DIRECTIONS

SYSTEMS

HARDWARE

• Unix servers and workstations
  • Preferred option.
  • Extend user base where possible.
  • Endeavour to keep technology up-to-date

• X terminals.
  • May be necessary in remote sites ( nursery, depots, JB )

• Dos & Apple workstations
  • Maintain existing requirement
  • Extend into portable applications
    • GPS
    • Field Book
    • Plant Records
    • Alien data capture
  • New machines for scientific applications
    • Mac ( Paup etc)

• Peripherals
  • Postscript printing at all sites (+Colour?)
  • Barcode systems
    • herbarium
    • nursery
    • plant records
  • Scanner
  • OCR
  • Video
  • CDrom
  • Fax

• Storage systems
  • increase storage capacity ( images, CSIRO ... )
    • Optical Juke Box ( CD x 20+ Gb )
    • Tape Juke Box ( 8mm x 50Gb )
• Network Systems
  • extend inter-building fibre network.
  • extend internal STP network.
  • Replace existing Coax where limiting.
  • Develop remote dialup links ( Voice or ISDN )
  • Aarnet access ( CSIRO/ERIN )
  • Upgrade ANCA links

SOFTWARE

• Unix
  • Maintain upgrade strategy.
  • move to Unix SVR4 ( solaris ).
    • Standard Unix
    • Little impact on most ANBG users.
  • tighten access control
    • password ageing and checking
    • timed workstation locks
    • access windows
  • Implement more stringent security.
  • Improve archival systems.
    • Hierarchical Data Storage
    • Network backup.
  • Move to Motif/X window environment
    • Open Look to be phased out in favour of Standard.
    • Desk Set ( mail, calendar etc )
  • WABI
    • Microsoft windows and applications on Unix platform.
  • Liken
    • MacIntosh windows and applications on Unix platform.

• Oracle (RDBMS)
  • Move to Oracle7
  • Maintain upgrade strategy.
  • Restructure database during move to V7 and SVR4
  • Migrate to Forms 3 then 4 for data entry.
  • will require user training

• File System Management
  • BackUp and Disaster recovery
  • Hierachical Data Storage
  • Off site storage
    = Implementation of AG requiements.

• Network Information Systems (www / gopher)
  • Maintain upgrade strategy and local development
  • Platform for database interrogation ( hypertext/media)
  • Vector for internal information
  • Help
  • Forms

• GIS and CAD
  • Landscape design tools
  • Graphic interface to database and geographic systems
  • point and click interrogation
  • facilities management
  • integrate with www and oracle

• Interoperability
  • CAP60 +
  • NFS
  • PC Mail
  • PC X
  • X Gator ( shared Mac )
  • Support for ANCA Netware clients.

STANDARDS, OPEN SYSTEMS COMPLIANCE

• FDDI
• Unix
• TCP/IP
• MIME
• SGML
• GOSIP
• ISO, ANSI, ASCII, etc...

APPLICATIONS

IBIS

• Continue development of integrated database system.
  • new data data structures and entry systems for:
    • apni/cap
    • herbarium
    • living collections
    • agents and projects
    • nursery
    • seed store
    • photographs
    • anpc
    • transactions ( loans & exchange )
  • new applications
    • plant out
    • garden maintenance
    • horticultural information
  • User training
  • Barcode systems
  • Streamline database reporting
    • Increase standard formats
    • develop local expertise
    • provide end user tools.

• Development of WWW user interface.
  • Simple network interface to IBIS data
  • multi-media
  • hypertext
  • Graphical Front End and GIS
    • point and click interrogation and update.
    • public access applications.

TOOLS

• Office Automation
  • Island Graphics
    • Spreadsheet
    • Oracle interface
  • Word for windows ( WABI )
  • Messaging systems
  • Mail
  • Open Look Desk set

• Project Management

• Scientific tools
  • Delta
  • Paup, Hennig etc
  • Patn / Splus
  • GIS - ERIN systems ( bioclim etc )

DATA

• Major effort on data cleanup
  • requires all staff
  • long term with current staffing and duties
  • prerequiste to total integration

• Maintain APNI/CAP
  • update effort
  • access for other agencies.
  • establish version control & distribution services.

• Integrate CANB Database ( ANHSIR )
  • Accomodate CANB requirements.

• Botanic Gardens Census.

• Exchange with other institutions
  • import export systems required

• Standards
  • HISPID
  • TDWG
  • IOPI
  • BIN21
  • ANPC

• ABRS ?
  • requires additional support.

ADMINISTRATION

• ANCA IT strategic plan
  • Input
  • Implementation

• ANCA IT security documentation
  • Input
  • Implementation

• NCC Tech change subcommittee
  • Input
  • Implementation

• Other ...

TRAINING

• General staff training

• Systems staff training

• Special applications training

• Other ...