spot: Open Source framework for scientific data repository and interactive visualization

Abstract

spot is an open source and free visual data analytics tool for multi-dimensional data-sets. Its web-based interface enables user to do a quick and interactive analysis of complex data. Various operations on data are implemented such as aggregation and filtering. The interface supports OpenGL acceleration, which makes the generated charts very responsive. In order to have scalability, the software also supports PostgreSQL as its database. It follows FAIR principles to allow reuse and comparison of the published data-sets. Keywords: Visualization, High-dimensional data, Theoretical models, Open data, FAIR, Particle physics