GSDI Marine SDI Best Practice Project Update

摘要

The GSDI Association has part-funded a two-year research project focusing on identification of developments in marine spatial data infrastructures (SDIs) around the globe. The project grew out of research carried out by Dr Jade Georis-Creuseveau of LETG-Brest Geomer (UMR 6554 CNRS), UBO, Institut Universitaire Europeen de la Mer, Plouzane, France. The project co-leaders are Dr Joep Crompvoets of KU Leuven and secretary-general of Euro SDR and Roger Longhorn, secretary-general of the GSDI Association and member of the UNESCO IOC IODE ICAN Steering Group. TKU Leuven and LETG-Brest are both GSDI Association members. The research includes a web survey to assess the developments of national marine and coastal geoportals for web services. The initial survey led to an inventory of 35 national operational geoportals. For each geoportal, 12 characteristics were identified and measured in November 2014, March 2015 and November 2015 in order to monitor current developments. Based on the preliminary survey results, four types of geoportals were distinguished: Atlas-like, Hydrographic Office, Oceanographic/Marine Data Centre, and Hybrid geoportals.