Dissemination - Goals and Challenges• the main goal is to fulfill the demands of society and government
• universalize access to information
• use of suitable language for different users
• nowadays the main vehicle is internet
• the challenge is to get a greater number of users access
Emerging Trends
1 - Interactive web based tools
• First approach• address user needs• users can choose what they want
• Second approach• data ready to use• just one click to view or save data
Web Mapping• Vantages
• use a standart protocol - WMS • easy to use• many softwares (commercial and free)• interface customizable• allow a more especialized use (GIS experts)• allow sharing the map in a simple way• mashup• allow the construction of interactive atlas
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