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EMODnet pilot portal for Biology launched
Added on: 2010-07-06 10:05:00 | | Reliable measurement data are needed to put the new European integral marine strategy into practice. The accessibility of data and related information deserves attention as well. To achieve this, the European Commission will establish a European marine observation and data network (EMODnet). To determine how such a network will look like in the future, five pilot projects (for biological, chemical, hydrological and geological data and for mapping habitats) have been set up (2009-2011). VLIZ is responsible for the biological pilot and is involved in the chemical share. Within the biological lot the VLIZ data centre will not only offer biological marine data in a standard format and known quality, but also will identify the gaps in the geographical coverage and time. Now the pilot portal of the project is launched. ... [Read more] |
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Website to calculate the BEQI-index
Added on: 2010-03-31 11:16:00 | | The Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) collaborated in the development of a user-friendly web application for the calculation of the biologic BEQI-index (Benthic Ecosystem Quality Index), making the ecologic assessment of coastal and transitional waters based on bottom animals (macrobenthos) - according to the Water Framework Directive - more accessible: www.beqi.eu. ... [Read more] |
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Chilean tsunami crosses entire Pacific Ocean
Added on: 2010-03-01 12:29:00 | | The progress of the tsunami was followed closely via the sea level monitoringssystem, developed by IOC/UNESCO, IODE and VLIZ in Oostend, Belgium. ... [Read more] |
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MARBOUND 5.0, the VLIZ geodatabase with maritime boundaries: intensively used world wide!
Added on: 2009-12-16 11:33:00 | | Version 5.0 of this global database covering the maritime boundaries of all coastal states worldwide is now available at www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/marbound. In 2009 VLIZ counted more than 2000 downloads by users from all over the world. The dataset is used for the preparation of building and development plans at sea, environmental impact assessments, marine and coastal studies, school projects, etc. ... [Read more] |
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IODE Seminars II: Satellite Wind and Wave Products for Marine Forecasting
Added on: 2009-12-04 12:43:00 | | With this initiative the UNESCO/IOC Project Office for IODE, in co-operation with the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), wants the local marine scientists to get in touch with world leading experts, often present at the InnovOcean Site in Ostend for a training course or meeting. On the 14th of December 2009 an afternoon session (16.00 - 18.30) is organised in which three specialists of EUMETSAT, WMO and NOAA will explain how satellite wind and wave products are implemented in marine forecasting. ... [Read more] |
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