TriGeo Inc.

TriGeo Inc.
Java Applet Contest
CS 253
About TriGeo
•Founded in 1997
•Headquarters in
Wardner, ID
•GIS and Weather
Software Development
Weather
Software
• WeatherConnection
• WeatherWeb Connection
• WeatherWeb Talker
Contest Goals
• Student Goals
– To develop a applet for a real software
application.
– Consider user’s needs
– Balance creativity & ingenuity with
functionality.
Contest Goals
• TriGeo
– Provide a learning experience for
students
– Receive some fresh and innovative
new designs
Weather
Variables
• Inside and Outside Temperature
• Relative Humidity
• Dew Point
• Wind Speed and Direction and
Wind Chill
• Barometric Pressure
• Rain
Weather Themes
• No need to use all weather variables
for each Java applet.
• Choose a theme
– Industry Theme with several displays
per page
• Aviation theme, marine theme, Ag theme
– Display Theme
• Graphs, gauges, animation, text, ticker
boards
Weather Uses
• Industry Needs
– Aviation - Wind Speed and Direction
– Marine - Wind and Temperature
– Public Safety - Wind, Temp, Precip
– Ski/Golf Resorts - Wind,
Temperature, Wind Chill, Precipitation
WWTalker Display
Gauge Desktop Screen Shot from the Software
WWTalker Display
Graph Desktop Screen Shot from the Software
WWTalker Display
Text Desktop Screen Shot from the Software
Contest Info
• One First Prize - $100
• Two Second Prizes - $50 each
• Due Date - after spring break
• Assignment submitted to
www.eecs.wsu.edu/~cs253
• Prizes awarded two weeks after
due date.
Questions
• General Questions:
[email protected]
• Technical Questions:
[email protected]