The freeware DiscoverFramework provides new tools to build spatial and temporal data visualization applications accessible to stakeholders, policy makers, scientists, and educators. By focusing on environmental data and supporting applications accessible via laptops, tablets, and cell phones, the DiscoverFramework can be used to increase public awareness and inspire responsible use of complex environmental systems upon which human society depends. DiscoverFramework enables computer-savvy domain scientists to develop interactive applications using “Elements” and workflows defined to make visualization easy and address common problems such as spatio-temporal scales and user engagement. Two applications are used to demonstrate DiscoverFramework: DiscoverWater and DiscoverHABs. DiscoverWater uses Map, Chart, and Text Elements to relate streamflow changes to groundwater withdrawals. DiscoverHABs uses the Scenario Element to aid stakeholders, such as resource managers and users, struggling to identify when and where harmful algal blooms (HABs) are likely given that causal relations in these systems remain poorly understood.

免费软件 DiscoverFramework 提供了新工具来构建利益相关者、政策制定者、科学家和教育工作者可以访问的空间和时间数据可视化应用程序。通过关注环境数据并支持可通过笔记本电脑、平板电脑和手机访问的应用程序，DiscoverFramework 可用于提高公众意识并鼓励负责任地使用人类社会所依赖的复杂环境系统。DiscoverFramework 使精通计算机的领域科学家能够使用“元素”和定义的工作流开发交互式应用程序，以简化可视化并解决常见问题，例如时空尺度和用户参与度。两个应用程序用于演示 DiscoverFramework：DiscoverWater 和 DiscoverHABs。DiscoverWater 使用 Map、Chart、和文本元素将流量变化与地下水抽取相关联。DiscoverHABs 使用情景元素来帮助利益相关者（例如资源管理者和用户）努力确定有害藻华 (HAB) 何时何地可能发生，因为这些系统中的因果关系仍然知之甚少。