THE USE OF OPEN GEOSPATIAL SOFTWARE IN SOPAC FOR DIGITAL ACHIVING OF MARINE INFORMATION The Late Brian Bishop- Project Initiator Keleni Raqisia – Geonetwork Administrator and Content Manager Sachindra Singh – System Support and Development

Secretariat of the Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission. Independent,Intergovernmental, Regional Organization 12 Member Countries 3 Programmes -Ocean and Island -Community Risk -Community Lifelines

PROBLEM: THE SITUATION Large collection of Spatial Information Valuable regional resource Largely unknown outside SOPAC and known to few speacilist within SOPAC Inadequate storage

INDENTIFY : INFORMATION MANAGEMENT NEED - Improve Information Management - Publicize Work to the Region - Web based Visual Communication Medium - A referenced for more detailed enquiry - Address Risk Management Issues - Low cost

SOLUTION: GEONETWORK - Open source,web geographic metadata catalogue - System implements the ISO 19115/19139, Geographic metadata, Z39.50, CSW 2.0 and OGC- WMS standards among others - Custom Interface - Effective and efficient search facility

PRESENT SITUATION: SOPAC GEONETWORK 2 years old Geonetwork version 2.2 Country Categorized - search by country Promotes Data sharing Data Protection

SEARCH FACILITY countries Keyword

DATA PROTECTION

PROCESS: INFORMATION MANAGEMENT: - Backroom Workflow - Information Rescue - Open Formats

BACKROOM WORKFLOW:

Thumbnails Representation Using QGIS

PRESENT SITUATION: SOPAC GEONETWORK Spatial Data available on Geonetwork -Bathymetry -South Pacific Sea Level Data -Marine Minerals -Scientific Cruises -Maritime Boundaries – Pacific Countries EEZ -Satellite Images, Aerial Photographs Proposed -Ocean Measurements, etc

SAMPLE REQUEST: Bathymetry for Marshal Islands – Fish Farming (New business venture)‏ Bathymetry for Solomon Islands – Gizo Earthquake (University research)‏ Bathymetry for Niue – Yacht mooring for race participants. (Yacht race organisers)‏ Petroleum databank – Marine mineral exploration (Resource Company)‏

EFFECTS : SOPAC GEONETWORK ON SCIENTIFIC STAFF AT SOPAC: -SOPAC Geonetwork gives a public presence for their work -The use of simple visuals to communicate information - A reference for more detailed enquiry ON THE COMMUNITY: -New Business venture, government orgarnisation – national, provisional and local level, consultants and NGO's -Google search returned “ SOPAC GEONETWORK”

FUTURE: GEONETWORK IN SOPAC Expand Contents Interactive Maps Repository Mirror FTP Server Expand knowledge of Open Source Geospatial Tools

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