CoastGIS’99: geomatics and coastal environment
several image sequences comprising hundreds of data sets. Specialist
software was developed for the project in order to effectively deal with
this component of the data, and the result was the Spatio-Temporal Environmental Manager (STEM) which is a 4-dimensional GIS data viewer.
Association of Geographic Information Special Interest Group (AGI SIG)
on Marine and Coastal Zone Management
The purpose of the SIG, which was founded in 1995, is to provide a UK
forum to cater for the growing interest in marine and coastal applications of GIS and related technologies. The objectives of the Group are
primarily to increase awareness of developments and innovations in
GIS and related technologies for use in marine and coastal zone environments and to provide a means of co-ordination for future developments (e.g. by defining data stanclards, data transfer formats, data analysis techniques). The Group also aims to provide a central repository
for information and a point of contact for organizations both within the
UK and internationally who have queries regarding GIS applications to
the marine and coastal zone environments. lt disseminates news, information and research via its World Wide Web page (http://www.agi.
org.uklpageslstructure/committees/sigs/mczm.html), seminars and workshop
sessions held at the annual AGI conference.
MAFF Marine and Coastal Zone Mapping Project
This project was initiated in April 1 999 by CEFAS as a scoping study, to
explore the opportunities for furthering the use of geographic information
as a tool for marine and coastal zone management. The aims of the
project were to maximise the use of geographic information held within
the organization, to forge links with mapping projects being carried
out by other organizations, and to help determine the future direction
of marine and coastal zone mapping m the UK. This latter objective was
largely fulfilled within a workshop hosted by CF.FAS in June 1999
entitled ‘Integrated mapping of the UK marine and coastal zone - the
way forward’.
The CEFAS mapping workshop
Aims
The aim of the workshop was to explore what action needed to be
taken so that users of marine and coastal zone geographic information
have access to what they need in order to fulfil their responsibilities
effectively. It was intended that future applications to UK government
departments (MAFF and the Department of the Environment, Transport
and Regions) for funding relating to marine and coastal zone mapping
projects would be required to demonstrate that they contribute to the
needs identified by the workshop. There are five key issues that arose
as a result.
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several image sequences comprising hundreds of data sets. Specialist
software was developed for the project in order to effectively deal with
this component of the data, and the result was the Spatio-Temporal Environmental Manager (STEM) which is a 4-dimensional GIS data viewer.
Association of Geographic Information Special Interest Group (AGI SIG)
on Marine and Coastal Zone Management
The purpose of the SIG, which was founded in 1995, is to provide a UK
forum to cater for the growing interest in marine and coastal applications of GIS and related technologies. The objectives of the Group are
primarily to increase awareness of developments and innovations in
GIS and related technologies for use in marine and coastal zone environments and to provide a means of co-ordination for future developments (e.g. by defining data stanclards, data transfer formats, data analysis techniques). The Group also aims to provide a central repository
for information and a point of contact for organizations both within the
UK and internationally who have queries regarding GIS applications to
the marine and coastal zone environments. lt disseminates news, information and research via its World Wide Web page (http://www.agi.
org.uklpageslstructure/committees/sigs/mczm.html), seminars and workshop
sessions held at the annual AGI conference.
MAFF Marine and Coastal Zone Mapping Project
This project was initiated in April 1 999 by CEFAS as a scoping study, to
explore the opportunities for furthering the use of geographic information
as a tool for marine and coastal zone management. The aims of the
project were to maximise the use of geographic information held within
the organization, to forge links with mapping projects being carried
out by other organizations, and to help determine the future direction
of marine and coastal zone mapping m the UK. This latter objective was
largely fulfilled within a workshop hosted by CF.FAS in June 1999
entitled ‘Integrated mapping of the UK marine and coastal zone - the
way forward’.
The CEFAS mapping workshop
Aims
The aim of the workshop was to explore what action needed to be
taken so that users of marine and coastal zone geographic information
have access to what they need in order to fulfil their responsibilities
effectively. It was intended that future applications to UK government
departments (MAFF and the Department of the Environment, Transport
and Regions) for funding relating to marine and coastal zone mapping
projects would be required to demonstrate that they contribute to the
needs identified by the workshop. There are five key issues that arose
as a result.
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