Development

2010/02 - Firefox 3.6 fixes

PDN displays get adjusted to the new version of the Firefox browser (3.6).

2009/12 - PDN Alternate Wiki on Google Application Engine

Due to power outages during natural disasters (eg: Tropical Cyclones, Earthquakes etc) in the Pacific, Pacific Disaster Net has an alternate emergency repository located in the Google cloud, which ensures alerts and disaster-related information are available, regardless of ICT infrastructure status in the region.

http://pdn.appspot.com/ will be activated in case of unexpected downtime of PDN.

2009/08 - New documents in PDN - weekly by email

New documents in PDN are now weekly circulated by email and accessible via the links below.

09/03/2010 - DRM Plans and Acts in PDN (updated)

01/03 - 07/03/2010

22/02 - 28/02/2010

15/02 - 21/02/2010

08/02 - 14/02/2010

01/02 - 07/02/2010

25/01 - 31/01/2010

18/01 - 24/01/2010

11/01 - 17/01/2010

14/12/2009 - 10/01/2010

07/12 - 13/12/2009

30/11/ - 06/12/2009

23/11/ - 29/11/2009

16/11/ - 22/11/2009

09/11/ - 15/11/2009

15/11/2009 - Farmer and Extension Factsheets (updated)

02/11/ - 08/11/2009

26/10/ - 01/11/2009 (including information about the Samoa / Tonga Tsunami)

01/11/2009 - DRM Plans and Acts in PDN (updated)

19/10/ - 25/10/2009 (including information about the Samoa / Tonga Tsunami)

12/10/ - 18/10/2009 (including information about the Samoa / Tonga Tsunami)

05/10/ - 11/10/2009 (including information about the Samoa / Tonga Tsunami)

28/09/ - 04/10/2009

21/09/ - 27/09/2009

14/09 - 20/09/2009

07/09 - 13/09/2009

31/08 - 06/09/2009

24/08 - 30/08/2009

17/08 - 23/08/2009

Please let us know if you like to receive the updates by mail as well - E-mail: jutta@sopac.org

2009/02 - Update

Main page

• Google maps / Google earth integration
• - with different displays – Hybrid, Map, Terrain, Satellite, Earth (whereas Earth needs the Google Earth Plugin to be installed)
• - Zoom to – Pacific Countries
• CAP integration (Common Alert Protocol)
• - Real time Alerts (zoom to … or close window)
• Home icon in Pacific Region tab
• Search History tab (instead of History)
• Navigation – Entries with Tooltip on Tree panel for instructions ('Double-click on blue icon to expand. Single click on label to show documents’ – when hover mouse over entry)
• Calendar – sort order
• Media tab (instead former Videos now as well prepared for Audio files)

Search

• Faster
• Variant title field integrated for Search as well
• Display record in 3rd additional tab while tab with Search Results remains open
• New button ‘Export Results’ (from Search Result list)
• Display score + 1% and new button ‘Show more results’ to display more results with less than 1% relevance

Navigation

• No of records displayed from relationships in Table of content
• Display record in 3rd additional tab while tab with Search Results remains open
• Filter functionality (with number of records displayed and reset button)

Login

• With access to Registration details and Contact details
• Actions tab with Administrator Actions - according to user status (viewer, basic admin)
• - Create new document *)
• - *) Basic admin can upload temporary documents but not Viewer
• - Participate in Forum
• - Review your registration details
• - Review your contact details
• - (Send batch email to pdn users – inactive)
• - Feedback

Create new document - workflow

• In temporary pool
  
• Document upload
• Basic cataloging info provided by user (Basic Admin user level or higher)
• Title and Source of Acquisition are mandatory fields
• Fields Filename and Filesize are read-only
• Record gets stored in Temporary documents (Admin – and needs to be migrated from there)

Admin

• Bug fixes
• Data clean up
• Drop down menus
• Usability features for PDN team (Cataloging – autofill fields etc.)

Wiki

• installed
  

2009 Workplan

• Undertake development of on-line version of the RFA Monitor and Partner Capability Statements

• Preparation for country missions with training and content collection

• Prepare Evaluation / Surveys

• Evaluate National Event databases – filter / link from PDN into national URL (web address to maintain ownership)

• Enhance PDN Contact information and include TAF/OFDA trainings contacts (depends on TAF/OFDA agreement / timing)

• Evaluate Calendar / Scheduler Enhancement

• Evaluate / Develop NDMO Country site – adapted Country page (Session / discussion during Regional Meeting, follow up during country missions – test and finalize afterwards)

• Evaluate Events enhancement – to include baseline and assessment data (depends on decision on baseline data set, assessment form/s and country evaluation)

• Establish and enhance communication / information out of PDN

• Country missions – Cook Islands, Samoa, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands

• Follow up Evaluation / Surveys

• Increase access to Maps (link with Map Servers)

• Improve / ease system Maintenance and tools

• Planning for PDN Re-Design according to evaluation, surveys etc and implementation

• Content Feeding in PDN

System Architecture