Monday, October 03, 2005
Cascading Links: Example 1 - Water bodies
Below is a sample record from the water bodies panel of MyPalace showing an example of the use of cascading links, through which water bodies are linked with upstream sources and downstream destination.
On a historical note, the water bodies panel - along with a set of related panels defining relatonships between water bodies, between water bodies and cities, states/provinces, countries and land bodies - were developed in late 1999 in the context of dissemination of information on the location of major chemical plants that were judged to at risk from potential computer malfunctions as the Year 2000 begun.
An examination of the location of these chemical plants preparations for Y2K revealed that almost all of them were adjacent to major bodies of water and hence posed a risk not only to environmental health in the immediate area but also to any downstream locations.
On another note, the descriptive column at the left - and the name of the database on the center and right of the bottom row are a special kind of window - for which I have beenusing the name curtains in that they were created not jost to provide guidance as to the meaning of adhjacent data fields, but also to cover up information that can might serve as a distraction when one is browsing through records.
┌─MyPalace.A00─331──────────────────────────────────────────────BROWSE─────────┐ |
On a historical note, the water bodies panel - along with a set of related panels defining relatonships between water bodies, between water bodies and cities, states/provinces, countries and land bodies - were developed in late 1999 in the context of dissemination of information on the location of major chemical plants that were judged to at risk from potential computer malfunctions as the Year 2000 begun.
An examination of the location of these chemical plants preparations for Y2K revealed that almost all of them were adjacent to major bodies of water and hence posed a risk not only to environmental health in the immediate area but also to any downstream locations.
On another note, the descriptive column at the left - and the name of the database on the center and right of the bottom row are a special kind of window - for which I have beenusing the name curtains in that they were created not jost to provide guidance as to the meaning of adhjacent data fields, but also to cover up information that can might serve as a distraction when one is browsing through records.
