I. Link with Exterior Programming Capability 



If the system is contained on more than one computer, what hardware/software and 

 communications equipment are needed for this link to another computer? 



1. 



2. Do essential procedures in your system require programming capability outside the 

 main system? (For example, error-checking might be done with a FORTRAN program 

 outside a data-base management system. So, the answer to this question would be 

 YES.) 



3. If computer programs external to your database system are used, what language(s) are 

 they written in? 



4. Is the database (or subsets of it) accessible to outside programs without sacrificing the 

 integrity of the database? 



Yes No 



5. Would you describe your system as having a loose or close tie to a Geographic Infor- 

 mation System (GIS)? A loose tie would be having only UTM coordinates or Lati- 

 tude/Longitude available for plots whereas a close tie would be a direct link to GIS 

 map sheets, showing location of remeasured plots. 



Loose Close 



J. Training and Ease-of-Use 



1. Please estimate the approximate number of training hours required to teach a person 

 to become reasonably proficient at using your system. 



2. Does your system have interactive help facilities to assist users in operating the system? 

 Yes No 



3. Are user-support services provided? 

 Yes No 



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