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Spatial data report 4/13/2000
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Daniel Sheehan)
Thu Apr 13 10:42:58 2000
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Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 10:42:55 -0400
From: Daniel Sheehan <dsheehan@MIT.EDU>
Project Name: Spatial Data Services
Project Leader: Daniel Sheehan
Report Date April 13, 2000
Submitted by: Daniel Sheehan
URL: http://web.mit.edu/gis/www/spatial-data/
Accomplishments past period:
- Installed Oracle database on test server and started up Spatial Database Engine.
- Started loading test data. Worked with Arcview interface.
- Started to look into survey and other processes to measure interest in spatial data.
Goals for the coming period:
- Write a survey to determine present needs and past search and access methods for spatial data to determine scope of interest in GIS and spatial data.
- Setup a Crosstalk forum or focus groups to determine what the most interested faculty are looking for in GIS support and a spatial data service. Develop a propotype server as a starting point.
- Continue to load data for a prototype server.
Issues:
- None.
Key learnings:
- Know the available technology before starting a Discovery project.
Team dynamics:
- Everyone is starting to contribute more fully (intellectually) to the team.
Cheers,
Daniel
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Daniel Sheehan
Spatial Data Specialist
Academic Computing / Information Systems
x2-1475
dsheehan@mit.edu
