User Interface Development

The project team shall develop the necessary products for ease in accessing the database. Well data availability and dissemination are key components of this project. The data will be made available and accessible in a variety of formats to satisfy the needs of a variety of users. Data will be available via the Internet and by CD-ROM. This task will occupy the second year of the project, as soon as a relatively finalized, integrated database is available.

Internet Data availability

The project team shall create an internet UI that will be a web application similar to those used at the PRRC for other web-based data products. The underlying information base will be a SQL Server database. Data is accessed through text-based queries to provide tables, images, or data files that can be downloaded in a variety of formats. Data access interfaces will be beta-tested by industry participants and their suggestions about format or data types will be incorporated into the final product. Downloadable shape files for some data will be available for users who wish to import files into their own GIS software. Certain important data tables will also be made available as comma-separated-value (.csv) text files.

Stand-Alone CD-ROM

Further, the project team shall create SQL data tables that will be converted into either Microsoft® Access data files, or a variety of searchable tables to allow generation of a stand-alone version of the database. While not as upgradeable or fast as the online version, it will allow the use of the data in locations where the Internet is not accessible, or when substantial input of proprietary information is desired. GIS shapefiles and a simple GIS viewer (eg., Arc Explorer) will be included in the stand-alone UI.