*3.2.3 Database and notebook*

In Microsoft Access a database consists of one single file. The file contains all the tables of the database, the relationships, queries, forms (user windows), and many other things like:


At the end of the planning stage, a database is available inside the laptop of the geological team on the field to enter data collected. The database contains at this level only the planned points, the area where they are situated, and the name of the geologist authorized to enter the database (**Figure 9**). There are also codes for filling

#### **Figure 8.**

*Final map of the planning phase containing planned points, hydrography, contours, and forms of relief.*


#### **Figure 9.**

*Codes in use, built at the planning phase.*

*DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.106632 GIS and Database Management for Mining Exploration*


#### **Figure 10.**

*(A) Database at the planning phase. (B) Empty form set at the planning phase.*

the tables in the right way (**Figure 10A** and **B**). The user, a geologist who has to enter the data inside, access it through a form set. This used to be calling a soft database.
