the use of open geospatial software in sopac for digital achiving of marine information
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THE USE OF OPEN GEOSPATIAL SOFTWARE IN SOPAC FOR DIGITAL ACHIVING OF MARINE INFORMATION. The Late Brian Bishop- Project Initiator Keleni Raqisia – Geonetwork Administrator and Content Manager Sachindra Singh – System Support and Development. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
THE USE OF OPEN GEOSPATIAL SOFTWARE IN SOPAC FOR DIGITAL
ACHIVING OF MARINE INFORMATION
The Late Brian Bishop- Project InitiatorKeleni Raqisia – Geonetwork Administrator and Content Manager
Sachindra Singh – System Support and Development
Secretariat of the Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission.
• Independent ,Intergovernmental , Regional Organization
• 12 Member Countries
• 3 Programmes
- Ocean and Island
- Community Risk
- Community Lifelines
PROBLEM: THE SITUATION
Large collection of Spatial Information
Valuable regional resource
Largely unknown outside SOPAC and known to few speacilist within SOPAC
Inadequate storage
INDENTIFY : INFORMATION MANAGEMENT NEED
- Improve Information Management
- Publicize Work to the Region
- Web based Visual Communication Medium
- A referenced for more detailed enquiry
- Address Risk Management Issues
- Low cost
SOLUTION: GEONETWORK
- Open source ,web geographic metadata catalogue
- System implements the ISO 19115/19139,Geographic metadata, Z39.50, CSW 2.0 and OGC- WMS standards among others
- Custom Interface
- Effective and efficient search facility
PRESENT SITUATION: SOPAC GEONETWORK
2 years old
Geonetwork version 2.2
Country Categorized- search by country
Promotes Data sharing
Data Protection
SEARCH FACILITY
countries
Keyword
DATA PROTECTION
PROCESS:INFORMATION MANAGEMENT:
- Backroom Workflow
- Information Rescue
- Open Formats
BACKROOM WORKFLOW:
Thumbnails Representation Using QGIS
PRESENT SITUATION: SOPAC GEONETWORK
Spatial Data available on Geonetwork -Bathymetry -South Pacific Sea Level Data -Marine Minerals -Scientific Cruises -Maritime Boundaries – Pacific Countries EEZ -Satellite Images, Aerial Photographs
Proposed -Ocean Measurements, etc
SAMPLE REQUEST:
Bathymetry for Marshal Islands – Fish Farming (New business venture)
Bathymetry for Solomon Islands – Gizo Earthquake (University research)
Bathymetry for Niue – Yacht mooring for race participants. (Yacht race organisers)
Petroleum databank – Marine mineral exploration (Resource Company)
EFFECTS :SOPAC GEONETWORK
ON SCIENTIFIC STAFF AT SOPAC:
-SOPAC Geonetwork gives a public presence for their work-The use of simple visuals to communicate information- A reference for more detailed enquiry
ON THE COMMUNITY:
-New Business venture, government orgarnisation – national , provisional and local level , consultants and NGO's-Google search returned “ SOPAC GEONETWORK”
FUTURE:GEONETWORK IN SOPAC
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