Acronyms

Mandate

To maintain, improve, document and distribute software for visualizing SuperDARN radar data for use by scientists, engineers, and students.

Scope

The scope of the Data Visualization Working Group is to provide oversight of the primary software that generates SuperDARN data visualizations. The primary visualization software includes pyDARN, which generates the following data visualizations:

The primary visualization software also includes SuperDARN and scientific coordinate systems for plotting use, as well as all parsing methods needed to generate the included data visualizations.

Responsibilities

The DVWG is responsible for approving and publishing upgrades/changes to pyDARN, and offers technical assistance to users.

The DVWG will ensure that pyDARN:

The DVWG’s scope does not extend to the following:

Distributing plots produced by DVWG-managed software (e.g. RTP, Summary plots, fan plots, convection map plots)

Oversight

All DVWG activities will be conducted in accordance with this charter and the SuperDARN Working Group Guidelines.

The DVWG has autonomy in relation to normal development activities. However, the following types of changes require formal approval before implementation into the software:

Membership

There should be at least one permanent member of the WG: a Chair, who shares responsibilities in running the group. WG chair shall be appointed by the Executive Council.

A person shall be considered a member of the DVWG if they meet the general membership criteria in the SuperDARN WG Guidelines and contribute regularly to the DVWG’s activities in at least one of the following ways:

The DVWG welcomes code contributions, suggestions and feedback from all members of the SuperDARN community. There is no requirement to join the WG in order to contribute. Note that the above membership definition is distinct from the DVWG’s criteria for software authorship.

Amendments to the WG Charter

The DVWG may propose changes to this charter at any time. All proposed changes must be approved by the Executive Council before being formally adopted. Changes of a non-substantial nature (e.g. typing errors, formatting changes, adding/updating hyperlinks) do not require Executive Council approval.

Any approved changes to the list of software under DVWG’s scope should be noted in this charter.