Maintenance personnel and flight crew receive reports from the GPS database
through a text-based communication interface and network printing.
An
alternative to this method, the Quick Look Database (QLD) system, was
created. The Quick Look Database (QLD) receives MADARS II Operational
Flight
Program (OFP) flight data files from the individual GPIS. The QLD then
processes the flight data files and stores their contents into the
QLD
database. The QLD has the capability of creating and displaying reports
based on this flight data file information stored in the QLD database.
The
QLD provides user controlled access through the military controlled
network
(MIL-NET) using an Internet browser. The flight data information is
stored
in a relational database management system (rDBMS) from which the reports
can be tailored and presented to the user in a graphical format using
a
Graphical User Interface (GUI) utility over the MIL-NET. The QLD is
advantageous because the flight crew and maintenance personnel do not
need
to install any software other than an Internet browser for retrieving
reports, and it also presents a faster method of retrieving the reports.
In
addition, the QLD is available worldwide, anywhere an internet connection
is
present. Bases without GPIS can access QLD using only an Internet
connection.