Spatial data management priorities for assessment of Europe's coasts and seas

Journal of Coastal Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 271-277

  Meiner, Andrus ^a  

^a EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Assessment; Coast; Data sharing; Integration; Sea; Spatial data

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DATA ASSIMILATION; DATA MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SPATIAL DATA; SPATIAL PLANNING;

EUROPE;

EID: 84878107715     PISSN: 14000350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11852-011-0173-0     Document Type: Article

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