Download GFIS Node User and Installation Manual

1 Who should read this manual
On the one hand this manual is meant for all persons who are generally
interested in the web based functionality of the Global Forest Information
Service (GFIS) and on the other hand it’
s a guideline for all IT experts and
web administrators who are in charge with the installation of a new GFIS
Node.
If you plan to establish a new GFIS Node you should be able to configure
the internet service on your web server, you should have an idea on how
web pages generally work and you should understand the basic principals
of managing a database.
Since the GFIS system architecture is database driven you can easily
configure the GFIS Node by doing the necessary settings in a database
without understanding the implemented program codes and scripts.
If you are interested in technical details about the programming code of
the GFIS software and the system architecture please refer to the paper
System Architecture and Technical Specification of a GFIS Node (Sini and
Weidenbach 2001).
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