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Integrated Control of Distributed
Volume Visualization Through the World-Wide-Web 


Cheong S. Ang, M.S.
Programmer/Analyst
Center for Knowledge Management
University of California, San Francisco
email: cheong@ckm.ucsf.edu


David C. Martin, M.S.
Assistant Director
Center for Knowledge Management
University of California, San Francisco
email: dcmartin@ckm.ucsf.edu


Michael D. Doyle, Ph.D.
Chairman and CEO
Eolas Technologies Incorporated
7677 Oakport St., Ste. 646
Oakland CA, 94621
email: mddoyle@netcom.com

Abstract

The World-Wide-Web (WWW) has created a new paradigm for on-line information retrieval by providing immediate and ubiquitous access to digital information of any type from data respositories throughout the world. The web's development enables not only effective access for the generic users, but also more efficient and timely information exchanges among scientists and researchers. We have extended the capabilities of the web to include access to three-dimensional volume data sets with integrated control of a distributed client-server volume visualization system. This paper provides a brief background on the World-Wide-Web, an overview of the extensions necessary to support these new data types and a description of an implementation of this approach in a WWW-compliant distributed visualization system.

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