{"id":170877,"date":"2011-11-21T15:13:48","date_gmt":"2011-11-21T15:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/project\/layerscape\/"},"modified":"2019-08-19T18:16:08","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T01:16:08","slug":"layerscape","status":"publish","type":"msr-project","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/project\/layerscape\/","title":{"rendered":"Layerscape"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Powered by WorldWide Telescope<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-235855 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/uploads\/prod\/2011\/11\/layerscape_gold_mrc_270x180.jpg\" alt=\"layerscape_gold_mrc_270x180\" width=\"270\" height=\"166\" \/>A cloud-based user experience, Layerscape employs powerful, everyday tools to analyze and visualize complex Earth and oceanic datasets\u2014enabling scientists to gain environmental insights into Earth. Users can create and share 3-D virtual tours based on their discoveries and collaborate with the Earth-science community in ways that previously seemed impossible. Build your own virtual tours and experience the possibilities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/www.layerscape.org\/\">Try Layerscape<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0078d7;\"><strong>Visualize<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #5c2d91;\"><strong>Explore<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #e3008c;\"><strong>Discover<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Large and complex data sets by using powerful, everyday tools<\/td>\n<td>Large and complex data sets by using powerful, everyday tools<\/td>\n<td>New insights through community collaboration that seemed impossible<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"moray-accordion\" data-show=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn-group align-items-center mb-g float-sm-right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"group\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-mount=\"collapse-controls\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-aN=\"accordion-collapse-controls\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"#accordion-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-link m-0\" aria-disabled=\"false\" aria-pressed=\"false\" data-action=\"expand\" type=\"button\" data-bi-cN=\"Expand all\">Expand all<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"> | <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-link m-0\" aria-disabled=\"false\" aria-pressed=\"false\" data-action=\"collapse\" type=\"button\" data-bi-cN=\"Collapse all\">Collapse all<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"accordion\" id=\"accordion-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"m-0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-mount=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"#collapse-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"collapse-2\">\n\t\tFeatures\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"collapse\" id=\"collapse-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Features<\/h2>\n<p><strong>WorldWide Telescope Layerscape Application<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WorldWide Telescope (WWT), in combination with the WWT Excel Add-in, makes it easy for you to bring your data into a powerful visualization engine.<\/li>\n<li>Layerscape helps transform your data into information by combining freedom of perspective with spatialhttps:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-project&p=169859poral rendering and playback.<\/li>\n<li>The 3-D environment with transparency control enables you to visualize your data\u2014whether it be on, below, or above the Earth\u2019s surface.<\/li>\n<li>Time-series data support allows ephemeral data to appear and disappear as time elapses for more than 500,000 data points<\/li>\n<li>Layerscape supports point, vector, and raster data\u2014including map overlays, well known text, shape files, Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, CSV, and more.<\/li>\n<li>Story-authoring tools allow you to create rich, interactive 3-D visualizations and narratives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cloud-Based\u00a0Community<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Share data, visualizations, stories, and related files (such as images, shape files, and maps) with colleagues, friends, or the general public.<\/li>\n<li>Take advantage of existing communities (Astronomy, Oceanography, Climate, and more) and learn about the latest developments directly from WorldWide Telescope.<\/li>\n<li>Create your own community, based, for example, on your organization or area of research.<\/li>\n<li>Participate in discussions: ask questions; share hypotheses; even copy, edit, and re-publish content to reflect your own perspective, expertise, and ideas.<\/li>\n<li>Publish your own WorldWide Telescope visualizations, stories, data, and metadata.<\/li>\n<li>Credit your data sources as you publish and receive credit for your work with our evolving citation tools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>WorldWide Telescope Excel Add-in<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Import data into Layerscape\u2019s WWT visualization environment and browse your Layerscape content and communities directly from WWT.<\/li>\n<li>When you manipulate your data in Excel, the add-in dynamically updates your layer in WWT.<\/li>\n<li>Take advantage of Excel\u2019s powerful features, such as formulas.<\/li>\n<li>Capture viewpoints (like bookmarks) within the add-in and publish your file on Layerscape to share your data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"m-0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-mount=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"#collapse-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"collapse-3\">\n\t\tUsing Layerscape\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"collapse\" id=\"collapse-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Using Layerscape<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Layerscape consists of the following free elements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A powerful application for your PC.<\/li>\n<li>A cloud resource you can use for discovery and collaboration.<\/li>\n<li>A tool built on Microsoft Excel that makes it easy to manage your data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Visit\u00a0the <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/www.layerscape.org\/\">Layerscape cloud resource<\/a> and see how it enables you to visualize data and communicate data-driven stories in new ways.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"m-0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-mount=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"#collapse-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"collapse-4\">\n\t\tTechnologies\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"collapse\" id=\"collapse-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Technologies<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldwidetelescope.org\/\">WorldWide Telescope<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/downloads\/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=b1b83b0d-de4e-49d6-893f-2e5d9242f6bf\">WorldWide Telescope Add-in for Excel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/office.microsoft.com\/en-us\/excel\/\">Microsoft Excel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"m-0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-mount=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"#collapse-5\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"collapse-5\">\n\t\tLearn More\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"collapse\" id=\"collapse-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Learn More<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/msr_er\/archive\/2012\/02\/16\/data-visualization-reaches-new-heights-with-layerscape.aspx\">Data Visualization Reaches New Heights with Layerscape<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/msr_er\/archive\/2011\/12\/06https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/project\/layerscape\/-for-earth-science-storytelling.aspx\">Layerscape for Earth-Science Storytelling<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/uploads\/prod\/2011\/11\/layerscape_cs.pdf\">Expanding Earth Sciences Research with Layerscape<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/uploads\/prod\/2011\/11\/layerscape_a4_020712.pdf\">Layerscape flyer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"m-0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-mount=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"#collapse-6\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"collapse-6\">\n\t\tTestimonials\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"collapse\" id=\"collapse-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Testimonials<\/h3>\n<p><em>\u201cLayerscape offers the opportunity to look at a whole range of variables and overlay them in space and in time-so you can actually see how landscapes change and respond.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"smallText\">\u2014<strong>Mark Abbott<\/strong>, dean of the College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Studies, Oregon State University<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe more rapidly we can share data, the faster can be the pace of scientific understanding and innovation. 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