Track: Oceanography, Coastal Zone, Marine Resources
Environmental Atlas for the Coastal Area of Finland
Petri PorvariThe GIS-based data bank is suited as an operative tool for oil and chemical accidents at the seas and for areal planning. Simulations of accidents and mapping of risks can be made. Identifying sensitive resources and developing protection strategies will become easier. The data bank is used by ArcView GIS software, with which it is possible to visualize, explore, query, and analyze the data. The data bank includes information of shoreline, infrastructure, sensitive biological resources, and human use resources. Textual and tabular information such as protected areas and contact information of local experts are linked to the maps. The application allows rapid evaluations of changing scenarios and circumstances. Data from oil spill trajectory models, remotely sensed data, and satellite images can be imported to application.
Petri Porvari
Finnish Environment Institute
P.O. Box 140, 00251 Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki,
FINLAND
Telephone: +358-9-40300 368
Fax: +358-9-40300 390
E-mail: petri.porvari@vyh.fi