Open AccessXi‐cam : a versatile interface for data visualization and analysis
Author(s) -
Pandolfi Ronald J.,
Allan Daniel B.,
Arenholz Elke,
Barroso-Luque Luis,
Campbell Stuart I.,
Caswell Thomas A.,
Blair Austin,
De Carlo Francesco,
Fackler Sean,
Fournier Amanda P.,
Freychet Guillaume,
Fukuto Masafumi,
Gürsoy Dogˇa,
Jiang Zhang,
Krishnan Harinarayan,
Kumar Dinesh,
Kline R. Joseph,
Li Ruipeng,
Liman Christopher,
Marchesini Stefano,
Mehta Apurva,
N'Diaye Alpha T.,
Parkinson Dilworth Y.,
Parks Holden,
Pellouchoud Lenson A.,
Perciano Talita,
Ren Fang,
Sahoo Shreya,
Strzalka Joseph,
Sunday Daniel,
Tassone Christopher J.,
Ushizima Daniela,
Venkatakrishnan Singanallur,
Yager Kevin G.,
Zwart Peter,
Sethian James A.,
Hexemer Alexander
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of synchrotron radiation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 99
ISSN - 1600-5775
DOI - 10.1107/s1600577518005787
Subject(s) - plug in , workflow , computer science , visualization , interface (matter) , graphical user interface , throughput , extensibility , data visualization , data management , application programming interface , computer graphics (images) , computer architecture , operating system , database , data mining , wireless , bubble , maximum bubble pressure method
Xi‐cam is an extensible platform for data management, analysis and visualization. Xi‐cam aims to provide a flexible and extensible approach to synchrotron data treatment as a solution to rising demands for high‐volume/high‐throughput processing pipelines. The core of Xi‐cam is an extensible plugin‐based graphical user interface platform which provides users with an interactive interface to processing algorithms. Plugins are available for SAXS/WAXS/GISAXS/GIWAXS, tomography and NEXAFS data. With Xi‐cam 's `advanced' mode, data processing steps are designed as a graph‐based workflow, which can be executed live, locally or remotely. Remote execution utilizes high‐performance computing or de‐localized resources, allowing for the effective reduction of high‐throughput data. Xi‐cam 's plugin‐based architecture targets cross‐facility and cross‐technique collaborative development, in support of multi‐modal analysis. Xi‐cam is open‐source and cross‐platform, and available for download on GitHub.