A global dataset of crowdsourced land cover and land use reference data. [PDF]
Sci Data, 2017 Global land cover is an essential climate variable and a key biophysical driver for earth system models. While remote sensing technology, particularly satellites, have played a key role in providing land cover datasets, large discrepancies have been ...
Fritz S +18 more
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From Sensor to Observation Web with environmental enablers in the Future Internet. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2011 This paper outlines the grand challenges in global sustainability research and the objectives of the FP7 Future Internet PPP program within the Digital Agenda for Europe. Large user communities are generating significant amounts of valuable environmental
Havlik D +6 more
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The LifeWatch approach to the exploration of distributed species information. [PDF]
Zookeys, 2014 © 2014 Daniel Fuentes, Nicola Fiore. This paper introduces a new method of automatically extracting, integrating and presenting information regarding species from the most relevant online taxonomic resources.
Fuentes D, Fiore N.
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Interoperable Search Mechanisms for Web 2.0 Resources [PDF]
, 2012 We are currently witnessing ordinary citizens willing to share geospatial information using friendly and easy-to use tools provided by Web 2.0 platforms. These platforms act as social networks describing events with large social impacts.
Aragó Galindo, Pau +6 more
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Web 2.0 Broker: A standards-based service for spatio-temporal search of crowd-sourced information [PDF]
, 2012 Recent trends in information technology show that citizens are increasingly willing to share information using tools provided by Web 2.0 and crowdsourcing platforms to describe events that may have social impact.
Díaz Sánchez, Laura +3 more
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Data Harmonization Report: Report containing recommendation on data harmonization [PDF]
, 2016 Report harmonization in data and data processing to facilitate the interoperability of the systems AtlantOS WP7 is dedicated to improve harmonization of data management procedures, and thereby improve the quality, interoperability and discoverability of
Harscoat, Valerie +4 more
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Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data [PDF]
, 2012 The European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN; http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu) aims to facilitate the exploration of existing alien species information from distributed sources through a network of interoperable web services, and to assist the ...
BOGUCARSKIS Konstantins +5 more
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Quantifying change in an agrarian landscape. Application of multicriteria models in the archaeological study of Medellin (Badajoz, Spain) and its territory [PDF]
, 2016 Póster presentado a la Conferencia EuroGEOSS: "Advancing the Vision for GEOSS", celebrada en Madrid (España) del 25 al 27 de enero de 2012.“The evolution of an agrarian landscape: the territory of Medellin from protohistoric to medieval times” is a ...
Borja, César +5 more
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Medopravilnost na področju spremljanja stanja suš : Interoperability in drought monitoring [PDF]
Geodetski Vestnik, 2011 In recent years, major advances in monitoring processes through sectoral control systems have been observed, but so too has the lack of interoperability of spatial information systems.
Lučka Kajfež-Bogataj +2 more
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Shaping digital earth applications through open innovation – setting the scene for a digital earth living lab [PDF]
, 2013 Science and policy increasingly request for sustainable development and growth. Similarly, Digital Earth undergoes a paradigm shift to an open platform that actively supports user engagement.
Granell, Carlos, Schade, Sven
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