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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- Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences; Center for Coastal Resources Management, meer, partner
- Government of Virginia; Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), meer, partner
- Government of Virginia; Department of Health, meer, partner
- Virginia Marine Resources Commission, meer, partner
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), meer, partner
- US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), meer, partner
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), meer, partner
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| Abstract |
Atlas Purpose
- Report status in trends in coastal resources;
- Make data available to the management community;
- Provide resources to enhance coastal management;
- Build awareness of the general public.
Distinguishing Features
- Several different web GISs rather than one atlas;
- Different web sites are tailored to specific needs.
Target Audience
- General Public;
- Researchers/Scientists;
- NGOs;
- Government/Public Bodies;
- Consultancies;
- Coastal/Environmental Managers;
- Decision Makers;
Atlas Design and Usability
- Focus:
- Design:
- Multiple point(s) of access to map/data;
- Guided navigation
- Map Page:
- View unlimited layers
- View data independently;.
- Separate legend & layer lists
- Documentation:
- Metadata:
- Flat files
- Multiple format(s)
- Help page(s);
- Tutorial;
- Standards:
- Metadata standards: FGDC;
Technology Used
- Mapping Software:
- Data Storage:
- Database Management System:
- Other
Functionality/Tools Available
- Level:
- Search Capability:
- Other:
- Coastal Management Tools:
- Shoreline Manager’s Assessment Kit (SMAK);
- Oil Spill Cleanup And Response (OSCAR);
- Blue Infrastructure (BI);
- Wetlands Mitigation Targeting Tool;
- Wetlands Data Viewer;
- Chesapeake Bay Shoreline Inventory.
- Mapping Tools:
- Zoom, recentre and full extent;
- Identify features;
- Print/Export maps;
- Measure line and areas;
- Download geospatial data;
Data/Cartographic Information Included
- Geographic Area: Virginia/Maryland
- Number of Datasets: varies by site
- Topics:
- Physical Environment;
- Coastal Habitats;
- Imagery;
- Management;
- Human Impact;
- Conservation;
- Environmental Monitoring;
- Infrastructure;
- Industry;
- Culture & Heritage;
- Natural Resources;
- Fisheries, Aquaculture & Agriculture;
- Tourism & Recreation
Data Issues
- IPR/Cost:
- Cost-prohibitive data (base/other);
- Data use restrictions;
- Accessibility:
- Limited GIS-ready data;
- Data duplication;
- Distributed network not yet feasible
- Data retrieval speed
- Quality:
- Variable/inconsistent data quality;
- Inappropriate data scales;
- Incomparable regional datasets;
- Poor/non-existent metadata;
- Management:
- Data management plan development;
- Balance of development and updates;
- Regularity of data updates;
- Manual upload of data to atlas;
- Other
Other Challenges
- Designing simple, intuitive and informative web interface;
- Content balance of science and information;
- Product promotion;
- Other
- Limited funding/support for necessary data acquisition development (e.g., shoreline change/erosion, wetlands updates).
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IMIS is ontwikkeld en wordt gehost door het VLIZ.
