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Tasks and Schedule

The following tasks define the approximate order in which the development of this project will progress. Following the completion of Task 4 and then after each successive task, a meeting will be scheduled with the stakeholders to demonstrate the use of the web application at that time, to gather feedback about the usability and look and feel of the web application, and to gather requirements and comments about the upcoming tasks.

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Project duration: The week of 1/310/2010 to the week of 4/411/2010

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Task 2: Building the Spatial Database

• Locate appropriate hardware and configure PostGIS database
• Clean Illinois Census Tract Data and import into database
• Clean sample business location data and import into database
• Test accuracy of database with imported data
• Test performance of database with imported data

Task 3: Building the Web Feature Server

• Install and configure Geoserver
• Configure Geoserver for census tract data
• Configure Geoserver for business location data
• Create visual styles for census tract data
• Create visual styles for business location data
• Test accuracy of Geoserver with imported data
• Test performance of Geoserver with imported data

Task 4: Develop Initial Map Component

• Create client-side implementation of mapping component
• Overlay with Google map data
• Overlay with census tract (polygon) data
• Overlay with business location (point) data
• Test accuracy of mapping component with imported data
• Test performance of mapping component with imported data

Task 5: Develop Browsing Capability

• Develop client-side browsing functionality
• Develop server-side browsing functionality
• Integrate browsing component with existing web application
• Test accuracy of browsing component with imported data
• Test performance of browsing component with imported data

Task 6: Develop Attribute View for Entities

• Develop client-side entity view functionality
• Develop server-side entity view functionality
• Integrate entity view component with existing web application
• Test accuracy of entity view component with imported data
• Test performance of entity view component with imported data

Task 7: Develop Table/List View for Search Results

• Develop client-side result view functionality
• Develop server-side result view functionality
• Integrate result view component with existing web application
• Test accuracy of result view component with imported data
• Test performance of result view component with imported data

Task 8: Final Deployment of Component

• Test and deploy final build of web application
• Test and deploy the virtual machines

Task 9: Preparing Transition Proposal

• Develop a transition proposal with possible transition plans with time and cost

Task 10: Discussion and Decision on Transition

• Develop a transition proposal with possible transition plans with time and cost