A geographic information system (GIS) was developed for retrieval and display of hydrodynamic and water quality data. To establish such a system, two of the most important challenges are: (1) to establish a rigorous model which captures the three-dimensional and continuously changing characteristics of marine data and (2) to develop interpolation techniques to accommodate for the temporally and spatially scattered distribution of collected data. The developed system not only bridges together a GIS and a database of various physical, chemical and biological geographically based data for efficient retrieval and management of information, but also incorporates advanced display tools designed specifically for marine data. The initial intention of extending GIS for marine application is to mitigate the deteriorating water quality situation in the Pearl River Estuary (PRE).
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July 01 2007
Development of a GIS for managing dynamic, 3D coastal information of Pearl River Estuary
S. M. Y. Ng;
1Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, China
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O. W. H. Wai;
O. W. H. Wai
1Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Y. S. Li;
Y. S. Li
1Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Z. H. Xu;
Z. H. Xu
2State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing (LIESMARS), Wuhan University, 430079, China
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H. L. Chen;
H. L. Chen
2State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing (LIESMARS), Wuhan University, 430079, China
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Z. L. Li
Z. L. Li
3Department of Land Surveying & Geo-Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Journal of Hydroinformatics (2007) 9 (3): 215–232.
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S. M. Y. Ng, O. W. H. Wai, Y. S. Li, Z. H. Xu, H. L. Chen, Z. L. Li; Development of a GIS for managing dynamic, 3D coastal information of Pearl River Estuary. Journal of Hydroinformatics 1 July 2007; 9 (3): 215–232. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/hydro.2007.021
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