Data Getting Larger
Simulation codes and experiments produce Terabytes or Petabytes of data
- Atmosphere Research (Tbytes)
- HEP (Pbytes)
Capabilities of visualization systems and the human visual system are overwhelmed!
- Too much information on the screen
- Insufficient system resources to process data
Must reduce data before visualizing
- Restrict view into data or reduce fidelity
Sophisticated data access methods are necessary