Using a Computational Grid for Geographic Information Analysis: A Reconnaissance.

The writers overview the state of the practice in Grid computing, which links available, trusted computer systems via high-speed networks to form configurable, distributed virtual computing resources. They present project results that demonstrate how this new approach to computation can be utilized...

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Publicado en:Professional Geographer Vol. 57; no. 3; pp. 365 - 376
Autores principales: Armstrong, Marc P., Cowles, Mary Kathryn, Wang, Shaowen
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd August 2005
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Sumario:The writers overview the state of the practice in Grid computing, which links available, trusted computer systems via high-speed networks to form configurable, distributed virtual computing resources. They present project results that demonstrate how this new approach to computation can be utilized to address a spatial problem. They also comment on their current research on the development of grid portals, which are intended to help researchers access sets of easy-to-use distributed computing tools that can be configured into a domain-specific, problem-solving environment.