PaleoMaps: SDI for open paleoenvironmental GIS data

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Maintained by Christian Willmes
Created at 19.5.2017

Abstract

Paleoenvironmental studies and corresponding data are abundantly published and available in scientific records. However, paleoenvironmental data sets are comparatively rarely provided in GIS data formats. Here, we present an Open Science approach for collecting and creating GIS data, visualizing it in maps of paleoenvironments, and publishing them in a web-based Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI), for access by the archaeology and paleoenvironment communities. The Open Science approach to the publication of data allows to properly cite the published data sets as bibliographic sources in research that builds upon these data sets. This paper has its focus on the implementation and setup of the Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G)-based SDI, and on the workflow for compiling and publishing the GIS data.

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Willmes, C., Becker, D., Verheul, J., Yener, Y., Zickel, M., Bolten, A., Bubenzer, O., Bareth, G. (2017): PaleoMaps: SDI for open paleoenvironmental GIS data. – In: International Journal of Spatial Data Infrastructures Research, Vol. 12, p: 39-61, DOI: 10.2902/1725-0463.2017.12.art3

authorWillmes, Christian and Becker, Daniel and Verheul, Jan and Yener, Yasa and Zickel, Mirijam and Bolten, Andreas and Bubenzer, Olaf and Bareth, Georg
doi10.2902/1725-0463.2017.12.art3
journalInternational Journal of Spatial Data Infrastructures Research
keyChristianWillmes2017
pages39-61
typearticle
urlhttp://ijsdir.jrc.ec.europa.eu/index.php/ijsdir/article/view/431
volume12
year2017
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