Dear gang;
Is this a "wish list" kind of forum for the FILEX??? If yes,
then...
1. agree with Jeff lists, and
2. a Windows interface type of FILEX!!!
Cheers..
Attachai Jintrawet Crop modeling/Decision Support Systems
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Thailand DBMS and MBMS support a great decision...
On Mon, 4 Mar 1996, Jeffrey W. White wrote:
> Tony Hunt's recent message on the convergence of
> experimental data and data for modeling agrees with my
> experiences at CIAT and CIMMYT. We are fast moving to a
> situation where researchers will want to have all of their
> data stored in a database and have the option to examine
> the results with models. One might add that in
> international centers, where data are publicaly owned,
> administrators may start requiring such databases. As you
> finish a project, data will be deposited in a data
> wharehouse as a condition for terminating the project.
>
> Concerning the present file system in DSSAT3, I encourage
> people to take Tony up on his request for feedback. The
> better we make the system, the more widely it will be used
> and supported.
>
> My thoughts are as follows:
>
> 1) Site location should include latitude, longitude,
> altitude. Ten years from now a farm or institute may have
> changed names or owners, so a FILEX should always be tied
> to an exact location. GPS-level accuracy can be assumed
> (e.g. decimal fractions of seconds).
>
> 2) Associated publications should be cited in FILEX. For the
> moment, I use the "notes" section for references, but I
> would prefer to see a separate section. My experience
> with other databases is that "note" sections create
> a lot of problems for searches.
>
> 3) Data distribution limitations should be noted. People
> may want to submit data to databases with restrictions on
> distribution (particularly "in-house" databases). Options
> might be:
>
> Public domain - no limitation on use
> Acknowledgment requested - may be used, but contingent
> upon acknowledgment in publications
> Institutionally held - cannot be released externally
> without permission
>
>
> 4) Number of treatments should be increased. At the
> moment FILEX accepts up to 999 treatments, but that is done
> using up the blank in column 3. I would add two columns to
> permit up 9999 treatments. This is mostly of interest for GIS
> applications, but I have run replicated photoperiod
> screening trials with over 1000 entries.
>
> Best regards,
> Jeff White
>
>
>
>
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