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Features
Scenario
Technical
Future
Resources
Contact
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In the current prototype of Visage, much Sage functionality is implemented as a separate Lisp program. In future releases, Sage intelligent visualization capabilities will be totally integrated into all components of the interface. Partial integration already has been achieved by a drag-and-drop data export function that permits users to automatically populate Sage visualizations with data from the Visage interface. In this way, users can take advantage of the powerful expert system and user-interface features of the lastest Sage prototype.
Sage's ability to create more complex and diverse visualizations will expand as additional features and functionality are implemented. Visage will immediately benefit from any expanded Sage capability. Experimental versions of Sage now support vivid 3-dimensional interactive displays of complex data. We are working toward a complete integration of this capability throughout the Visage environment. Visage was designed to provide the user with a common interface environment for controlling and sharing data among multiple, separately developed analysis tools. Additional databases will be integrated to prove that Visage can serve as a common interface environment. The map displays supplied by Bolt, Bernak & Newman's MATT geographic information system is an example of such integration. Currently, we're improving the features available in the Visage system. Additional SAGE expert-system component integration is being pursued that will help generate visualizations based on data and user feedback. We're also exploring new types of visualizations, as well as data exploration and navigation methods in alternative domains. |
