DATA VISUALIZATION:

Hydro Technologies develops intuitive user interfaces that bring to life data visualization, data acquisition, and controls applications. To simplify the development of these interfaces, we have created foundation software for most of the common display and processing tasks faced when developing these interfaces. This saves our customers money and allows for much quicker time to market.

Our flagship example of our design methodology is the CritterCam Dive Profiling software developed in cooperation between National Geographic and Hydro Technologies based on our D³ data visualization platform. Because the core of D³ uses our flexible inter-program communications foundation, we were able to quickly synchronize and integrate several diverse display and processing modules. In the D³ Dive Profiling application, this included a video display, linked data display, and synchronized navigatable environment based on 3D gaming technology. Since the modular architecture makes D³ easy to modify and extend, it is easy to adapt to new applications.

Hydro Technologies user interfaces for controls and data acquisition applications are designed around an intuitive look-and-feel. This is much more than just an aesthetic choice in that easy to use interfaces require less training to use and enhance operator immersion resulting in reduced errors. An example of this is the GUI developed for the GA LFTC program. This software allowed a single operator to complete an entire configuration, hardware self-test, launch, data processing, and data archiving cycle from a single easy to use interface with minimal training.

For more on data visualization and graphical user interfaces for applications other than marine/underwater check out Creative Control Solutions, a division of Hydro Technologies.