Framework of a Mobile Web Application for Pine Pest

identification

Nicolas Hess – Research Project 2013

Forest Information Systems:

How to reduce Task Redundancy and Error?

Gathering Data

Motivation

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Data validation?

Indirect operation?

Field communication

No data-exchange possibility for guidance and feedback from remote specialists at the office

Classic methodology Introduction

Digital fieldwork

Bridging the Gap

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Introduction

Classification tree of pine pests and diseases

Pine Pest Key Material & Methods

Requirements

Little database requests

Replicable Database

Object-oriented Database

Offline functionality

Client - Server structure

Code portability

Single data exchange format

Single source

Material & Methods

The Problem

Vendor OS

Apple iOS

Samsung, HTC, … Android

RIM Blackberry OS

Several Win Phone7

Nokia Symbian

Palm WebOS

Conditions

The Problem

Vendor OS Languages

Apple iOS Objective C

Samsung, HTC, … Android Java

RIM Blackberry OS Java

Several Win Phone7 VB.NET Silverlight

Nokia Symbian C++, Java, Python

Palm WebOS JavaScript

Conditions

The Problem

Vendor OS Languages

Apple iOS Objective C

Samsung, HTC, … Android Java

RIM Blackberry OS JavaScript

Nokia, Several Win Phone7 VB.NET Silverlight

Nokia Symbian C++, Java, Python

Palm WebOS JavaScript

Conditions

HTML5

HTML JavaScript

CSS

HTML5 for the Rescue

Offline functionality

Client - Server structure

Adaptive Design

Single Data Exchange format

Single Source

A collection of features, technologies and APIs

Code portability

… still we need a database

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Framework

The data storage

Persistence Layer

Little database requests

Replicable Database

Object-oriented Database

Framework

Apache CouchDB™ is a database that uses JSON for documents, JavaScript for MapReduce queries, and regular HTTP for an API

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Framework

Architecture

Browser

JSON JSO

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Master – Master Replication

Result

Thank you for your attention.

Sources:

http://couchdb.apache.org/

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/HTML/HTML5

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