A terminology for in situ visualization and analysis systems
The International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications, vol. 34, pp. 676–691
Abstract
The term “in situ processing” has evolved over the last decade to mean both a specific strategy for visualizing and analyzing data and an umbrella term for a processing paradigm. The resulting confusion makes it difficult for visualization and analysis scientists to communicate with each other and with their stakeholders. To address this problem, a group of over 50 experts convened with the goal of standardizing terminology. This paper summarizes their findings and proposes a new terminology for describing in situ systems. An important finding from this group was that in situ systems are best described via multiple, distinct axes: integration type, proximity, access, division of execution, operation controls, and output type. This paper discusses these axes, evaluates existing systems within the axes, and explores how currently used terms relate to the axes.
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Hank Childs corresponding
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University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
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ANSYS Inc
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Kitware Inc
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Sandia National Laboratories California · Sandia National Laboratories
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Sandia National Laboratories
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Argonne National Laboratory
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
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CSCS - Swiss National Supercomputing Centre
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Swiss National Supercomputing Centre
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NVIDIA Corp
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Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Kitware Inc
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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University of Utah School of Computing, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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Bernd Hentschel Aachen
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RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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Argonne National Laboratory
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University of Utah School of Computing, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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University of Utah School of Computing, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
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Sandia National Laboratories California · Sandia National Laboratories
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Sandia National Laboratories
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University of California, Davis
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University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
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Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Sandia National Laboratories
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Texas Advanced Computing Center
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Texas Advanced Computing Center
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Kitware Inc
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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University of Utah School of Computing, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Argonne National Laboratory
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University of Utah School of Computing, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Cenaero
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Argonne National Laboratory
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
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University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
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Walt Disney Animation Studios
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · National Center for Supercomputing Applications
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign National Center for Supercomputing Applications
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Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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University of Utah School of Computing, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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United States Air Force Research Laboratory · United States Air Force
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US Air Force Research Laboratory
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Argonne National Laboratory
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Intel Corp
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Intelligent Light (United States)
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Intelligent Light
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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United States Naval Research Laboratory
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US Naval Research Laboratory
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