Integrated Marine Information System (IMIS) can support ICZM in Flanders
J. Haspeslagh · Platform voor marien onderzoek (Vlaams Instituut Voor De Zee) · 2002
Integrated Marine Information System (IMIS) can support ICZM in FlandersIn the previous EURASLIC-newsletter, a concise description was given of the different tasks of the Flanders Marine Institute VLIZ (Moistened, Belgium).One of the main goals was described there as: '[Marine] information management [must lead to] integration of all partners and knowledge items'.The IMISdatabase was developed for this purpose.Currently, the VLIZ Marine Data and Information Centre is developing version 2 of this database.It was clear that the needs of ICZM, and anything related to this activity, were to be considered in detail, while developing and enhancing the functionalities of this information tool.Below you will find an abbreviated translation of a paper presented on this subject at an ICZM-related Symposium in Belgium earlier this year.Since the publication of this paper, new steps have already been taken in the development process of IMIS 2. For current information on this subject, you are invited to contact us at the Flanders Marine Institute.