10.6084/m9.figshare.5723176.v1 Mike McCann (mccann@mbari.org) Mike McCann STOQS - Reasons to Use (Presented at the AGU Annual Conference 2017 Data Help Desk) ESIP 2018 AGU Data Help Desk 2017 Oceanography measurement data data visualization software Oceanography Physical Oceanography Biological Oceanography Chemical Oceanography Ecology Ecosystem Function 2018-01-25 18:42:20 Dataset https://esip.figshare.com/articles/dataset/STOQS_-_Reasons_to_Use_Presented_at_the_AGU_Annual_Conference_2017_Data_Help_Desk_/5723176 STOQS (Spatial Temporal Oceanographic Query System) is a geospatial database software package designed for providing efficient access to <i>in situ </i>oceanographic measurement data. This efficient data access capability enables development of advanced visualization and analysis tools. One of them in wide use is a web-based user interface that follows <a href="http://www.infovis-wiki.net/index.php/Visual_Information-Seeking_Mantra" rel="nofollow">Ben Shneiderman’s mantra</a> (Overview first, zoom and filter, then details-on-demand) for exploring collections of observational data.