The “Collaborative Visualization Environment” (CoVE) provides engineers with the capability to present detailed and complex analysis results on a large visualization real estate. This capability directly supports the core function of the CoVE: to enable a rich and interactive visualization experience of technical results in a dedicated facility where ASDL researchers can engage with subject matter experts and decision makers to conduct electronic reviews of sponsored research projects.

Capitalizing on the size and resolution of the CoVE visualization wall, ASDL researchers are able to explore large design spaces spanning numerous dimensions while successfully presenting complex relationships to its audience. In this way, decision-makers and subject matter experts become active participants in critical reviews rather than passive spectators, interactively examining results and alternatives alongside researchers. Fundamental assumptions, design choices, and complex tradeoffs that are traditionally locked-in and rarely understood can be queried and examined at the request of reviewers, augmenting the experience of the reviewers as well as the ultimate the quality of the research outcomes.

The configurable layout of CoVE can accommodate a wide variety of events and exercises. The ASDL has hosted key meetings, reviews, workshops, and symposia for various external organizations and research partners in the CoVE including DARPA, NASA, Office of Naval Research, US Army, Air Force Research Laboratory, Gulfstream, NASA, FAA, Lockheed Martin, among many others.