a marslab project
VISOR is a search and visualization engine for reflectance spectra in visible and infrared wavelengths. It is currently in open beta. It has a publicly-accessible web version, which you can access at https://www.westernreflectancelab.com/visor/.
We developed VISOR in support of our research group's analyses of hyper- and multi-spectral imaging data of planetary surfaces, and to share laboratory data acquired at WWU. We hope it will be a useful resource for other planetary researchers and the larger scientific community.
The easiest way to use VISOR is simply to access the live site: https://www.westernreflectancelab.com/visor/.
If you would like to install a local copy for your personal use, perhaps to ingest and manipulate your own data, please see the local installation guide. Some reference tricks and recipes for advanced local usage can be found in the programming manual.
VISOR does not come with a populated database. If you would like a populated
database to experiment with, please contact mstclair@millionconcepts.com
with a description of your use case.
This code carries a BSD 3-Clause license. You can do nearly anything that you want with it. The data available via the web portal is not covered by this license, nor is it, generally, copyright of Million Concepts or Western Washington University. Please reference the metadata of any spectra you use in order to properly cite their sources.
VISOR was created by:
- Michael St. Clair and Chase Million -- software development and UX design
- Melissa Rice -- research and requirements design
VISOR is based on an older tool developed by Kyle Mellander with significant input from Darian Dixon and students in the WWU Mars Lab.