible  Automatic memory management  Good for interactive applications  C++ evolution C#

12. Design & Implementation  Design phase  Object oriented  Code Structure - Hierarchical  Easy to understand  Grounds of the project

13. 2D Visualization 2D data representation Real-time updates Dynamic data rescaling Longitude Time

14. 2D Visualization 2D data representation Real-time updates Dynamic data rescaling  Multiple data series Longitude Time

15. 3D Visualization

17. Conclusion GoalProject

18. Acknowledgements  Frank Dachille  Brian Lee  Dale Nahoolewa  Curt Leonard  Lisa Hunter  Hilary O’Bryan  Scott Seagroves  Center for Adaptive Optics  Oceanit  University Of Hawai’i at Hilo Funding Provided trough the CfAO, a NSF Science and Technology Center (STC), AST - 987683