DATA-ANALYSIS USING THE INTERNET - THE WORLD-WIDE-WEB SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY DATA-ANALYSIS SYSTEM

The first interactive world-wide web-based image analysis system is pr esented arm6.pharm.nottingham.ac.uk/processing/main.html). The system, currently tailored to scanning probe microscopy image data, has been developed to permit the use of software algorithms developed within ou r laboratory by researchers throughout the world. The implementation a nd functionality of the scanning probe microscopy server is described. Feedback from users of the facility has demonstrated its value within the research community, and highlighted key operational issues which are to be addressed. A future role of Internet-based data processing s oftware is also discussed.