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This algorithm was implemented in Java
1.4.2. Since this program was written primarily to test data sets
from text files, this jar file is just a preliminary implementation.
Future users would want to implement this algorithm from scratch to
cater to their input method.
The user needs to have Java Virtual Machine
in order to run the jar exectuable.
The points can be inputted by clicking anywhere on the input grid.
Note that this is supposed to represent the points
on the sphere.
As a results points near the top or bottom of the frame would appear to be very far apart but in reality
are relatively close to each other).
The user can then click "Project" which should display the projected points and the maximum distortion for that data set.
This gives the user a rough idea of what projected points using this algorithm would look like.
The user can click "Refresh" to see the original input
Zipped Java Source Code
Jar File