Non-Theatrical to address Chapter 8

 

Minutes by Dana Berry

(Laura, for ease here I extracted the recommendations from the body of notes and

lined them up here).

 

* Definition of non-theatrical

Includes

TV

IMAX

Interactive Astronomy Software

Server-based TV, (video on demand) TIVO

DVD home theater

DVD ÒanglesÓ –Dave Brody

Cross-platform materials

Outdoor exhibits, interactive kiosks

Original, static illustrations

Print media

Print- flat, newspapers, magazines,

A visualization is something that you canÕt point a camera at and film.

 

RECOMMENDATIONS:

 

I.  DATABASES

* Legacy Work

 

  1. Priority:  Legacy work.  Archival material needs to be rescued, indexed and catalogued.  Recommend National Geographic, AFI and USC.  This should be
  2. two jobs:  one FTE for archiving and rescue, one FTE for indexing and catalogue.  Should be done at each NASA center.

* Streamline access to existing full frame (high rez images) and assets. 

 

* create a cross-silo GUI.

 

*  Meta data standards, should they be Google compatible?  Can data be meta tagged.

DonÕt create a single repository of all data:  Instead make a meta data base that tracks the location and type of data,  NVO is moving in this direction.

 

* Education Group have a standard for meta-data and there ÒDLESEÓ should be consulted.    DLESE.org

 

* public domain, and NASA should not assert any copyright over anything anyone  does with NASA material, no claim or constraint

 

* Everything NASA produces should be public domain. (there was some discord over this)  (does it apply to other countries?)

 

* NASA should specify the credit line it gets.

 

* Guidelines need to be updated.  Better guidelines should be written and posted on the web and opened up made uniform, (JPL – Caltech is sited as the model).

 

3D spacecraft models should be made available from NASA and NASA should demand as a constraint on its partners that their models be available as well.

* Blanket access to low rez models.

 

II.  NEW ANIMATIONS

 

* Conceptual animations are needed that are not mission-specific.  Someone should review existing animations and make recommendations.  A person should be delegated to receive outside suggestions for conceptual animations and point them to animation that may already exist or decide if its worth making.  Should include outside resource.

 

 

 

DISCUSSION MINUTES

 

Budget issues for re-tooling

NASA can provide editorial guidance, this is vital.

Amortizing the initial budget through cross-platform

 

Data at the high end

Sloan, 2 Mass, Geoserver  There is a need for a layer of interface that

Makes it easy to work with existing databases.

 

 

 

NASA and ESA have different standards.

 

Distributed archives, better to have a local curator for each archive, but with a unified front end.  Astrogoogle.

 

Should include visualizations as well as data sets.

 

 

 

No conceptual difference between real Hubble imageIf funding is 100% funding dollars, then data should be public domain.

 

Much debate about public domain.  There is a minimum window for PBS that letÕs public tape for educational purposes copyrighted material.