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Status ReportGI Workshop 2001 Siena

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KGISKGISTheThe King George Island GIS Project King George Island GIS Project

KGIS - The King George Island GIS ProjectKGIS - The King George Island GIS Projectcontact: [email protected]

OverviewOverview

ðð KGISKGIS

ðð what is already done ...what is already done ...

ðð what should have been done ...what should have been done ...

ðð what will be done ...what will be done ...

ðð what needs to be discussed ...what needs to be discussed ...


King George IslandKing George Island



SSSI No. 8

SSSI No. 13SSSI No. 33

SSSI No. 5

ASMA

SSSI No. 34



ðð nine nations operate permanent basesnine nations operate permanent basesðð vast number of scientific projectsvast number of scientific projectsðð important hub to Antarctic Peninsulaimportant hub to Antarctic Peninsulaðð > 1500 tourists per year> 1500 tourists per yearðð protected areasprotected areas

ðð complex context but apparent need forcomplex context but apparent need forco-co-ordinatedordinated management management

(SCAR recommendations Tokyo 2000)(SCAR recommendations Tokyo 2000)


Goal of the KGIS projectGoal of the KGIS project

ðð ToTo produce produce an an integrated geographic database integrated geographic databaseùù for use byfor use by all all countriescountriesùù for usefor use in in multi multi--disciplinary applicationsdisciplinary applications::

ððPlanning and coordination of activitiesPlanning and coordination of activities

ððEnvironmental impact assessmentsEnvironmental impact assessments

ððScientific databaseScientific database

ððManagement Management plansplans ( (SSSIsSSSIs, , ASMAsASMAs,“,“ASTIsASTIs“)“)

ððMonitoring of activitiesMonitoring of activities ( (cumulative effectscumulative effects))


CollaboratorsCollaborators

Argentina BrazilArgentina Brazil Chile China Chile China

Korea Korea Poland RussiaPoland Russia Uruguay Uruguay

GermanyGermany ( (coco--ordinationordination))


ð Develop a specification (including the SCAR Spatial Data Model)

ð Obtain geographic data from members

ð Integrate the geographic data and standard products

ð Produce a user manual for the database including all metadata

ð Provide on-line access and user registration facility

ðð DevelopDevelop a a specification specification ( (including theincluding the SCAR Spatial SCAR Spatial Data Data Model) Model)

ðð Obtain geographic data from membersObtain geographic data from members

ðð Integrate the geographic data and standard productsIntegrate the geographic data and standard products

ðð ProduceProduce a a user manual for the database including user manual for the database including all metadata all metadata

ðð Provide onProvide on--line access and user registration facilityline access and user registration facility

ActivitiesActivities


WorkflowWorkflow

final products

Integration&

meta datageneration

raw dataraw dataðð mapsmapsðð satellite imagerysatellite imageryðð aerial photographyaerial photographyðð field workfield work

raw data

standardsstandardsstandardsðð data modeldata modelðð data formatsdata formatsðð data qualitydata qualityðð meta datameta dataðð manualmanual

integrationintegrationðð prepre--processingprocessingðð processingprocessingðð common reference systemcommon reference systemðð quality evaluationquality evaluation finalfinal products products

ðð digital digital mapsmapsðð meta data recordsmeta data records

web web interfaceinterfaceðð data retrievaldata retrievalðð data downloaddata downloadðð user registrationuser registration

communication&

outreachcommunicationcommunication & &outreachoutreachðð workshopsworkshopsðð list serverlist serverðð web web sitesiteðð presentationspresentations

webinter-face


Current status of the KGIS projectCurrent status of the KGIS project

ðð promotionpromotion......

ðð status of the data basestatus of the data base

ùù what is includedwhat is includedùù what is what is to to be includedbe includedùù related related GIS GIS projects on projects on KGIKGIùù current user requestscurrent user requests

ðð capabilities of current capabilities of current web web interfaceinterface

ðð data handbook and standardsdata handbook and standards


Promotion ...Promotion ...

ðð King George Island 2/2001King George Island 2/2001

ùù Escudero, King Escudero, King SejongSejong,, Great Great Wall, Wall,Frei, Frei, BellingshausenBellingshausen, , EnvironmentalistsEnvironmentalists, ..., ...

ùù Scientific Scientific Meeting Meeting at Bellingshausen at Bellingshausen StationStationùù Muchas Gracias al Muchas Gracias al INACH !INACH !

ðð International International German German Polar Meeting 3/2001Polar Meeting 3/2001

ðð CoMNAPCoMNAP/SCALOP /SCALOP meeting meeting Amsterdam 8/2001Amsterdam 8/2001

ðð websitewebsite


Geographical Information ProductsGeographical Information Products

ðð Thematic LayersThematic Layers

ððtopographytopography

ððnearshore bathymetrynearshore bathymetry

ððsurface hydrologysurface hydrology

ððglacial drainage basinsglacial drainage basins

ððsubglacial bedrock topographysubglacial bedrock topography

ððfacilitiesfacilities

ððfaunafauna

ððgeologygeology

ððhuman human impactimpact

ððvegetationvegetation

ðð......



ðð ReferenceReference System System

ððDatumDatum

- - WGS84WGS84

ððProjectionProjection

- UTM Zone 21- UTM Zone 21



ðð ScalesScales

ðð1:100 0001:100 000

-- entire islandentire island

- - selected productsselected products

ðð1:10 0001:10 000

-- selected areas selected areas

- all - all productsproducts

ðð< 1:5000< 1:5000

- - facilities and protected areasfacilities and protected areas

- - selected productsselected products

ððScale Scale 0 (original 0 (original scalescale))

- all - all input datainput data



ðð Areal Areal distribution of existing data setsdistribution of existing data sets



ðð users requestedusers requested ... ...

ù maps for permitting processù digital data for scientific applications

(geology, ornithology,vegetation,glaciology, ...)

ðð users are getting aware of GISusers are getting aware of GIScapabiltiescapabilties


RelatedRelated GIS GIS projects on projects on KGI KGI

ð INACH Santiago, Chile(V. Villanueva, R. Jaña):GIS South Shetlands, Part Fildes Peninsula

ð LaPAG UFRGS Porto Alegre, Brasil(J. Simões, J. Arigoni): ASMA GIS Admiralty Bay

ð IAA Buenos Aires, Argentina(R. del Valle):DEM and cartography Potter Peninsula

ð many more cartographic surveys... (C) ASMA GIS


KGIS KGIS websitewebsite

ðð provides information about theprovides information about theprojectproject

ðð user registrationuser registration, , restricted accessrestricted accessðð simple simple download facilitiesdownload facilities


KGIS data handbookKGIS data handbook

ðð Based on Based on SCAR SCAR feature codefeature code, AAD, AADlarge scale data model and large scale data model and INACHINACHSIG Fildes SIG Fildes workwork

ðð bilingual bilingual english english / / spanishspanishðð not not yet finishedyet finished


ð Develop a specification (including the SCAR Spatial Data Model)

ð Obtain geographic data from members

ð Integrate the geographic data and standard products

ð Produce a user manual for the database including all metadata

ð Provide on-line access and user registration facility

ðð DevelopDevelop a a specification specification ( (including theincluding the SCAR Spatial SCAR Spatial Data Data Model) Model)

ðð Obtain geographic data from membersObtain geographic data from members

ðð Integrate the geographic data and standard productsIntegrate the geographic data and standard products

ðð ProduceProduce a a user manual for the database including user manual for the database including all metadata all metadata

ðð Provide onProvide on--line access and user registration facilityline access and user registration facility

Current status of KGIS ...Current status of KGIS ...


To discuss ...To discuss ...

ðð Legal Legal aspectsaspects ... ...

ù under what terms should the data bepublished?

ù how to secure rights of the producer /owner of the data (even in integratedproducts)?

ù obviously there is not only scientificinterest in the data (tourism)...

ðð Terms of Use for KGIS dataTerms of Use for KGIS data



ðð Web Web interface interface to to the datathe data ... ...

ù simple download facility of georeferenceddata sets?

ù interactive map server?ù fully fledged WebGIS?

ððWhat solution, which money?What solution, which money?



ðð Maintaining the data baseMaintaining the data base ... ...

ù hardware costsù processing the dataù user requests

ðð Funding possibilities?Funding possibilities?


Suggested work planSuggested work plan

ðð continue obtainingcontinue obtaining and integrating data and promotingand integrating data and promotingKGIS KGIS among potential users among potential users / / data producersdata producers

ðð setset up up the the web web interface interface

ðð intensify cointensify co--operation with relatedoperation with related GI GI projects on projects onstandardsstandards

ðð identify required offidentify required off--thethe--shelf products and produce theseshelf products and produce these

ðð evaluate use of the data baseevaluate use of the data base, , redefine scope redefine scope / / focusfocus

ðð focus on collecting meta datafocus on collecting meta data / / providing meta data tools providing meta data tools





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KGIS The King George Island GIS Project · ðnot yet finished. KGIS - The King George Island GIS Project contact: [email protected] ðDevelop a specification (including