Implementing an Application Server for
the CERSER Data Archive
ABSTRACT: The Center of Excellence in Remote Sensing
Education and Research (CERSER) at Elizabeth City State
University
(ECSU) currently archives data images in various resolutions
on their server. These images, and the data that describes
them, is entered and accessed via Active Server Pages
(ASP) developed to aid in the standardization and entry
speed for CERSER personnel. The ASP language is not
taught at ECSU and currently, there are no qualified
ASP developers employed by CERSER to repair or enhance
the data system should the need arise.
In response to this, the Multimedia Team will study
the implementation of Macromedia’s ColdFusion
Server software as an application server for CERSER.
ColdFusion is a web application server that allows
you to create sites and applications utilizing data-driven
Internet applications. ColdFusion server can also be
integrated with the current Macromedia tools employed
by the CERSER developers. The college web site utilizes
ColdFusion as an application server for the university
website. The manager of this server is a permanent
position at the college and would be a valuable resource
for training and support of this software. The team
will study the costs of implementation, the speed at
which the software can be learned, and the development
of applications to replace the current ASP developments.
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