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Thesaurustermen: Atlassen; GIS; Kustzonebeheer
Geografische term: ANE, België [gazetteer]
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- CDK: Coördinatiepunt Duurzaam Kustbeheer, meer, coördinator
- CDK: Coördinatiepunt Duurzaam Kustbeheer, meer, financier
- VLIZ: Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee, meer, partner
- Provincie West-Vlaanderen, meer, partner
- Vlaamse Overheid; Beleidsdomein Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken; Vlaams Ministerie van Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken; Agentschap voor Maritieme Dienstverlening en Kust; Afdeling Kust, meer, partner
- Federale overheidsdienst Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en Leefmilieu; Directoraat generaal Leefmilieu; Dienst Marien Milieu, meer, partner
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| Abstract: |
Atlas Purpose
- Facilitate communication and awareness-raising
- Provide a contact point for coastal information
- Help implement the European Recommendation on Integrated Coastal
- Integrate planning and coastal policy
- Make coastal indicators visible as policy support instruments
Distinguishing features
- Initially published as a book (Belpaeme and Konings 2004), then developed as a CWA
- Designed simply but effectively
- Uses Flash instead of a web mapping system for its maps
- Available in four languages
Target Audience
- General Public
- Tourists
- Students
- Researchers/Scientists
- NGOs
- Government/Public Bodies
- Commercial/Industry
- Consultancies
- Coastal/Environmental Managers
- Decision Makers
Atlas design and usability
- Focus:
- Textual content
- Map content
- Design:
- Clear navigation and instruction
- Access text from maps
- Single point(s) of access to
- map/data
- Map Page:
- View limited layers
- View data by theme
- Combined legend & layer lists
- Links to internal pages
- Documentation:
Technology used
- Data Storage:
- Other:
- PHP/HTML web content
- Flash for interactive maps
- Downloads available in pdf/xls/gis format.
Functionality/tools available
- Level:
- Mapping Tools:
- Zoom, recentre and full extent
- View by theme
- Print/Export maps
- Download geospatial data
- Other:
- Links to coastal indicators for each topic
Data/cartographic information included
- Geographic Area: Belgium
- Number of Datasets: 33
- Topics:
- Physical Environment
- Coastal Habitats
- Imagery
- Management
- Human Impact
- Infrastructure
- Industry
- Culture & Heritage
- Natural Resources
- Fisheries, Aquaculture & Agriculture
- Tourism & Recreation
Data issues
- IPR/Cost:
- Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
- Data use restrictions
- Accessibility:
- Data sourcing and acquisition
- Poorly managed, inaccessible data
- Limited GIS-ready data
- Quality:
- Variable/inconsistent data quality
- Inappropriate data scales
- Incomparable regional datasets
- Management:
- Regularity of data updates
- Manual upload of data to atlas
- Resources to source/acquire data
Other challenges
- Funding for site maintenance
- Content balance of science and information
- Product promotion
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