Abstract

Development of a Geographically Enabled Wind Industry Supply Chain Database
Track: Database Design, Automation, and Management
Authors: David Simon, Taeil Kim

Since July of 2008, the Voinovich School has been working with the Great Lakes WIND Network (GLWN) to create an information system in an interactive website to help companies that supply or can potentially supply the wind industry to connect with each other. The School designed and created a database and management system to allow GLWN to add, manage, and discover company profile data. Using a .NET based web entry form and ArcGIS Server, the School created a data visualization tool that allows for real-time updating of an interactive web map. A SQL database of companies' profile data was joined to an SDE geo database of company locations so that the data can be viewed on the map. Queries can also be performed by selecting an industry type or defining a search radius to select all companies within a distance of a company.