ABSTRACT
Drew Baker proposed the term 'paradata' to denote the intellectual capital generated during research, and highlighted that a great deal of the information essential for the understanding and evaluation of 3D visualization methods and outcomes is currently being lost. 'The process and outcomes of 3D visualisation creation should be sufficiently documented to enable the creation of accurate transparency records, potential reuse of the research conducted and its outcomes in new contexts, enhanced resource discovery and accessibility, and to promote understanding beyond the original subject community'. Many 3D visualization outputs have, however, the potential to be 'repurposed'. The London Charter initiative seeks to establish what is required for 3D visualization to be, and to be seen to be, as intellectually rigorous and robust as any other research method. The Charter is designed to establish 'principles' which are focused, such that they have an impact, but sufficiently 'abstract' that its principles remain current as methods and technologies evolve.
