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Trilobase version 7

 

Welcome to Trilobase, a powerfull and easy to use database for both the amateur and professional fossil collector.

 

You can build up your fossils collection in many ways : You can go hunting for fossils by yourself, you can buy fossils and you can trade fossils. But what is absolutely necessary is a catalogue with the description of each fossil. A fossil without information is almost worthless.

 

TriloBase is the ultimate software solution. This professional, well designed and easy-to-use program for the PC is the ideal tool to manage your precious fossils collection. You can enter all the data like reference number, collecting site, name, geological period, bibliography, description, taxonomic information, etc... Several photos can be entered with each fossil.

 

All kinds of fossils can be entered in the database : Ammonites, sea-urchins, trilobites, belemnites, brachiopods, sponges, corals, graptolites, shark teeth, plants, etc...
Every fossil of your collection has its place in Trilobase.

 

Trilobase is not a commercial software. It is developped and maintained by an amateur fossil collector who is also a professional IT application leader. Version 7 of trilobase is completely rewritten in C# under the .Net framework using the latest technologies.

 

 

 

 

Photo manipulations »

Change the brightness and contrast. Rotate and crop your photos.

 

Printing »

Discover the different print formats :

  • Big and small labels
  • Full page and half page
  • Listing.

 



The main screen (see the above image) is divided in 2 parts:

    The left part contains the "Fossil Explorer" and the "Group Explorer". Simply select a fossil by clicking on it.
    The right part displays the information of the selected fossil. Here you can read and edit all the relevant information :
    • The geological period of the fossil, including a globe that represents the earth a that period.
    • Up to 6 images can be stored in the database for each fossil. It is possible to display the image in full screen mode where you can zoom in into the image to reveal all the details.
    • The taxonomy section gives the place of the fossil among the living organisms.
    • The description of the fossil.
    • The collecting site of the fossil
    • The personal notes or side information about the fossil.
    • The details gives about how and when the fossil was acquired (found, gift, date)
    • The actual storage place of the fossil
    • The bibliography of the fossil
    • The 'virtual' groups where the fossil belong to.
    • The properties of the fossil : entering date in the database, name of the enterer etc...

 

The program

 

  • Database program for Windows XP, Vista and Vista64.
    Windows7 will also work but is not yet tested.
  • Minimum system configuration :
    • Pentium 1.5 GHz
    • 1GB memory - 2 or more GB recommended
    • Screen : 1024 x 768 pixels, true colour
    • 80 Mb of free space on the hard disk.
  • Embedded database (Firebird) with an unlimited number of records (depends on the size of your hard disk).
    Info : The database must be located on your computer. Network access is not allowed with an embedded database.
  • Insert up to 6 images per fossil with the possibility to zoom into the details (up to 300%)
    The images are stored in a compressed way in the database itself. You don't have to store separate copies of the images on your computer.
  • Fossils can be organized in groups. A fossil can belong to 0, 1 or more groups.
  • A performant and easy-to-use "Query" screen to search the database.
  • Different print formats (labels, listings) are available.
  • The time scale shows also the corresponding paleogeographical globe.
  • The most important taxonomic tables are included (Agnatha, Ammonoidea, Belemnoidea, Bivalvia, Brachiopoda, Echinoidea, Foraminifera, gastropoda, graptolithina, Porifera, Trilobita, etc...).
  • A complete "Fossil Collecting Sites" section (with the possibility to download new sites from the internet). You can add your own photos and documents. The GPS coordinates are directly linked to Google Maps.
  • There is also a list with famous paleontologists with their portrait and a brief biography (from Agassiz to Zittel).
  • The program is available in 9 languages and is used worldwide in more than 17 countries.

        This program is available in English.
        Deze software is beschikbaar in het Nederlands.
        Ce logiciel est disponible en Français.
        Este programma está disponible en Español.
        Il programma è disponibile in Italiano.
        Diese Software ist verfügbar in Deutsch.
        Ez a szoftver elérhetö Magyar nyelven.
        Aquest programa és disponible en Català.
        Detta program finns på Svenska.
      Many thanks to Ludovic Chapelle (French), Francisco Pinar (Spanish), Mauro Villani (Italian), Barbara Bohl (German), Juhász Gergely (Hungarian), Francesc Pinar (Catalan) and Peter Liliendahl (Swedish) for their excellent translations.

      It is easy to add new languages. So, please contact me if you need a language that is not yet listed.

 

Contact info

 

If you need more information, please feel free to contact Danny Alexandre by email at "info@trilobase.com".

You can write me in English, French or Dutch.
Vous pouvez m'écrire en Anglais, Français ou Néerlandais.
U kan me schrijven in het Engels, Frans of Nederlands.

 

 

 

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