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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- University of California, San Diego; Scripps Institute of Oceanography; San Diego Supercomputer Center (SIO), meer, partner
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| Abstract |
Atlas Purpose
- Develop information resources for coastal management
Distinguishing features
- Use editorial teams to control the content and quality of the data while organizing around a familiar formet yet accommodating new technology opportunities in information structure and dissemination
Target Audience
- General Public
- Coastal/Environmental Managers
- Tourists
- Researchers/Scientists
- Government/Public Bodies
- Consultancies
- Decision Makers
- Students
- NGOs
- Commercial/Industry
Atlas design and usability
- Focus:
- Textual content
- Map content
- Documentation:
- Thematic text
- Metadata : Database/Flat Files, Single/Multiple format(s)
- Help pages
- Tutoral
- Design
- Clear navigation and instruction
- Involved user feedback
- Access text from map/map from text
- Single/Multiple point(s) of access to data/map
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Functionality/tools available
- Level:
- Mapping Tools:
- Zoom, recentre and full extent
- Identify features
- Layer list control
- View by theme
- Print/Export maps
- Query attributes
- Measure line and areas
- Download geospatial data
Data/cartographic information included
- Geographic Area: California
- Number of Datasets: Developing
- Topics:
- Physical Environment
- Imagery
- Management
- Conservation
- Infrastructure
- Culture and Heritage
- Fisheries, Aquaculture & Agriculture
- Coastal Habitats
- Biology
- Human Impact
- Environmental Monitoring
- Industry
- Natural Resources
- Tourism and Recreation
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IMIS is ontwikkeld en wordt gehost door het VLIZ.
