URV represents a new paradigm for constructing visualizations and for monitoring and analyzing complex grid systems. URV addresses three outstanding needs in resource visualization research: (1) the need for applying standards; (2) the need for composing system-level views; and (3) the need for sharing visualization design knowledge. URV has introduced a new paradigm for constructing visualizations and for monitoring and viewing complex parallel/distributed systems . 

Flash-based URV Introduction [more]

Uniformity in URV is implemented by describing resource and visualization components with XML-based formal descriptors.  This facility helps developers to design uniform interfaces for accessing, viewing, and managing heterogeneous resources.

Composition refers to support for multi-resource visualization. With the composition facility, the designer can construct a computational system with multiple resources and view system-level performance across resources. 

Reusability in URV is provided via descriptor registry and discovery. Using a directory service, users can retrieve existing visualizations, and by composing them, can construct a new visualization.

Distinctive services of URV include: (1) metadata service to define visualizations for any resource in the system, ranging from hardware devices to application software modules; (2) connection service to bind resource(s) to a visualization; and (3) composition service to construct a new visualization based on multi-level, composable, reusable, and distributed components.