istent ▁( i . e ., ▁they ▁may ▁contain ▁different ▁attribute - value ▁pairs ). ▁▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁the ▁same ▁U UID ▁means ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁intended ▁to ▁eventually ▁be ▁identical . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁U - forms ▁were ▁developed ▁at ▁MA Y A ▁Design ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Vis age ▁Information ▁Visual ization ▁System , ▁a ▁joint ▁project ▁of ▁MA Y A ▁and ▁Car neg ie ▁M ell on ▁University ▁fund ed ▁by ▁D AR PA ▁and ▁The ▁Army ▁Research ▁Labor atory . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁" u - form " ▁der ives ▁from ▁the ▁term ▁" e - form ", ▁a ▁hypoth et ical ▁" elect ron ic ▁form " ▁proposed ▁by ▁Michael ▁D ert ou zos ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁book ▁" What ▁Will ▁Be ". ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁their ▁continu ing ▁use ▁in ▁Vis age , ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁significant ▁research ▁ ▁and ▁large - scale ▁production ▁systems , ▁most ▁not ably ▁the ▁US ▁Army ' s ▁Command ▁Post ▁of ▁the ▁Future . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁http :// www . m aya . com / port folio / m aya - univers al - database ▁ ▁http :// www . bio - it world . com / issues / 2 0 0 6 / j uly - aug / info commons / ▁ ▁http :// www . asis . org / B ul letin / J un - 0