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implementation of conservation management
activities through the availability of GIS technology
and spatial information on the web
In time, CMARIS plans to facilitate education, training and
technical assistance in the use of spatial information
technologies to accelerate the on-going shift from fragmented
management of individual marine resources towards an
integrated management of the coastal and marine ecosystems
found in the region. It will continue to promote local, regional
and international cooperation and partnership towards the
establishment of a network of GIS experts/users in the
ecoregion and the Asia-Pacific region.
2. COMPONENTS
CMARIS is devoted to the collection, organization, storage,
retrieval and dissemination of information on coastal and
marine resources in GIS format and relational databases of non-
geocoded data and information.
Below are the components of CMARIS:
* MapLibrary
* Spatial Decision Support System
e Statistical Information Database
e Documents Database
e Resource Center Database
e Environmental Law
Overall, the system uses GIS technology to produce large scale
maps ranging from 1: 5000 to 1: 250000 scale showing the
distribution of mangroves and coral reefs, coastal boundaries
and bathymetry, and other hydrographic, oceanographic, and
biological layers. It organizes annotated bibliographies and
marine legislations and conventions in a Documents Database.
Non-geocoded but essential attributes on trade and
consumption, statistics on marine products, and socio-economic
indicators are contained in its Statistical Information Database.
The Resource Center Database provides contact information of
Various agencies and partners involved in coastal and marine
resource conservation. While the Environmental Law Database
features law concepts and regulations supporting coastal
management. Most importantly, the Spatial Decision Support
System or SDSS, which can respond to queries and provide
decision support for various policy situations.
21 Map Library
The Map Library or the Marine and Coastal Spatial Database, is
the primary database of CMARIS. This spatial database has
been subdivided based on the data formats: a raster-based Map
Library, consisting of a collection of GIS maps in (jpeg) raster
format and presented in various themes and scales. It presents
cartographic overlays of biophysical, social and economic
information about the coastal and marine resources. Data comes
from a variety of sources, including aerial photographs, remote
satellite data and images, GIS maps, survey information,
existing maps and other source documents.
The Map Library directly links to a policy-support module that
has the ability to respond to queries and provide decision
Support for various policy situations using GIS-based maps.
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The underlying engine of this module is the SDSS, which uses
GIS technology to serve as primary and essential input to the
analytical overlay of thematic maps through the web. Maps can
be viewed and displayed together with its associated
information (attribute). This enables various levels of
management to review current projects status, undertakings and
operational performance with the help of maps and other useful
visual tools derived from a database of related information.
Map layers and composites are generally categorized according
to the geographic coverage of the map (Figure 1):
* Ecoregional: Support to the Sulu-Sulawesi Marine
Ecoregion Program
e National: Support to country-wide spatial data-
gathering initiatives for Indonesia, Malaysia and the
Philippines
* Regional / Sub-regional: Support to regional and sub
regional delineations based on administrative
regulations or physical characteristics
* Provincial: Information presented on a provincial
scale or the corresponding level of administration
among the three countries
* Site Specific: Incorporation of available and existing
spatial data on WWF project sites, sites of special
concern, marine ^ protected ^ areas, priority
conservation areas and other sites of important
conservation initiatives
To promote ease of use, the SDSS has been structured to
provide for an easy and friendly environment to serve digital
maps and update existing database over a wide area network.
The user interface has been designed so new users can easily
figure out how to access, edit, update, compose and view maps.
The user has the ability to administer and manage the GIS maps
and database online. Supplemental and useful information are
also provided to users in the form of tables, charts and graphs in
response to queries.
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Figure 1: Map Library database structure
