Team Ceres 486/CS/09-Projects/Ceres 486/CS/09-Projects/Ceres 486/CS/09-Projects/Ceres  Noah Hilt (Team Leader, Communicator)  Steve Koechle (Recorder, Communicator)  Josh Chapman (Facilitator)  Mentor - Dr. Dieter Otte

Introduction  Clean Air Action Corporation ◦ “Helps communities and businesses clean up the air sooner and at lower cost.” ◦ Focused on helping businesses follow laws while minimizing costs  The International Small Group and Tree Planting program (TIST) ◦ “Helps subsistence farmers to reverse the devastating effects of deforestation, drought, and famine.”

Problem Statement  PDAs used to collect data about trees ◦ Form editing program used to upload data  However system to get data from database is too simple ◦ All data publicly available ◦ Very little filtering ◦ No per user information available

To create an easily accessible application that will allow users to attain pertinent and relative information in a straightforward manner. ◦ Focus on simplicity ◦ PHP using MySQL for data access ◦ Few classes, only used for abstract concepts, rest flat files ◦ Localization and Authentication are core focuses as well ◦ Filtering is the primary added feature

Requirements  Gathering Requirements  Software ◦ MySQL 4.1 Compatible  Usability ◦ Very Low Bandwidth (8 kbps) ◦ Simple Terminology ◦ Simple Interface

Requirements (cont)  Features ◦ Web Accessible ◦ Admin Interface ◦ Send Relevant Data Only ◦ Compatibility with main Browsers

 Implemented in PHP  GUI Interface  CSS design  XHTML compliance  Server Side Database Interface  MySQL  DB connect  DB queries  Abstract query methods – parameterized  Two Databases

 Translation Module  Server side  PHP files/config.  Administration/Authentication Module  Authentication – avoid plain text password with hash  Creating users  Deleting/Editing users  Admin page – GUI  Data Download  Advanced Information  Upload Review  Progress Report  Advanced Project View  Help/Instruction Page  Plain text

 Design(2/5/09 - 2/19/09)  Implementation(2/19/09 - 4/2/09)  User Testing(4/2/09 - 4/16/09)

Problems and Challenges  Specific version of MySQL must be supported  Very large database 12GB+  Very restricted server environment  Extremely slow download speeds  English not primary language of users  Vast range of education amongst users

 Solution covers problems and challenges as well as requirements  Execution plan - ready for design and implementation