By
using web links, remotely located smaller computers can
easily access the powerful computers and complex software
required for GIS work. The system has therefore been designed
to respond to queries from Lab users’ desktop computers
for specific datasets and mapping functions, whether or
not they have GIS software themselves.
For
security and access control, data can be placed on an internal
Laboratory computer net or on an external, public access
net. This separation permits Laboratory researchers to have
access to full GIS functions and detailed data, and external
users to have access to certain GIS functions and pre-made
output files, such as specific maps and images.
