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This document describes the system requirements for running the InfoEx application.  
 
This document describes the system requirements for running the InfoEx application.  
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{{Note| We recommend that you use the latest version of [https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/ Google Chrome] on either a PC or a Mac with the [http://www.google.com/earth/explore/products/plugin.html Google Earth plug-in for browsers] installed to enjoy the full capabilities of the InfoEx application. These are the only two configurations that have been tested extensively.|NoteWithImage}}
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{{Note| We recommend that you use the latest version of [https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/ Google Chrome] on either a PC or a Mac to enjoy the full capabilities of the InfoEx application. These are the only two configurations that have been tested extensively.|NoteWithImage}}
  
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
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* considerable mapping functionality  
 
* considerable mapping functionality  
  
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To support the platform independence, the new InfoEx system is a web application that runs in a browser. When you load the application for the first time from {{InfoExURL}}, it is downloaded and stored in the application cache of your browser. Having it stored locally will allow you to use certain features of the application (e.g., observation entry) even when you do not have an Internet connection. To further fulfill the requirements for offline and mapping functionality, the InfoEx application takes advantage of two more recent web technologies:
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To support the platform independence, the new InfoEx system is a web application that runs in a browser. When you load the application for the first time from {{InfoExURL}}, it is downloaded and stored in the application cache of your browser. Having it stored locally will allow you to use certain features of the application (e.g., observation entry) even when you do not have an Internet connection. To further fulfill the requirements for offline and mapping functionality, the InfoEx application takes advantage of another more recent web technology:
  
 
===Filesystem API of HTML5===
 
===Filesystem API of HTML5===
 
The filesystem API of HTML 5 allows web applications to read and write files to a sandboxed file system within the browser. The InfoEx application uses this technology for the following features:
 
The filesystem API of HTML 5 allows web applications to read and write files to a sandboxed file system within the browser. The InfoEx application uses this technology for the following features:
 
*Allowing users to enter and store observations while being offline
 
*Allowing users to enter and store observations while being offline
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*Storing local customizations such as setting for observation entry forms
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*Storing local customizations such as settings for observation entry forms
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At the time of this writing only [https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/ Google Chrome], [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] and [http://ca.blackberry.com/ Blackberry Browser] are supporting this technology. See [http://caniuse.com/#search=filesystem Can I use...] for the latest information on browser support for this HTML 5 standard.
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At the time of this writing only [https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/ Google Chrome], [http://www.opera.com/ Opera] and [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.chrome Chrome for Android] are supporting this technology. See [http://caniuse.com/#search=filesystem Can I use...] for the latest information on browser support for this HTML 5 standard.
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===Google Earth plug in for browsers===
 
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The InfoEx application uses the [http://www.google.com/earth/explore/products/plugin.html Google Earth plug-in for browsers] to display InfoEx data geospatially on a map background. While the plug-in allows you to zoom into areas and explore the landscape in a three dimensional view, it does not have the full capabilities of the Google Earth application. At the time of this writing, the Google Earth plugin is only available for a limited number of browsers on the Windows operating systems (XP and higher) and Mac OS X (10.4 and higher). The plugin is not available for any version of iOS or the Android platform.
 
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{{Note|See [[Known issues with the Google Earth plugin]] if you are experiencing any issues with the Google Earth plugin. | NoteWithImage}}
 
  
 
==Supported configurations==
 
==Supported configurations==
 
The full functionality of the InfoEx application has been tested and is supported by the CAA for the following configurations
 
The full functionality of the InfoEx application has been tested and is supported by the CAA for the following configurations
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* '''Google Chrome (30.0) on Windows 7'''
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* '''Google Chrome (30.0+) on Windows 7 and later'''
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* '''Google Chrome (30.0) on OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion)'''
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* '''Google Chrome (30.0+) on OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) and later'''
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It is recommended that your computer has at least 4GB of RAM and a screen resolution with a width of at least 1280 pixels.
  
 
==Functionality on other configurations==
 
==Functionality on other configurations==
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It is the current availability of the support for the Filesystem API and Google earth plugin that determine the functionality of the InfoEx application on different platforms. See the tables below for more details on the supported InfoEx functionality on the various platforms. Please note that the platforms other than the two mentioned above have not been tested are not supported by the CAA.
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It is the current availability of the support for the Filesystem API that determine the functionality of the InfoEx application on different platforms. See the tables below for more details on the supported InfoEx functionality on the various platforms. Please note that the platforms other than the two mentioned above have not been tested and are not supported by the CAA.
  
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===PCs running Windows XP Service Pack 2, Vista, 7 or 8===
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===PCs running Windows XP Service Pack 2, Vista, 7, 8 or 10===
  
 
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!style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;width:200px;"|Avaliable<br/>InfoEx functionality
 
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<span style="font-size:smaller;"><nowiki>*</nowiki>Preferred and only supported environment<br/><sup>1</sup>Google Earth plug in only works on the desktop environment of Windows 8 and not the Metro interface</span>
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<span style="font-size:smaller;"><nowiki>*</nowiki>Preferred and only supported environment<br/>
  
 
===Mac computers running OS X 10.6 or later===
 
===Mac computers running OS X 10.6 or later===
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!style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;width:120px;"|Google Earth plugin for browsers
 
 
!style="width:10px"|
 
!style="width:10px"|
 
!style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;width:200px;"|Avaliable<br/>InfoEx functionality
 
!style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;width:200px;"|Avaliable<br/>InfoEx functionality
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!style="width:10px"|
 
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!style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;width:200px;"|Avaliable<br/>InfoEx functionality
 
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!style="width:10px"|
 
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!style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;width:200px;"|Avaliable<br/>InfoEx functionality
 
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==Functionality tested by==
 
==Functionality tested by==
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* Oct. 22: Pascal Haegeli / QA Server / Test Version 0.31.00
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* Nov. 20, 2015: Stuart Smith
  
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[[Category:Super User]][[Category:Operation Administrator]][[Category:Submission Moderator]][[Category:User]][[Category:Administration]][[Category:Version 0.31.00]]
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[[Category:Super User]][[Category:Operation Administrator]][[Category:Submission Moderator]][[Category:User]][[Category:Administration]][[Category:Version 3.4.0]]

Latest revision as of 12:43, 20 December 2018

REQUIREMENTS
Permission All user levels
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This document describes the system requirements for running the InfoEx application.

NOTE We recommend that you use the latest version of Google Chrome on either a PC or a Mac to enjoy the full capabilities of the InfoEx application. These are the only two configurations that have been tested extensively.

Background

Some of the fundamental requirements for the development of the new Infoex system were:

  • platform independence
  • support of base functionality without connectivity
  • considerable mapping functionality

To support the platform independence, the new InfoEx system is a web application that runs in a browser. When you load the application for the first time from https://infoex.avalancheassociation.ca/, it is downloaded and stored in the application cache of your browser. Having it stored locally will allow you to use certain features of the application (e.g., observation entry) even when you do not have an Internet connection. To further fulfill the requirements for offline and mapping functionality, the InfoEx application takes advantage of another more recent web technology:

Filesystem API of HTML5

The filesystem API of HTML 5 allows web applications to read and write files to a sandboxed file system within the browser. The InfoEx application uses this technology for the following features:

  • Allowing users to enter and store observations while being offline
  • Storing local customizations such as settings for observation entry forms

At the time of this writing only Google Chrome, Opera and Chrome for Android are supporting this technology. See Can I use... for the latest information on browser support for this HTML 5 standard.

Supported configurations

The full functionality of the InfoEx application has been tested and is supported by the CAA for the following configurations

  • Google Chrome (30.0+) on Windows 7 and later
  • Google Chrome (30.0+) on OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) and later

It is recommended that your computer has at least 4GB of RAM and a screen resolution with a width of at least 1280 pixels.

Functionality on other configurations

It is the current availability of the support for the Filesystem API that determine the functionality of the InfoEx application on different platforms. See the tables below for more details on the supported InfoEx functionality on the various platforms. Please note that the platforms other than the two mentioned above have not been tested and are not supported by the CAA.

PCs running Windows XP Service Pack 2, Vista, 7, 8 or 10

Browser Avaliable
InfoEx functionality 		Tested
Google Chrome (13.0+)* → Full functionality ✔
Internet Explorer (10.0+) → Reports only ×
Firefox (3.5+) → Reports only ×
Opera (17.0+) → Full functionality ×
Other recent browsers → Reports only ×

*Preferred and only supported environment

Mac computers running OS X 10.6 or later

Browser Avaliable
InfoEx functionality 		Tested
Google Chrome (13.0+)* → Full functionality ✔
Safari (4.0+) → Reports only ×
Firefox (3.5+) → Reports only ×
Other recent browsers → Reports only ×

*Preferred and only supported environment

iPhones, iPads and iPod touch running Apple's iOS 6.0 or later

Browser Avaliable
InfoEx functionality 		Tested
Recent browsers → Reports only ×

Phones or tablet computers running Android 4.0 or later

Browser Avaliable
InfoEx functionality 		Tested
Google Chrome (29.0+) → Full functionality ×
Other recent browsers → Reports only ×

Related documents

Functionality tested by

  • Nov. 20, 2015: Stuart Smith
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