GeoBoard
GeoBoard is a stand-alone component of a larger National
Forestry Information System vision. GeoBoard provides
registered users the opportunity to make submissions
to a map layer. Submissions will appear as features within
a map layer. Geospatially accessed data through map layers
is a well-established technology, and is a useful means
of obtaining information. The addition of features to
a map layers is usually limited to authorized personnel
within the organization holding the map layers. This
limitation potentially prevents fully qualified users
from making submissions to map layers. These submissions
could potentially be a great benefit to other users.
The IRMS group at the Pacific Forestry Center, along
with a Camosun College Capstone team, have designed GeoBoard
to bridge the gap between fully qualified users, and
their ability to make submissions to map layers.
The GeoBoard application will be a web-based interface
for posting and administering submissions. Submissions
are composed of the following:
Information about the submission (known as metadata)
One or more resources, such as:
- Multi-part objects
- Photos
- Text
- Videos
- Audio files
And Information about each specific Resource
Registered users will make submissions they would like
to publish through GeoBoard. The content of all submissions
will be reviewed before posting. If the submissions are
appropriate, the object will be deployed to GeoBoard's
map layer. The submissions will appear as features on a
map layer and will be accessed using an Open GIS Consortium
map browser (CubeView, GeoExplore).
Team Members:
Faculty Advisor:
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