Abstract
For the German Wadden Sea a sensible management concept has to be developed. Substantial and accurate knowledge about this ecosystem shall be achieved by several research projects. The Wadden Sea Information System WATiS is designed as an efficient and flexible tool to facilitate the information exchange among various research groups and administrative agencies.
In this paper we discuss several aspects which have to be considered for the development of such a system. The technical concept is outlined. The main tools are a relational database for data storage and geographical information systems for the handling of thematic maps. Much concern has been put on the close connection between these systems to guarantee an automatic data exchange and a consistent data set within the WATiS. To combine data from different research groups all data have to be well documented and the data structure has to be designed in close cooperation among the research groups and the staff of the information system.
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Riethmüller, R., Lisken, A., van Bernem, KH., Krasemann, H.L., Müller, A., Patzig, S. (1990). WATiS - An Information System for Wadden Sea Research and Management. In: Pillmann, W., Jaeschke, A. (eds) Informatik für den Umweltschutz. Informatik-Fachberichte, vol 256. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76081-5_8
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