2. System Requirements

The DTOcean software, tools, scripts, manual and tutorial developed by the project consortium are available through the DTOcean project repository. The project repository is the developed to host the final and official version of the DTOcean tool.

The latest version of the DTOcean tool can be downloaded at the following address: https://setis.ec.europa.eu/dt-ocean/

A search functionality allows user to look for specific modules of the tool, to access manuals and tutorials available.

2.1. Software

The following established systems were chosen to provide the underpinning software architecture of the system:

  • Python 2.7: The programming language of the software
  • PostgreSQL 9.4: The database management system (including PostGIS extensions)
  • Qt4: The graphical user interface framework

2.2. Target Deployment System

A typical mid-range Windows system was chosen as the target deployment system. Such a system would have the following specifications:

  • Windows 64-bit operating system
  • CPU cores with at least 2 GHz clock speed each
  • 8GB RAM

Note that it should be possible to support 32-bit Windows operating systems; however, the memory capabilities of such a system may not be sufficient for the DTOcean software. It is also anticipated that the database manager (PostgreSQL) will be installed on the same machine as the Python based software.