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Like I said before on this topic, it's still garbage in = garbage out. So the answer isn't another web-crawler to database to screen approach. We need good solid cases that have been screened by ufologists, researchers and competent enthusiasts. I've already started doing something along these lines on the USI website, but the problem is that it takes a lot of time and effort, more than I alone have time for. Our search database is deceptively simple. For example, although it seems basic by comparison to a relational database, it is scalable using JavaScript and in theory most of the same functions are possible to the extent that any researcher would need them for any practical purpose. Even now, it is working reliably and will return results based on specific keywords. Visit the USI website and type something like UFO into the Search feature. You should get back around 59 results, each linked to a corresponding entry or article, all laid out in a user friendly interface online. This is our own proprietary search feature. It can be used offline without any server, extra plugins or software to install. The whole thing can be put on a flash drive or CD and run from there. We also have the various sighting classification models outlined on the site for reference, plus a unique multi-star overall confidence rating system. Plus we developed a mnemonic rating (M) category in addition to the Vallee SVP system for the purpose of addressing sightings involving altered states of consciousness, something that researchers in the Early Modern Era either avoided or didn't run across as frequently. So IMHO we don't really need a complex relational database application right now as much as we need quality content ... volunteers to collect, evaluate, and input the data ... if anyone is actually interested in doing any volunteering, please get in touch here or via the USI website.

<blockquote data-quote="Randall" data-source="post: 129349" data-attributes="member: 2682">Like I said before on this topic, it&#039;s still garbage in = garbage out. So the answer isn&#039;t another web-crawler to database to screen approach. We need good solid cases that have been screened by ufologists, researchers and competent enthusiasts. I&#039;ve already started doing something along these lines on the USI website, but the problem is that it takes a lot of time and effort, more than I alone have time for. Our search database is deceptively simple. For example, although it seems basic by comparison to a relational database, it is scalable using JavaScript and in theory most of the same functions are possible to the extent that any researcher would need them for any practical purpose. Even now, it is working reliably and will return results based on specific keywords. Visit the <a href="http://www.ufopages.com" target="_blank">USI website </a>and type something like UFO into the Search feature. You should get back around 59 results, each linked to a corresponding entry or article, all laid out in a user friendly interface online. This is our own proprietary search feature. It can be used offline without any server, extra plugins or software to install. The whole thing can be put on a flash drive or CD and run from there. We also have the various sighting classification models outlined on the site for reference, plus a unique multi-star overall confidence rating system. Plus we developed a mnemonic rating (M) category in addition to the Vallee SVP system for the purpose of addressing sightings involving altered states of consciousness, something that researchers in the Early Modern Era either avoided or didn&#039;t run across as frequently. So IMHO we don&#039;t really need a complex relational database application right now as much as we need quality content ... volunteers to collect, evaluate, and input the data ... if anyone is actually interested in doing any volunteering, please get in touch here or via the USI website.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Randall, post: 129349, member: 2682"] Like I said before on this topic, it's still garbage in = garbage out. So the answer isn't another web-crawler to database to screen approach. We need good solid cases that have been screened by ufologists, researchers and competent enthusiasts. I've already started doing something along these lines on the USI website, but the problem is that it takes a lot of time and effort, more than I alone have time for. Our search database is deceptively simple. For example, although it seems basic by comparison to a relational database, it is scalable using JavaScript and in theory most of the same functions are possible to the extent that any researcher would need them for any practical purpose. Even now, it is working reliably and will return results based on specific keywords. Visit the [URL='http://www.ufopages.com']USI website [/URL]and type something like UFO into the Search feature. You should get back around 59 results, each linked to a corresponding entry or article, all laid out in a user friendly interface online. This is our own proprietary search feature. It can be used offline without any server, extra plugins or software to install. The whole thing can be put on a flash drive or CD and run from there. We also have the various sighting classification models outlined on the site for reference, plus a unique multi-star overall confidence rating system. Plus we developed a mnemonic rating (M) category in addition to the Vallee SVP system for the purpose of addressing sightings involving altered states of consciousness, something that researchers in the Early Modern Era either avoided or didn't run across as frequently. So IMHO we don't really need a complex relational database application right now as much as we need [I]quality content[/I] ... volunteers to collect, [U]evaluate[/U], and [I]input the data[/I] ... if anyone is actually interested in doing any volunteering, please get in touch here or via the USI website. [/QUOTE]

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