MAPS data base information systems: A system 2000 application

Abstract

A recent project involved developing and implementing a data base information system for Minnesota Analysis and Planning System (MAPS). This information system gives MAPS staff the capability to quickly locate the desired data file from the MAPS collection of over 900 data tapes. The project therefore organized the data tapes into a more coherent data bank by providing an index to and information on the data files. The data base information system development and implementation was done in three phases. The first phase consisted of developing a tape inventory system, which furnishes a listing of all MAPS data tapes and relevant information on content, computer characteristics, and tape reel inventory facts. This tape inventory system was implemented using System 2000 to handle the retrieval and updating of the tape information.