Re: plant mapping

Jan Schlauer (Jan@pbc-ths1.pci.chemie.uni-tuebingen.de)
Fri, 1 Mar 1996 10:43:16 +0100

Dear Geoffrey,

>Might I suggest that a better approach would be to develop this database
>using HTML and imagemaps. Unlike a MS-Windows approach, this has the
>advantage of being relatively platform independent (...)

Agreed. Toby, Rick and I have taken (theoretical) steps in this direction
already.

There will be essentially two jobs to be done, or as Rick says (hope it is
OK with you when I quote from our private talk, Rick!):

>This is why I recommend two distinct and *uncoupled* phases.
>
> 1) data collection and archiving in a standard human readable form
> 2) browser development and post processing of archive format

>I'd be happy to help in any way I can. For what it's worth, I have some
>HTML experience (though I haven't worked with imagemaps yet), and I have
>a Geography BA with one semester of cartography.

We could certainly need a helping hand.

>What I don't have is
>unlimited free time to devote nor a list of sites.

I cannot offer the free time thing but perhaps a couple of sites. 8-)

> Also, the Web server I administer could not be used for this project.

This should not be a problem, as we have (THANKS HP, BUY, BUY, BUY!)
(... ahem, sorry!) a server already.

Kind regards
Jan