Developing and deploying a robotics data visualization web viewer for an openly accessible dataset.
Project Overview
Themes: Robotics Data; Data Visualization; Open Data
Approach: Software Development
Status: Complete
Duration: August 2025 – July 2026
Goals
This project aims to develop and deploy a robotics data visualization web viewer for an openly accessible dataset. The work involves converting MCAP format data to RRD format and building a web-based interactive visualization tool for exploring robotics sensor data.
Deliverables
This collaboration produced a robotics data showcase featuring interactive visualizations of data snippets and a download link for the complete public dataset.
- Data Processing pipeline - MCAP to RRD conversion
- Visualization Website - web-based interactive tool using Rerun Web SDK
Outcomes
A statically hosted web application displaying robotics data with the Rerun Web SDK, enabling 3D visualization, session playback, and temporal navigation of sensor data.
Click here to visit the CooperScene Data visualization site.
Project Partners
Dr. Hang Qiu
Assistant Professor, Lead, Bourns College of Engineering
Victor Hill
Director of Research Computing, Bourns College of Engineering
Justin Yue
PhD Student, Bourns College of Engineering
Barbara Martinez Neda, PhD
Research Data Scientist, Research Services, UCR Library
Dan Szilagyi
Manager of Cyberinfrastructure, Cyberinfrastructure, UCR Library
Joel Valdez
Sr. Software Developer, Cyberinfrastructure, UCR Library
Scott Metoyer
Lead Software Developer, Cyberinfrastructure, UCR Library
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UCR Library Research Services Contacts
Barbara Martinez Neda, Research Data Scientist, barbara.martinezneda@ucr.edu
Scott Metoyer, Lead Software Developer, scott.metoyer@ucr.edu