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Enabling the optimal use of marine & coastal data - AE1041
Description
Summary Objective
Develop an easily accessible, coherent & harmonised maritime data information system, facilitating interoperability with other coastal and marine data gathering organisations. Provide a tool to support assessment of cumulative environmental impacts and ecosystem change.

Key Customer Purpose
Improve the ability to respond to national & international requests for environmental data as well as enhance the manipulation and integration of information for legislative purposes e.g. in relation to the Water Framework Directive, Quality Status Reports & OSPAR requirements.
Project Documents
• Final Report : Final Report for AE1041 Enabling the optimal use of marine & coastal data (formerly Marine & Coastal Data Network)   (1431k)
• ANX - Annex : Final Report - Annex 1 for AE1041 Enabling the optimal use of marine & coastal data (formerly Marine & Coastal Data Network)   (113k)
• Two Page Summary : Enabling the optimal use of marine and coastal data.   (226k)
Time-Scale and Cost
From: 2003

To: 2008

Cost: £408,282
Contractor / Funded Organisations
CEFAS
Keywords
Environmental Protection              
Marine Monitoring              
Seabed              
Fields of Study
Environmental Protection - Marine
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