Increased Collaboration with Remote Sites SwRI analysts have developed map-oriented software that allows increased collaboration with remote sites using a combination of Java and web technology. With this software, users can manipulate geographical data, which has practical application for various industries such as utility and pipeline networks, railroad and highway management systems, the military, telecommunications and county services, or any industry that relies on maps to plan, monitor, or manipulate objects such as roads, zones, or networks.
Web technology allows users to interact from anywhere in the world.
Also, because the software resides on a single server, updates to the software need only be performed on that server and are 'invisible' to users. To run the software, users access the web page and log into a collaboration. Information specific to those objects are called properties. For example, owner name, address, size, zoning code, tax history, and assessed value are properties relevant to real estate. What's most useful about the software is that separate county offices, for example, can work to solve a zoning dispute without leaving their offices.