Over het archief
Het OWA, het open archief van het Waterbouwkundig Laboratorium heeft tot doel alle vrij toegankelijke onderzoeksresultaten van dit instituut in digitale vorm aan te bieden. Op die manier wil het de zichtbaarheid, verspreiding en gebruik van deze onderzoeksresultaten, alsook de wetenschappelijke communicatie maximaal bevorderen.
Dit archief wordt uitgebouwd en beheerd volgens de principes van de Open Access Movement, en het daaruit ontstane Open Archives Initiative.
Basisinformatie over ‘Open Access to scholarly information'.
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- Oregon State University; Department of Geosciences, meer, partner
- Oregon Coastal Management Program, meer, partner
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), meer, financier
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), meer, financier
- The National Science Foundation (NSF), meer, financier
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Atlas Purpose
- Serve as a coastal manager’s web depot for digital and traditional information, using:
- Interactive mapping;
- Direct search & download access to natural resource datasets;
- Geo-spatial analysis tools;
- Present background information on different coastal systems (estuaries, sandy shores, rocky shores, ocean areas);
- Provide decision-making resource and streamline decision-making relating to the Oregon Coastal Zone.rage a greater appreciation of Ireland's coastal regions.
Distinguishing Features
- Integrates data from a distributed network;
- Uses both proprietary and Open Source web mapping software;
- Provides advanced interactive tools;
- Designed for coastal managers.
Target Audience
- Researchers/Scientists;
- NGOs;
- Government/Public Bodies;
- Consultancies;
- Coastal/Environmental Managers;
- Decision Makers;
- Other:
- Includes public outreach sections.
Atlas Design and Usability
- Focus:
- Design:
- Clear navigation and instruction;
- Involved user feedback;
- Acces maps from text
- Multiple point(s) of access to map/data;
- Map Page:
- View limited layers
- View data independently;.
- Separate legend & layer lists
- Links to internal pages
- Documentation:
- Thematic text;
- Metadata:
- Database
- Single format(s);
- Illustrations, images and charts
- Help page(s);
- Tutorial;
- Standards:
- Metadata standards: FGDC;
- Other:
Technology Used
- Mapping Software:
- Open Source: Minnesota MapServer;
- Proprietary: ArcIMS;
- Data Storage:
- Locally: Flat files;
- Distributed Network;
- Database Management System:
- Server Operating System
- Red Hat Linux, Windows 2000 SP3
- Other
- 3 distributed servers managed by partners;
- M IIS 5.0, Apache Web Server 2.0;
- FGDC Isite Server
Functionality/Tools Available
- Level:
- Search Capability:
- Search for data
- Search for thematic information
- Other:
- Advanced metadata search;
- Learning section (coastal geographic settings, coastal topics, Atlas related technologies);
- "Make your own map";
- Coastal Access Tool;
- Direct technical assistance;
- Geospatial tools, including:
- Hazards Management: Mitigate the Losses;
- Watershed Assessment: Identify Potential Actions;
- Protecting Ocean Areas: Visualize the Benefits;
- Advanced tools can be downloaded.
- Mapping Tools:
- Zoom, recentre and full extent;
- Identify features;
- Layer list control;
- Print/Export maps;
- Download geospatial data;
Data/Cartographic Information Included
- Geographic Area: Oregon Coastal Zone
- Number of Datasets: >3300
- Topics:
- Physical Environment;
- Coastal Habitats;
- Imagery;
- Biology;
- Management;
- Human Impact;
- Conservation;
- Environmental Monitoring;
- Infrastructure;
- Natural Resources;
- Fisheries, Aquaculture & Agriculture;
- Tourism & Recreation;
Data Issues
- IPR/Cost:
- Cost-prohibitive data (other);
- Intellectual Property Rights (IPR);
- Accessibility:
- Poorly managed, inaccessible data;
- Quality:
- Variable/inconsistent data quality;
- Management:
- Data management plan development;
- Balance of development and updates;
- Regularity of data updates;
- Manual upload of data to atlas;
- Resources to source/acquire data;
Other Challenges
- Funding for site maintenance;
- Designing simple, intuitive and informative web interface;
- Content balance of science and information;
- Product promotion;
- Design of efficient DBMS for content management;
- Other:
- Designing new tools for management needs;
- Developing improved searching
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