HTML vs Applets

[Robin.Ellis at dnr.qld.gov.au]

G'day list.
	I'm pleased to be able to present our new Burnett Catchment Land
Resource Info System. From the following URL you'll find links to the Java
system that has been in operation for a while now. The new system, however,
can be found from the small link reading 'Simple HTML Based System' near the
bottom of the intro page.

This new system utilises frames and javascript, meaning that for the few GIS
function we provide to users we can do away with having to use a Java
applet. Why would we do this? We've found that some of our closest
colleagues in similar Govt Departments can't get applets through their
Firewalls. We think they may be the tip of the iceberg, and so developed the
HTML/javascript system.

This HTML system mimicks all of the functionality provided by the old Java
system we had implemented - dragging boxes for zooms and queries etc. The
visual drawing of drab boxes is acheived with some DHTML and layers. The
amazing thing about all this is that to the best of my knowledge this
HTML/javascript system is more cross-browser compatible than our old Java
stuff. It even works on NS6.

Please have a look sometime and if you have any comments, pass them on. I'm
particularly interested to see how it all works on platforms other than my
PC (Maybe a Mac user would be kind enough to have a look). It's all still
pretty rough at this time, and the javascript can be made more efficient as
we get more development time.

http://www.dnr.qld.gov.au/resourcenet/land/lris/webgis/burnett/

Thanks for any comments

Rob

PS you might also find links off to the Sugar Soils Info System. This is
employing the same technology, but is not operational at the moment.
Hopefully the appropriate files will be copied in to production in the next
couple of days.


Robin Ellis
Land Resources Officer
Department of Natural Resources
Burnett District
ph: 07 4131 5771
fax: 07 4131 5823
Robin.Ellis at dnr.qld.gov.au



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