Using Maple, you can connect to data feeds, online databases, and other sources of Internet and intranet information, and incorporate that data automatically into Maple applications. Using this functionality, you can access the vast amounts of data available on the Internet, analyze the data using the computation and visualization tools in Maple, and create interactive applications that allow others to explore and interact with the data easily.
- Access live information feeds, such as financial market data, and static information, such as the geographic coordinates of the capital cities of the world or historical weather data.
- Save data locally once or connect every time to manage large amounts of data or to ensure up-to-date results.
- Access both Internet sites and local network intranet sites within your organization.
- Connect to web sites without detailed knowledge of the HTTP standard or the TCP/IP protocol.
- For advanced applications, use flexible tools for connecting to and communicating with stream sockets using TCP/IP.
For a sample application, see Importing Earthquake Data From the Internet.