Development
Updates and notes about PDN
2010/03 - 'What's New ?' bug fixed
A bug for the 'What's New?' tab is fixed and links back to PDN documents from the 'What's New?' tab are functional now.
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.
01/02/2012 - DRM Plans and Acts in PDN (updated)
23/09/2011 - Pacific Platform 2011 Documents (updated)
29/10/2010 STAR 2010 Presentations (updated)
02/09/2010 - Pacific Platform 2010 Documents (updated)
15/11/2009 - Farmer and Extension Factsheets (updated)
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)
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
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Prepare Evaluation / Surveys
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Evaluate National Event databases – filter / link from PDN into national URL (web address to maintain ownership)
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Enhance PDN Contact information and include TAF/OFDA trainings contacts (depends on TAF/OFDA agreement / timing)
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Evaluate Calendar / Scheduler Enhancement
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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)
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Establish and enhance communication / information out of PDN
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Country missions – Cook Islands, Samoa, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands
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Follow up Evaluation / Surveys
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Increase access to Maps (link with Map Servers)
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Improve / ease system Maintenance and tools
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Planning for PDN Re-Design according to evaluation, surveys etc and implementation
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Content Feeding in PDN
System Architecture
