Innovation
Liquid Galaxy
Liquid Galaxy LAB – Facens is a research and innovation laboratory in geospatial data representation technologies and quality analysis in use in web and mobile systems, which was born from the interest of Computing students to learn, collaborate and work with the technologies of Google.
Led by Dr. Marc González Capdevila, the group has more than 10 active employees, developing technological, educational and technology transfer projects. In addition, the group has certifications in the areas of education and web and mobile development.
The lines of research that the group is currently engaged in are:
- Design of ICT systems for viewing satellite images.
- UX study for new interaction paradigms.
- Analysis of usability systems for interactions with Large Screen Systems.
- Image recognition in cloud structures.
Contact us
Coordinator: doctor Marc Gonzalez Capdevila
Email: marc.capdevila@facens.br
lg.facens@gmail.com
Liquid Galaxy is an open source project founded by Google in 2008. It started as a panoramic multi-monitor viewer for Google Earth, but has evolved to become a general data visualization tool for operations, marketing and research capable of offering the possibility from viewing panoramic images and videos, developing interactive tours, and displaying GIS data graphically.
Liquid Galaxies are regularly used to showcase Google's geospatial technologies and to promote its image at trade shows and exhibitions.
Universities such as Auburn University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Westfield State University, University of Lleida and University of Western Sydney also use Liquid Galaxies, as does Facens.
During the last few years, Facens has actively participated in the development of several systems based on GIS technologies, in which it has won prestigious scholarships for 5 students in Google Summer of Code (2019 and 2020), and collaborates with universities in more than 10 different countries.