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FMDC News
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Mangrove database in Plant Ecology and Evolution
Added on: 2010-09-14 10:34:26 | | The journal Plant Ecology and Evolution has recently published a paper on the ‘Mangrove Reference Database and Herbarium’, which is an integral part of the World Register of Marine Species, hosted by the Flanders Marine Institute. ... [Read more] |
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Now also measurement data available on the Flemish-Dutch knowledge platform ScheldeMonitor
Added on: 2010-09-06 13:31:33 | | Until recently, the ScheldeMonitor was mainly known as an information system containing all publications, projects and data sets with regard to research and monitoring in the Scheldt estuary. Now major steps were made to develop ScheldeMonitor further into a data portal in which actual measurement data can be consulted. ... [Read more] |
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EMODnet pilot portal for Biology launched
Added on: 2010-07-06 10:05:28 | | 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 11:16:48 | | 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 12:29:23 | | 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 11:33:25 | | 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 12:43:49 | | 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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VLIZ celebrates its 10th birthday!
Added on: 2009-11-06 12:50:26 | | By the end of November we have a big celebration in Oostende! The Flanders Marine Institute celebrates its 10 year anniversary with a two-day event in Thermae Palace. On Thursday 26 November there is a full evening's programme on the coast and sea for the public at large (in Dutch - BOOKED UP). During the day on Friday 27 November we organise the 10th VLIZ Young Marine Scientists' Day: a must for all marine researchers in Flanders and surroundings! That night an academic ceremony is closing off the festivities (only for invited guests; in Dutch). [Read more] |
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The VLIZ data centre (VMDC) has been designated as GLOSS center for real-time sea level data
Added on: 2009-11-06 12:16:24 | | Earlier the VLIZ and IOC developed the Sea Level Station Monitoring Facility. Through this web-based application one can easily control the operational status of global and regional networks of real time sea level stations, and perform a quick inspection of the raw data stream from almost 300 GLOSS stations along the coasts of the Indian Ocean, the North East Atlantic & Mediterranean, the Pacific and the Caribbean. Now the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) officially received the mandate to function as a GLOSS data centre for real-time sea level data. In this way the Flanders marine Data Centre (FMDC) will assist the three other GLOSS designated data centre: PSMSL (Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level), BODC (British Oceanographic Data Centre) en UHSLC (University of Hawaii Sea Level Centre). ... [Read more] |
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1,000,000 hits every month on the WoRMS website
Added on: 2009-10-07 11:02:15 | | With the website of the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS: www.marinespecies.org) the VLIZ and worldwide taxonomic experts aim to provide the most authoritative list of names of all marine species globally, ever published. The number of visitors to this website is increasing. Now monthly 1,000,000 hits are counted, meaning on an average day more than 2,000 visits per day. ... [Read more] |
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IODE-seminars I: Linking Sea and Sky - MetOcean modeling to deal with coastal hazards
Added on: 2009-10-05 15:07:13 | | In order to give marine scientists in Flanders the opportunity to stay informed about the latest developments in the field of oceanography in general and marine data and information management, marine biodiversity and ocean modeling in particular, the IOC Project Office for IODE has started - in cooperation with the Flanders Marine Institute - with the organisation of scientific seminars. On 19 October 2009 three top scientists will present their work with atmosphere-ocean models to deal with coastal hazards. ... [Read more] |
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Third update of MARBOUND database available (version 4.0)
Added on: 2009-09-04 15:11:01 | | The MARBOUND database, documenting the boundaries of the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ's) of countries worldwide, is updated again. The last version differs from version 3.0 in the repaired boundary between Canada and USA and a higher precision of the boundary between Denmark and Germany (at the Flensburg Fjord). The new shapefiles, together with their earlier versions, are now available on the MARBOUND website. ... [Read more] |
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Marine research in Flandres is seen!
Added on: 2009-07-14 15:32:02 | | The Flanders Marine Institute VLIZ heavily stakes on web applications, thus enhancing the visibility of marine reserach results. ... [Read more] |
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Worldwide boundaries Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ's) updated (MARBOUND version 3.0)
Added on: 2009-06-02 16:26:47 | | The MARBOUND database is updated again. In the newest version 3.0 the borders of the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) are tight-fitting to a high resolution shoreline dataset (GSHHS). The new shapefiles, together with their earlier versions, are now available on the MARBOUND website. ... [Read more] |
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Theme section MEPS about MacroBen database
Added on: 2009-05-11 15:16:48 | | Results of the large data integration MacroBen (large-scale studies of the European benthos) published in Open Access in a theme section of Marine Ecology Progress Series. ... [Read more] |
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Biodiversity Archive SCAR-MarBIN in Nature
Added on: 2009-05-07 16:15:12 | | In February 2009, an editorial appeared in Nature 'The way ahead for polar science'. The authors stressed that, although the 4th International Polar Year (IPY) has come to an end, polar research should remain a top priority. They also urged for setting up an open archive to collect all the data generated by IPY and to make these publicly available for further research. ... [Read more] |
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The Coastal & Marine WIKI: source of professional coastal and marine information
Added on: 2009-05-04 13:06:30 | | The Coastal & Marine WIKI is an innovative source of up-to-date high quality information on coastal management and marine sciences. The more than 1,100 articles in this Internet encyclopaedia are provided by and for coastal professionals. ... [Read more] |
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Update Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) shapefiles
Added on: 2008-12-03 10:13:00 | | In our MARBOUND database an update of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) files is done. The shapefiles, together with their earlier version, are now available on the MARBOUND website. ... [Read more] |
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Subscribe now to our digital newsletters for free!
Added on: 2008-07-23 14:41:55 | | In the framework of some projects, the datacentre sends out newsletters on a regular base ... [Read more] |
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World Register of Marine Species inaugurated with first 122,500 validated names, at VLIZ in Ostend (Belgium)
Added on: 2008-06-24 11:04:43 | | Marking the World Register's official inauguration, some 55 researchers from 17 countries met in Belgium to plan its completion by 2010. Leading World Register experts independently estimate that about 230,000 marine species are known to science. They also believe there are three times as many unknown (unnamed) marine species as known, for a grand total on Earth that could surpass 1 million. ... [Read more] |
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