USER INTERFACE DESIGN is a difficult thing to do well. It requires a designer to think on many levels at once. Visual appearance, user expectation, process and workflow, the patience level of likely users, the technological limitations of the selected development environment, and on and on. It’s a wonder to us that so many application developers expect engineers to just work this all out as they go along, or worse yet, stick it on at the very end to “pretty it up.” Interface design that is integral to the very conception of an application leads directly to improved clarity and efficiency.
Agricultural Resource Atlas

This Wiki-based application provides all the information analysts need to identify suspect research and development work involving animal diseases. MORE

Training Resource Locator

Skill development for Medical and Public Health personnel has never been more important. And while there is no shortage of training opportunities on the federal, state, and local level, it is difficult to match up personnel with the training resources they need. CoMPASS was designed as a tool to efficiently accomplish this goal. MORE

Technology Profiles

This collection of technology profiles helps analysts make connections between technologies of interest and the facilities, equipment, and people involved in them. MORE

Rapid Risk Assessment Tool for First Responders

A data repository designed to make it possible for emergency personnel in the field to rapidly assess and respond to events involving disease outbreak or the presence of other dangerous agents. MORE

Graffitio iPhone Application

An iPhone application that allows a user to build a virtual “wall” in any physical location and then leave messages on that wall to be discovered by other users of the application. MORE

Cross-Agency Research Database

A data repository that brings together contractor research on the effects of chemical and biological agents on various materials. The data have existed for years, but often remained in “silos” that were unavailable to the next group needing the information. This cross-agency effort avoids unnecessary duplication of research efforts. MORE

Pathogen Security Assessment Application

Pathogen Security is a tool to help analysts assess the relative security risk of biocontainment facilities around the world. MORE

MDA Data Center Library Management Tools

A suite of applications (one web application and several Windows applications) to manage the complex information environment at the Missile Defense Agency’s data center. MORE

BACWORTH 2 Document Repository

BACWORTH2 is a sophisticated full-text document repository related to chemical and biological warfare. It is optimized for rapid, precise retrieval using advanced searching tools. MORE

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