Abstract
Coastal and Marine Geographic Information Systems (CMGISs) permit to collect, manage, and analyze a great amount of heterogeneous data concerning coastal, sea, and ocean environments, e.g., nautical charts, topographic maps, remotely sensed images. To integrate those heterogeneous layers in CMGIS, particular attention is necessary to ensure the perfect geo-localization of data, which is a basic requirement for the correct spatial analysis. In fact, the above-mentioned types of information sources are usually available in different cartographic projections, geodetic datum, and scale of representation. Therefore, automatic conversions supplied by Geographic Information System (GIS) software for layer overlay do not produce results with adequate positional accuracy. This paper aims to describe methodological aspects concerning different data integration in CMGIS in order to enhance its capability to handle topics of coastal and marine applications. Experiments are carried out to build a CMGIS of the Campania Region (Italy) harmonizing different data (maps and satellite images), which are heterogeneous for datum (World Geodetic System 1984 and European Datum 1950), projection (Mercator and Universal Transverse of Mercator), and scale of representation (large and medium scale). Results demonstrate that automatic conversion carried out by GIS software are insufficient to ensure levels of positional accuracy adequate for large scale representation. Therefore, additional operations such as those proposed in this work are necessary.
Highlights
A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computer system that allows the capture, storage, query, analysis, and display of geospatial data [1]
Dataset 1 needs to be geo-referenced in the Universal Transverse of Mercator (UTM) ED50/zone 33 N system to undergo datum transformation in WGS84 and to be re-projected into the OSPM WGS84
It must not undergo any transformation of datum because it is in the UTM WGS84/Zone 33 N system
Summary
A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a computer system that allows the capture, storage, query, analysis, and display of geospatial data [1] It provides functionality for computerized mapping and spatial analysis that permits a better understanding and modelling of real-world phenomena [2]. Nautical charts in digital form are the base for an Electronical Chart Display Information System (ECDIS) that is a GIS system designed for marine navigation, according to the relevant standards of IMO (International Maritime Organization) [13] It is one of the most useful equipment on the bridge because of its ability to warn the user of approaching shallow water [14]. Remotely-sensed images can supply other precious information for CMGIS [19] covering many aspects of the sea and ocean waters (e.g., temperature, pollutions, ice) as well as land configuration and use
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