1. South Aberdeen Coastal Regeneration Project (SACRP)
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) – Creating a Local Information System
South Aberdeen Coastal
Regeneration Project
(SACRP)
With special reference to Nigg Bay
David R. Green - University of Aberdeen
Tel Fax
. - Internet.

2. Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
" a powerful set of tools for collecting, storing, retrieving at will, transforming and displaying spatial data from the real world for a particular set of purposes."
(Burrough, 1986).
Computer Hardware + Software

3. Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
Corporate (Aberdeen City Council)
Desktop (PC (Standalone or Networked))
Portable (Laptop)
Mobile (Handheld/PDA)
Internet (Online GIS / Google Earth / Virtual Earth / NASA World Wind)

4. Geology
Coastline
Geomorphology
Wave Energy
Sea Level
Footpaths
Coastal Park
Etc………….
Coastal Erosion
Coastal Indicators

5. GOOGLE EARTH GIS LOCAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (LIS) Resource
Maps and Imagery
GIS
LOCAL
INFORMATION
SYSTEM (LIS)
Regeneration
GOOGLE
EARTH
Delivery

6. Ordnance Survey (OS) Datasets (incl. DTMs)

7. Pre-Nourishment / Post Nourishment
04/07/06
10/08/06
100m
Before Nourishment
After Nourishment
Deposited sand

9. EUROSION DATASETS (EEA)
Database Record
E = Beach > 1km length
Coastal
Segment

10. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DATASETS
Fish Processing
Plants
Asthma

17. Coastal Centre
Boat
Car & Boat Park

20. ABERDEEN COASTAL ATLAS www.coastalatlas.net SEARCH MAPS IMAGERY
Geospatial Data and Information about the Aberdeen coastline
EDUCATION

21. ICAN

22. Oregon Coastal Atlas

23. Oregon Coastal Atlas

24. Oregon Coastal Atlas

25. Oregon Coastal Atlas

26. Oregon Coastal Atlas

27. Oregon Coastal Atlas

28. Waterfront Development Network

29. Tasks Liaise with ACC and others Identify datasets (free cost)
Identify data gaps
Acquire datasets (e.g. BlueSky aerial photography)
Collect datasets (mobile GIS/GPS)
Document and check datasets
Store and Catalogue datasets
GIS (liaise with ACC)
Visualisation scenarios
Generate some demonstrations in GIS / Viewers / Google Earth
ICAN – create framework for Coastal Atlas

30. Thank You Thank You David R. Green - University of Aberdeen
Tel Fax .
Internet.
Thank You
Thank You