The Solway Firth GDSPDS database is a research project focused on Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM). It was developed by the Centre for Marine and Coastal Zone Management at the University of Aberdeen to support day-to-day decisions for coastal managers. The system uses remote sensing, GIS, and Internet technologies, with the Solway Firth region as a case study.
Use Cases
- Supporting Integrated Coastal Zone Management decisions based on remote sensing and GIS data.
- Developing online decision support systems for environmental management.
- Case study analysis of coastal management practices in the Solway Firth region.
Strengths
- Focuses on a specific case study region, the Solway Firth.
- Integrates multiple technologies: remote sensing, GIS, and the Internet for decision support.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- Centre for Marine and Coastal Zone Management (CMCZM), University of Aberdeen.
- Collection Method
- Developed as a research project for an online decision support system.
- Geography
- Solway Firth region on the English/Scottish border.