System Requirements
Oilelefant® is designed for use in web and intranet environments. It operates on the Windows Operating System utilising ColdFusion MX7 and Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS).
The underlying database is the Microsoft Database Engine (MSDE) with a clear expansion and progression path to MS SQL Server for larger datasets. The database model schema has been based on PPDM Lite 1.0.
COM object technology is used to perform the GeoSpatial transformation of plotted co-ordinates.
The Web Map Server (WMS) is certified OGC compliant (WMS 1.1.1) and presented within the users browser using Flash technology.
The constituent elements of the software application can be used in single or multi-server distribution. For a single server installation hardware requirements are:
| System Requirements | |
| Operating System: | Windows Server 2003*, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP Professional |
|---|---|
| Hardware: | 2.4GHz CPU, 1Gb RAM* (512Kb Min), 5+Gb disk space* for base maps |
| Client Platform: | Any flash enabled web browser |
| MS IIS: | IIS 4 and higher |
*Recommended
Acknowledgements
- Windows, SQL Server (MSDE) and MS Internet Information Server (IIS) are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation
- ColdFusion Markup Language (CFML)and Flash are registered products of Adobe Systems Inc.
- WMS (Web Map Server) conforms to the Open GIS WMS 1.1.1 protocol
- PPDM (Public Petroleum Data Model Association)

