Computing and Communications in the Extreme: Research for Crisis Management and Other Applications

The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy.

	Discovery of Resources	68
	Virtual Subnetworks	68
	Computation: Distributed Computing	69
	Modeling and Simulation	70
	Mobility of Computation and Data	72
	Storage Servers and Meta-Data	73
	Anomaly Detection and Inference of Missing Data	75
	Sensors and Data Collection	75
	Distributed Resource Management	77
	Software System Development	78
	Information Management: Finding and Integrating Resources	81
	Integration and Location	84
	Meta-Data and Types	88
	Production and Value	89
	Distribution and Relocation	90
	User-centered Systems: Designing Applications to Work with People	91
	Human-centered Systems and Interfaces	91
	Collaboration and Virtual Organizations	93
	Judgment Support	95
	Notes	97
3	SUMMARY AND FINDINGS: RESEARCH FOR NATIONAL-SCALE APPLICATIONS	99
	Research Challenges of Crisis Management	99
	Technology Deployment and Research Progress	107
	Finding 1: Crisis Management Testbeds	109
	Finding 2: Studies of Existing National-scale Information Infrastructure	111
	Support of Human Activities	112
	Finding 3: Usability	113
	Finding 4: Collaboration	116
	System Composability and Interoperability	117
	Finding 5: Focused Standards	118
	Finding 6: Interoperability	122
	Finding 7: Integration of Software Components	124
	Finding 8: Legacy and Longevity	126
	Adapting to Uncertainty and Change	130
	Finding 9: Adaptivity	130
	Finding 10: Reliability	134
	Performance of Distributed Systems	136
	Finding 11: Performance of Distributed Systems	136
	Notes	137

Free Resources

Related Titles

Computing and Communications in the Extreme: Research for Crisis Management and Other Applications (1996)
Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB)

Free Resources

Related Titles

Computing and Communications in the Extreme: Research for Crisis Management and Other Applications (1996) Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB)

Computing and Communications in the Extreme: Research for Crisis Management and Other Applications (1996)
Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB)