Data Visualization at IRSA by Vandana Desai.
From the post:
The Infrared Science Archive (IRSA) is part of the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center (IPAC) at Caltech. We curate the science products of NASA’s infrared and submillimeter missions, including Spitzer, WISE, Planck, 2MASS, and IRAS. In total, IRSA provides access to more than 20 billion astronomical measurements, including all-sky coverage in 20 bands, spanning wavelengths from 1 micron to 10 mm.
One of our core goals is to enable optimal scientific exploitation of these data sets by astronomers. Many of you already use IRSA; approximately 10% of all refereed astronomical journal articles cite data sets curated by IRSA. However, you may be unaware of our most recent visualization tools. We provide some of the highlights below. Whether you are a new or experienced user, we encourage you to try them out at irsa.ipac.caltech.edu.
Vandana reviews a number of new visualization features and points out additional education resources.
Even if you aren’t an astronomy buff, the tools and techniques here may inspire a new approach to your data.
Not to mention being a good example of data that is too large to move. Astronomers have been developing answers to that problem for more than a decade.
Might have some lessons for dealing with big data sets.