Custom report products can describe project situations based on tracked events, logistics and constraints. Figure 1 highlights some current uses of STI information sentinels, and target users of search and update capabilities. The STI provides a central repository for locating and updating project-wide activities across time and locations. The activities encompass a wide variety of events that may include, but are not limited to workshops, meetings, aircraft campaigns, data collection, and field site planning efforts. STI associates activities and events using a relational model.
Activities represent one or more events that occur over a specific time frame.
An event is an incident related to a specific activity, which occurs within a defined time frame and location. Figure 2 depicts an example of an activity and its associated events. It maintains information about project activities, personnel, sites, and logistics in a relational database that can interactively be queried and updated via the Internet. Features are also available that may be tailored to fit individual needs.