University of Wisconsin-Madison
The SSEC Visualization Project is employing the Java 3D API to develop the VisAD Java class library for interactive and collaborative visualization and analysis of numerical data. VisAD combines several key features, including the use of Java technology for platform independence and to support data sharing and real-time collaboration among geographically distributed users; a flexible data model that can be applied to virtually any numerical data; and a general display model that supports interactive 3D, data fusion, multiple data views, direct manipulation, collaboration and virtual reality. The system is being developed for users dealing with complex numerical data, such as physical scientists and economists.
"Java is by far the best candidate for a uniform network computing environment, and Java 3D API will be a major part of the human interface to the network. In order for Java to be a uniform network computing environment, it must offer a common set of APIs everywhere. Java 3D looks like the best candidate for that. It's a very well designed API and it was a piece of cake to learn."
Bill Hibbard
Scientist
SSEC
SSEC
1225 W. Dayton Street
Madison, WI 53706
whibbard@macc.wisc.edu
(608) 263-4427
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