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Experience Layerscape at layerscape.org A cloud-based user experience, Layerscape makes it Through the use of powerful, easy-to-use tools like easy for the Earth-sciences community—including Microsoft Excel, Layerscape enables you to explore new scientific researchers, educators, students and hobbyists— ways of looking at Earth and oceanic data, and build to visualize and analyze large, complex datasets to facilitate predictive modeling in areas such as climate change, the discovery of new environmental insights into Earth. health epidemics, and oceanic shifts.

VISUALIZE EXPLORE DISCOVER large and complex data sets by ways of looking at data above new insights through community using powerful, everyday tools. and below the Earth’s surface. collaboration that previously seemed impossible.

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“Layerscape offers the opportunity to “When we saw the first demo, we “The more rapidly we can share data, look at a whole range of variables and realized we could input our Excel data the faster can be the pace of scientific overlay them in space and in time— for the past 150 years of seismic activity. understanding and innovation. Layerscape so you can actually see how landscapes Three minutes later, it was visualized begins to take this to a new level. Not change and respond.” with a timeline—and dazzled just by sharing the data but potentially everybody here.” sharing the analysis experience.” Mark Abbott Lee Allison Jim Bellingham Dean of the College of Earth, Ocean and State Geologist of Arizona Chief Technologist, Atmospheric Studies, Oregon State University Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

WorldWide Telescope Layerscape Application WorldWide Telescope Add-in for Excel Cloud-Based Community • Easily brings your data into a powerful • Imports data into Layerscape’s visualization • Shares data, visualizations, stories, and visualization engine environment—browsing your Layerscape related files with colleagues, friends, or • Transforms your data into information content and communities directly from the general public by combining freedom of perspective, WorldWide Telescope • Takes advantage of WorldWide Telescope spatial/temporal rendering, and playback • Updates your layer in WorldWide Telescope learnings from existing communities like • Enables you to visualize your data in 3-D— when you manipulate data in Excel Astronomy, Oceanography, Climate, and more on, below, or above the Earth • Takes full advantage of Excel’s powerful • Creates your own community—based on • Allows ephemeral data to appear and features, including formulas your organization or area of research disappear as time elapses for more than • Captures viewpoints (like bookmarks) and • Participate in discussions, ask questions, 500,000 data ports publishes your file on Layerscape to share share hypotheses; even copy, edit, and • Supports point, vector, and raster data— your data re-publish content to reflect your own including map overlays, well known text, perspective, expertise, and ideas shape files, Excel spreadsheets, CSV, and more • Publishes your own WorldWide Telescope • Empowers you to create rich, interactive visualizations, stories, data, and metadata 3-D narratives • Uses evolving citation tools to credit your data sources USING LAYERSCAPE Layerscape consists of the following free elements: 1. Watch the video to learn how Layerscape works. • A powerful application for your PC a. Layerscape has an Earth focus while continuing WorldWide • A tool built on Microsoft Excel that makes it easy to manage your data Telescope’s connection with planetary science and astronomy • A cloud resource you can use for discovery and collaboration b. Some of the content at Layerscape can be played as video in your Visit Layerscape’s cloud resource at www.layerscape.org to see how browser to enable you to see what Layerscape can do Layerscape enables you to visualize and communicate data-driven stories 2. Browse by categories or use the tabs to see what is featured, in new ways. Maybe it can help improve the way you research or perhaps new, or highly rated. you’ll be inspired to share what you find with your friends and colleagues. 3. Sign in with your Windows Live ID, which enables you to subscribe to communities, and publish, share and rate content. 4. Install Layerscape to see the communities in action. a. Launch the Layerscape installation from the orange button at top center 5. Download and watch a tour in WorldWide Telescope. a. From the website, click “View” in WorldWide Telescope under one of the content icons b. From Layerscape: sign in and click the “Community” tab to discover tours and more

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