Current AccessGrid R&D, UQ Vislab

Current Research and Development

Shared Scientific Software Applications for the AccessGrid

We are currently developing shared applications for the scientific community to be used collaboratively in the Access Grid environment: they include molecular modeling software, visualisation and GIS software.

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High Definition Video for the AccessGrid

We are developing software tools to increase the video resolution available within the Accessgrid environment.

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Virtual Filesystem for the AccessGrid

Accessing large data within the AccessGrid environment is a priority for shared applications. We are developing a virtual filesystem for the AccessGrid.

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AccessGrid Toolkit ports to Linux

Ports to various Linux distributions (and FreeBSD) are being produced and made available to the AG community on an on-going basis, depending on new releases of the AG toolkit.

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Documentation and Manuals

Several guides, installation manuals are available in the Software and Manuals section. Recent guides includes:

• XAP400 echo canceller configuration under Linux

• Using Xen to simulate a multi machine AG node

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Completed Projects

• Access Grid ToolKit for Fedora		» Download here
• Access Grid ToolKit for SUSE		» Download here
• Shared Media Lecture Board		» Download here
• JPEGVideoServices		» Download here
• AG room node for Mac OSX: AquaVic for MacOSX funded by an AUDF Development Grant Application		» Download Software here » Download 2005 Grant Application » Download Final Report here » Pictures here

Services

Asia-Pacific AG Virtual Venue service

C. Willing and Pailthorpe established the Asia-Pacific AG Virtual Venue service at the University of Sydney in March 2002. This was the first Virtual Venue service established outside USA. The Asia-Pacific AG Virtual Venue is used routinely to support AG operations in West-Pacific time zones. It is currently administered by Vislab UQ staff.

AG Installations

VisLab staff has helped with the installation of several AG in Australia and outside. These include:

2005	• AG installation at Royal Brisbane Hospital. • Willing in collaboration with Sydney VisLab provides ongoing upgrades and support for the AG installed in the Women’s Hospital by S. Smith at the University of Sydney.
2004	AG installation at new Qld/CSIRO e-health Centre.
2003	AG installation at ITEE by Willing (Sydney VisLab)
2002	• Construction of the 1st AG in Thailand by C. Willing and Putchong Uthayopa at Kasetsart University in Bangkok for the APAN meeting held on 22-25 January, 2002. • installation of the 2nd AG in Australia at JCU. » read further
2001	• 1st AG operational in Australia in August 2001. » read further • 1st AG event in Australia: participation to SC Global'01. » read further

Check the download area for other software tools!