Introduction
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This is the User Manual of Vision (DestinE data visualization application) Version 6, available for desktop platforms.

Purpose and Scope
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The aim of this document is to provide the end-user with an overview of all the features available in the application.
This is a client application, designed to facilitate the creation of 3D interactive Shows and Stories depicting meteorological phenomena.
It achieves this by representing data from satellites and other instruments, including in-situ measurements, such as those related to energy production.
**The current version of this document is aligned with Version 6.**

Document Structure
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This document consists of the following main sections:

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   | Chapter Number | Title                                        | Objectives and Contents of the chapter                                                                                          |
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   | 1              | INTRODUCTION                                 | Presents the scope of the document, introducing its contents and providing the reader with an overview of it                    |
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   | 2              | SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS                          | Provides the minimum and recommended requirements to effectively run the application, for Windows and MacOS                     |
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   | 3              | USER INTERFACE OVERVIEW                      | Provides an overall view of the User Interface for the Desktop version of the DestinE Visualization client                      |
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   | 4              | LAYER MENU                                   | Explores the management of layers, such addition and removal, and how the presence of layers has effect on the UI               |
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   | 5              | CANVASES, LAYERS AND DATA SOURCES            | Describes Canvases, Layers and related Data Sources, exploring in detail each type and their properties                         |
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   | 6              | SHOWS                                        | Describes what is a Show and how to create, save and load it                                                                    |
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   | 7              | STORIES                                      | Describes what stories are and how to record, reproduce and edit them                                                           |
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   | 8              | MIXED REALITY APPLICATION                    | Provides an overview of the mixed reality counterpart of DestinE application                                                    |
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Each one of the above listed main sections is further divided into subsections in order to better address their specific issues.