R e a l - t i m e D a t a S t a n d a r d s

f o r t h e P l a n e t a r i u m

Brian Abbott

Department of Astrophysics & Hayden Planetarium

American Museum of Natural History

New York, NY USA

American Museum of Natural History

• Founded 1869• 200 Active Researchers• Partnerships with

hundreds of universities, research centers, governments and cultural institutions worldwide

• Degree-Granting

Digital Universe

• A scientifically accurate, interactive atlas of the universe

• Convergence of scientific knowledge and the power of visualization

• Strong academic partnerships ensure its continual growth and evolution

• continually provide context

DU Distribution

• Free version on web• Science Bulletins• Hayden Programs• Space Shows

Global audience of millions

Space Show Distribution

Beijing Planetarium – Beijing, China

Cunard – Queen Mary 2

Futuroscope – Paris, France

Houston Museum of Natural Science – Houston, TX

Denver Museum of Nature and Science – Denver, CO

Papalote Museo del Nino – Mexico City, Mexico

Osaka Science Museum – Osaka, Japan

LodeStar Astronomy Center – Albuquerque, NM

South Florida Museum – Bradenton, FL

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry – Portland, OR

Louisiana Art and Science Museum – Baton Rouge, LA

Hamburg Planetarium – Hamburg, Germany

State Museum of Pennsylvania – Harrisburg, PA

Clarkstown School District – Nyack, NY

City of Rocky Mount Children’s Museum – Rocky Mount, NC

Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium – Brisbane, AustraliaSunshine Planetarium – Tokyo, JapanEcoTarium – Worchester, MA

Nihonbashi HD DVD Planetarium – Tokyo Heureka – The Finnish Science Centre – Helsinki, Finland

Scitech Discovery Centre – Perth, Australia

Melbourne Planetarium –  Melbourne, Australia

Chabot Space and Science Center – Oakland, CA

Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, Shanghai, China

Asahikawa Planetarium – Asahikawa, Japan

Cite de l’espace – Toulouse, France

Fels Planetarium, The Franklin Institute – Philadelphia, PA

Ｍ iyazaki Science Center – Miyazaki City, Japan (GOTO)

Cite des Sciences et de l'industrie – Paris, France

Clark Planetarium – Salt Lake City, UT

L’Hemispheric – Valencia, Spain

GOTO Inc. - Tokyo

Eugenides Planetarium - Athens, Greece

Exploration Place – Wichita, KS

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum – Washington, DC

Yokahama Science Center – Yokohama, Japan (GOTO)

DU in Planetariums

• Partners with SCISS, Sky-Skan, and Evans & Sutherland

• Bring DU to planetariums worldwide

Efficient delivery demands a standard

DU Standards

• Adopt or create data standards

• Data format• Distribution standard• Naturally, VO• AVM / VAMP• FullDome

Challenges

• Distance Information• Delivery via

distribution, streaming

• Updating• Presentation

metadata