The development of marine information systems in the UK

The first section of this paper deals with the development of marine information systems relating to the marine environment, uses and industries. The second section considers the organisational scales of information management based on the types of organisation and their geographical scales of opera...

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Published inMarine policy Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 427 - 438
Main Authors Lalwani, CS, Stojanovic, T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.07.1999
Elsevier
SeriesMarine Policy
Subjects
Computers
Environmental management
Information systems
Internet
Marine and coastal information
Marine and coastal information Metadatabases and internet Sea uses and industries
Marine resources
Metadatabases and internet
Sea uses and industries
United Kingdom
Marine and coastal information
Metadatabases and internet
Sea uses and industries
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Summary:The first section of this paper deals with the development of marine information systems relating to the marine environment, uses and industries. The second section considers the organisational scales of information management based on the types of organisation and their geographical scales of operation. Key issues arising from the use and handling of marine information in a digital environment are discussed. The use of the Internet for ‘on-line’ pointers to the existing marine information and as a platform for exchange of ideas and information is reviewed.
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ISSN:0308-597X
1872-9460
DOI:10.1016/S0308-597X(99)00007-X