GAA run time system

Application control and menu system
SICAD-GAA offers parametrizable application control, which enables both the geoclient and the alpha client application functions to be started from the same menu. The menu can be configured flexibly and supplemented by toolbars.

Standard services
SICAD-GAA provides a total of 12 'standard services' which in turn offer a vast array of individual functions that cover the bulk of the functionality required by typical geoclients.

View Contains general-purpose graphics functions (e.g. zoom, tolerance settings etc.)
Composition Allows users to define the types of graphical information with which they want to work
GDS Supports different kinds of GDB access as well as backup and recovery mechanisms
Raster Provides access to raster files by area and subject
Query Tool Permits ad hoc queries to graphical and alphanumeric data
Detail Plan Provides access to detail plans in the GDS
Construction Offers frequently used design and construction functions
Dimension Offers frequently used dimensioning functions
Transformation Enables maps to be transformed for digitization
Plot Supports online and offline plot generation
Layout Permits the interactive combination of several sets of graphical data
User administration Defines users and their access authorizations to application functions

Administration component
The standard services are parametrized by means of a dictionary. An administration component is supplied to manage this dictionary.

 

Last change: 07/21/2004