Earth, Wind and Flare, winner of the Space Apps Art and Technology Award, developed a solution to address the "Creative Data Display with the Parker Solar Probe" challenge. The team, from Boston, built a device that explains space weather and its impact on Earth in an interactive and creative way. The device’s key elements include an LED matrix board to depict space weather, a variety of international space data sources, and a data display that incorporates visual and acoustic effects.
"There are many commercial products that show Earth weather, but none that show space weather," said team member Hanna Suzuki. "Our display can also produce the music of solar wind, by mapping geomagnetic disturbance data to musical elements such as pitch, duration, scales and chords. Ultimately, we want to help raise public awareness of space weather by placing displays in schools, libraries and other public spaces."
Learn more about Earth, Wind and Flare's award-winning solution here.