Details of GEMCI - IV
4: Evaluation, Data analysis and Visualization. Take advantage of partner expertise. For instance Boston University, NCSA and NPACI for visualization of large scale computations; NPAC's TangoInteractive or NCSA's Habanero for distributed collaboration.
5: Data Storage, indexing and access for experimental and computational information. Here new distributed object approaches seem powerful and both NPACI and DoE have particularly strong programs that we can leverage
6: Complex Systems and Pattern Dynamics Interactive Rapid Prototyping Environment (RPE) for developing new phenomenological models -- RPE includes analysis and visualization aspects. Rather different from item 2 as interactivity more important than performance. Could either involve suite of Java applets and/or server side simulations. Distinctive feature of GEM and could be very important. Even if client side, need to integrate with other components including visualization and data handling