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FSML-Fusion
Simulation Markup Language for Interoperability of Data and Analysis Tools--Tech-X
Corporation, 5621 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite A, Boulder, CO
80301; 303-448-0728, www.techxhome.com
Dr. Svetlana G. Shasharina, Principal Investigator, sveta@txcorp.com
Dr. John R. Cary, Business Official, cary@txcorp.com
DOE
Grant No. DE-FG02-04ER84101
Amount:
$99,897
The
visualization and analysis of data generated by simulations in the fusion and
plasma physics community are difficult because of the incompatibility among the
multiple data formats and multiple data analysis tools.
This incompatibility also makes comparison of the data difficult and the
interworking of codes problematic. Therefore,
systems are needed to facilitate data interchange and the interoperability of
analysis tools. This project will
address these problems by developing the Fusion Simulation Markup Language
(FSML), which is based on the eXtensible Markup Language (XML).
The system will include: (1)
metadata markups and schemas for describing semantically and structurally
similar data coming from fusion and plasma simulations; and (2) libraries for
parsing FSML documents and accessing data from major data visualization and
analysis tools. Phase I will specify
a prototype XML schema based on data structures generated by two
magnetohydrodymic (MHD) codes, M3D and NIMROD.
Then using this schema, prototype APIs (application program interface)
for parsing files and reading data from C++ and AVS/Express will be developed.
Commercial Applications and Other
Benefits
as Described by the awardee: The set
of tools should be of immediate use to the Fusion Simulation Project and
multiple scientific collaboratories, allowing enhanced data interchange and
analysis tools interoperability.