The visualization management system approach to visualization in scientific computing

1 September 1989

journal article
Published by AIP Publishing in Computers in Physics

Vol. 3 (5) , 40-44
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.168344

Abstract

This paper introduces the visualization management system (ViMS), a new approach to the development of software for visualization in scientific computing (ViSC). The conceptual foundation for a ViMS is an abstract visualization model that specifies a class of geometric objects, the graphic representations of the objects, and the operations on both. A ViMS implements a visualization model and provides four levels of mechanisms for developing applications. The ViMS requirements and a model-independent ViMS architecture are described. The ViMS approach presents several important opportunities for visualization standards.

Keywords

COMPUTER GRAPHICS
BIOLOGY
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING
DATA PROCESSING
GEOMETRY
VECTOR FIELDS
TOPOLOGY
VECTOR FIELD
FIBERS
GRAPHICAL PROGRAMMING
COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
MATHEMATICAL MODEL
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
TAXONOMY

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