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Programmer Guthrie Linck Improves the Marine Realms Information Bank By Fausto Marincioni Dec. 2002 / Jan. 2003 in this issue:  previous story | next story The Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB), the digital-library component of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)'s National Coastal and Marine Geology Knowledge Bank, took a great leap forward after the arrival last June of its "supremo" programmer, Guthrie Linck. A 1999 Brown University graduate in computer science, Guthrie has completely redesigned the programs composing the backend of the "Information Management System" module for the MRIB. His new design offers significant improvements in terms of both scalability and efficiency, with searches running approximately 75 percent faster than in previous versions. Further increases in speed will soon follow as parallel-processing algorithms are implemented, taking advantage of the server's multiple processors. Guthrie also created a fiery new Keyword Search option, not available in previous versions of the MRIB. Finally, the "Browse a Map" feature now offers faster map-generation routines, multiple-map projections, hemispherical views, shaded-relief maps, and more. Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in this issue:  previous story | next story

Dec. 2002 / Jan. 2003 Mailing List: Sign up to receive monthly email updates: print this issue in this issue: cover story: USS Arizona Adriatic Sea Sediment-Transport Cruise Bear Lake Sea-Floor Mapping Assateague Island Vegetation Mapping Field-Testing New Portable Drilling System Diamondback Terrapin Transoceanic Dust Impacts Woods Hole Field Center Open House St. Petersburg Field Center Open House Great American Teach-In Fourth-Graders Tour St. Petersburg Field Center Girl Scouts 90th Anniversary GIS Day Effects of Fishing Activities on Benthic Habitats Planning Gas-Hydrates Research Science and Politics in Ecosystem Decisions Sea-Floor Mapping Techniques GHASTLI Lab Visitors Science Museum Board Two New Scientists Louisiana Coastal-Restoration Advisory Board Air Medical Transport Center Tour MRIB Programmer New Webmistress Dec./Jan. Publications List

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