ECDIS (Electronic Chart Display and Information System) and traits

At the moment I'm  developing an instructor console for a bridge

> On 03-10-2012 21:46, H. Hirzel wrote:
>> On 10/3/12, Casimiro de Almeida Barreto <[hidden email]>
>> wrote:
>>> On 02-10-2012 10:44, Chris Cunnington wrote:
>>>> (...)
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>>>> - Traits were discussed. We would like to know about Squeak projects
>>>> that use Traits for development, or about other packages that use
>>>> Traits.
>>>>
>>> In my current project (a squeak written ECDIS) I'm using traits to deal
>>> with geographic calculations (distances, bearings, etc... etc...
>>> etc...).
>>>> (...)
>> Casimiro
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>> This is interesting. Would it be possible to tell us more about your
>> work?
> At the moment I'm  developing an instructor console for a bridge
> simulator devised to train masters of harbour and candidates to this
> position wishing to work in RJ harbour (merchant ships). The idea is
> that the instructor must be able to design exercises over IHO S-57
> charts presented following IHO S-52 standard (ECDIS). Exercises comprise
> routes, interaction with objects and other ships, etc as well as
> following the progress of the approach to the harbour till ship is docked.
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> Besides ECDIS functionalities, simulator console will deal with bridge
> instruments indications as well as enable instructor to interfere with
> instruments (simulating fails, false readings, etc).
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> As you can figure, project is relatively large and there are lots of
> things to be dealt with. I decided go on using squeak because it allows
> fast and clean development and gives satisfactory performance. Problem
> is most of development group have no experience in smalltalk.
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> Best regards,
>
> Casimiro Barreto
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>> Examples?
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>> Regards
>> Hannes
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