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This Web Site is Currently Under Development
NOTE: The current data in the
database is NOT actual/real data but, rather, test/fake data. Please keep that into account. This
test data will remain in the database for as long as testing is occurring.
Please report any bugs and/or issues to http://www.pro-board.com/index.php?proboard=idpr&showforum=16
IDPR Development Information
Development Collaboration
The International Database for Paranormal Research (IDPR) database and
web site has been and is developed according to the decisions, suggestions,
opinions, comments, and efforts of the world-wide paranormal community.
Investigation and research organizations, institutions, and individuals in
various sorts of paranormal involvement continually contribute to the
database and its web site portal.
Anyone can participate. To participate, visit the collaboration forum
at the URL http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/IDPR/.
Development Platform/Technologies
The International Database for Paranormal Research (IDPR) database consists
of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and its development and management tool is
Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).
The International Database for Paranormal Research (IDPR) web site
code is written in Microsoft C# and runs via Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0 and 3.0.
The International Database for Paranormal Research (IDPR) database
is accessible via 1) this web site, manually, 2) Web Services, via
the SOAP protocol, 3) HTTP-GET protocol, and 4) HTTP-POST protocol.
Database Architecture
The International Database for Paranormal Research (IDPR) database is
comprised of various entities (tables), attributes (columns), relationships
(foreign keys), constraints (indexes, rules, defaults, checks, etc.), etc.
The following image shows the current state of the database
(click on image to enlarge):
Integration
The International Database for Paranormal Research (IDPR) project has been
developed and implemented with integration with other systems in mind.
Double data entry is a concern, and interfaces such as SOAP, HTTP-GET, and
HTTP-POST have been developed to accomodate such integration issues.
Upon request, other types of integration/interfaces can be developed.