This Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE) project focuses on how complex data is analyzed, understood, shared, and utilized across critical sectors. The innovation enhances scientific and technological understanding by providing a new open-source ecosystem (OSE), OpenCIVAN (Open-Source Ecosystem for Collaborative and Immersive Visualization and Analytics in a Networked Environment), that enables real-time, immersive visualization and analytics for high-dimensional data through interactive, networked tools. This project addresses the challenge of extracting valuable insights from intricate datasets, offering a robust value proposition for collaborative data exploration. Potential use cases include enriching classroom experiences by transforming abstract concepts into tangible visual experiences and empowering professionals in fields such as urban planning and product design to make informed, timely decisions. By increasing access to advanced technologies, OpenCIVAN supports interactive remote collaboration for effective problem-solving and helps to prepare a new generation for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers. This open-source effort aims to: 1) boost the United States’ leadership in immersive computing; 2) create a durable innovation model for collaborative data analysis; and 3) extend the benefits of scientific and technological advances to sectors including education, healthcare, manufacturing, and public policy. This POSE pro