This is an experimental reference tables database viewer. It allows users to view all the data in our "info" database. This is the database that is used to populate our reference tables, software projects and various other parts of the GarfNet site. This project is very much a work in progress, and is probably of more value to site management than it is for readers. Indeed it started-out as a management tool.
Nevertheless, since all the data it contains is essentially public knowledge, we felt it would be good to make this data accessible to the public from a single database viewer. Note that table and field names are the original names contained within the underlying database. This gives the viewer a rather geeky feel. This arises because these table|field names were intended for internal use and under normal circumstances users would never actually see them.
These tables use SI metric measures and ISO8601 (CCYY-MM-DD) date format. This because GarfNet is a standards-based site and tries to use modern international standards wherever possible.
Another unusual feature is that the desktop (or datasheet) view and the mobile view is not automatic. This is a deliberate design feature, and came about because the tables vary greatly in width. By keeping the view-switching manual, it gives the user the opportunity to select whichever view best suits the the particular table being viewed, on the user's particular device. For example, some narrow two-column tables are better viewed in datasheet mode, even if they are being viewed on a mobile.All reasonable effort had been made to ensure the contents of this database is factually accurate. However, all information is supplied without warranty, express or implied.