NDVIViewer example crashes tab

[zglueck]

Description

The example loads but performance and responsiveness immediately reduce. After a few minutes Chrome issues the unresponsive message. If wait is clicked the tab shows the message Aw, Snap!.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open the NDVIViewer example

Expected behavior: [What you expect to happen]

Responsive use of the NDVIViewer example

Actual behavior: [What actually happens]

Unresponsiveness and tab crashing

Reproduces how often: [What percentage of the time does it reproduce?]

100%

Operating System and Version

Android 7.1.1/Chrome 62/Nexus 9 Android 8.0.0/Chrome 62/Nexus 5x

[pdavidc]

macOS 10.13.1 does not crash, but does report a deprecation warning that hints at a possible cause: XMLHttpRequest on the main thread