The AccessGrid Project
Shared Applications for the AccessGrid Shared Scientific Applications
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.
- shared molecule display and manipulation using Shared Rasmol. The current version of Shared Rasmol (developed at Argonne National Laboratory) uses 99% CPU. A fix has been developed and is now available for AG2, while a fix for AG3 is currently in progress and will be available here soon. More information & downloads here
- a remote temperature monitoring tool has been deveolped as an AG shared application to demonstrate the AG's possible utility in the area of remote instrumentation. This half size snapshot shows the tool displaying the temperatures from a remote four-channel thermocouple, available only in the secure environment of an access grid venue. More information & downloads here
- GRASS is an example of how a large Geographic Information System (GIS) can be modified to run as an Access Grid Shared Application. More information & downloads of Grass_AG here
- a virtual filesystem based on the Storage Resource Broker (SRB) is being
developed to allow greater data
sharing within the Access Grid environment. The ability to launch
shared
applications, along with their abiltiy to access diverse data, enhances
the Access Grid environment
to make it a true collaborative workspace.
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a shared whiteboard is being developed to allow more natural user interaction within the Access Grid environment. This will make the use of the Access Grid in teaching/research situations more enticing. More information & prototype download here
