MBARIMike

STOQS (Spatial Temporal Oceanographic Query System) is a geospatial database platform for in situ oceanographic measurement data. A web-based user interface permits a user to follow Ben Shneiderman's mantra (Overview first, zoom and filter, then details-on-demand) in exploring a collection of data. ... [More] STOQS complements other data management technologies such as NetCDF and OPeNDAP by providing an ability to index data retrieval across parameter and spatial dimensions in addition to the a priori indexed coordinate dimensions of CF-NetCDF. It also provides a functional bridge between NetCDF and Geographic Information Systems technologies. [Less]