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WAVES is a method for users to interact with a visualization tool across the world wide web. The model utilizes a server hosted at a supercomputer center to combine the processing power and storage capacity of a supercomputer with the ease of access provided anywhere in the world by the web. State of the art interface design, visualization systems, and task partitioning are all combined to allow users of any skill level to efficiently visualize their local or remote data. The availability of downloadable, client side visualization tools provides users real-time interaction with their data with no adverse impact due to the internet connection speed. The model utilizes a library of existing visualization tools and provides a standard, easy to use, interface for all tools. This interface allows new visualization tools to be accessed rapidly without requiring users to learn a new interface. WAVES' intelligent interface has the ability to track user actions and make intelligent recommendations on how the user should proceed. It also has the ability to partition user processing requirements between the user's machine and the supercomputer based on the location of the data, the amount of data to process, the level of real-time interactivity desired, and the relative processing power of the platforms. Overall, WAVES combines all the best features of current visualization tools into a single, easy to access, system.
Current Features
The first milestone in the WAVES' effort has been completed. Users may now interface with the Gnuplot visualization tool using a web browser. The interface is located at http://www.nku.edu/~longa/gnuplot/WAVES. Please send any comments you have about the interface to Tom Misley at misley@ee.pdx.edu, or Andy Long.