Bioinformatics, Vol 14, 734-738, Copyright © 1998 by Oxford University Press
K Jungfer and P Rodriguez-Tome
MOTIVATION : There are a large number of genetic and physical maps,
distributed at many sites. Each site offers different kinds of access
methods and viewers. CORBA, the de facto standard for distributed
object-oriented computing, offers new opportunities to unify the view on
these maps through standard interfaces. A collaboration of Infobiogen and
the EBI proposes a common IDL for maps. RESULTS: A CORBA map viewer is
presented which serves as a proof of concept for the proposed IDL. It
demonstrates its usefulness in the context of map viewing and its ability
to handle large maps with <1000 markers. The viewer gives access to the
maps of the Radiation Hybrid Database at EBI. It gives a quick overview of
several large maps side by side. The marker density at each map position is
displayed and different marker types can be highlighted. AVAILABILITY:
Demonstration and source code at: http://sunny.ebi.ac.uk/ approximately
jungfer/Mapplet CONTACT: jungfer@ebi.ac.uk
ARTICLES
Mapplet: a CORBA-based genome map viewer
EMBL Outstation-Hinxton, The European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SD, UK.
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