Cdn Visualization Status Report - April 2002

This document supercedes earlier status reports from 2001. The 2001 reports
(available at http://www.vistg.net/documents/National_reports/index
<http://www.vistg.net/documents/National_reports/index.html>
.htmlBM__Hlt526144640) contain items not listed here.

I copied information from web site pages in most cases. Thus, the text below
was primarily NOT written by me, although in I edited and formatted
information to some degree. I make no claim as to authorship, or to the
accuracy of the information contained herein. The point of this report is to
distribute already published information about Canadian R&D in visualization
to the international defence R&D community. The information is clearly
already in the public domain. I have provided citations to original pages in
every case.

Web sites were identified using Google, with search terms "Canada",
"visualization" and/or "visualisation".

Justin Hollands
justin.hollands@drdc-rddc.gc.ca
CDN POC to NATO IST-021/RTG-007

Government

DRDC Toronto, Human-Computer Interaction Group

www.toronto.drdc-rddc.gc.ca <http://www.toronto.drdc-rddc.gc.ca/>
Justin Hollands
Work in my laboratory is investigating the use of 3D dynamic graphics to
depict quantitative data, and in determining effective techniques for doing
so. The integration of quantitative status information into electronic
charts for naval applications is one area; battlefield visualization is
another. The approach is heavily empirical, building simplified displays and
testing them for specific tasks. The laboratory contains state-of-the-art PC
graphics workstations, a Fakespace ImmersaDesk M1, an eyetracker, and 3D
liquid-crystal shutter eyewear. One of the aims is to build a demonstration
platform based on what is known about human performance with graphical
elements, in keeping with the Statement of Work for our TG.

DRDC Ottawa

(Systolics, Ltd.)
IRONMAN
Vin Taylor, Milan Kuchta (Systolics)
The IRONMAN 1.5 is an instrumented testbed and environment to join, adapt,
test and merge data from several generic network management tools, and merge
this information in turn with network Management's security policy. System
integration is being conducted by Systolics Ltd., who have also suggested
several visualization displays. CAC is tasked to design displays as well,
and evaluate display design IRONMAN displays show the logical structure of a
network domain and its subdomains. A set of coloured bars represents one
computer and its vulnerabilities [red most dangerous...]. Attacks can be
identified, showing the target computer (and the attacking computer if it is
on the domain). The drilldown screen [lower left] shows the vulnerabilities
of a machine when it is "brushed". IRONMAN has evolved into that of an
instrumented testbed, which can be used to explore, test and evaluate COTS
management tools.

DRDC Valcartier
Denis Gouin, Francois Latourneau
http://www.valcartier.drdc-rddc.gc.ca/
<http://www.valcartier.drdc-rddc.gc.ca/>
These researchers are doing work involving digitization of Quebec City and
surrounding area for urban terrain navigation. They are also interested in
data fusion.

Health Canada Zack Jacobson

NetViz/VITA
http://www.exocortex.org/netviz/ <http://www.exocortex.org/netviz/>
Ben Houston (Carleton University),
NetViz (aka VITA) is a visualization frontend for a "concept" oriented
search engine. NetViz features an interactive 3D visualization of the
relationships between concepts and their associated documents. A
custom-designed artificial gravity acting on the visualized hits, concepts,
queries and documents sorts multiple "hits" from semantic search engines
targeting massive text corpora. This capacity allows a user easily and
interactively to assess connections among elements and documents in the
corpora, identifying relations and features not otherwise known or visible.
The interface is generic-it is applicable to all of the semantic engines
currently known to us; likely it is extendable to more traditional Boolean
search engines, as well. Collaboration between Canada and UK is planned.

Natural Resources Canada

http://maps.nrcan.gc.ca <http://maps.nrcan.gc.ca/visualization/>
/visualization/BM__Hlt513877586
Recent technical advances in digital cartography and its convergence with
the Internet have fostered the development of interactive visualization of
geospatial information on-line. With this in mind, the objectives of the
Cartographic Visualization project at the Centre for Topographic Information
<http://maps.nrcan.gc.ca/main.html> of N <http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/> atural
Resources CanadaBM__Hlt513877689 are to investigate, develop, and evaluate
various methods and tools for the effective portrayal of cartographic
information on the World Wide Web.

Iqaluit, the capital of the newly created territory of Nunavut, was chosen
as the case study for research and development of new cartographic
visualization techniques. This area was chosen based on the availability of
a large amount of geo-spatial data collected during the compilation of the
Commemorative Map of Iqaluit by the Centre for Topographic Information, and
by the growing interest in Canada's northern communities among researchers,
government, business and the general public.
The Cartographic Visualization Project is multidisciplinary, with research
in:
* Map Design for the Internet
* Dynamic Terrain Visualization, including Animations and
Interactive Map Interfaces
* Geographical Interpretation

National Research Council (NRC)
Internet Based Cartographic Visualization for a Northern Region of Canada
Anita Muller Research Cartographer/Web Developer
www.geo.uqam.ca/Carto2001/prog/conferences/Anita_Muller.pdf
<http://www.geo.uqam.ca/Carto2001/prog/conferences/Anita_Muller.pdf>
amuller@NRCan.gc.ca <mailto:amuller@NRCan.gc.ca>
Cartographic Visualization is a new methodology increasingly used for
effective cartographic communication and for analysis of geospatial
information. It combines the power of multimedia dynamic representation of
spatial information with interactive engagement of scientists to perform
exploratory analysis. In 1999 Mapping Services Branch at Natural Resources,
Canada, initiated a project to investigate the cartographic visualization
methodology and technology to explore its applicability to represent
information contained on maps, aerial photographs and in related geospatial
data bases. To commemorate the creation of Nunavut, Mapping Services Branch
published a special topographic map of Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut. The
growing interest in this region and available data made Iqaluit a suitable
case study for the Cartographic Visualization on the Internet. The general
goal of the Cartographic Visualisation project is to study cartography
within the Internet environment and to develop methodologies for effective
cartographic communication of geo-spatial information suitable for the new
medium. The Internet is increasingly used for mapping purposes. The use of
the Internet within the context of a national mapping organisation is to
produce and disseminate high quality maps, related cartographic products and
the data for which Mapping Services Branch is responsible. Therefore an
additional goal of this project is to promote modern use of our products and
data without the degradation of cartographic communication standards. The
four components of the project are: cartographic design, animation of three
dimensional data, potential applications of geospatial information and
internet site design. The project is conducted by a multidisciplinary team
consisting of a cartographer, geographer, survey engineer and interface
designer and information architect specialist. Scientific co-operation and
partnership are essential to this multidisciplinary project. To expand the
scope of the project research proposals have been submitted for funding in
co-operation with various levels of government, universities and research
centres in Nunavut.

NRC Instiute for Information Technology (IIT)
http:// <http://www.iit.nrc.ca/> www.iit.nrc.ca/BM__Hlt513880948
The Institute for Information Technology is one of the National Research
Council's research <http://www.nrc.ca/corporate/english/tools/institut.html>
institutes. Its mission is to assist industry through collaborative research
and development projects. The Institute works with companies individually
and in groups, with product developers and lead users, with firms both large
and small.

The research focus of the NRC Interactive Information Group is to develop
new models of communication of information; algorithms and software for text
analysis and retrieval. Martin Brooks ( martin.brooks@iit.nrc.ca
<mailto:martin.brooks@iit.nrc.ca> ) leads the Group. Norman Vinson (
Norman.vinson@iit.nrc.ca <mailto:Norman.vinson@iit.nrc.ca> ) is a member of
the Group whose work focuses on visual perception and spatial cognition as
they relate to human-computer interaction. He is also interested in the
psychological processes involved in data visualization and analysis. His
current project is to devise and illustrate design principles supporting
human navigation in virtual or augmented reality.

NRC, Sabry El-Hakim

Visual Information Technology Group
Instiute for Information Technology
National Research Council Canada
M-50, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0R6
email: sabry.el-hakim@nrc.ca <mailto:sabry.el-hakim@nrc.ca>
http://www.vit.iit.nrc.ca/elhakim/home.html
<http://www.vit.iit.nrc.ca/elhakim/home.html>
El-Hakim is a scientist working at NRC Institute for Information Technology,
Visual Information Technology Group. Current projects include: Automation of
Image-based modeling, 3D from paintings &old photos, Virtual heritage and
architecture, and Evaluation of 3D capture techniques.

NRC/CISTI

Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information

http://www.nrc.ca/ <http://www.nrc.ca/cisti/> cisti/BM__Hlt465152831
At CISTI, Jeffrey Demaine ( jeffrey.demaine@nrc.ca
<mailto:jeffrey.demaine@nrc.ca> ) examines the design of 3D user interfaces
used to aid in visualizing large sets of bibliographic data, for use in
search tools based on web technology. HTML, VRML and Cold Fusion are
incorporated into user interfaces for data mining and information
visualization.
See also:
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/9/1/p1-234-e.html
<http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/9/1/p1-234-e.html>

Colleges and Universities

Memorial University, St John's, Newfoundland

http://www.physics.mun.ca/~markw/ <http://www.physics.mun.ca/~markw/>
Mark Whitmore Phone:(709) 737-8832
Dr. Mark Whitmore, associate dean of science (research), Physics and
Physical Oceanography, and collaborators received a CFI grant of $679,801
for the Memorial University Advanced Computation and Visualization Centre,
and are partnering in an NSERC MFA grant for high-performance computing
($1.5M over three years).

Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto, Ontario
School of Applied Geography
Wieslaw Michalak, Philip Coppack
<http://www.geo.ryerson.ca/michalak/visualization/>
http://www.geo.ryerson.ca/michalak/visualization/
http://www.ryerson.ca/vtoronto/ <http://www.ryerson.ca/vtoronto/>
michalak@acs.ryerson.ca <mailto:michalak@acs.ryerson.ca>
Ryerson Polytechnic University's School of Applied Geography Virtual Toronto
website is principally a digital atlas and photo/video gallery of the
Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

The Virtual Toronto site is part of an ongoing research project at Ryerson's
School of Applied Geography. The project has three basic goals: (1) to
produce a digital rendition of the GTA that will include maps, graphs,
textual and literary analysis, as well as photographic and videographic
images of the region; (2) to produce an interactive WWW GIS and a Digital
Terrain Model for the GTA, (3) to produce a metadatabase for the GTA - that
is, database of available GTA databases. This will be interactive, both for
the input and extraction of information.

Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario
Visual Design Institute
http://www.sheridanc.on.ca/ <http://www.sheridanc.on.ca/>
http://www.svdi.org/ <http://www.svdi.org/>
"SHERIDAN WINS MAJOR RESEARCH GRANT FOR VISUALIZATION DESIGN INSTITUTE
For immediate release: June 30, 1998
Sheridan College accepted a major institutional research grant in the amount
of $1.5 million from the Ontario Government to establish Canada's first
Visualization Design Institute (VDI). At a press conference yesterday, the
Honourable Jim Wilson, Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism,
announced $51 million in disbursements over I I separate proposals through
the Ontario Research and Development Challenge Fund, including the grant to
Sheridan. Spearheaded by Professor Avrim Katzman, the Visual Design
Institute (VDI) is an organized research unit of Sheridan College, to be
supported by a full Data Visualization laboratory. Katzman emphasizes that
the VDI will be, "a multi-disciplinary establishment, proactively
encouraging collaborative partnerships, both academic and industrial, in the
areas of scientific, medical, entertainment, engineering, architectural,
economic and environmental research."
<from press release>

Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia
Department of Computer Science
Graphics, Usability, and Visualization Laboratory (GRUVI Lab)
http://www.cs.sfu.ca/research/groups/GMRL/
<http://www.cs.sfu.ca/research/groups/GMRL/>
Faculty:
* John <http://www.ensc.sfu.ca/people/faculty/dill.html>
DillBM__Hlt526048570, dill@cs.sfu.ca <mailto:dill@cs.sfu.ca>
* <http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~inkpen/> Kori Inkpen,
<mailto:inkpen@cs.sfu.ca> inkpen@cs.sfu.ca
* Tom Calvert <http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~tom/> , tom@cs.sfu.ca
<mailto:tom@cs.sfu.ca>
* Torsten Möller <http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~torsten/> ,
torsten@cs.sfu.ca <mailto:torsten@cs.sfu.ca>

Active Projects:
CZWebR - A Graphical Web Navigation Aid
Virtual Whales - Computer Modelling of Humpback Whale Foraging Behaviours
Lag Tests - A Temporal Lag Diagnostic for Virtual and Augmented Environments

Volume Warping - Detail-in-Context Viewing for 3D Data Layouts
Modelling Light Phenomena - A Spectrum-Based Framework of Realistic Image
Synthesis
Fourier Volume Rendering
Visualization of Multi-Modal and Time-Varying Medical Data Using Flow
Visualization Approaches
Single Display Groupware - Supporting Face-to-Face Collaboration
Radiology - Detail-in-Context Viewing for Magnetic Resonance Images
Mechanics Design - A Computer-Aided Force Feedback System
Virtual Hand Lab - System Development of an Augmented Reality Environment
Modelling Artificial Creatures
Numerical Integration, Real-time Control
Spin-off Projects:

Elastic Presentation Spaces
CSPL - Cell System Programming Language
LifeForms - Human Figure Animation
Sound Sculpting - Virtual Instruments for Sound Design and Musical
Performance
Evolution of Legged Locomotion
Past Projects:
Cogito - A New Paradigm for Exploration in Computer Aided Visualisation
Aesthetically Pleasing Surfaces

Simon Fraser University
Cognitive Sciences Program
Nathalie Prevost
http://www.cecm.sfu.ca/~thalie/resume.html
<http://www.cecm.sfu.ca/~thalie/resume.html>
thalie@cecm.sfu.ca <mailto:thalie@cecm.sfu.ca>
Nathalie Prevost, a graduate student in a Cognitive Sciences Ph.D. program,
is doing work in visualization of prepositional logic.
N.Prevost, R.E. Jennings, L. Jorgenson, F. David Fracchia,
" Visualization in <http://www.cecm.sfu.ca/~thalie/cga/> Propositional
Logic"
IEEE Computer Graphics <http://www.computer.org/cga/cg1996/g2toc.htm> and
Applications, March, 1996, pp.6-8

University of Alberta, Department of Computing Science

Computer Graphics Research Group

BM__Hlt465148051 <http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~graphics/>
http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~graphics/
<mailto:graphics@cs.ualberta.ca> graphics@cs.ualberta.caBM__Hlt465148319
This group specializes in three major areas: visualization, virtual reality,
and rendering. Three faculty are involved: John Buchanan, Mark Green, and
Ben Watson. Visualization research is concerned with network protocol
analysis, the visualization of large data sets that do not have obvious
geometrical structure (e.g., software systems, UNIX directory hierarchies
genetic databases), and scientific visualization, including the use of VR
techniques in the visualization of fluid flow. NEC, Hewlett-Packard and
NSERC fund this work.

Examples of this include the structure of software systems, UNIX directory
hierarchies and genetic databases. Some of this work was carried out in
collaboration with researchers at NEC in Japan. They have also been involved
with the visualization and simulation of scientific data. They have worked
on the equations of motion of the human body and used these equations as the
basis for a simulation/animation of human movement. They have also
investigated the use of VR techniques in the visualization of fluid flow.
They have been investigating geometrical modeling tools that allow a
designer to create 3D designs and interactively view them in real-time.
Since 1988 they have been collaborating with researchers at the Banff Centre
on providing computer tools that can be used by artists to produce 3D
interactive art.

HCI Group CRIM (Centre for Information Research of Montreal)
http://www.crim.ca/hci/indiv/vroomen_vis/
<http://www.crim.ca/hci/indiv/vroomen_vis/>
http://www.crim.ca/hci/ <http://www.crim.ca/hci/>

An emphasis on an experimental visualization technique for hierarchical data
called CHEOPS. This technique combines a representation process based on
triangle tesselation principles and a set of rules determining the
underlying abstract logical relations among the elements.

McGill University, Faculty of Medicine

McGill Medical Informatics Project

http://mystic.biom <http://mystic.biomed.mcgill.ca/>
ed.mcgill.ca/BM__Hlt495819104BM__Hlt465155227
Phil Warrick & W. R. J. Funnell

CM3 (Computer-Mediated Creation & Management of Curricular Material), is
part of the the McGill Medical Informatics Project. The overall objectives
of this project are to identify tools for the cost-effective creation and
management of large bodies of curricular material; and to use the tools to
create material for use in their medical curriculum and to create databases,
retrieval interfaces, etc., for exploiting that material. The project has
three parts. The first is the 'computerization' of the large body of
existing material incorporating the McGill medical curriculum. The second is
to develop tools for the management of the information, including
information-retrieval tools. The third is to apply interactive multimedia
techniques, including interactive 3-D models, to display the information.
The project should help to develop cost-effective ways of creating and
maintaining large amounts of interactive multimedia material.

University of British Columbia
The Scientific Computation and Visualization Lab
Departments of Computer Science and Mathematics
Uri Ascher , Jim Varah, Brian Wetton
http://www.cs.ubc.ca/nest/scv/home.html
<http://www.cs.ubc.ca/nest/scv/home.html>

The primary objective of the UBC Scientific Computation and Visualization
Laboratory (SCV) is the development of fast, reliable numerical algorithms
used to model a variety of physical phenomena. Thus, the group's research
interests encompass both the theoretical and applied aspects of scientific
computation, while various scientific visualization packages provide a
crucial tool in the development and evaluation of these methods.
This group is also involved in the IMAGE Consortium ( http://www.cs.
<http://www.cs.ubc.ca/spider/ascher/image.html>
ubc.ca/spider/ascher/image.htmlBM__Hlt465219308BM__Hlt465219309BM__Hlt495819
117BM__Hlt465221629), which examines the inversion and modelling of applied
geophysical electromagnetic data. IMAGE is sponsored by NSERC through its
Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) program, and by many private
sector mining companies.

University of Toronto

Centre for Landscape Research (CLR)

http://www.clr.utoronto.ca <http://www.clr.utoronto.ca/>
Computational research and creative practice efforts at the CLR are focused
on the development of information technology as a more powerful medium for
intellectual inquiry and creative design of the environment. Projects
undertaken by CLR seek to improve design thinking through the addition of
computational technology to professional design and public decision-making.

One project underway at CLR is Campus98. Campus98 is a project to build the
beginnings of a fully realized virtual model of the St.George campus at the
University of Toronto. The first step of the project is the collection and
re-organization of existing data to obtain precise information on built
form, terrain and vegetation. Through this process, the finished model can
be used in a wide array of applications - from campus planning and design
conception to aiding research in new technologies (ie. VRML, sensory
perception) and promotion

University of Toronto

Dynamic Graphics Project

http://www.dgp.utoronto.ca/ <http://www.dgp.utoronto.ca/>
The University of Toronto's <http://www.toronto.edu> Dynamic Graphics
Project (DGP) is an interdisciplinary research laboratory within the
Department of Computer Science <http://www.cs.toronto.edu> . The lab's
mission is advanced research and graduate instruction in human-computer
interaction and computer graphics.
Faculty include:

Ron Baecker <http://www.dgp.utoronto.ca/people/RMB/rmb.html>
human-computer interaction

Ravin <http://www.dgp.utoronto.ca/~ravin/> Balakrishnan
human-computer interaction

Eugene <http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~elf> Fiume
computer graphics

Alejo <http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~ah> Hausner
computer graphics, algorithm animation

Kyros <http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~kyros/> Kutulakos
computer vision, computer graphics

monica <http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~mc> schraefel
human-computer interaction

Karan <http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~karan> Singh
computer graphics

<http://www.cs.utoronto.ca/~dt> Demetri Terzopoulos
computer graphics, computer vision
Adjunct Faculty

Bill Buxton <http://www.billbuxton.com/>
human-computer interaction

George Fitzmaurice
human-computer interaction

Gordon <http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~gordo> Kurtenbach
human-computer interaction

University of Toronto
Knowledge Media Design Institute
http://kmdi.utoronto.ca/ <http://kmdi.utoronto.ca/>
"KMDI's mission is research and graduate education in all aspects of
building the knowledge society. Our research in knowledge media design will
help shape the products, processes and practices of the 21st century. KMDI
is unique in adopting a human-centred approach to design, an approach that
means people are at the heart of what we do Knowledge Media Design (KMD) is
the design, development and evaluation of media intended to support and
enhance the ability of individuals and groups to think, communicate, learn
and create knowledge. KMD is not exclusively about digital or electronic
media and technologies. New media suggests digital formats of text,
graphics, audio, and video that can be mixed and matched (multimedia) for
distribution or display in a variety of technical media, e.g., from the now
relatively old CD/ROM format, to the Internet, intranets, and the World Wide
Web. But new media is at once both a broader and more restrictive term than
knowledge media. While our primary interest is in computationally-based (or
digital) media, we are also interested in the relationship of "new media"
with "traditional media," for example, the more familiar knowledge media
known as books or paper, and in understanding how this relationship can be
maximized in any particular context. It is crucial that as scholars and
researchers we challenge the bimodal logic that dominates so much of the
discussion, for example, in the debate between the technophiles and the
technophobes. The world is more complex and a far richer place than such
debates suggest.

Our goal is to design, develop and use knowledge media, and also to build
our prototypes and conduct our inquiry within the context of a broader
research agenda that seeks to understand the implications and impact of the
mix of knowledge media and how they can be deployed to foster the
development of the knowledge-based economy/society." (text gleaned from web
page)

Montreal Polytechnic Institute

Benoit Ozell, Faculty (?), Computer Engineering Dep't, Montreal Polytechnic
http://www.gegi.polymtl.ca/info/ozell/
<http://www.gegi.polymtl.ca/info/ozell/>
Does research in scientific visualization in affiliation with CERCA, a
research center in applied computation (CERCA). This involves gathering
competencies in data processing, graphic data processing, mathematics,
virtual and mechanical reality of fluids. His group works in close
cooperation with researchers from various fields, from CERCA and elsewhere,
in fluid mechanics, pharmaceutical chemistry, biomedical engineering, civil
engineering, applied mathematics, manufacturing, injection molding,
combustion, structures, etc

Potential research areas include a scientific visualization environment
configurable for display and analysis of numerical solutions, functions on
various platforms, virtual reality, infrastructure of scientific computation
for a "métaconcept" in advanced engineering.

CERCA

http://www.cfdsc.ca/francais/bulletins/01/0105.html
<http://www.cfdsc.ca/francais/bulletins/01/0105.html>
Le Centre de Recherché en Calcul Appliqué (CERCA), or the Centre for
Research on Computation and its Applications, entered its second year of
operation in the spring of 1993. The main objectives of this Montréal-based
centre are to bring together the best scientists in Québec who use numerical
methods for scientific applications, to provide them with the most
appropriate available computer facilities, to transfer technology from
universities to industry in the area of scientific computation, to form
highly qualified personnel and to create a high level scientific environment
in this very competitive field.

Also see http://www.cerca.umontreal.ca/visualisation/
<http://www.cerca.umontreal.ca/visualisation/>

Ecole Polytechnique Scientific Visualization user's group
http://www.cfds <http://www.cfdsc.ca/francais/bulletins/01/0109.html>
c.ca/francais/bulletins/01/0109.htmlBM__Hlt526143180

University of Montreal

Sarita Bassil, Ph.D. Candidate, Département d'Informatique et de Recherche
Opérationnelle, U. Montreal
<http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~bassil/>
http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~bassil/BM__Hlt526133720
Interested in evaluation of visualization tools.

Some publications:
A Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of Software Visualization Tools,
by Sarita Bassil and Rudolf K. Keller. In Proceedings of the Workshop on
Software Visualization, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 2001. Held in
conjunction with the 23rd Intl. Conf. on Software Engineering (ICSE'2001).
To appear.

<http://www2.iro.umontreal.ca/~labgelo/cgi-bin/site_analyzer/papers/ax.cgi?h
ttp://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~labgelo/Publications/Papers/wsv-2001.pdf> Full
textBM__Hlt526047040 (PDF format).
Software Visualization Tools: Survey and Analysis, by Sarita Bassil and
Rudolf K. Keller. In Proceedings of the Ninth International Workshop on
Program Comprehension (IWPC'2001), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 2001. IEEE.
To appear.

<http://www2.iro.umontreal.ca/~labgelo/cgi-bin/site_analyzer/papers/ax.cgi?h
ttp://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~labgelo/Publications/Papers/iwpc-2001.pdf> Full
text (PDF format).
Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of Software Visualization Tools, by
Sarita J. Bassil. Master's thesis, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec,
Canada, December 2000. French title: Évaluation qualitative et quantitative
d'outils de visualisation logicielle.

<http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~labgelo/Publications/Theses/msc-bassil-abstrac
t.pdf> AbstractBM__Hlt526046982 (in English; PDF format).
<http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~labgelo/Publications/Theses/msc-bassil.pdf>
Full Text (in French; PDF format).

More recent Sarita Bassil paper
http://www.cs.brown.edu/research/softvis/papers/Bassil_WorkshopOnSV-ICSE-200
1_FINAL.pdf
<http://www.cs.brown.edu/research/softvis/papers/Bassil_WorkshopOnSV-ICSE-20
01_FINAL.pdf>
A Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of Software Visualization Tools

UQAM
http://www.cfdsc.ca/english/bulletins/01/0109.html
<http://www.cfdsc.ca/english/bulletins/01/0109.html>
The Computational Engineering Group at École Polytechnique has developed a
fully functional and generic visualisation environment now in use in a
number of CFD groups and supported by CERCA.

This package, called VU, allows a user to design a vissalisation environment
for a specific field of application or project. This is possible through a
new software paradigm where a core program, which performs all the data
extraction and manipulation, is separated from the dialogue and display
interface which can be configured through a scenario file. The central
conceptual model is a generalized probe (which acts as a support for data)
and a set of basic graphic entities for data representation and rendering.
This allows great flexibility in the customization of visualisation
environments.
It is proposed through the CFD Society of Canada, to make VU available to
the academic community for educational and internal research purposes. CERCA
and École Polytechnique have agreed to coordinate the establishment of a
users' group and to provide installation procedures, support and training
for this package. it is hoped that this users' group will provide the
guidance for the future development of VU, through mechanisms to be set up
during the first meeting scheduled to be held in Montreal at CERCA on 13
January 1994.

Interested academic users can obtain a copy of this software by returning
the following information to:

BENOIT OZELL
CERCA
5160, boul. Décarie, bureau 400
Montréal, Québec, CANADA H3X 2H9
Telephone: (514) 369-5219

University of Calgary

Computer Science <http://www.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/> Dept [Canada]- Graphics
<http://www.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/Research/GJ/index.html> Jungle Computer
Graphics Research Lab, Biological Modeling
<http://www.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/Research/bmv/index.html> and Visualization
Research Lab.
The Virtual Laboratory Environment
"The Virtual Laboratory is an interactive environment for creating and
conducting simulated experiments: a playground for experimentation. It
consists of domain-dependent simulation programs, experimental units called
objects that encompass data files, tools that operate on these objects, and
a reference book. Current release is focused on graphical applications of
L-systems, with an emphasis on the generation of fractals and the modeling
of plants. The objects are organized, accessed and manipulated using
domain-independent vlab system programs. The user can expand the laboratory
by adding new objects, creating new experiments and composing them into
hypertext documents." <from website>

Dr. Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz
Course on Modeling and visualization of plants Dr. Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz
http://www.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~pwp/bmv/cpsc657/general/schedule-2001.htm
<http://www.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~pwp/bmv/cpsc657/general/schedule-2001.htm>

Private Sector

Bittco Solutions Limited, Calgary, AB
http://bitt <http://bittco.com/> co.com/BM__Hlt513629931BM__Hlt513874508
Bittco built and markets NetReality, an intelligent web search agent with
neural net intelligence. NetReality organizes and personalizes Web sites and
searches, and presents the web as a dynamic virtual reality (presents
websites as nodes in a geographic map format). Bittco claims that NetReality
makes it easier and quicker to find Web documents.

Cimmetry Systems Inc.

Montreal,PQ,, H4T 2B5, Canada
Telephone: +1-514-735-3219
http://www.cimmetry.com/ <http://www.cimmetry.com/>
Cimmetry Systems, Inc., industry leader in Visualization and Collaboration
has developed a family of view and markup solutions for your individual,
company-wide and B2B viewing and collaboration needs. Our applications
support hundreds of formats, providing you with easier and faster access to
your data

E4eNet a provider of real-time web-based engineering collaboration solutions
has licensed Cimmetry's Java-based 3D visualization technology for use in
its Mechanical Design Manager application.

DXNet Toronto

<http://www.dxnetavc.net/> http://www.dxnetavc.net/
The DXNet Advanced Visualization Centre (AVC) has been established to
provide compaines with access to leading edge visual technologies. It is the
ultimate gathering place for interactive presentations, 3-D design and
content development using immersive virtual reality technology.

Our goals are to promote the exchange of ideas, skills, and applications in
the area of VR and to promot the centre as a venue for clients to create
display and view 3D applications. The AVC resides in the Design Exchange, in
Toronto's former historic Stock Exchange bldg, and features a reality
theatre, design lab, and content and creative services unit.

Reality theatre-SGI Onyx powers 3D immersive viewing system
Also features audio system, control desk, lighting control
140 degree wide screen 20 seat auditorium

design lab designed for content development, model creation, training

content and creative services unit consists of network of digital media
experts who specialize in 3D design.
AVC team collaborates closely with clinets to identify goals, create
storyboards, provides technical support, customize virtual environments

Facet Decision Systems, Vancouver, BC

http:/ <http://www.facet.com/> /www.facet.com/BM__Hlt513875075
Facet Decision Systems is a privately held company, operating since 1992.
Facet is a technology spin-off of MacDonald Dettwiler, a leading Canadian
aerospace company. Facet is a provider of solutions for the decision
processing marketplace. Facet claims that their products (FastTracks,
FrameWorks and Cause&Effect) capture and accelerate decision management
processes in three ways: assemble information sources, automate complex
decision processes and visually communicate meaningful results to
decision-makers. In particular, their Cause&Effect product incorporates 3D
Web Visualization.

Facet makes the following claims about their visualization: "3D
Visualization and Graphical Interaction is done with the Web Visualization
add-on for Web View. Graphics and Visualization are different in
Cause&Effect than in other visualization products.

* Visualization is much easier to set up. Users simply put data
objects in a list, and the visualization components display them.
* All the graphics are "live". The graphics change to match new data
as it is calculated. Most visualization systems lose connection with the
original source of the data.
* All the graphics are "interactive". Users can easily set up
interaction from the graphics back to the Cause&Effect Engine. This enables
interactions like editing, moving, and querying data by selecting it with a
mouse. Most visualization systems only display the data. They have no
interaction back onto the source data"

Fakespace Systems, Kitchener, ON

<http://www.fakespacesystems.com/> http://www.fakespacesystems.com/

Fakespace Systems designs, markets and integrates visualization systems and
interactive devices for working with virtual prototypes and visual
simulations. These systems, which facilitate collaboration and better
understanding of complex data, range from fully immersive room environments
to depth-enhanced displays that fit in an average size conference room.

Two core technologies marketed by Fakespace are the Immersadesk and the
CAVE. The Immersadesk is a large projection display system allowing 3D
stereo viewing. A CAVE is a multi-person, room-sized, high-resolution, 3-D
video and audio environment. Graphics are projected in stereo onto the walls
and the floor, and viewed with stereo glasses. The Electronic Visualization
Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Chicago first introduced the
CAVE in 1992 and CAVE technology is now marketed by Fakespace.

Geosolutions, Ottawa, ON

htt <http://www.geosolutions.com/> p://www.geosolutions.com/BM__Hlt513625460
Geosolutions builds Geographic Information System (GIS) systems solutions
for spatial information management needs (3D Terrain modeling and
rendering). They also serve as a DMTI ( http://www.desktopmapping.com/
<http://www.desktopmapping.com/> ) Spatial data reseller, which means they
sell digital street maps, route logistics, etc. for Canada. They can
transform paper/mylar contour maps, CAD drawings, 3D point files, DEMs and
Airphotos into 3D terrain models

* Geological Survey of Canada - 3D Modelling and Visualisation of
Landslides and Glacial Events
The Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) asked GeoSolutions Consulting to
conduct GIS computer modelling for the Climate Change and Catastrophic
Processes study of Canadian landslides and geological hazards. GIS three
dimensional(3D) computer modelling and rendering are powerful tools that can
help GSC scientists to better understand the full extent and impact of these
massive events.
http://www.geosolutions.com/projects/visualization.htm
<http://www.geosolutions.com/projects/visualization.htm>
http://www.geosolutions.com/projects/glacial.htm
<http://www.geosolutions.com/projects/glacial.htm>

Interactive Visualization Systems, Fredericton, NB

http://w <http://www.ivs.unb.ca/> ww.ivs.unb.ca/BM__Hlt513876634
Interactive Visualization Systems (IVS) specializes in interactive 3D
visualization software and services. Initial products were aimed at high-end
scientific visualization applications such as interactive 3D exploration of
ocean floor surfaces, submarine cable routes, and complex climate data sets.
However, the software tools and products developed by IVS have application
in a wide range of fields including environmental impact assessment, mining,
geology, and dredge planning.

IVS markets a software package, Fledermaus, that contains the tools for data
preparation and interactive exploration of 3d data sets. IVS specializes in
the rendering of geographic data such as digital terrain maps draped with
various types of imagery as well as the rendering of volumetric data within
a spatial data set. In addition, Fledermaus' exploration flights around 3d
data sets can be used to create high quality video movies. Fledermaus is
available for SGI and SUN platforms. A Windows NT version is currently under
development. This version will be available as an API to link into other GIS
and visualization products.

Oculus Info. Inc.
William Wright, Sr. Partner
v 416-358-4081
bill.wright@oculusinfo.com <mailto:bill.wright@oculusinfo.com>
Oculus Info Inc. provides design and development of UI components and
tailored visualization solutions for F500, federal government agencies and
third party software firms. We support both Java and.NET platforms. We are
a small specialized firm with world class customers. The people in the
company having been innovators in visualization solutions for ten to fifteen
years.

Visible Decisions Inc., Chicago/Toronto

http://w <http://www.vdi.com/> ww.vdi.com/BM__Hlt513881293BM__Hlt513881145
Visible Decisions develops and markets information visualization software
packages, including In3D and SeeIT. In3D is a developer suite for creating
business "visualizations". SeeIT is an end user platform for information
visualization. A demo version can be downloaded from the Visible Decisions
web site. Both packages map data into a 3D visual representation called an
"Information Landscape(tm)", which is essentially a dynamic, interactive 3D
plot of a data set. In3D is designed to fit into an existing application,
while giving the designer control over the appearance and behavior of the
landscape. The intent is to provide a dynamic view of large quantities of
information on a single screen.

NVision Software Systems Inc. New Hampshire

http://www.nv3d.com/ <http://www.nv3d.com/>
Colin Ware, U. New Hampshire (formerly U. New Brunswick), see
http://www.ccom.unh.edu/vislab/CWBio.html
<http://www.ccom.unh.edu/vislab/CWBio.html>
NVision is a provider of information navigation products. Their product,
NV3D, enables users to navigate and explore large complex data structures in
a highly interactive 3D environment.
Ware has published a book entitled Information Visualization: Perception for
Design (Morgan Kaufmann, 1999)

Landmark Graphics Corporation/ Landmark Café, A Center for Collaborative
Visualization, Calgary

Landmark Graphics Corp <http://www.lgc.com/> orationBM__Hlt526065071 is a
supplier of exploration and production information systems and services
helping petroleum companies worldwide to find, produce and manage oil and
gas reservoirs. The company's software transforms vast quantities of
seismic, well log and other data into detailed computer models of petroleum
reservoirs. These models enable geologists, geophysicists and engineers to
analyze the earth's subsurface so they can make better, more timely
decisions to lower risk.

LANDMARK CANADA OPENS NEW VISUALIZATION CENTER FOR CUSTOMERS
- Collaborative visualization center provides significant advantages to
customers -

DALLAS, Texas-Landmark Graphics Corp., a wholly owned business unit of
Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL), today announced the opening of the Landmark
CAFÉ(tm) (Collaborative Application Fusion Environment), a new center for
collaborative visualization. Located in its Calgary office, the Landmark
CAFÉ represents the latest technology in affordable collaborative
visualization software environments.
"The E&P industry in Canada is facing ever increasing complexity in its
exploration and exploitation activities," said John Gibson, Landmark's
president and CEO. "Landmark Canada recognizes the power of collaborative
visualization and has developed the new CAFÉ with the goal of helping
customers lower their finding, lifting and development costs per unit."

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<h1 align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'>Cdn Visualization =
Status
Report – April 2002<o:p></o:p></h1>

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This document supercedes earlier status =
reports from
2001. The 2001 reports (available at <a
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I copied information from web site pages in =
most
cases. Thus, the text below was primarily NOT written by me, although =
in I
edited and formatted information to some degree. I make no claim as to
authorship, or to the accuracy of the information contained herein. The =
point
of this report is to distribute already published information about =
Canadian
R&D in visualization to the international defence R&D =
community. The
information is clearly already in the public domain. I have provided =
citations
to original pages in every case.

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Web sites were identified using Google, with =
search
terms “Canada”, “visualization” and/or =
“visualisation”.

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Justin Hollands<o:p></o:p>

justin.hollands@drdc-rddc.gc.ca<o:p></o:p></fo=
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CDN POC to NATO IST-021/RTG-007 =
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<h1 align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'>Government<o:p></o:p>=
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<h2>DRDC Toronto, Human-Computer =
Interaction
Group</h2>

<a
href=3D"http://www.toronto.drdc-rddc.gc.ca/">www.toronto.drdc-rddc.gc.ca=
</a><o:p></o:p>

Justin Hollands

Work in my laboratory is investigating the =
use of 3D
dynamic graphics to depict quantitative data, and in determining =
effective
techniques for doing so. The integration of quantitative status =
information
into electronic charts for naval applications is one area; battlefield
visualization is another. The approach is heavily empirical, building =
simplified
displays and testing them for specific tasks. The laboratory contains
state-of-the-art PC graphics workstations, a Fakespace ImmersaDesk M1, =
an
eyetracker, and 3D liquid-crystal shutter eyewear. One of the aims is =
to build
a demonstration platform based on what is known about human performance =
with
graphical elements, in keeping with the Statement of Work for our =
TG.

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<h2>DRDC =
Ottawa</h2>

(Systolics, Ltd.)<o:p></o:p>

IRONMAN<o:p></o:p>

Vin Taylor, Milan Kuchta =
(Systolics)<o:p></o:p>

The IRONMAN =
1.5 is an
instrumented testbed and environment to join, adapt, test and merge =
data from
several generic network management tools, and merge this information in =
turn
with network Management's security policy. System integration is being conducted by =
Systolics Ltd.,
who have also suggested several visualization displays.  CAC is tasked to design =
displays as
well, and evaluate display design IRONMAN displays show the logical =
structure
of a network domain and its subdomains. A set of coloured bars =
represents one
computer and its vulnerabilities [red most dangerous…].  Attacks can be identified, =
showing the
target computer (and the attacking computer if it is on the domain). =
The
drilldown screen [lower left] 
shows the vulnerabilities of a machine when it is =
“brushed”. IRONMAN has
evolved into that of an instrumented testbed, which can be used to =
explore,
test and evaluate COTS management =
tools.<o:p></o:p>

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DRDC Valcartier<o:p></o:p>

Denis Gouin, Francois =
Latourneau<o:p></o:p>

<a =
href=3D"http://www.valcartier.drdc-rddc.gc.ca/">http://www.valcartier.dr=
dc-rddc.gc.ca/</a>

These researchers are doing work involving
digitization of Quebec City and surrounding area for urban terrain =
navigation.
They are also interested in data fusion.

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<h2>Health Canada Zack =
Jacobson<o:p></o:p></h2>

NetViz/VITA<o:p></o:p>

<a =
href=3D"http://www.exocortex.org/netviz/">http://www.exocortex.org/netvi=
z/</a>

Ben Houston (Carleton University), =


NetViz (aka VITA) is a =
visualization
frontend for a "concept" oriented search engine. NetViz =
features an
interactive 3D visualization of the relationships between concepts and =
their
associated documents. A custom-designed artificial gravity acting on =
the
visualized hits, concepts, queries and documents sorts multiple =
“hits” from
semantic search engines targeting massive text corpora. This capacity =
allows a
user easily and interactively to assess connections among elements and
documents in the corpora, identifying relations and features not =
otherwise
known or visible. The interface is generic—it is applicable to =
all of the
semantic engines currently known to us; likely it is extendable to more
traditional Boolean search engines, as well. Collaboration between =
Canada and
UK is planned.

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<h2>Natural Resources =
Canada</h2>

<a =
href=3D"http://maps.nrcan.gc.ca/visualization/">http://maps.nrcan.gc.ca<=
span
style=3D'mso-bookmark:_Hlt513877586'>/visualization/</a><![if =
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Recent technical advances in digital =
cartography and
its convergence with the Internet have fostered the development of =
interactive
visualization of geospatial information on-line. With this in mind, the
objectives of the Cartographic Visualization project at the <a
href=3D"http://maps.nrcan.gc.ca/main.html">Centre for Topographic =
Information</a>  of <a href=3D"http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/">Natural Resources =
Canada</a><![if !supportNestedAnchors]><a
name=3D"_Hlt513877689"></a><![endif]> are to investigate, =
develop, and
evaluate various methods and tools for the effective portrayal of =
cartographic
information on the World Wide Web.

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Iqaluit, the capital of the newly created =
territory of
Nunavut, was chosen as the case study for research and development of =
new
cartographic visualization techniques. This area was chosen based on =
the
availability of a large amount of geo-spatial data collected during the =
compilation
of the Commemorative Map of Iqaluit by the Centre for Topographic =
Information,
and by the growing interest in Canada's northern communities among =
researchers,
government, business and the general public. 

The Cartographic Visualization Project is
multidisciplinary, with research in: 

<![if !supportLists]>=B7        
<![endif]>Map Design for =
the
Internet 

<![if !supportLists]>=B7        
<![endif]>Dynamic =
Terrain
Visualization, including Animations and Interactive Map =
Interfaces

<![if !supportLists]>=B7        
<![endif]>Geographical
Interpretation 

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National Research Council =
(NRC)<o:p></o:p>

Internet
Based Cartographic Visualization for a Northern Region of =
Canada<o:p></o:p>

Anita
Muller Research Cartographer/Web Developer<o:p></o:p>

<a
href=3D"http://www.geo.uqam.ca/Carto2001/prog/conferences/Anita_Muller.p=
df">www.geo.uqam.ca/Carto2001/prog/conferences/Anita_Muller.pdf</a><o:p>=
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Cartographic
Visualization is a new methodology increasingly used for effective =
cartographic
communication and for analysis of geospatial information. It combines =
the power
of multimedia dynamic representation of spatial information with =
interactive
engagement of scientists to perform exploratory analysis. In 1999 =
Mapping
Services Branch at Natural Resources, Canada, initiated a project to
investigate the cartographic visualization methodology and technology =
to
explore its applicability to represent information contained on maps, =
aerial
photographs and in related geospatial data bases. To commemorate the =
creation
of Nunavut, Mapping Services Branch published a special topographic map =
of
Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut. The growing interest in this region =
and
available data made Iqaluit a suitable case study for the Cartographic
Visualization on the Internet. The general goal of the Cartographic
Visualisation project is to study cartography within the Internet =
environment
and to develop methodologies for effective cartographic communication =
of
geo-spatial information suitable for the new medium. The Internet is
increasingly used for mapping purposes. The use of the Internet within =
the
context of a national mapping organisation is to produce and =
disseminate high
quality maps, related cartographic products and the data for which =
Mapping
Services Branch is responsible. Therefore an additional goal of this =
project is
to promote modern use of our products and data without the degradation =
of
cartographic communication standards. The four components of the =
project are:
cartographic design, animation of three dimensional data, potential
applications of geospatial information and internet site design. The =
project is
conducted by a multidisciplinary team consisting of a cartographer, =
geographer,
survey engineer and interface designer and information architect =
specialist.
Scientific co-operation and partnership are essential to this =
multidisciplinary
project. To expand the scope of the project research proposals have =
been
submitted for funding in co-operation with various levels of =
government,
universities and research centres in =
Nunavut.<o:p></o:p>

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NRC Instiute for Information
Technology (IIT)<o:p></o:p>

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The Institute
for Information Technology is one of the National Research
Council's <a =
href=3D"http://www.nrc.ca/corporate/english/tools/institut.html">researc=
h
institutes</a>. Its mission is to assist industry through collaborative
research and development projects. The Institute works with companies
individually and in groups, with product developers and lead users, =
with firms
both large and small.

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The research focus of the NRC Interactive =
Information
Group is to develop new models of communication of information; =
algorithms and
software for text analysis and retrieval. Martin Brooks (<a
href=3D"mailto:martin.brooks@iit.nrc.ca">martin.brooks@iit.nrc.ca</a>) =
leads the
Group. Norman Vinson (<a =
href=3D"mailto:Norman.vinson@iit.nrc.ca">Norman.vinson@iit.nrc.ca</a>)
is a member of the Group whose work focuses on visual perception and =
spatial
cognition as they relate to human-computer interaction. He is also =
interested
in the psychological processes involved in data visualization and =
analysis. His
current project is to devise and illustrate design principles =
supporting human
navigation in virtual or augmented reality. 

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<h2>NRC, Sabry =
El-Hakim<o:p></o:p></h2>

Visual Information =
Technology Group<o:p></o:p>

Instiute for Information =
Technology<o:p></o:p>

National Research Council =
Canada<o:p></o:p>

M-50, Ottawa, Ontario, =
Canada K1A
0R6<o:p></o:p>

email: <a =
href=3D"mailto:sabry.el-hakim@nrc.ca">sabry.el-hakim@nrc.ca</a></=
font>

<a =
href=3D"http://www.vit.iit.nrc.ca/elhakim/home.html">http://www.vit.iit.=
nrc.ca/elhakim/home.html</a>

El-Hakim is a scientist working at NRC =
Institute for
Information Technology, Visual Information Technology Group. Current =
projects
include: Automation of Image-based modeling, 3D from paintings &old =
photos,
Virtual heritage and architecture, and Evaluation of 3D capture =
techniques.

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<h2>NRC/CISTI</h2>

<h2>Canada Institute for Scientific =
and
Technical Information</h2>

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At CISTI, Jeffrey Demaine (<a
href=3D"mailto:jeffrey.demaine@nrc.ca">jeffrey.demaine@nrc.ca</a>) =
examines the
design of 3D user interfaces used to aid in visualizing large sets of
bibliographic data, for use in search tools based on web technology. =
HTML, VRML
and Cold Fusion are incorporated into user interfaces for data mining =
and
information visualization. 

See also:

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<h1 align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'>Colleges and =
Universities<o:p></o:p></h1>

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<h5>Memorial University, St =
John’s,
Newfoundland<o:p></o:p></h5>

<a =
href=3D"http://www.physics.mun.ca/~markw/">http://www.physics.mun.ca/~ma=
rkw/</a>

Mark Whitmore Phone:(709) =
737-8832

Dr. Mark Whitmore, associate dean of science
(research), Physics and Physical Oceanography, and collaborators =
received a CFI
grant of $679,801 for the Memorial University Advanced Computation and
Visualization Centre, and are partnering in an NSERC MFA grant for
high-performance computing ($1.5M over three years).

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Ryerson
Polytechnic University, Toronto, =
Ontario<o:p></o:p>

School
of Applied Geography<o:p></o:p>

Wieslaw
Michalak, Philip Coppack<o:p></o:p>

<a
href=3D"http://www.geo.ryerson.ca/michalak/visualization/">http://www.geo.ryerson.ca/michalak/visualiza=
tion/</a><o:p></o:p>

<a =
href=3D"http://www.ryerson.ca/vtoronto/">http://www.ryerson.ca/vtoronto/=
</a><o:p></o:p>

<a =
href=3D"mailto:michalak@acs.ryerson.ca">michalak@acs.ryerson.ca</a></spa=
n><o:p></o:p>

Ryerson
Polytechnic University's School of Applied Geography Virtual Toronto =
website is
principally a digital atlas and photo/video gallery of the Greater =
Toronto Area
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The Virtual Toronto site is =
part of an
ongoing research project at Ryerson's School of Applied Geography. The =
project
has three basic goals: (1) to produce a digital rendition of the GTA =
that will
include maps, graphs, textual and literary analysis, as well as =
photographic
and videographic images of the region; (2) to produce an interactive =
WWW GIS
and a Digital Terrain Model for the GTA, (3) to produce a metadatabase =
for the
GTA - that is, database of available GTA databases. This will be =
interactive,
both for the input and extraction of information. =
<o:p></o:p>

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Sheridan
College, Oakville, Ontario<o:p></o:p>

Visual
Design Institute<o:p></o:p>

<a =
href=3D"http://www.sheridanc.on.ca/">http://www.sheridanc.on.ca/</a><o:p=
></o:p>

<a =
href=3D"http://www.svdi.org/">http://www.svdi.org/</a><fon=
t
face=3D"Times New Roman"><o:p></o:p>

“SHERIDAN WINS MAJOR =
RESEARCH GRANT
FOR VISUALIZATION DESIGN INSTITUTE <o:p></o:p>

For immediate release: June =
30, 1998 <o:p></o:p>

Sheridan College accepted a =
major
institutional research grant in the amount of $1.5 million from the =
Ontario
Government to establish Canada's first Visualization Design Institute =
(VDI). At
a press conference yesterday, the Honourable Jim Wilson, Minister of =
Economic
Development, Trade and Tourism, announced $51 million in disbursements =
over I I
separate proposals through the Ontario Research and Development =
Challenge Fund,
including the grant to Sheridan. Spearheaded by Professor Avrim =
Katzman, the
Visual Design Institute (VDI) is an organized research unit of Sheridan
College, to be supported by a full Data Visualization laboratory. =
Katzman
emphasizes that the VDI will be, "a multi-disciplinary =
establishment,
proactively encouraging collaborative partnerships, both academic and
industrial, in the areas of scientific, medical, entertainment, =
engineering,
architectural, economic and environmental =
research.”<o:p></o:p>

 <from press =
release><o:p></o:p>

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Simon Fraser
University, Burnaby, British Columbia<o:p></o:p>

Department =
of
Computer Science<o:p></o:p>

Graphics, =
Usability,
and Visualization Laboratory (GRUVI =
Lab)<o:p></o:p>

<a =
href=3D"http://www.cs.sfu.ca/research/groups/GMRL/">http://www.cs.sfu.ca=
/research/groups/GMRL/</a><o:p></o:p>

Faculty:

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<![endif]><a
href=3D"http://www.ensc.sfu.ca/people/faculty/dill.html">John Dill</a><![if =
!supportNestedAnchors]><a
name=3D"_Hlt526048570"></a><![endif]>, <a =
href=3D"mailto:dill@cs.sfu.ca">dill@cs.sfu.ca</a>


<![if !supportLists]>=B7        
<![endif]><a
href=3D"http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~inkpen/">Kori Inkpen</a>, <a href=3D"mailto:inkpen@cs.sfu.ca">inkpen@cs.sfu.ca</a> <o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportLists]>=B7        
<![endif]><a
href=3D"http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~tom/">Tom Calvert</a>, <a
href=3D"mailto:tom@cs.sfu.ca">tom@cs.sfu.ca</a> 

<![if !supportLists]>=B7        
<![endif]><a
href=3D"http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~torsten/">Torsten M=F6ller</a>, <a
href=3D"mailto:torsten@cs.sfu.ca">torsten@cs.sfu.ca</a> 

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Active
Projects:<o:p></o:p>

CZWebR
- A Graphical Web Navigation Aid <o:p></o:p>

Virtual
Whales - Computer Modelling of Humpback Whale Foraging Behaviours =
<o:p></o:p>

Lag
Tests - A Temporal Lag Diagnostic for Virtual and Augmented =
Environments <o:p></o:p>

Volume
Warping - Detail-in-Context Viewing for 3D Data Layouts =
<o:p></o:p>

Modelling
Light Phenomena - A Spectrum-Based Framework of Realistic Image =
Synthesis <o:p></o:p>

Fourier
Volume Rendering <o:p></o:p>

Visualization
of Multi-Modal and Time-Varying Medical Data Using Flow Visualization
Approaches <o:p></o:p>

Single
Display Groupware - Supporting Face-to-Face Collaboration =
<o:p></o:p>

Radiology
- Detail-in-Context Viewing for Magnetic Resonance Images =
<o:p></o:p>

Mechanics
Design - A Computer-Aided Force Feedback System =
<o:p></o:p>

Virtual
Hand Lab - System Development of an Augmented Reality Environment =
<o:p></o:p>

Modelling
Artificial Creatures <o:p></o:p>

Numerical
Integration, Real-time Control <o:p></o:p>

Spin-off
Projects:<o:p></o:p>

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Elastic
Presentation Spaces <o:p></o:p>

CSPL
- Cell System Programming Language <o:p></o:p>

LifeForms
- Human Figure Animation <o:p></o:p>

Sound
Sculpting - Virtual Instruments for Sound Design and Musical =
Performance <o:p></o:p>

Evolution
of Legged Locomotion <o:p></o:p>

Past
Projects: <o:p></o:p>

Cogito
- A New Paradigm for Exploration in Computer Aided Visualisation =
<o:p></o:p>

Aesthetically
Pleasing Surfaces <o:p></o:p>

 <o:p></o:p>

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Simon Fraser =
University<o:p></o:p>

Cognitive Sciences =
Program<o:p></o:p>

Nathalie
Prevost<o:p></o:p>

<a =
href=3D"http://www.cecm.sfu.ca/~thalie/resume.html">http://www.cecm.sfu.=
ca/~thalie/resume.html</a><o:p></o:p>

<a =
href=3D"mailto:thalie@cecm.sfu.ca">thalie@cecm.sfu.ca</a><=
font
face=3D"Times New Roman"><o:p></o:p>

Nathalie
Prevost, a graduate student in a Cognitive Sciences Ph.D. program, is =
doing
work in visualization of prepositional =
logic.<o:p></o:p>

N.Prevost, =
R.E.
Jennings, L. Jorgenson, F. David Fracchia, 
"<a href=3D"http://www.cecm.sfu.ca/~thalie/cga/">Visualization in
Propositional Logic</a>" 
<a href=3D"http://www.computer.org/cga/cg1996/g2toc.htm">IEEE Computer =
Graphics
and Applications</a>, March, 1996, pp.6-8<o:p></o:p>

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<h2>University of Alberta, =
Department of
Computing Science</h2>

<h2>Computer Graphics Research =
Group</h2>

<a name=3D"_Hlt465148051"></a><a
href=3D"http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~graphics/">http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~graphics/</a>

<a
href=3D"mailto:graphics@cs.ualberta.ca">graphics@cs.ualberta.ca</span=
></a><![if =
!supportNestedAnchors]><a
name=3D"_Hlt465148319"></a><![endif]> 

This group
specializes in three major areas: visualization, virtual reality, and
rendering. Three faculty are involved: John Buchanan, Mark Green, and =
Ben
Watson. Visualization research is concerned with network protocol =
analysis, the
visualization of large data sets that do not have obvious geometrical =
structure
(e.g., software systems, UNIX directory hierarchies genetic databases), =
and
scientific visualization, including the use of VR techniques in the
visualization of fluid flow. NEC, Hewlett-Packard and NSERC fund this =
work. 

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Examples of
this include the structure of software systems, UNIX directory =
hierarchies and
genetic databases. Some of this work was carried out in collaboration =
with
researchers at NEC in Japan. They have also been involved with the
visualization and simulation of scientific data. They have worked on =
the
equations of motion of the human body and used these equations as the =
basis for
a simulation/animation of human movement. They have also investigated =
the use
of VR techniques in the visualization of fluid flow. They have been
investigating geometrical modeling tools that allow a designer to =
create 3D
designs and interactively view them in real-time. Since 1988 they have =
been
collaborating with researchers at the Banff Centre on providing =
computer tools
that can be used by artists to produce 3D interactive =
art.

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HCI Group CRIM (Centre for Information =
Research of
Montreal)

<a =
href=3D"http://www.crim.ca/hci/indiv/vroomen_vis/">http://www.crim.ca/hc=
i/indiv/vroomen_vis/</a>

<a =
href=3D"http://www.crim.ca/hci/">http://www.crim.ca/hci/</a></fon=
t>

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An emphasis on an =
experimental
visualization technique for hierarchical data called CHEOPS. This =
technique
combines a representation process based on triangle tesselation =
principles and
a set of rules determining the underlying abstract logical relations =
among the
elements.

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<h2>McGill University, Faculty of =
Medicine</h2>

<h2>McGill Medical Informatics =
Project</h2>

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href=3D"http://mystic.biomed.mcgill.ca/">http://mystic.biomed.mcgill.ca/</a><![if =
!supportNestedAnchors]><a
name=3D"_Hlt495819104"></a><a =
name=3D"_Hlt465155227"></a><![endif]>

Phil Warrick & W. R. J. Funnell =


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CM3 (Computer-Mediated Creation =
&
Management of Curricular Material), is part of the the McGill Medical
Informatics Project. The overall objectives of this project are to =
identify
tools for the cost-effective creation and management of large bodies of
curricular material; and to use the tools to create material for use in =
their
medical curriculum and to create databases, retrieval interfaces, etc., =
for
exploiting that material. The project has three parts. The first is the =
'computerization'
of the large body of existing material incorporating the McGill medical
curriculum. The second is to develop tools for the management of the
information, including information-retrieval tools. The third is to =
apply
interactive multimedia techniques, including interactive 3-D models, to =
display
the information. The project should help to develop cost-effective ways =
of
creating and maintaining large amounts of interactive multimedia =
material.

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University of British Columbia<o:p></o:p>

The Scientific Computation and Visualization =
Lab<o:p></o:p>

Departments of Computer Science and =
Mathematics<o:p></o:p>

Uri Ascher , Jim Varah, Brian Wetton =


<a =
href=3D"http://www.cs.ubc.ca/nest/scv/home.html">http://www.cs.ubc.ca/ne=
st/scv/home.html</a>

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The primary objective of the UBC Scientific
Computation and Visualization Laboratory (SCV) is the development of =
fast,
reliable numerical algorithms used to model a variety of physical =
phenomena.
Thus, the group's research interests encompass both the theoretical and =
applied
aspects of scientific computation, while various scientific =
visualization
packages provide a crucial tool in the development and evaluation of =
these
methods. 

This group is also involved in the IMAGE =
Consortium (<a
href=3D"http://www.cs.ubc.ca/spider/ascher/image.html">http://www.cs.<sp=
an
style=3D'mso-bookmark:_Hlt465221629'>ubc.ca/spider/ascher/image.html</a><![if =
!supportNestedAnchors]><a
name=3D"_Hlt465219308"></a><a name=3D"_Hlt465219309"></a><a =
name=3D"_Hlt495819117"></a><a
name=3D"_Hlt465221629"></a><![endif]>), which examines the inversion =
and
modelling of applied geophysical electromagnetic data. IMAGE is =
sponsored by
NSERC through its Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) program, =
and by
many private sector mining companies. 

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University of Toronto<o:p></o:p>

<h4>Centre for
Landscape Research (CLR)</h4>

<a
href=3D"http://www.clr.utoronto.ca/">http://www.clr.utoronto.ca</a></spa=
n>

Computational research and creative practice =
efforts
at the CLR are focused on the development of information technology as =
a more
powerful medium for intellectual inquiry and creative design of the
environment. Projects undertaken by CLR seek to improve design thinking =
through
the addition of computational technology to professional design and =
public
decision-making. 

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One project underway at CLR is Campus98. =
Campus98 is a
project to build the beginnings of a fully realized virtual model of =
the
St.George campus at the University of Toronto. The first step of the =
project is
the collection and re-organization of existing data to obtain precise
information on built form, terrain and vegetation.  Through this process, the finished model can be used =
in a
wide array of applications - from campus planning and design conception =
to
aiding research in new technologies (ie. VRML, sensory perception) and
promotion

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University of =
Toronto<o:p></o:p>

<h2>Dynamic Graphics =
Project<o:p></o:p></h2>

<a
href=3D"http://www.dgp.utoronto.ca/">http://www.dgp.utoronto.ca/</a></sp=
an>

The <a =
href=3D"http://www.toronto.edu">University of Toronto's</a>
Dynamic Graphics Project (DGP) is an interdisciplinary research =
laboratory
within the <a href=3D"http://www.cs.toronto.edu">Department of Computer =
Science</a>.
The lab's mission is advanced research and graduate instruction in =
human-computer interaction and =
computer =
graphics.

Faculty =
include:<o:p></o:p>

<table border=3D0 cellpadding=3D0 style=3D'mso-cellspacing:1.5pt'>
<tr>
<td width=3D200 style=3D'width:150.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt =
.75pt'>
<a
href=3D"http://www.dgp.utoronto.ca/people/RMB/rmb.html">Ron =
Baecker</a><o:p></o:p>
</td>
<td style=3D'padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
human-computer =
interaction<o:p></o:p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=3D'padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<a =
href=3D"http://www.dgp.utoronto.ca/~ravin/">Ravin
Balakrishnan</a><o:p></o:p>
</td>
<td style=3D'padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
human-computer =
interaction<o:p></o:p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=3D'padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<a =
href=3D"http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~elf">Eugene
Fiume</a><o:p></o:p>
</td>
<td style=3D'padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
computer graphics<o:p></o:p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=3D'padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<a =
href=3D"http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~ah">Alejo
Hausner</a><o:p></o:p>
</td>
<td style=3D'padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
computer graphics, algorithm =
animation<o:p></o:p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=3D'padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<a =
href=3D"http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~kyros/">Kyros
Kutulakos</a><o:p></o:p>
</td>
<td style=3D'padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
computer vision, computer =
graphics<o:p></o:p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=3D'padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<a =
href=3D"http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~mc">monica
schraefel</a><o:p></o:p>
</td>
<td style=3D'padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
human-computer =
interaction<o:p></o:p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=3D'padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<a =
href=3D"http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~karan">Karan
Singh</a><o:p></o:p>
</td>
<td style=3D'padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
computer =
graphics<o:p></o:p></font=
>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=3D'padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<a =
href=3D"http://www.cs.utoronto.ca/~dt">Demetri =
Terzopoulos</a><o:p></o:p></font=
>
</td>
<td style=3D'padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
computer graphics, =
computer
vision<o:p></o:p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

Adjunct =
Faculty <o:p></o:p>

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<tr>
<td width=3D200 style=3D'width:150.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt =
.75pt'>
<a =
href=3D"http://www.billbuxton.com/">Bill Buxton</a><o:p></o:p>
</td>
<td style=3D'padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
human-computer =
interaction<o:p></o:p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=3D'padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
George Fitzmaurice<o:p></o:p>
</td>
<td style=3D'padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
human-computer =
interaction<o:p></o:p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style=3D'padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
<a =
href=3D"http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~gordo">Gordon
Kurtenbach</a><o:p></o:p>
</td>
<td style=3D'padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'>
human-computer =
interaction<o:p></o:p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>

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University of Toronto<o:p></o:p>

Knowledge Media Design Institute =
<o:p></o:p>

<a =
href=3D"http://kmdi.utoronto.ca/">http://kmdi.utoronto.ca/</a></f=
ont>

“KMDI's mission is research and =
graduate education in
all aspects of building the knowledge society. Our research in =
knowledge media
design will help shape the products, processes and practices of the =
21st
century. KMDI is unique in adopting a human-centred approach to design, =
an
approach that means people are at the heart of what we do Knowledge =
Media
Design (KMD) is the design, development and evaluation of media =
intended to
support and enhance the ability of individuals and groups to think,
communicate, learn and create knowledge. KMD is not exclusively about =
digital or
electronic media and technologies. New media suggests digital formats =
of text,
graphics, audio, and video that can be mixed and matched (multimedia) =
for
distribution or display in a variety of technical media, e.g., from the =
now
relatively old CD/ROM format, to the Internet, intranets, and the World =
Wide
Web. But new media is at once both a broader and more restrictive term =
than
knowledge media. While our primary interest is in computationally-based =
(or
digital) media, we are also interested in the relationship of "new
media" with "traditional media," for example, the more =
familiar
knowledge media known as books or paper, and in understanding how this
relationship can be maximized in any particular context. It is crucial =
that as
scholars and researchers we challenge the bimodal logic that dominates =
so much
of the discussion, for example, in the debate between the technophiles =
and the
technophobes. The world is more complex and a far richer place than =
such
debates suggest. 

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Our goal is to design, develop and use =
knowledge
media, and also to build our prototypes and conduct our inquiry within =
the
context of a broader research agenda that seeks to understand the =
implications
and impact of the mix of knowledge media and how they can be deployed =
to foster
the development of the knowledge-based economy/society.” (text =
gleaned from web
page)

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<h2>Montreal Polytechnic =
Institute</h2>

Benoit Ozell, Faculty (?), Computer =
Engineering Dep’t,
Montreal Polytechnic

<a =
href=3D"http://www.gegi.polymtl.ca/info/ozell/">http://www.gegi.polymtl.=
ca/info/ozell/</a>

Does research in scientific visualization in
affiliation with CERCA, a research center in applied computation =
(CERCA). This
involves gathering competencies in data processing, graphic data =
processing,
mathematics, virtual and mechanical reality of fluids. His group works =
in close
cooperation with researchers from various fields, from CERCA and =
elsewhere, in
fluid mechanics, pharmaceutical chemistry, biomedical engineering, =
civil
engineering, applied mathematics, manufacturing, injection molding, =
combustion,
structures, etc 

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Potential research areas include a =
scientific
visualization environment configurable for display and analysis of =
numerical
solutions, functions on various platforms, virtual reality, =
infrastructure of
scientific computation for a “m=E9taconcept” in advanced =
engineering.

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<h2>CERCA</h2>

<a
href=3D"http://www.cfdsc.ca/francais/bulletins/01/0105.html">http://www.=
cfdsc.ca/francais/bulletins/01/0105.html</a>

Le Centre de Recherch=E9 en Calcul =
Appliqu=E9 (CERCA), or
the Centre for Research on Computation and its Applications, entered =
its second
year of operation in the spring of 1993. The main objectives of this
Montr=E9al-based centre are to bring together the best scientists in =
Qu=E9bec who
use numerical methods for scientific applications, to provide them with =
the
most appropriate available computer facilities, to transfer technology =
from
universities to industry in the area of scientific computation, to form =
highly
qualified personnel and to create a high level scientific environment =
in this
very competitive field. 

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Also see <a
href=3D"http://www.cerca.umontreal.ca/visualisation/">http://www.cerca.u=
montreal.ca/visualisation/</a>

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Ecole Polytechnique Scientific Visualization user’s =
group

<a
href=3D"http://www.cfdsc.ca/francais/bulletins/01/0109.html">http://www.=
cfdsc.ca/francais/bulletins/01/0=
109.html</a><![if !supportNestedAnchors]><a
name=3D"_Hlt526143180"></a><![endif]>

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<h2>University of =
Montreal</h2>

Sarita Bassil, Ph.D. =
Candidate,
D=E9partement d'Informatique et de Recherche Op=E9rationnelle, U. =
Montreal<o:p></o:p>

<a =
href=3D"http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~bassil/">http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~bassil/</a><![if =
!supportNestedAnchors]><a
name=3D"_Hlt526133720"></a><![endif]><o:p></o:p>

Interested in evaluation of visualization =
tools.

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Some publications:

A Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of Software =
Visualization Tools, by Sarita Bassil and Rudolf K. Keller. In Proceedings of the Workshop =
on Software
Visualization, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 2001. Held in
conjunction with the 23rd Intl. Conf. on Software Engineering =
(ICSE'2001). To
appear. 
<a
href=3D"http://www2.iro.umontreal.ca/~labgelo/cgi-bin/site_analyzer/pape=
rs/ax.cgi?http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~labgelo/Publications/Papers/wsv-2=
001.pdf">Full text</a><![if =
!supportNestedAnchors]><a
name=3D"_Hlt526047040"></a><![endif]> (PDF format). 

Software Visualization Tools: Survey and =
Analysis, by Sarita Bassil and Rudolf K. Keller. In Proceedings of the Ninth =
International
Workshop on Program Comprehension (IWPC'2001), Toronto, =
Ontario,
Canada, May 2001. IEEE. To appear. 
<a
href=3D"http://www2.iro.umontreal.ca/~labgelo/cgi-bin/site_analyzer/pape=
rs/ax.cgi?http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~labgelo/Publications/Papers/iwpc-=
2001.pdf">Full text</a> =
(PDF
format). 

Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of Software Visualization =
Tools, by Sarita J. Bassil. Master's =
thesis, Universit=E9 de Montr=E9al, =
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada, December 2000. French title: =C9valuation qualitative =
et
quantitative d'outils de visualisation logicielle. 
<a
href=3D"http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~labgelo/Publications/Theses/msc-bas=
sil-abstract.pdf">Abstract</a><![if =
!supportNestedAnchors]><a
name=3D"_Hlt526046982"></a><![endif]> (in English; PDF format). 
<a
href=3D"http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~labgelo/Publications/Theses/msc-bas=
sil.pdf">Full Text</a> =
(in French;
PDF format). 

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More recent Sarita Bassil =
paper

<a
href=3D"http://www.cs.brown.edu/research/softvis/papers/Bassil_WorkshopO=
nSV-ICSE-2001_FINAL.pdf">http://www.cs.brown.edu/research/softvis/papers=
/Bassil_WorkshopOnSV-ICSE-2001_FINAL.pdf</a>

A Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of =
Software
Visualization Tools

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UQAM

<a
href=3D"http://www.cfdsc.ca/english/bulletins/01/0109.html">http://www.c=
fdsc.ca/english/bulletins/01/0109.html</a>

The Computational Engineering Group at =
=C9cole
Polytechnique has developed a fully functional and generic =
visualisation
environment now in use in a number of CFD groups and supported by =
CERCA. <o:p></o:p>

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This package, called VU, allows a user =
to
design a vissalisation environment for a specific field of application =
or
project. This is possible through a new software paradigm where a core =
program,
which performs all the data extraction and manipulation, is separated =
from the
dialogue and display interface which can be configured through a =
scenario file.
The central conceptual model is a generalized probe (which acts as a =
support
for data) and a set of basic graphic entities for data representation =
and
rendering. This allows great flexibility in the customization of =
visualisation
environments. <o:p></o:p>

It is proposed through the CFD Society =
of
Canada, to make VU available to the academic community for educational =
and
internal research purposes. CERCA and =C9cole Polytechnique have agreed =
to
coordinate the establishment of a users' group and to provide =
installation
procedures, support and training for this package. it is hoped that =
this users'
group will provide the guidance for the future development of VU, =
through
mechanisms to be set up during the first meeting scheduled to be held =
in
Montreal at CERCA on 13 January 1994. <o:p></o:p>

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Interested academic users can obtain a =
copy of
this software by returning the following information to: =
<o:p></o:p>

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BENOIT =
OZELL<o:p></o:p>

CERCA<o:p></o:p><=
/font>

5160, boul. D=E9carie, =
bureau 400<o:p></o:p>

Montr=E9al, Qu=E9bec, =
CANADA H3X 2H9<o:p></o:p>

Telephone: (514) =
369-5219<o:p></o:p>

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<h2>University of =
Calgary</h2>

<a =
href=3D"http://www.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/">Computer Science
Dept</a> [Canada]- <a =
href=3D"http://www.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/Research/GJ/index.html">Graphics
Jungle Computer Graphics Research Lab</a>, <a
href=3D"http://www.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/Research/bmv/index.html">Biological =
Modeling
and Visualization Research Lab</a>. 

The Virtual Laboratory =
Environment

“The Virtual Laboratory is an =
interactive environment
for creating and conducting simulated experiments: a playground for
experimentation. It consists of domain-dependent simulation programs,
experimental units called objects that encompass data files, tools that =
operate
on these objects, and a reference book. Current release is focused on =
graphical
applications of L-systems, with an emphasis on the generation of =
fractals and
the modeling of plants. The objects are organized, accessed and =
manipulated
using domain-independent vlab system programs. The user can expand the
laboratory by adding new objects, creating new experiments and =
composing them
into hypertext documents.” <from website>

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Dr. Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz =


Course on Modeling and visualization of =
plants Dr.
Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz

<a
href=3D"http://www.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~pwp/bmv/cpsc657/general/schedule-20=
01.htm">http://www.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/~pwp/bmv/cpsc657/general/schedule-20=
01.htm</a>

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<h3>Private
Sector</h3>

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Bittco
Solutions Limited, Calgary, AB<o:p></o:p>

<a
href=3D"http://bittco.com/">http://bittco.com/</a><![if =
!supportNestedAnchors]><a
name=3D"_Hlt513629931"></a><a =
name=3D"_Hlt513874508"></a><![endif]>

Bittco built and markets NetReality, an =
intelligent
web search agent with neural net intelligence. NetReality organizes and
personalizes Web sites and searches, and presents the web as a dynamic =
virtual
reality (presents websites as nodes in a geographic map format). Bittco =
claims
that NetReality makes it easier and quicker to find Web documents. =


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<h2>Cimmetry Systems =
Inc.<o:p></o:p></h2>

Montreal,PQ,, H4T 2B5, Canada =


Telephone: +1-514-735-3219 =


<a
href=3D"http://www.cimmetry.com/">http://www.cimmetry.com/</a><o:p></o:p=
>

Cimmetry Systems, =
Inc.,
industry leader in Visualization and Collaboration has developed a =
family of
view and markup solutions for your individual, company-wide and B2B =
viewing and
collaboration needs. Our applications support hundreds of formats, =
providing
you with easier and faster access to your =
data<o:p></o:p>

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E4eNet a provider of real-time web-based =
engineering
collaboration solutions has licensed Cimmetry's Java-based 3D =
visualization
technology for use in its Mechanical Design Manager application.  

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<h2>DXNet =
Toronto<o:p></o:p></h2>

<a href=3D"http://www.dxnetavc.net/">http://www.dxnetavc.net/</a></span=
><o:p></o:p>

 The DXNet Advanced =
Visualization
Centre (AVC) has been established to provide compaines with access to =
leading
edge visual technologies. It is the ultimate gathering place for =
interactive
presentations, 3-D design and content development using immersive =
virtual
reality technology.

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Our goals are to promote the exchange of =
ideas,
skills, and applications in the area of VR and to promot the centre as =
a venue
for clients to create display and view 3D applications. The AVC resides =
in the
Design Exchange, in Toronto’s former historic Stock Exchange =
bldg, and features
a reality theatre, design lab, and content and creative services =
unit.

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Reality theatre-SGI Onyx powers 3D immersive =
viewing
system

Also features audio system, control desk, =
lighting
control

140 degree wide screen 20 seat =
auditorium

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!supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p>

design lab designed for content development, =
model
creation, training

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content and creative services unit consists =
of network
of digital media experts who specialize in 3D design.

AVC team collaborates closely with clinets =
to identify
goals, create storyboards, provides technical support, customize =
virtual
environments

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<h2>Facet Decision Systems, =
Vancouver, BC</h2>

<a =
href=3D"http://www.facet.com/">http://www.facet.com/</a><![if =
!supportNestedAnchors]><a
name=3D"_Hlt513875075"></a><![endif]>

Facet Decision Systems is a privately held =
company,
operating since 1992. Facet is a technology spin-off of MacDonald =
Dettwiler, a
leading Canadian aerospace company. Facet is a provider of solutions =
for the
decision processing marketplace. Facet claims that their products =
(FastTracks,
FrameWorks and Cause&Effect) capture and accelerate decision =
management
processes in three ways: assemble information sources, automate complex
decision processes and visually communicate meaningful results to
decision-makers. In particular, their Cause&Effect product =
incorporates 3D
Web Visualization. 

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Facet makes the following claims about their
visualization: “3D Visualization and Graphical Interaction is =
done with the Web
Visualization add-on for Web View. Graphics and Visualization are =
different in
Cause&Effect than in other visualization products. =


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<![if !supportLists]>=B7        
<![endif]>Visualization =
is much
easier to set up. Users simply put data objects in a list, and the
visualization components display them. 

<![if !supportLists]>=B7        
<![endif]>All the =
graphics are
"live". The graphics change to match new data as it is =
calculated.
Most visualization systems lose connection with the original source of =
the
data. 

<![if !supportLists]>=B7        
<![endif]>All the =
graphics are
"interactive". Users can easily set up interaction from the =
graphics
back to the Cause&Effect Engine. This enables interactions like =
editing,
moving, and querying data by selecting it with a mouse. Most =
visualization
systems only display the data. They have no interaction back onto the =
source
data”

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<h2>Fakespace Systems, Kitchener, =
ON</h2>

<h2><a
href=3D"http://www.fakespacesystems.com/">http://www.fakespacesystems.com/</a>=
<o:p></o:p></h2>

Fakespace Systems designs, markets and =
integrates
visualization systems and interactive devices for working with virtual
prototypes and visual simulations. These systems, which facilitate
collaboration and better understanding of complex data, range from =
fully
immersive room environments to depth-enhanced displays that fit in an =
average
size conference room. 

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!supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p>

Two core technologies marketed by Fakespace =
are the
Immersadesk and the CAVE. The Immersadesk is a large projection display =
system
allowing 3D stereo viewing. A CAVE is a multi-person, room-sized,
high-resolution, 3-D video and audio environment. Graphics are =
projected in
stereo onto the walls and the floor, and viewed with stereo glasses. =
The
Electronic Visualization Laboratory at the University of Illinois at =
Chicago
first introduced the CAVE in 1992 and CAVE technology is now marketed =
by
Fakespace.

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<h2>Geosolutions, Ottawa, =
ON</h2>

<a =
href=3D"http://www.geosolutions.com/">http://www.geosolutions.com/</a=
><![if !supportNestedAnchors]><a
name=3D"_Hlt513625460"></a><![endif]>

Geosolutions builds Geographic Information =
System
(GIS) systems solutions for spatial information management needs (3D =
Terrain
modeling and rendering). They also serve as a DMTI (<a
href=3D"http://www.desktopmapping.com/">http://www.desktopmapping.com/</=
a>)
Spatial data reseller, which means they sell digital street maps, route
logistics, etc. for Canada. They can transform paper/mylar contour =
maps, CAD
drawings, 3D point files, DEMs and Airphotos into 3D terrain =
models

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<ul type=3Dsquare>
<li class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
 mso-list:l4 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list .5in'>Geologic=
al
 Survey of Canada - 3D Modelling and Visualisation of Landslides =
and
 Glacial Events<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>

The Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) asked =
GeoSolutions Consulting to =
conduct GIS
computer modelling for the Climate Change and Catastrophic Processes =
study of
Canadian landslides and geological hazards. GIS three dimensional(3D) =
computer
modelling and rendering are powerful tools that can help GSC scientists =
to
better understand the full extent and impact of these massive events. =


<a
href=3D"http://www.geosolutions.com/projects/visualization.htm">http://w=
ww.geosolutions.com/projects/visualization.htm</a><o:p></o:p></fo=
nt>

<a
href=3D"http://www.geosolutions.com/projects/glacial.htm">http://www.geo=
solutions.com/projects/glacial.htm</a><o:p></o:p>

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<h2>Interactive Visualization =
Systems,
Fredericton, NB</h2>

<a =
href=3D"http://www.ivs.unb.ca/">http://www.ivs.unb.ca/</a><![if =
!supportNestedAnchors]><a
name=3D"_Hlt513876634"></a><![endif]>

Interactive Visualization Systems (IVS) =
specializes in
interactive 3D visualization software and services. Initial products =
were aimed
at high-end scientific visualization applications such as interactive =
3D
exploration of ocean floor surfaces, submarine cable routes, and =
complex
climate data sets. However, the software tools and products developed =
by IVS
have application in a wide range of fields including environmental =
impact
assessment, mining, geology, and dredge planning. 

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!supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p>

IVS markets a software package, Fledermaus, =
that
contains the tools for data preparation and interactive exploration of =
3d data
sets. IVS specializes in the rendering of geographic data such as =
digital
terrain maps draped with various types of imagery as well as the =
rendering of
volumetric data within a spatial data set. In addition, Fledermaus' =
exploration
flights around 3d data sets can be used to create high quality video =
movies.
Fledermaus is available for SGI and SUN platforms. A Windows NT version =
is
currently under development. This version will be available as an API =
to link
into other GIS and visualization products. 

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Oculus=
Info.
Inc.<o:p></o:p>

William Wright, Sr. =
Partner<o:p></o:p>

v 416-358-4081

<a =
href=3D"mailto:bill.wright@oculusinfo.com">bill.wright@oculusinfo.com</a=
>

Oculus Info Inc. provides design and =
development of UI
components and tailored visualization solutions for F500, federal =
government
agencies and third party software firms. 
We support both Java and.NET platforms.  We are a small specialized firm with world class
customers.  The people in =
the
company having been innovators in visualization solutions for ten to =
fifteen
years.

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<h2>Visible Decisions Inc., =
Chicago/Toronto</h2>

<a =
href=3D"http://www.vdi.com/">http://www.vdi.com/</a><![if !supportNestedAnchors]><a
name=3D"_Hlt513881293"></a><a =
name=3D"_Hlt513881145"></a><![endif]>

Visible Decisions develops and markets =
information
visualization software packages, including In3D and SeeIT. In3D is a =
developer
suite for creating business “visualizations”. SeeIT is an =
end user platform for
information visualization. A demo version can be downloaded from the =
Visible Decisions
web site. Both packages map data into a 3D visual representation called =
an
“Information Landscape™”, which is essentially a =
dynamic, interactive 3D plot
of a data set. In3D is designed to fit into an existing application, =
while
giving the designer control over the appearance and behavior of the =
landscape.
The intent is to provide a dynamic view of large quantities of =
information on a
single screen. 

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!supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p>

<h2>NVision Software Systems Inc. =
New Hampshire</h2>

<a =
href=3D"http://www.nv3d.com/">http://www.nv3d.com/</a>=

Colin Ware, U. New Hampshire (formerly U. =
New
Brunswick), see <a =
href=3D"http://www.ccom.unh.edu/vislab/CWBio.html">http://www.ccom.unh.e=
du/vislab/CWBio.html</a>

NVision is a provider of information =
navigation
products. Their product, NV3D, enables users to navigate and explore =
large
complex data structures in a highly interactive 3D =
environment.

Ware has published a book entitled Information
Visualization: Perception for Design (Morgan Kaufmann, =
1999)

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<h2>Landmark Graphics Corporation/ =
Landmark
Caf=E9, A Center for Collaborative Visualization, =
Calgary</h2>

<a href=3D"http://www.lgc.com/">Landmark =
Graphics Corporation</a><![if =
!supportNestedAnchors]><a
name=3D"_Hlt526065071"></a><![endif]> is a supplier of exploration and =
production
information systems and services helping petroleum companies worldwide =
to find,
produce and manage oil and gas reservoirs. The company's software =
transforms
vast quantities of seismic, well log and other data into detailed =
computer
models of petroleum reservoirs. These models enable geologists, =
geophysicists
and engineers to analyze the earth's subsurface so they can make =
better, more
timely decisions to lower risk.

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!supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p>

LANDMARK CANADA OPENS NEW VISUALIZATION =
CENTER FOR
CUSTOMERS

- Collaborative visualization center =
provides
significant advantages to customers -

<![if =
!supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p>

DALLAS, Texas—Landmark Graphics Corp., =
a wholly owned
business unit of Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL), today announced the =
opening
of the Landmark CAF=C9™ (Collaborative Application Fusion =
Environment), a new
center for collaborative visualization. Located in its Calgary office, =
the
Landmark CAF=C9 represents the latest technology in affordable =
collaborative
visualization software environments.

“The E&P industry in Canada is =
facing ever
increasing complexity in its exploration and exploitation =
activities,” said
John Gibson, Landmark’s president and CEO. “Landmark Canada =
recognizes the
power of collaborative visualization and has developed the new CAF=C9 =
with the
goal of helping customers lower their finding, lifting and development =
costs
per unit.”

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