The HuGeMap database: interconnection and visualization of human genome maps

The HuGeMap database stores the major genetic and physical maps of the huma n genome. HuGeMap is accessible on the Web at http://www.infobiogen.fr/serv ices/Hugemap and through a CORBA server. A standard genome map data format for the interconnection of genome map databases was defined in collaboratio n with the EBI. The HuGeMap CORBA server provides this interconnection usin g the interface definition language IDL. Two graphical user interfaces were developed for the visualization of the HuGeMap data: ZoomMap (http://www.i nfobiogen.fr/services/zomit/ZooomMap.html) for navigation by zooming end da ta transformation via magic lenses, and Mappet-Show (http://www.infobiogen. fr/services/Mappet) for visualizing and comparing maps.