Title :
COMPAS Windows a point-and-click interface to Oracle
Author :
Buschek, Joel J.
Author_Institution :
Strategic Environ. Assessments Div., NOAA, Silver Spring, MD, USA
Abstract :
COMPAS Windows is a desktop computer application specifically designed to provide powerful and easy-to-use software capabilities for access and analysis of coastal information. It provides a simple point-and-click interface to the Oracle relational database management system which may be used by both managers and researchers. Major features include database creation and maintenance, generation of both text and geographic queries, and options pertaining to the analysis of query results. In this manner, COMPAS Windows provides an effective array of processing alternatives for the coastal information user
Keywords :
geographic information systems; geophysical techniques; geophysics computing; graphical user interfaces; information services; oceanographic techniques; online front-ends; teletext; user interface management systems; COMPAS Windows; GIS; Oracle; coastal information; desktop computer application; geographical information system; geophysical method; graphical user interface; ocean coast; online front end; point-and-click interface; query; relational database management system; sea; software capabilities; Computer interfaces; Equations; Information analysis; Oceans; Power system management; Relational databases; Sea measurements; Silver; Spatial databases; Springs;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '94. 'Oceans Engineering for Today's Technology and Tomorrow's Preservation.' Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Brest
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2056-5
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1994.363850
