Designing for Realtime Spacecraft Operations - Rachel Binx
Channel: BocoupLLC
Date: 2016-05-13

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Abstract:

From orbiters, to probes, to Mars rovers, every spacecraft in operation communicates regularly with Earth about its science and operations data. Operators on the ground need to be able to quickly view, understand, and analyze the telemetry data of their spacecraft.

For the past year, Rachel has been leading a development team at NASA JPL to create a web-based telemetry visualization tool. It is currently used by Cassini, Dawn, SMAP, and Curiosity, with different features developed to suit each mission’s data needs. In this talk, Rachel will explore the challenges of designing data visualizations for situational awareness and time-sensitive analysis. In addition, she will highlight the role of user research and testing to evaluate the effectiveness of a visual display. Visualization design isn’t rocket science, but it sure can be helpful for the latter!

About our Speaker:

Rachel Binx is a design technologist, formally of NASA’s JPL, working to create data visualizations to aid in spacecraft operation. In addition to her visualization work, Rachel has also started three companies (Meshu, Gifpop, and Monochōme), each of which creates custom objects based on customers’ personal data. When not sitting in front of a computer, Rachel enjoys travel, photography, and hanging out with parrots.

More about Rachel: http://rachelbinx.com/