COMPAS Windows a point-and-click interface to Oracle

Author

Buschek, Joel J.

Author_Institution

Strategic Environ. Assessments Div., NOAA, Silver Spring, MD, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1994

fDate

13-16 Sep 1994

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

OCEANS '94. 'Oceans Engineering for Today's Technology and Tomorrow's Preservation.' Proceedings

Conference_Location

Brest

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2056-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OCEANS.1994.363850

Filename

363850