Lesser Sunda - Banda Seascape Atlas Report prepared for the development of online interactive map for Lesser Sunda Banda Seascape by WorldFish December 2014 http://sbsatlas.reefbase.org Page 1 of 8
Table of Contents 1. Introduction... 3 2. Kick Off Meeting... 3 3. Online Interactive Map Development... 4 3.1. Website... 4 3.2. Software and Hardware Requirements... 4 3.3. System Platform and Data Flow... 4 4. Map Functions & Usage... 5 4.1. List of Functions... 5 4.2. How to Navigate and Use the Map... 6 4.2.1. Load the Map... 6 4.2.2. Navigate the Map... 6 4.2.3. Show and Hide Layers... 6 4.2.4. Reset the Map... 6 4.2.5. Switch the Base Map... 6 4.2.6. Search Places... 6 4.2.7. Get a Link for Current Map View... 6 4.2.8. Save Current Map View as an Image... 6 4.2.9. View Layer Description... 7 4.2.10. Download Shapefiles of the Layers... 7 5. Layers... 7 Page 2 of 8
1. Introduction The Lesser Sunda - Banda Seascape (SBS) is located in the center of the Coral Triangle and has been designated as a conservation priority. Recently, there have been increasing conversation investments in the region, and to make more informed decisions, there needs to be access to the best information available to know the status of the SBS, and identify priority regions. There is a lot of available existing regional data in the SBS area. They are, however, stored in different locations and often not very accessible. A dedicated online interactive map would provide a useful service for government, NGOs and academic institutions to make accessing data a more efficient and effective process. Due to the tremendous effort and investment already made in the development of the Coral Triangle Atlas, the underlying architecture is already in place to develop a version of the Coral Triangle Atlas specific to the Sunda Banda Seascape marine ecoregion. In the above context, WorldFish was contracted by WWF to develop a new online interactive map, providing technical lead and expertise. WorldFish is working closely with WWF to provide guidance on data structures needed for online integration into the CT Atlas. Thus, WorldFish has created the Lesser Sunda - Banda Seascape Atlas website (http://sbsatlas.reefbase.org) to provide access to upto-date spatial information for the Sunda Banda Seascape region. This builds upon the existing layers within Coral Triangle Atlas but also incorporates additional layers, identified by WWF that will increase the effectiveness and widespread distribution of the product. Basically the website is under continuous development and updating. Additional layers identified by WWF can be incorporated into the website when provided by WWF. Thus this deliverable should be regarded as a snapshot of the website at the point of release of this report. 2. Kick Off Meeting A kick off meeting was held on 24 th and 25 th July 2014 in WorldFish headquarters, located in Penang, Malaysia. The main objectives of the meeting are to plan the project timeline and the content of the website. The outputs of the meeting are: a. Project activities and timeline. b. Layers to be included in the online interactive map. c. Standardized dataset format Shapefile. d. Standardized metadata attributes. e. Data sharing platform Dropbox. Page 3 of 8
3. Online Interactive Map Development 3.1. Website The Lesser Sunda - Banda Seascape Atlas online interactive map is hosted by ReefBase and can be accessed via the URL http://sbsatlas.reefbase.org. The WorldFish team is responsible to check, compile and upload the datasets provided by WWF-Indonesia team. This website can be accessed by the open public. No special permission such as user login is required in order to view the layers or download the datasets. Most of the datasets are downloadable in shapefile format for further processing or analysis by using the desktop GIS applications. 3.2. Software and Hardware Requirements URL : http://sbsatlas.reefbase.org Hosting Service : Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Server Operating System : Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Web Server : Microsoft Internet Information Server 7.5 Database Server : Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Map Server : OpenGeo Suite 3.1 (GeoServer, PostgreSQL, PostGIS) Map API : Google Maps API v3.0 Development Tool : Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 (ASP.NET 3.5,.NET Framework 3.5) 3.3. System Platform and Data Flow The system and data flow are illustrated in the diagram below. a. WWF Indonesia provides the map layers in shapefile format to WorldFish. b. WorldFish uploads the shapefiles into the map server. c. WorldFish edits and applies styles to the layers. d. The layers are published into the online interactive map (http://sbsatlas.reefbase.org). Page 4 of 8
4. Map Functions & Usage 4.1. List of Functions The available functions of the online interactive map are labeled and listed below. a b c d j i e f k h g Label Function Description a Layer Toggle visibility of the Layer Panel. b Link Get the hyperlink to the current map view. c Save Save the current map view with customizable title and foot note. d Search Search place name. e Base map Select the base map type. f Pan & Zoom Pan and zoom the map. g Scale Show the current map scale. h Coordinate Show the latitude and longitude of the cursor position. i Layer Panel Toggle visibility of the map layers. j Reset Reset the map to the default view. k Layer Info Click a layer name to popup the layer info panel which shows the description and data sources of the layer. A link to download the layer will also be provided. Page 5 of 8
4.2. How to Navigate and Use the Map 4.2.1. Load the Map Launch web browser and enter http://sbsatlas.reefbase.org to load the map. The Lesser Sunda - Banda Seascape Boundary layer will be displayed by default. Use the latest version of the web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari to get the best viewing experience. 4.2.2. Navigate the Map Click the Pan and Zoom (function [f]) tool buttons to pan and zoom the map. 4.2.3. Show and Hide Layers Click the Layer button (function [a]) to show the Layer Panel (function [i]). Check the checkboxes of the selected layers to overlay the layers on the map. Uncheck the checkboxes to hide the layers. 4.2.4. Reset the Map Click the Reset button (function [j]) to reset the map back to the default view. All layers will be removed except the Lesser Sunda - Banda Seascape Boundary layer. 4.2.5. Switch the Base Map Click the Base Map button (function [e]) to switch the base map. There are five base maps for selection: i. Map ii. Map with terrain iii. Satellite iv. Satellite with label v. MapQuest 4.2.6. Search Places Enter a place name and click the Search button (function [d]) to search the location. A list of matched place names will be popup up. Click the place name to drop a pin onto the map. 4.2.7. Get a Link for Current Map View Click the Link button (function [b]) to generate a hyperlink of the current map view. The link can be bookmarked or emailed to the other users so that they can get the exact same map view. 4.2.8. Save Current Map View as an Image Click the Save button (function [c]). A Save Map dialog box will be prompted. Enter a map title and foot notes. Click Save to submit the request. The current map view will be converted into an image file (PNG format) for download. Page 6 of 8
4.2.9. View Layer Description Click the layer name on the Layer Panel (function [i]). The Layer Info panel (function [k]) will be popup. The layer description and data sources are displayed in the panel. 4.2.10. Download Shapefiles of the Layers Click the layer name on the Layer Panel (function [i]). The Layer Info panel (function [k]) will be popup. Click the link under Download Dataset section to download the shapefiles in a zip file. 5. Layers Below are the layers that have been identified by WWF to be incorporated in the Lesser Sunda - Banda Seascape Atlas website and the status of the layers as of the point of the release of this report. No Layer Dataset uploaded to project folder Dataset cleaned / finalized by WWF to be incorporated in SBS Atlas website Dataset on SBS Atlas Dataset Downloadable 1 Seascape and Sub Seascapes Lesser Sunda - Banda Seascape Boundary Lesser Sunda - Banda Sub Seascape Boundary 2 Marine Protected Areas Marine Protected Areas 3 Critical Habitats Marine Habitats - Mangrove, Coral Reef, Seagrass Critical Habitat for Endangered Species Green Turtle, Hawksbill Turtle, Leatherback Turtle, Olive Ridley Turtle 4 Oceanographic Conditions Average, Maximum and Minimum Sea Surface Temperature (4 km spatial resolution), from 12 years long dataset (2002-2013) Chlorophyll a (4 km resolution) (2002-2013) Currents - long term mean current speed) - (2008-2013) Yes Yes Yes No Contact WWF- Indonesia Page 7 of 8
Salinity - Long term mean daily salinity (2008-2013) Seascape Biophysical Classification Scheme based on the oceanographic regions (divided into 9 clusters in SBS) 5 Social Conditions Demographic Information - Population Density, Religious Composition, Child Mortality Index, Literacy, Human Development Index 6 Resource Use Patterns Type of Utilization, Type of Fishing Gears, Type of Boats, Fisherman Origin 7 Species Observations Turtle Migratory Pathway - Green Turtle, Hawksbill Turtle, Leatherback Turtle, Olive Ridley Turtle Marine Mammal Sighting Dolphin, Dugong, Whale Other Species Sighting Seabird, Turtle, Shark 8 Fish Populations Fish Population Density - Reef Pelagic Groups, Herbivores, Reef Dependent Piscivores Fish Population Biomass - Reef Pelagic Groups, Herbivores, Reef Dependent Piscivores Yes Yes Yes No Contact WWF- Indonesia Page 8 of 8