mindimSk

mindimSk is an open‑source software package for the interactive exploration and visualization of multi‑dimensional data sets. The project was initiated in 2020 by a group of researchers from the Institute for Data Science at the University of Cambridge, with the goal of providing a lightweight, extensible tool for scientific analysis. The name mindimSk is an abbreviation of “Multi‑dimensional Interactive Data Modeling in Skinner,” referencing the pioneering work of C. D. Skinner on high‑dimensional data representation.

The core functionality of mindimSk includes a real‑time rendering engine that can display data in up to six spatial dimensions combined with temporal or parametric axes. Users can rotate, slice, and project the data along arbitrary axes using a web‑based interface built on WebGL. The program also offers a scripting API in Python and JavaScript, enabling advanced users to automate visualizations and integrate mindimSk with other scientific workflows such as R or MATLAB. A collection of built‑in statistical tools allows for on‑the‑fly calculations of mean, variance, correlation, and principal component analysis of selected sub‑volumes.

MindimSk is distributed under the BSD 3‑Clause License and is hosted on GitHub, where it enjoys contributions from a community of developers across academia and industry. The project maintains a comprehensive set of tutorials and example data sets, and it has been referenced in several peer‑reviewed studies involving climate modelling, medical imaging, and high‑energy physics. As of 2025, mindimSk has surpassed 5,000 downloads per month and supports platforms including Windows, macOS, Linux, and major web browsers.