Interactive Data Analysis with nSpace2®

nSpace2 is an innovative visual analytics tool that was the primary platform used to search, evaluate, and organize the data in the VAST 2011 Mini Challenge #3 dataset. nSpace2 is a web-based tool that is designed to facilitate the back-and-forth flow of the multiple steps of an analysis process, including search, data triage, organization, sense-making, and reporting. This paper describes how nSpace2 was used to assist every step of the analysis process for this VAST challenge