Database for Transponder Management

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• Database for Transponder Management
• Dag Arne Westgaard, Campus Marine a.s
• Alexander Risøy, Nebb Engineering as

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Software

• Microsoft Access Database
• Well known Software
• Available as part of MS Office

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Data Base vs Spread Sheet

• Advantages of a Database
• Data Integrity
• Access control
• Registration and updating of data
• Better possibilities for producing clear forms
• Ease of creating search functions
• Ease of creating a Web Interface
• Reporting

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Start screen
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Overview
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Allocations
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Location
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Transponder stand
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Transponder
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Battery Status
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Report
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Start screen Add Location
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Start screen Add Stand
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Start screen Add Transponder
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Start screen - Environment
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Conclusions

• Ease of use in field
• Access control - Access to read only data
  levels of access tailored to relevant info.
• Updating of information. One office
• When using arrays ease of finding adjacent
  transponders/neighbouring arrays
• Web interface