XML Examples Using Schemas and DTDs

I've created new pages at to practice and illustrate XML, Schemas, DTDs and this displays events using a stylesheet. http://www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/amrc/seeds/EventsLists/XMLExamplesSchemaandDTD.htm

These XML examples demonstrate the use of a schema and a DTD for validating the XML. In them I have included a reference to the Schema, and a reference to the DTD (commented out) and the inclusion of the DTD within the XML document to show all 3 ways of validating the XML.

These are based on the Work of Chris Wallace and his Faculty Information Team at UWE (Andy Cowley, Nicholas Read, Amit Patel)

DecisionPro Server

Vanguard are scheduled to complete the next version of DecisionPro in March (code name Iris). This software greatly enhances the component technology and web integration. They plan to donate software to UWE and other universities at that time. Vanguard will have a public server farm set up to act as a "Wiki" style repository for components and applications. So, we can make our models available to all Web users, the UWE SEEDS team will Publish these on the Vanguard server and put a link to it on our site. Vanguards' goal is to create a global library where researchers from many universities can share components.

Graduate Conference

The Graduate school conference was very well attended and I gave my presentation of Enabling Decision Support and Costing of Product Designs by using Visual Metaphors. The Graduate School web site is http://www.uwe.ac.uk/cems/graduateschool/index.html. They organise many events and are a useful resource for MSc and PhD students.

Visualisation of Geographical

I would be interested to know if anyone is working on visualisation of tracking information on a geographical map, and has a web site to illustrate this. For example it would be very useful to be able to access a web page that shows where waste goes on a visual map, so it would be easy to see where it's going astray.

TrackerBack - Galileo

This is an excellent project idea, and won the Galileo Masters 2005 competition for best UK entry. The idea is for making use of the accurate satellite-navigation information that will be received from the new Galileo satelites. Richard White, from Melbourn in Cambridgeshire, representing his company TrackerBack received this prize for a a secure, web-based system. This can make sure that waste reaches its' destination instead of being dumped on the way. It could even track vehicle height to notice any illegal dumping of loads on a journey.

BBC Science and Nature

World Changing

TrackerBack

Request for Links

I will be adding the links to external web pages soon. In this blog and on my web site, and our teams website. Does anyone want to swap links. I'm interested in any web sites in engineering, computing, academic (research and teaching, and students). Let me know and I'll have a look at your web site.

My Blog

I've just started this on January 12th, so I'm still getting used to it. I'm impressed with how easy this is to use as it's the first time I've ever created a blog. I like the way you get your own web space and can choose an appropriate name for it. I'm also creating an RSS Feed for the first time for our teams web page at http://www.cems.uwe.ac.uk/amrc/seeds/. I have meetings now so will continue this tomorrow.