/nasa-spaceapps-2020

Solution for 2020 NASA Spaceapps: HEASARC and NEOSSat Data Viewer

Primary LanguageHTMLMIT LicenseMIT

HEASARC and NEOSSat Data Viewer

nasa-spaceapps-2020

By George Berdovskiy and Shuzheng (Tom) Zhang

Main Example Photo

Set up instructions:

  1. Install pip, see how to do it at https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installation/
  2. Install flask using pip install flask
  3. Install packages using pip, you can see the full list in requirements.txt
    1. You can install them manually, or navigate to this directory in terminal/command prompt and type in:
      1. pip install -r requirements.txt
  4. Navigate to directory nasa-spaceapps-2020 in terminal/command prompt
  5. Run the webapp using python viewer.py
    1. If you see line Running on http://127.0.0.1:5000/ in the terminal, this indicates that the app is working
    2. If not, check for missing packages and dependencies
  6. Now go to your browser (We have only tested Firefox), and type in http://127.0.0.1:5000/ in the address bar
  7. The webapp should now be up and running

Features:

Sky Sphere

A sphere that you can drag around and select an object to see and download its information

HEASARC Search

Searching the HEASARC database to find your object

Search Photo

List of Retrieved Objects

Lists the objects and lets the user download FITS image

List