The Canopy DataBankDatabase Designer

Database design from components

DatabaseDesigner

Data Package

CanopyView

Microsoft Access

Morpho

Application Overview

DatabaseDesigner

Data Package

CanopyView

Microsoft Access

Morpho

The DataPackage Contents

A Microsoft Access Database (or an Excel Workbook)

An EML Document describing the database

HTML Documentation of the database

CanopyView

Database driven reusable visualization modules

DatabaseDesigner

Data Package

CanopyView

Microsoft Access

Morpho

Application Overview

Prototype Morpho Plugin

Importing your datapackage into Morpho

DatabaseDesigner

Data Package

CanopyView

Microsoft Access

Morpho

Application Overview

Conclusions

• Easy creation of well documented databases from components

• Expandable/Customizable template catalog

• Simple metadata import into Morpho (prototype)

• Reuse of common data structure enable synthesis

• Prototypes available at…• http://canopy.evergreen.edu