Geodatabase and WebGIS for data management and knowlege integration in the framework of the CoCoNet Project

The presentation was performed during the EEF/SItE, Roma, 21-25 September 2015.

Geodatabase and WebGIS for data management and knowledge integration in the framework of the COCONET project (Towards COast to COast NETworks of marine protected areas coupled with Sea based Marine energy Potential)

Federica Foglini¹ and Valentina Grande¹.

¹ CNR ISMAR Bologna, via Gobetti 101.

CoCoNET is a European project that will produce guidelines to design, manage and monitor network of MPAs and Ocean Wind Farms (OWF). The Project covers a high number of Countries and involves researchers covering a vast array of subjects, developing a timely holistic approach and integrating the Mediterranean and Black Seas scientific communities through intense collective activities and a strong communication line with stakeholders and the public at large. Within this project we aim at providing a common framework for marine data management and final synthesis of the outcomes of different scientific topics from heterogeneous sources. An integrated Geodatabase and a WEBGIS system will be the linking tool for all partners, regions and thematic research. It will involve the entire consortium at different levels in topics such as data provision and integration, GIS products, GIS interpretation, data archiving and data exchange. This presentation illustrates the architecture of the marine Geodatabases and the structure of the WebGIS, developed with ArcGIS Server coupled with the CMS GIS MOKA (implemented by Semenda in cooperation with Regione Emilia Romagna), to manage network of marine protected areas and Ocean Wind Farms (OWF) in Mediterranean and Black Sea.