Central American information system for energy planning

Technical Report · Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:6133391

Fonseca, M G; Lyon, P C; Heskett, J C

SICAPE (Sistema de Information Centroamericano para Planificacion Energetica) is an expandable information system designed for energy planning. Its objective is to satisfy ongoing information requirements by means of a menu driver operational environment. SICAPE is as easily used by the novice computer user as those with more experience. Moreover, the system is capable of evolving concurrently with future requirements of the individual country. The expansion is accomplished by menu restructuring as data and user requirements change. The new menu configurations require no programming effort. The use and modification of SICAPE are separate menu-driven processes that allow for rapid data query, minimal training, and effortless continued growth. SICAPE's data is organized by country or region. Information is available in the following areas: energy balance, macro economics, electricity generation capacity, and electricity and petroleum product pricing. (JF)

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: AID; Agency for International Development, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6133391
• Report Number(s): LA-11958-MS; ON: DE91010180
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English; Spanish

Related Subjects

99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
29 ENERGY PLANNING
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CENTRAL AMERICA
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ENERGY ANALYSIS
AUTOMATION
PLANNING
COMPUTER PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ELECTRIC POWER
MANUALS
PERSONAL COMPUTERS
COMPUTERS
DIGITAL COMPUTERS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ECONOMICS
LATIN AMERICA
MANAGEMENT
MICROCOMPUTERS
POWER
990200* - Mathematics & Computers
290100 - Energy Planning & Policy- Energy Analysis & Modeling
296000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Electric Power