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In this paper we present GVis – a Java-based software architecture for grid enabled interactive visualization. Compared with traditional parallel solutions that use multiprocessor computers or PC clusters, GVis provides a grid supporting environment that enables transparent conglomeration of heterogeneous resources, dynamic and autonomous coordination of visualization tasks and collaboration among end users. A portal is provided to end user for launching tasks and viewing results. With a Java-based object oriented visualization framework, the system can be extended and adapted conveniently to support a variety of visualization tasks.
This work is partially supported by National 973 Program of China under grant No. 2002CB312105 and 2003CB716104.
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Zhao, Y., Chen, W., Qiu, Y., Shi, J. (2004). GVis: A Java-Based Architecture for Grid Enabled Interactive Visualization. In: Jin, H., Pan, Y., Xiao, N., Sun, J. (eds) Grid and Cooperative Computing - GCC 2004 Workshops. GCC 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3252. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30207-0_86
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