National Visualization and Analytics Center

Detecting the Expected and Discovering the Unexpected

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The National Visualization and Analytics Center is a national and international resource providing strategic leadership and coordination for visual analytics technology and tools. NVAC supports the Department of Homeland Security's mission to secure our homeland and protect the American people.
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VAC Views May 2009 Issue Published Illuminating the Path: The Research and Development Agenda for Visual Analytics Fall 2009 VAC Consortium Meeting August 18-19, 2009
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The May 2009 issue of VAC Views is now available for download. This issue is focused on the future of visual analytics in partnerships, research, and education. It also includes a complete listing of all active projects in the VAC complex.

VAC Views May 2009

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The R&D Agenda, Illuminating the Path, was developed to define the directions and priorities for future research and development programs focused on visual analytics tools.

The complete book is available for download.

R&D Agenda

Fall meeting website

Since NVAC was established in 2004, much has been accomplished. The next five years promise even greater growth and expansion of the impact of visual analytics – both through technological leaps and through deployments to reach the hands of ever-growing numbers of users in many fields. Join us August 18-19, 2009 to discuss the next five years of visual analytics, and help shape the future.

Fall 2009 Meeting Website

“Seeing is knowing, though merely seeing is not enough. When you understand what you see, seeing becomes believing.”
~Pak Chung Wong, PNNL Scientist