Seeking Facilitator
This task force is seeking a facilitator. If you are interested in serving as the facilitator for this task force, please contact a member of the steering committee. Thanks!
Context
Many institutions that have implemented VIVO have expressed the need for the development of new and improved visualization applications. The current visualization tools that originated with VIVO are no longer being maintained and do not yield accurate results, and the code does not meet current standards. Since the initial visualization tools were made available, other local, open source visualization tools have been developed. For example, Northwestern University uses Lattice Grid to visualize VIVO data with a suite of their own tools. University of Florida and Weill Cornell Medical Center are other examples. A number of open source solutions adapted at local institutions may now be available as well. One set of these tools could be adapted to ship with VIVO "out of the box" with some modifications to the core VIVO code.
Recently, a VIVO Registered Service Provider offered to support the identification and subsequent adaptation of visualization tools that will:
- better showcase the linked data held in a populated VIVO installation; and
- appeal to organizations whose VIVO projects have either stalled for lack of adequate visualization tools or who have yet to join the VIVO community.
This task force proposes to identify an initial visualization toolset from a shortlist of potential candidates and to prepare a high level project plan for adapting/integrating the visualization tools into a future VIVO release.
Objectives
- Identify existing open source visualization tools that could be adapted for general use with VIVO
- Evaluate the candidate tools and select one
- Outline a high level project plan for integrating the tools with VIVO
- Review the adaption and integration work as it progresses
Deliverables:
- List of candidate visualization tools
- Evaluation of tools and final selection
- Project plan for adapting, integrating tools
- Delivery of new standard visualization tools
Suggested schedule:
Solicit members and schedule first meeting | 2 weeks | ASAP |
Identify candidate visualization tools |
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Evaluate tools and make a selection |
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Get feedback from community |
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| Develop high level project plan for adoption and integration of tool | ||
| Review first iteration of tool | ||
| Review second iteration of tool | ||
| Deliver new visualization tools as new standard distribution replacing current tools |
Task Force Members
Alex Viggio - Symplectic - Member
Paul Friedman - Northwestern University - p-friedman@northwestern.edu - VIVO Community Member
others to be solicited from the VIVO Community
Meeting Times
TBD
Communication Channels
Distribute proposed charter and solicit participation from community via appropriate mailing lists
Announce task force creation and progress on relevant Working Group calls.
Create a page in the VIVO wiki for the task force, with child pages for meeting agendas, notes, and additional information
