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DATA
PRE... _.... From row data to physicaI data
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QUALITY
ATA-METADATA
possible
Data Iimits (
expected
coherence of multiple data
IN: RELATIONAL
DATA BASE
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USER
INTERFACE
HTML
JAVA
OTHF.R
Output of:
• cartographic data
• anaIysis results
• model results
• etc.
• SELECTION
• QUERY
• ELABORATION
• EXPORT
Fig. 3.2 Scheme of a Marine Infonnation System. The new data is compared with
c1imatology. Flags are used to indicate the quality of the profiles. More infonnation on data
collection prograrnmes, instruments used, methodologies applied, etc. are added (metadata).
Internet connections allow a wide dissemination.