MASPLAS

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MASPLAS 02 April 19, 2002
8th Annual Mid-Atlantic Student Workshop on
Programming Languages and Systems
A Web-Based Genealogy Application System

• Venue Presenter Suma Pramod
• Pace University Team Members
• 1 Martine Avenue Connie Barbosa Patrick Cunning
• White Plains, NY Niti Pandey Olga Pavlenko

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New to Genealogy

• Connect yourself to the largest family tree
  online and see how you are related to the rest of
  humanity!
• Discover what has already been done on YOUR
  family tree.
• Save time and effort. Start your research where
  others have left off.
• Meet and collaborate with family members around
  the world.
• Create your family tree and watch it grow
  automatically over time.

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FAMILYGENES

• Family Tree Software - "FAMILYGENES" is a
  Web-based application software for building
  personal family trees.
• This software is a web-interface with Cold Fusion
  tags and MYSQL database backend, that allows
  family members to update and maintain their
  branch of the family tree.

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Features of Family Tree Software

•  Web Interface
•  Secure login
•  Family information stored at remote database
• Allows family members to update information
  remotely
• Family tree information is available on the
  internet
• URL for the software is at
• http//205.232.111.77/CS615/Team11/Project/home.h
  tm
• Backup of the Project is available at
• http//www.freecfm.com/p/ptk_ing/project/home.htm
  

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Database Structure
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Get started by creating or submitting your family
tree!
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New User Registration
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Registered Users Can Update Information
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Add Member Information
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Displays Member Information
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View Member Family Tree
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XML View of Ancestors
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An Example Genealogy of Royalty of England
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XML View of Ancestors KINGS OF ENGLAND
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Conclusion

• Removes major weaknesses of currently available
  family tree software, concerning how it can be
  updated and maintained.
• Tedious task of inputting family information by
  one family member is over.
• It enables a family spread around the world to
  use the same Web Based system.
• Future
• This product can be commercialized using .NET
  rules.
• The user would pay for the service instead of
  buying the shrink-wrapped software.

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References

• 1 http//familytreemaker.genealogy.com/
• 2 http//cf-software.com/
• 3 http//genealogy.sierrahome.com/
• 4 Requirements that handle IKIWISI, COTS, and
  Rapid Change (2000)
• Barry Boehm, Director of University of South
  Californias Center for Software Engineering
• 5 Programming ColdFusion (2001), Rob
  Brooks-Wilson, OReily Publications
• 6 The Cold Fusion Web Application Construction
  (1998)
• Ben Forta, Steven Drucker, David Watts, Que
  Corporation, II Edition
• 7 SAMS teach yourself ColdFusion Express in 24
  hours (2001) Ben Forta and Sue Hove, Sams
  Publications