The MedWeT Web InforMaTIon SySTeM USer ManUal
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1. The Pan Mediterranean Wetland Inventory Module The Catchment Module amp The Site Module The Water Framework Directive Module The Surveillance Module The Indicators Module The MedWet Web Information System User Manual The MedWet Inventory Data Sharing Protocol Mapping Wetlands Using Earth Observation Techniques They set out to explain the background the relevance and the benefits of the new MedWet system and to provide detailed guidance on how to apply it Each manual can be used in two ways as a stand alone reference for its particular theme or subject or as an integral part of a series of works which guide the reader through the entire process from the early pioneering work to joining using and getting the best out of the system Purpose and aims of the manual The purpose of this manual is to describe the functions delivered by the latest version of the MedWet Database namely the MedWet Web Information System MedWet WIS which is governed and administrated by the MedWet Initiative for the purpose of maintaining a Mediterranean wetland databank INVENTORY ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF MEDITERRANEAN WETLANDS This document serves as the sole reference for the use of the MedWet WIS In particular it aims to Describe its Access Control System whose primary purpose is to implement the provisions of the MedWet Inventory Data Sharing Protocol regarding the use of the MedWet WIS both by data holders and by2. ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI Panagiotis Katsaros Yiannis Kapanidis and Anakreon Mentis Nick J Riddiford scientific reviewer emm MedWet m Nord Est Ouest SS THE MEDWET WEB INFORMATION SYSTEM USER MANUAL INVENTORY ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF MEDITERRANEAN WETLANDS THE MEDWEI WEB INFORMATION SYSTEM USER MANUAL Panagiotis Katsaros Yiannis Kapanidis and Anakreon Mentis Nick J Riddiford scientific reviewer 1 mM M edW e INTERREG IIIC INVENTORY ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF MEDITERRANEAN WETLANDS Readers are welcome to reproduce texts figures and images featured in this publication provided credit is given to the authors and to the copyright holders The presentation of material in this work and the geographical designations employed do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of any of the agencies involved concerning the legal status of any country territory or area or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries This manual should be cited as follows Katsaros P Kapanidis Y amp Mentis A 2008 Inventory assessmentand monitoring of Mediterranean Wetlands The MedWet Web Information System User Manual AUTH amp EKBY MedWet publication Scientific reviewer Nick J Riddiford ISBN 978 960 6858 07 9 ISBN set 978 960 6858 00 0 The current work is published in the MedWet series Inventory assessment and monitoring of Mediterranean wetlands
3. application of the wetland map viewer etc ANNEX Technical information on the MedWet WIS describes details of the system such as the MedWet WIS control files the web page layout installing starting and stopping the system etc These are of a technical nature and knowledge of them is not a prerequisite for the use of the MedWet WIS Who should use this manual This manual is intended for users with different degrees of knowledge and experience of the MedWet WIS MedWet WIS users can learn how to create new datasets record data or simply browse and query the data already stored This manual assumes that the reader has some knowledge of the new MedWet system entitled Inventory assessment and monitoring of Mediterranean wetlands and in particular the following manuals The Pan Mediterranean Wetland Inventory Module Vives 2008 The Catchment Module amp The Site Module Farinha et al 2008 The Water Framework Directive Module Cenni amp Tarsiero 2008 The Surveillance Module Farinha amp Fonseca 2008 The Indicators Module Fitoka et al 2008 The MedWet Inventory Data Sharing Protocol Fitoka et al 2008 These manuals can be downloaded from the Downloads section of the MedWet WIS THE MEDWET WEB INFORMATION SYSTEM USER MANUAL 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 Background The MedWet Web Information System MedWet WIS is the latest version of the MedWet Database It is the result of a number of successive and gradually improvin
4. This series is the outcome of the project MedWet information and knowledge network for the sustainable development of wetland ecosystems MedWet CODDE The project was launched under the INTERREG programme to read more about the MedWet CODDE project visit the website www medwet org Inventory assessment and monitoring of Mediterranean wetlands incorporates the following series of manuals The Pan Mediterranean Wetland Inventory Module Tomas Vives 2008 The Catchment Module amp The Site Module Farinha et al 2008 The Water Framework Directive Module Cenni amp Tarsiero 2008 The Surveillance Module Farinha amp Fonseca 2008 The Indicators Module Fitoka et al 2008a The MedWet Web Information System User Manual Katsaros et al 2008 The MedWet Inventory Data Sharing Protocol Fitoka et al 2008b Mapping Wetlands Using Earth Observation Techniques Fitoka amp Keramitsoglou 2008 Technical Coordination EKBY Designed and published by Sympraxis Team www sympraxis gr INTERREG IIIC MedWet _ e ICN B mam M UNIVERSITY TARTU AUTHORS Panagiotis Katsaros Department of Informatics Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 54124 Thessaloniki GREECE katsaros csd auth gr Yiannis Kapanidis Greek Biotope Wetland Centre GIS and Databases Department P O BOX 60394 57001 Thermi GREECE http www ekby gr kapanidis ekby gr Anakreon Mentis Department of Informat
5. the query country Greece or country Albania and area gt 1000 will give as result all the sites from Greece irrespective of size but only those sites from Albania which have an area of more than 1000 ha iv Use the UNDO or RESET buttons if necessary and when the search criterion is complete submit it by pressing the SEND button The generated result is a list of sites that fulfill the search criteria The site code and name are shown for each site on the list The site code is a direct link and by clicking on it the user will be taken to the Pan Mediterranean Data Form for the specific site The resulting list can be exported in an Excel file or alternatively can be used to calculate a range of statistics Figure 4 7 as described in the following section Note if the user does not have the appropriate Access Rights to browse the Pan Mediterranean Data Form of the particular site the Data Form will not be displayed 4 3 2 Statistics The MedWet WIS provides basic statistics functions for the fields shown in Figure 4 7 to which numeric values are assigned 8 EUNGLION SUM 4 GENERAL Wetland Map Viewer SITEAREA Upload Data gt meu MINIMUM ALTITUDE El Become o Dato Provider PAT Pen x wh Bl create new dataset STANDARD DEVIATION PUBUC AREA List of Data Providers Administration MAXIMUM AREA SEND 1 MAXIMUM PERIMETER MAXIMUM WIDTH AVERAGE DEPTH neser Query MAXIMUM DEPTH HEIGHT OF WATER LEV MAOIMUM LENGTH OF T RESUL
6. Data Provider The creation of the dataset can be done with or without definition of the Access Rights However if specific Access Rights are not defined the data will be visible Browse access to everyone but no one other than the Data Provider who requested the new Dataset will be able to create or change the data contained inside the dataset The Data Provider who submits the Dataset has by definition full access to the data For reasons of simplicity the Access Rights inside the Create new Dataset section are presented with less detail than the system allows for more detail see section 2 They are divided here into Browse Access Update Access and Full Access and the Data Forms are grouped into four categories i Data Forms Group A includes only the Pan Mediterranean Wetland Inventory Data Form ii Data Forms Group B includes the Catchment area the General and the Complementary Data Forms iii Data Forms Group C includes all the Data Forms of the Surveillance Module iv Data Forms Group D includes all the Data Forms of all the Modules However more elaborate Access Rights can be assigned by arrangement with the administrator if this is necessary see section 2 The Access Rights for a Dataset are defined by the Data Provider as described below i First the Data Provider creates one or more Access Groups from the Access Rights described above This is accomplished by providing a name and the appropriate Access Rights inf
7. Hydrochemistry inventory Inventories admin loadstatic Displays a static page within the site template meteorology Meteorology panmediteranean Pan Mediterranean reference References sitesearch Search site with complex queries socio Socioeconomics soil Soil THE MEDWET WEB INFORMATION SYSTEM USER MANUAL 31 32 Folder or file name INVENTORY ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF MEDITERRANEAN WETLANDS Role in the MedWet WIS Species The user has not direct access to this module It is an T auxiliary module for fauna flora and other modules stats Statistics users User management admin wbirds Waterbirds wfd Water Framework Directive apps usrmngr templates Application level templates error php The error page layout php Defines the layout of the site config Site wide configuration java Files needed for the report generator libs jar All libraries required are stored in a jar file ReportGenerator class A class which generates the report ReportGenerator java The source code of the report generator lib Site wide libraries Excel Excel reader Folder or file name Role in the MedWet WIS Contains the files of the third layer of the application the model PHPExcel Libraries for reading Excel files plugins sfPokaYokePlugin Client side form validatio
8. holds a username and password He she may have access to more than one Dataset The user identification is performed by means of the assigned username and password Anonymous User Anonymous User is the term applied to any user who has not logged into the MedWet WIS Of the four different Access Rights described above the Anonymous User is restricted to browse access The Data Provider defines for his her Dataset whether the Anonymous User can browse the sum of his her data or if not which part of the data will be accessible for browsing THE MEDWET WEB INFORMATION SYSTEM USER MANUAL 2 ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM OF THE MEDWET WIS To support the use of the MedWet WIS for data storage updating and processing by a variety of users MedWet WIS provides an advanced Access Control System This system ensures data confidentiality and integrity by applying appropriate Access Rights to the wetland data of the different Data Providers panpe Edit group Greece total access Wetland Map Viewer Upload Data Become a Data Provider Create new dataset Group Mame cmt cmn List of Data Providers Administ ation y E BBY B 11 Figure 2 1 MedWet WIS Administrator Interface for creating Access Groups The Access Rights are defined per Data Form for each Dataset by the owner of the Dataset Data Provider and they are applied to the MedWet WIS system by the MedWet WIS Administrator The available Access
9. layer can be replaced by another module which offers the same operations without corrupting the system s stability The data storage layer is responsible for storing the wetland data The MedWet WIS uses a relational database called MySQL http www mysql com The application layer reflects the logic associated with the wetland inventory functions and the representation layer is the web browser that interacts directly with the user System layers Functonality of system layers Application Layer Data Storage Layer Figure 1 The MedWet WIS Architecture THE MEDWET WEB INFORMATION SYSTEM USER MANUAL Figure 2 shows the interaction of the MedWet WIS infrastructure components Currently the MedWet WIS is installed on an Apache web server http httpd apache org but it is also possible to install the software on any web server that supports the PHP Hypertext Preprocessor version 5 Additional software required in the server side of the MedWet WIS includes The Open Source PHP Web Framework called Symfony http www symfony project org The MapServer software http mapserver gis umn edu for rendering the spatial data The Community Mapbuilder 1 5 http communitymapbuilder org geographic mapping client The Java Runtime Environment http java com en The JasperReports library http jasperforge org sf projects jasperreports call sequence of infrastructure for dynamic
10. of the values in the specified field for the records selected with the given search criterion or criteria report formats include portable document files pdf rich text format files Word Excel files comma separated text files html files XML files Open Office files Currently the MedWet WIS generates the following reports List of sites by Country This report provides information for wetland sites that are grouped by the country to which they belong The information given for each country includes the total number of sites for that country and the total area covered by those sites plus information on each individual site consisting of the site code site name area category salinity presence of water and source of data Figure 4 8 List of sites by Region This report provides information for wetland sites that are grouped by the country region to which they belong The information given for each site consists of the same fields as for the List of sites by Country above List of sites by Province Department This report provides information for wetland sites that are grouped by Province Department The information given for each site consists of the same fields as for the List of sites by Country above THE MEDWET WEB INFORMATION SYSTEM USER MANUAL Country Report by Region ountry Name GREECE Total Sites 2060 Total Area 1080162 00 Region Name 3R43 Code Site Name Site Area C
11. one or more Data Forms Wetland data are recorded in fields included in these Data Forms 9 Dataset The information inside the MedWet WIS is organized in datasets Datasets represent the core entity of the MedWet WIS They are recognized by a set of metadata such as title year of compilation name of owner Data Provider citation reference etc A Dataset may include data in one or more modules in one or more Data Forms in each module and may cover all or a proportion of the fields in each Data Form MedWet WIS administrator The MedWet WIS administrator is a scientist with skills in managing web databases He assists the MedWet Initiative in the technical governance of the sharing of wetland data through the MedWet WIS In particular he has sole access to the MedWet WIS Access Control interface to implement the Access Rights as they are specified by the Data Providers He is the only one able to create user passwords Subsequently he has full access to all the data tools and services available Data Provider The Data Provider can be a governmental authority a research or educational institute an NGO or other entity that owns wetland data The Data Provider has sole privilege in deciding who may use his her data and what type of access browse update create delete is permissible for specific parts of the data By default the Data Provider has full access to the tools and services of the MedWet WIS for his her own data Prior to the u
12. password and send them directly to the user who has requested to register Additional Access Rights can also be requested by users who are already registered or by Data Providers who need additional access to Datasets owned by other Data Providers In this case the same procedure is followed and the Access Rights of the already registered users are modified by the administrator to meet the additional requirements There is a more brief procedure for a user to register or to upgrade his her current Access Rights The first step in the above 13 procedure is unnecessary when a Data Provider includes the user in a list of persons authorized to view his her data during the creation of a new Dataset If the Data provider provides the appropriate contact information the user will be registered with the MedWet WIS and obtain a username and password without previously requesting it from the Data Provider 3 2 Become a Data Provider An organization or researcher that owns wetland data can use the MedWet WIS to store the data in the MedWet format use the tools offered by the system to analyse the data view the geographical distribution of the wetland sites and create reports In addition the organization or researcher is able to select which data will be visible to the public and which data will be visible and accessible to organizations and people of their choice In order to take advantage of these functions the organization has to be enrolled i
13. searching calculating statistics and making reports using the wetland map viewer and the mechanisms related to data uploading and to MedWet WIS administration 4 1 Overview of the MedWet WIS working environment The MedWet WIS provides tools for storing viewing and analysing wetland data The part of the wetland data which is accessible by the user for using these tools is based on the Access Rights of the user see section 2 The tools of the MedWet WIS are depicted diagrammatically in Figure 4 1 All available tools can be accessed through hierarchically organized menu options shown in the left hand frame of the working environment Figure 4 2 These are e Database which allows browsing and editing of wetland data Services O Search Data for isolating wetlands which fulfill certain criteria O Statistics for performing basic statistics on a subset of wetlands O Reports for viewing summarized results Wetland map viewer for locating searching and selecting wetlands Upload Data for batch data input MedWet WIS administration for regulating access to the wetland data of the MedWet WIS available only to the administrator of the MedWet WIS A comprehensive analysis of these tools is provided in the following sections 16 99 9 99 9 9 9 Figure 4 1 MedWet WIS tools THE MEDWET WEB INFORMATION SYSTEM USER MANUAL and presented in 1996 at mo Conference om Be couvmes o
14. studies benefitting from one step access to information from different countries and organizations in the same format This is the main purpose of the MedWet WIS 3 3 Create new Dataset The information inside the MedWet WIS is held in a series of Datasets Each Dataset contains data from the same inventory or study In accordance with the MedWet methodology wetland data are recorded in Data Forms organized as six separate Modules A Dataset may include data from one or more Data Forms and may cover all or part of the fields of each Data Form The data typed in or uploaded to the MedWet WIS for more on the upload function see section 4 5 have to be assigned to a particular Dataset If this does not exist in the database it has to be created This function is accessed through the Create new Dataset menu option of the MedWet WIS and is only accessible to registered users The creation of the new Dataset is made by the MedWet WIS administrator based on the information provided by the interested party It is done in three steps as follows 1 Definition of the Metadata of the Dataset made by the Data Provider The Metadata of the Dataset are a few basic pieces of information which describe the inventory or study The Data Provider is requested to fill in a form with this information The form along with an example of how to fill in the required fields is shown in Figure 3 1 2 Definition of the Access Rights for the Dataset made by the
15. the Administrator creates and stores records with information for the Datasets based on the 28 requests of the Data Providers Each Dataset is associated with one Data Provider and one or more Access Groups 3 Access Groups This is where the Access Groups are created for each Dataset based on the requests of the Data Providers 4 Users This is where the Administrator creates and stores records for the authorized users of the MedWet WIS Usernames and passwords along with contact details and Access Rights are stored here One or more Access Groups are assigned to each user which provide different levels of access to one or more Datasets The Access Groups assigned to each user are determined by the requests of the Data Providers THE MEDWET WEB INFORMATION SYSTEM USER MANUAL ANNEX TECHNICAL INFORMATION ON THE MEDWET WIS MedWet WIS Control files The following table provides a complete list of folders and files that control the MedWet WIS appearance and behaviour Folder or file name Role in the MedWet WIS apps usrmngr The root folder of the application apps usrmngr config Root of global configuration files app yml Application configuration filters yml Global filters that control the application behaviour Internationalization configuration default language i18n yml available languages etc Global settings for the view layer headers javascript files view yml 7 stylesheets and default
16. users will only achieve full benefits from the system by registering or becoming a Data Provider and creating Datasets In this way the user will be listed in the Access Control System of the MedWet WIS the system which controls the level of access to the data inside the MedWet WIS 3 1 Register Login Registered users are those who have been given a username and password for the MedWet WIS A registered user has additional access over the unregistered anonymous user for one or more Datasets All Data Providers are by default registered users with full access to the Datasets they provided see sections 3 2 and 3 3 The registering procedure for the MedWet WIS entails the following three steps i First the unregistered user has to contact the specific Data Provider s who owns the data for which the user wants additional access The contact details of each Data Provider can be found under the List of Data Providers menu option of the MedWet WIS ii Then the Data Provider who received the request if he she agrees to give additional access to his her Dataset s has to contact the administrator of the MedWet WIS and provide the contact information of the requesting party as well as details of the Access Rights that will be provided to the user More information regarding Access Rights definitions can be found in section 2 above iii Finally the administrator will apply the Access Rights requested by the Data Provider create a username and
17. various stakeholders such as policy makers wetland managers scientists and individuals Describe the processes which allow potential users to exploit the system to the full by becoming data providers and creating new datasets or by becoming registered users Provide detailed instructions on using the MedWet WIS as a tool for storing and uploading wetland data and for querying searching and reporting on the wetlands of the Mediterranean region Structure of the manual To achieve its purpose and aims the manual is structured as follows Section 1 Introduction presents a short description of the previous MedWet database versions to introduce users to the history of the MedWet database and the reasons that led to its successive improvements It contains definitions of the basic terms and entities related to the use of the MedWet WIS the knowledge of which facilitates the clear understanding of this manual Section 2 Access Control System describes the access control system which supports the use of the MedWet WIS by a variety of users Section 3 Explore the full functionability of MedWet WIS explains the procedures required to become a Data Provider or a Registered User and those required to create a new Dataset Section 4 Instructions for using the MedWet WIS provides detailed instructions regarding the use of the MedWet WIS functions and tools including a description of the database structure use of statistics generation of reports
18. 8 The Surveillance Module Farinha and Fonseca 2008 The Indicators Module Fitoka et al 2008 The Database contains the above mentioned Modules and Data Forms and provides an interface for viewing a list of the wetland sites available in each Data Form for viewing the Data Forms of each wetland site and for creating new records It also contains several types of fields which are described and defined in section 4 2 4 THE MEDWET WEB INFORMATION SYSTEM USER MANUAL 4 2 1 List of wetland sites The MedWet WIS generates a quick look list of the available wetland sites for each Data Form Figure 4 3 A few basic points of information are also provided for each site along with functions to locate a specific site or sites of interest Each list may run to several pages with no more than 20 sites per page Information on the number of sites and access to other pages in the list is controlled by the navigation bar at the foot of the page below the list The left hand side of the navigation bar shows a number This is The total number of sites recorded under the current Data Form The right hand side of the navigation bar has a series of buttons and numbers e Click on the furthest left and the first 20 sites will be displayed The next button displays the previous 20 sites except of course if the screen is already displaying the first page Navigation to the next five pages of lists can be achieved by clicking on t
19. Creation of the Dataset This task is done by the administrator based on the information provided by the Data Provider Within a few days of the Dataset being submitted by the Data Provider the administrator will send a confirmation of the creation of the Dataset and email usernames and passwords to the persons nominated by the Data Provider to receive specific Access Rights Access Group Name Data Forms Group Browse Access Update Access Full Access Full Access PMWI Data Forms Group A Data Forms Group Data Forms Group Data Forms Group D 0 Access Group Name Data Forms Group Browse Access Update Access Full Access Browse Access All Data Forms Group A Data Forms Group B Data Forms Group C Data Forms Group D New User 15 Organisation EKBY Contact person Yiannis Kapanidis e mail Access Group kapanidis ekby gr Organisation Contact person Ano ous e mail Access Group Browse Access All Figure 3 1 Definition of Access Rights for Dataset INVENTORY ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF MEDITERRANEAN WETLANDS 4 INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE MedWet WIS The various functions of the MedWet WIS are explained in this section There is a comprehensive analysis of each tool which will help the reader understand how to use them in order to achieve the required result The tools which are described here include those related to the use of the database and its available services such as
20. Mediterranean Wetland Inventory or General Data Forms are created first After the user makes a selection from the list and clicks the Create button a Data Form with blank fields will open and the user will be able to fill in and save the Data Form asa new record The user can fill in the fields for which he she has data and leave the rest of them blank However there are three Data Forms that include obligatory fields The three Data Forms as well as the obligatory fields included in each of them are as follows Pan Mediterranean Wetland Inventory Site code Usual name of the wetland Country General Site code Usual name of the wetland Country Catchment area Catchment area code Name of the Catchment area Country 4 2 3 View a Data Form From the page listing the sites the user can select a specific wetland site from the list and the appropriate Data Form will be depicted for the selected site Potentially there are two ways a user can view the contents of a Data Form for a wetland site in browse mode and update mode However these options depend on the Access Rights of the user If the user does not have update access for the specific Data Form the Data Form will appear in browse mode which means that the values of the fields will be visible but cannot be changed On the other hand if the user has update access the Data Form will be depicted in update mode and changes to the values of the fields will be
21. Rights include the following categories Figure 2 1 Browse If a user has been given the browse Access Right by a Data Provider for specific Data Forms of a Dataset he she will be able to navigate these Data Forms Possession of the browse Access Right is a prerequisite for any of the three Access Rights described next Create If a user has been given the create right by a Data Provider for specific Data Forms of a Dataset he she will be able to create new records for these Data Forms By default the user is allowed to update the data contained in the records he she created Update If a user has been given the update right by a Data Provider for specific Data Forms of a Dataset he she will be able to update change the records for these Data Forms Delete If a user has been given the delete right by a Data Provider for specific Data Forms of a Dataset he she will be able to delete one or more records for these Data Forms 12 INVENTORY ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF MEDITERRANEAN WETLANDS All Data Providers own a number of user accounts that authorize their employees to access one or more Datasets providing Browse Update Create and or Delete privileges The Data Provider does not assign these Access Rights to each user separately Instead the Data Provider defines several Access Groups as many as he she desires with each group having different level of access to his her data see section 3 3 below Access Grou D
22. T AND MONITORING OF MEDITERRANEAN WETLANDS MedWet Report This report provides information for a wetland site including site identification location description Ramsar information wetland information activity information conservation status habitat flora fauna and references Figure 4 10 Ramsar Report This report provides detailed Ramsar information for a wetland site including site identification location description Ramsar information impact etc MedWet Site Information Site NYMFON LAKE identification Site ID 4 21 2 2008 3 17 Site Code GR111006120 Location deg min sec type Latitude 40 45 S3 Longitude 40 4 31 E Description Catch Code Catch Name 1211 Evros delim remarks Water Presence Spatial 26 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Figure 4 10 The MedWet Report for the Greek Wetland Site NYMFON LAKE 4 4 Wetland Map Viewer The Wetland Map Viewer is a graphical user interface GUI that provides functions for displaying searching selecting and accessing wetland sites on the basis of their geographic location Wetland sites are displayed on the map as points that represent the stored site coordinates The GUI Figure 4 11 consists of the tool bar the status bar and a number of tabs which include functions for viewing searching and selecting wetland sites The tool bar accesses operations that are performed with the screen cursor Each tool defines a unique action for the cursor to perform THE MEDWE
23. T WEB INFORMATION SYSTEM USER MANUAL Zooming amp Panning Use the Pan and Zoom tools and buttons to change the size and position of the map display Zooming in or out decreases or increases the scale of the display as it focuses on different areas Panning re positions the focus of display without changing its scale Selecting Wetland sites The Select tool selects one or more wetlands directly by clicking and dragging a rectangular area around the desired points Reset Map clears the Viewer area deleting all the themes and zooming to the default extent as per Figure 4 11 Get previous or next extent buttons are used to recover the previous map view Get previous araa vmm imeem OF extent 4 tme Status har ie De Mmi 122372003 z Figure 4 11 The Wetland Map Viewer The status bar displays the coordinates of the pointer in real time as well as the current scale of the map based on the extent of the map depicted in the viewer The user has the option to turn off certain layers by unchecking them in the Layers tab If many layers are added to a view covering a large extent whenever the view changes the time for the view to re draw can become long Zooming in first will minimize this time It is advisable to turn off any layers that are not needed The Search tab makes it possible to select wetlands with descriptive criteria country catchment code catchment name 27 site
24. TS Count Average Minimum Maximum River length 4 255 50 19600 32200 Figure 4 7 Statistics obtained for the Wetlands Fulfilling the Search Criteria These basic statistics functions are applied to a subset of the data which is produced with the use of the search tool described in the previous section The following statistics are available SUM Computes the sum of values of the specified field for the records selected with the given search criterion or criteria 23 24 INVENTORY ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF MEDITERRANEAN WETLANDS COUNT AVERAGE MINIMUM MAXIMUM STD DEV 4 3 3 Reports Reporting functions allow the generation of pre designed summarized views Figure 4 8 of a subset of the wetland data in printable format The definition of the subset is made with use of the search tool described in section 4 3 1 The supported Counts the number of values in the specified field for the records selected with the given search criterion or criteria Computes the average of all values in the specified field for the records selected with the given search criterion or criteria Computes the minimum or lowest of all values in the specified field for the records selected with the given search criterion or criteria Computes the maximum or highest of all values in the specified field for the records selected with the given search criterion or criteria Computes the standard deviation from the average
25. ated a WN groups tiss me Wetand Mop Viewer Upload Oats Become Date Provider o Lim sto new datant List of Data Preveders Admini ston Figure 2 2 Access Groups for the created Datasets The Data Provider can assign one or more Access Groups to the users of his choice who inherit all the rights of the group Therefore for each user the possessed Access Rights are the sum of the rights that are provided to him her by one or more Data Providers Also each Data Provider can allow browse access to anonymous users who access the MedWet WIS without having logged in for one or more Data Forms of their choice The advantage of the group based Access Rights over the user based Access Rights is that it is easier for the Data Provider to keep track of the access provided to his her data In addition since several users may be given the same Access Rights it is less time consuming for the Data Provider to set up the Access Rights The Access Control System is the part of the MedWet WIS which manages the Access Rights of each user for every Dataset and Data Form inside the MedWet WIS It plays an important role in the creation of new Datasets by the Data Providers see section 3 3 below THE MEDWET WEB INFORMATION SYSTEM USER MANUAL 3 EXPLORE THE FULL FUNCTIONABILITY OF THE MedWet WIS The MedWet WIS offers all users access to diverse data and several useful tools for the analysis of these data However
26. ategory Salinity GRID AFRATIA ESTUARY 00 ALMYROS 05 CAL ROS RIVERO CRIN ALMYROUSPRINGS 80 GRIT ALYKTELOUNTAS M0 GRA31400000 ANAPODARIS 00 CRIT ANAPODARISRNER 00 JSELEMIS GRATIN APOSELEMIS RIVER 438372000 LOS LAGOO GRIT BRAMIANSS Figure 4 8 PDF Report for the Wetlands Fulfilling the Search Criteria List of sites by Catchment This report provides information for wetland sites that are grouped by Catchment Figure 4 9 The information given for each site consists of the same fields as for the List of sites by Country above Country Report by Catchment ountry Name ALBANIA z Area 101132 09 25 Catchment Code Catchment Name Bistrica ALOSBSOO500 1 Bistnces ALOSKL00300 L i Kotases 00 ALOSBSO0101 Liqeni Bufit ose 115 90007 AL088S00 102 Ligani Butrint 2301 24576 ALO8BSO0201 Rerzervuari Dhivri 1 4X9 ALOBKLOO 100 Rezervuari 10 57808 ALORBSOO300 Rezervuar Livines 8 24640 ALORKLOO0200 Rezervuan 1301482 Syn Kater 24 04135 atchment Code Catchment Namo 00 Buna Site Code Site Name Site Area Water Presence Source of Data ALO OBUO0500 Keneta e Mortemes 300 0 ALOOBUO0501 Keneta e Mortemes1 415 0788 ALOOBUO0502 Keneta e Mortemes2 9 25352 ALOOBUD0700 e Pertharjes 820 27806 ALOOBUO 100 L Cemt te Selces 00 Figure 4 9 List of Wetland Sites Grouped by Catchment INVENTORY ASSESSMEN
27. code site name Selected wetlands are displayed in the Selection tab Figure 4 12 Here the user is prompted to choose between zooming in the wetland s extent view or retrieving the wetland s descriptive information Pan Mediterranean Module if allowed access to this module is subject to the user having the relevant Access Rights ofa ees tee 1570903 Figure 4 12 Wetland Search and Select Functions INVENTORY ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF MEDITERRANEAN WETLANDS 4 5 Upload Data MedWet WIS allows users to input multiple records of wetland data with a single operation called batch data input The user can exploit the batch data input function in a three step procedure i The user provides the data in the format required which comprises Excel files downloadable from the download section of the MedWet WIS There are several Excel files representing different Data Forms Each Excel file contains the same fields as the Data Form it represents ii The user accesses the Upload Data tool through the respective menu option declares the Dataset for which he she wants to create new records and uploads the Excel file The MedWet WIS performs the requested operation only when the user possesses the Access Rights required for creating new records in the selected Dataset iii The Excel file is parsed by the MedWet WIS server and the system responds in the following manner a Checks the Access Rights possessed by t
28. cssuseessuscssnscsssnecsansesssnees 28 ANNEX Technical information on the MedWet WIS 0 ccscssssssssssssescsssssecssssessesssseecesssecesssssscesssseecessuscessssscessensscessnseessssueeesensseess 29 REFERENCES eec 38 THE MEDWET WEB INFORMATION SYSTEM USER MANUAL ABOUT THIS MANUAL The new MedWet series The MedWet Web Information System User Manual is part of the new series Inventory assessment and monitoring of Mediterranean wetlands published under the auspices of the MedWet information and knowledge network for the sustainable development of wetland ecosystems MedWet CODDE project Undertaken between 2005 2007 the MedWet CODDE addresses the urgent need for policy makers wetland managers and researchers to have easy access to up to date and standardized data in order to assess and monitor the current status and trends of Mediterranean wetlands and their surroundings The project was launched through the INTERREG IIIC programme The purpose of the new MedWet publication Inventory assessment and monitoring of Mediterranean wetlands is to assist wetland managers and scientists to inventory their wetland resources to facilitate the monitoring and assessment of these resources and to promote data harmonization and compatibility among various inventory efforts in the Mediterranean and beyond It has its roots in the original MedWet wetland inventory work Costa et al 1996 Hecker e
29. du Valat France EKBY Greece and Wetlands International The MedWet Database 2000 was developed by ICN with financial support from Tour du Valat Figure 1 2 The Database was developed in MS Access and worked in the Windows environment It offered all the functions of the previous version plus a tool for importing data from the previous version of the MedWet Database INVENTORY ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF MEDITERRANEAN WETLANDS Figure 1 2 MedWet Database 2000 At the 5th MedWet Team meeting held in Thessaloniki in December 2000 it was decided to further develop the MedWet Database in order to increase its functionability The result was the production of two successive versions of the MedWet Database which were developed by EKBY These were the MedWet Database v 3 0 and the subsequent MedWet Database v 3 0 1 Figure 1 3 These versions had the advantage of being developed as stand alone applications with the use of Visual Basic and MS Access Database They included the functions of the previous version as well as multi language support and a tool for importing data from the previous version Version 3 0 1 also offered basic GIS functions this being the main difference from version 3 0 Figure 1 3 MedWet Database v 3 0 1 The next step to be identified was its development as a web based application An internet database has the advantage of being quickly and easily accessible to anyone with an internet connection The
30. e with the new MedWet method Inventory assessment and monitoring of Mediterranean wetlands wetland data are recorded in fields which are included in a number of standard Data Forms These Data Forms are organized in 6 separate Modules as follows INVENTORY ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF MEDITERRANEAN WETLANDS 3Pan Mediterranean Wetland Inventory PMWI Module o PMWI Data Form Catchment area Module Catchment area Data Form O References Data Form Site Module O General Data Form o Complementary Data Form o Habitat Data Form Fauna Data Form O Flora Data Form O Activities and Impacts Data Form O Socioeconomics Data Form O Cultural values Data Form Meteorology Data Form O References Data Form Water Framework Directive WFD Module o WFD Data Form Surveillance Module o Hydrochemistry Data Form O Soil Data Form Aquatic birds Data Form 18 Indicators Module O Status and trends in ecosystem extent Data Form O Trends in water quality Data Form O Trends in threats Data Form O Status and trends of wetland bird populations Data Form O Coverage of the wetland area by designated Ramsar sites Data Form Information explaining the meaning of the fields included in each Data Form can be found in the following guides The Pan Mediterranean Wetland Inventory Module Vives 2008 The Catchment Module amp The Site Module Farinha et al 2008 The Water Framework Directive Module Cenni and Tarsiero 200
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32. first step towards this end was made during the SUDOE project in 2003 which was led by ICN and was funded by INTEREG III B This application was based on php mySQL and ArcSDE Figure 1 4 and offered the full functionability of the previous version on the internet in a password protected environment The move to the current MedWet WIS version developed under the MedWet CODDE project INTEREG III C was prompted by the need to incorporate new database modules additional functions and a more advanced and flexible way to provide or restrict access to data THE MEDWET WEB INFORMATION SYSTEM USER MANUAL Figure 1 4 MedWet SUDOE Database 1 2 Definitions In order to understand the use of the MedWet Web Information System MedWet WIS knowledge of the basic terms and entities is important These are defined as follows The MedWet Web Information System MedWet WIS This is the new MedWet web database The MedWet WIS is governed and administered by the MedWet Initiative with the purpose of maintaining a Mediterranean databank for wetland data storage retrieval processing and reporting The MedWet WIS Modules In accordance with the new MedWet method nventory assessment and monitoring of Mediterranean wetlands wetland data are recorded in six separate modules They are i Pan Mediterranean ii Catchment iii Site iv Surveillance v Water Framework Directive and vi Indicators Data Forms Each of the above modules comprises
33. g versions that have been developed since 1996 when the first MedWet Database was created The MedWet WIS was developed in order to adopt new database and web technologies integrate GIS tools and web service facilities and address new demands in data access and reporting requirements From its inception the MedWet Database was created to enter store and analyse the data recorded by applying the MedWet inventory method The MedWet Database is a mirror ofthe proposed MedWet Data Forms which means that all data categories included in the Data Forms have corresponding fields in the Database The first version of the MedWet Database Figure 1 1 was developed as part of the MedWet inventory toolkit during the MedWet 1 project which was funded by ACNAT and took place during the period 1992 1996 It was produced with the cooperation of the Indonesian office of the Asian Wetland Bureau and presented in 1996 The database was developed in FoxPro and worked within the DOS environment It offered browsing editing create update delete and reporting facilities UNMOCW Wyte Pm ccm end Figure 1 1 MedWet Database v 1 After a few years it was considered necessary to update the program to enable it to run in the Windows environment thereby making it more user friendly In 2000 therefore an ad hoc working group was assembled and two workshops were organized within the scope of the MedWet Initiative by ICN Portugal Station Biologique de la Tour
34. he numbers Thus for instance clicking on the number 5 will open the list five pages on from the current location A click on the button immediately to the right of the numbers displays the next 20 sites The button furthest right displays the final paqe of the list of sites PANMEDITERRANEAN MODULE PANMEDITERRANEAN List of sites rename eu rect 5506100 OR DELTA Vatian Cometer omiies 00119206120 WYMFCNLARE gt ganon PALCUNIA LAQOON Om noone Chama LAGOOr omitto to LAM LAOOON 090115011000 VATOS RIVER GAN 1 00 5505 OF RIVER 1 9 ANOANO KOMESATOS AVIR OR PCE ANTHOA RAVER i 2010000 MANDA OR MTPIKOU Quit 3018900 MOOGI LAGOONS vilis Cotes cm ioeasone VENDA LAKE OR 10077 300 PORTO LAGOG LAGOONS etia Compte AAP LARI LAGOON nnm LAFROUDA LAGOON LADO LAO Orton MESTOS Pvt MESTOS DELTA Vatani Company oF lane FIVER 1205 resets A 311075045 4 di Phone Owd Corte Figure 4 3 Wetland Sites List and Filtering Functions From any list page there are two mechanisms used to find specific wetland sites i Sorting functions are provided for the list entries by clicking on the field name of the column to be sorted A click on the field name of the selected column will sort list entries in ascending order A second click on the same field name sorts the list entries in descending order On
35. he user b Checks if the structure of the uploaded Excel file is compliant with the expected worksheet template Performs the necessary input value validation for the submitted data d Reports the number of records that were successfully created in the MedWet WIS database the number of records that were not stored because they already exist plus the line numbers with records that were rejected and the reason s for rejection 4 6 MedWet WIS Administration The MedWet WIS administration is undertaken by a scientist with skills in managing web databases and assigned to assist the MedWet Initiative in the technical management of the sharing of wetland data through the MedWet WIS This scientist referred to in this manual as the MedWet WIS administrator is the person responsible for the smooth operation of the MedWet WIS and the implementation of the requests of the Data Providers regarding the creation of new Datasets and the corresponding Access Rights The administrator has sole access to the MedWet WIS Access Control interface to implement these requests He she is the only one able to create user passwords Subsequently he she has full access to all the data tools and services available The Administrator s interface is divided into four compartments 1 Data Providers This is the compartment where the Administrator creates and stores data records with contact information and Access Rights for the Data Providers 2 Datasets This is where
36. ics Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 54124 Thessaloniki GREECE anakreon csd auth gr THE MEDWET WEB INFORMATION SYSTEM USER MANUAL INVENTORY ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF MEDITERRANEAN WETLANDS CONTENTS ABOUT THIS MANUAL 5 LUIS AI LECCE Purpose and aims of the manual Structure Of the MANUAL wcccceccccsssessssssssssessssscsssssessssssesssessssssssscssessssssssssssesssscssessssssssssesssssesssssssessssssssssesssssssssesssesessssesssssesssssssesssssesesssssesses Who should use this manual cecesssssessssessesssessssesssesssessssesssecssscsssessnsessecssneesnecssscssscessesssscssuecsnscsuecssscsansessessascessesssccsaseessesancessecsaseeaneceasesaneess 6 MIN TR ODDS TION EP 7 Te TBACKG OU e 7 152 DORIA TEI OMS REED D 9 2 ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM OF THE MEDWET WIS 0 0 cccccsscsscssssssssssssessssessssssssssssssssssssssscssssssssssssssssssssesssssssssssessacsassscsssssees 11 3 EXPLORE THE FULL FUNCTIONABILITY OF THE MedWet WIS EB RUNI 3 2 Become a Data Provider annsna etenetan tton 13 3 3 Create new DataSet icto ene n e RR EX RON SERRE EROR E EE UR ee e opp v Rr UR ERE 14 4 INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE MedWet WIS u ccccessssssssssssssssscssssessss
37. ion between Data Forms of the same Wetland Site 4 2 4 Data Form fields anakreonmejdi yahoo gr Country Address Name Anakreon Mejdi Phone Fax The fields used in the Data Forms are categorized depending on the type of data required as following 1 Strings These are free text fields whose only constraint is the maximum number of characters the field accepts In the Pan Mediterranean module the site name accepts any string up to 30 characters 2 Text values Text values are inputted in free text fields and there is no constraint in the length of the inputted string 3 Select controls These are used when the data field takes a value that belongs to a set of known values 21 INVENTORY ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF MEDITERRANEAN WETLANDS 4 Date controls Date controls are used as a mechanism to limit the user to inputting valid date values 5 Boolean values a check box control offering an either or option When checked the field value corresponds to true when not checked the value is false 6 Numeric values A text box with constraints that are determined by specific parameters dictated by the meaning of the data field eg percentage numbers are allowed only in the range 0 to 100 If the user provides an invalid value an error message is shown on the right side of the input field 7 Auto complete select fields They are used when the data field takes a value belonging to a set of kn
38. ll show all entries up until the date specified If only the lower limit earlier date is selected it will show all entries from that date onwards If the user wishes to see if there are entries for a specific day and that day only he she should put the same date in both date range boxes Select When the value of the field corresponds with a set of known values a select list is shown that includes all values of this particular set For example in the Pan Mediterranean module the user can filter entries based on the site s country and this can be done by selecting from a specific list 4 2 2 Create a new Data Form At the foot of the list page a button with the label Create will appear if the user has the create Access Right for the specific Data Form At the left hand side of the button there will also be a select option By default the user must select one of the available choices in the select menu Depending on the Data Form the select menu will either offer a list of the Datasets available to the user or a list of the available site codes The first list will appear for Data Forms which have a field for recording the site code Pan Mediterranean Wetland Inventory and General Data Forms and for the Catchment area Data Form The second list will appear for the remaining Data Forms fauna flora Data Forms etc A word of caution For a given site Data Forms without the field site code cannot be created until one of the Pan 20
39. ly one field at a time can be used for sorting ii Filtering functions are available on the right hand side of the list page They allow constraints to be defined for the selected list of sites The types of constraint will vary from list to list because they are based on the value of one or more INVENTORY ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF MEDITERRANEAN WETLANDS fields and that depends on the selected Data Form Only those sites that satisfy the specified constraints are shown The filters accept values of the following data types Strings Show only the entries for which the constrained field value is equal to the value inputted in the filter The user can also use wildcard characters like the symbol This means any character Thus for example if the filter s value for the site code is GR all the sites whose code begins with the two letters GR are shown but only those Date f the list page includes a date field the filtering interface uses an appropriate control which allows the user to select valid dates Two entry boxes are provided which permit the user to define the lower and upper limits to the range of dates for the list entries of interest In this way the user selects only the list entries with field value that fulfills the constraint low date lt field value lt high date Different outcomes are achieved if the user fills in only one of the two date range boxes If only the upper limit later date is selected it wi
40. ml and http mathind csd auth gr 7777 loadstatic page downloads html Errors Malfunctions and Emergencies If the system configuration file is altered or the application is otherwise modified the server may fail to deliver pages and show a blank page instead In this case the administrator has to invoke from the application s root directory the command symfony cc If this is not possible the administrator has to erase all files under the cache directory e g rm rf cache 37 38 INVENTORY ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF MEDITERRANEAN WETLANDS REFERENCES Cenni M amp Tarsiero S 2008 Inventory assessment and monitoring of Mediterranean wetlands The Water Framework Directive Module ARPAT MedWet publication Scientific reviewer Nick J Riddiford Costa LT Farinha JC Hecker N amp Tom s Vives P 1996 Mediterranean wetland inventory A Reference Manual MedWet Instituto da Conservac o da Natureza Wetlands International Publication Volume 1 Farinha JC amp Fonseca E 2008 Inventory assessment and monitoring of Mediterranean Wetlands The Surveillance Module ICNB MedWet publication Scientific reviewer Nick J Riddiford Farinha JC Costa LT Zalidis G Mantzavelas A Fitoka E Hecker N amp Tomas Vives P 1996 Mediterranean wetland inventory Habitat Description System MedWet Instituto da Conservac o da Natureza Publlication Wetlands International Greek Biotope Wetland Centre Publication V
41. n plugin lib The php files implementing the plugin web Stylesheets and javascript files plugins sfUserCheck Validates user rights reports Contains the various reports catchment The catchment report country Sites by country province Sites by province region Sites by region temp A temporary directory needed during report generation web Static files stylesheets and javascript excel Excel files generated from site search module excel templates Excel files available for download THE MEDWET WEB INFORMATION SYSTEM USER MANUAL 33 34 INVENTORY ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF MEDITERRANEAN WETLANDS Folder or file name Role in the MedWet WIS gis_files Files needed for the GIS modules images Images logos Logos Javascript files For each module a sub directory with the js same name contains the javascript file mapbuilder Client side map display reports Reports generated based on a user s query uploads Directory where user uploaded files are temporarily stored Environment The MedWet WIS consists of several software layers that group the system functions and determine the system s architecture Summarized the MedWet WIS functions are Storing Wetland Data Processing Wetland Data Presenting and picking up Wetland Data These three functions are handled in loosely dependent system layers Figure 1 meaning that a software module which implements one
42. n the MedWet WIS as a Data Provider The procedure for this is very simple The interested party has to provide contact information and this is achieved by filling in a form which is opened from the Become a Data Provider menu option of the MedWet WIS The completed form is then sent to the MedWet WIS administration The application will be examined and a username and password sent to the email address provided After receiving the username and password the Data Provider will be able to login to the MedWet WIS create a new Dataset see section 3 3 and use the functions on offer ie store view apply statistics and make reports see section 4 relating to his her data There is no limit on the number of Datasets each Data Provider can create Furthermore the Data Provider is able to request additional usernames and passwords for different levels of access to his her data see section 3 3 14 INVENTORY ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF MEDITERRANEAN WETLANDS The Data Providers are the core of the MedWet WIS They are the ones providing the data and without them the MedWet WIS would serve no purpose Even though the MedWet WIS can be used by the Data Providers solely as a replacement of desktop applications for storing and analysing data without giving data access to other users it is highly recommended to allow browse access of non sensitive information to all users In this way the data develop into a powerful tool for enhanced wetland
43. ng Environment In addition to the above mentioned tools which are used for storing viewing and analysing wetland data the users of the MedWet WIS have access to some useful information on wetlands and MedWet The following options are available News News on seminars workshops and scientific subjects concerning the MedWet Inventory Methodology MedWet Initiative Short description of the MedWet Initiative 17 About History of the MedWet database and description of the current version MedWet Data Protocol The voluntary non binding agreement between the MedWet Initiative and the Data Providers regarding the exchange and sharing of wetland data through the MedWet WIS and the conditions incumbent on users of the MedWet WIS The document is available in pdfformat Downloads Useful downloads such as the manuals of the new MedWet methodology Excel files for uploading batch data to the MedWet WIS and an Excel file for the Water Framework Directive Contacts Contact information of organizations involved in the development of the MedWet WIS e Links This section contains useful links such as the websites of the members of MedWet the websites of MedWet member country Ministries relating to water and wetlands etc e List of Data Providers A list of the Data Providers including contact information and a list of the Datasets that have been created in the MedWet WIS by each Data Provider 4 2 Database In accordanc
44. olume Ill Farinha JC Fonseca E Rito Araujo P Carvalho S Lavinas C Silva EP Kouvelis S Vi ales Blasco MJ amp Morant M 2008 Inventory assessment and monitoring of Mediterranean Wetlands The Catchment Module amp The Site Module ICNB MedWet publication Scientific reviewer Nick J Riddiford Fitoka E Chrysopolitou V amp Tsiaoussi V 2008a Inventory assessment and monitoring of Mediterranean Wetlands The Indicators Module EKBY MedWet publication Scientific reviewer Nick J Riddiford Fitoka E Kapanidis Y Tom s Vives P Katsaros P amp Liaska A 2008b Inventory assessment and monitoring of Mediterranean Wetlands The MedWet Inventory Data Sharing Protocol EKBY amp AUTH MedWet publication Scientific reviewer Nick J Riddiford Hecker N Costa LT Farinha JC amp Tomas Vives P 1996 Mediterranean Wetlands inventory Data Recording MedWet Wetlands International Instituto da Conserva o da Natureza Publication Volume Il Tomas Vives P 2008 Inventory assessment and monitoring of Mediterranean wetlands The Pan Mediterranean Wetland Inventory Module Td V MedWet publication Scientific reviewer Nick J Riddiford Zalidis GC Mantzavelas A amp Fitoka E 1996 Mediterranean wetland inventory Photointerpretation and Cartographic Conventions MedWet Greek Biotope Wetland Centre Instituto da Conservac o da Natureza Wetlands International Publication Volume IV
45. ons permanent then opens an empty form to create a new entry 4 3 Services 4 3 1 Search Data The MedWet WIS search engine helps to select wetlands that fulfill complex search criteria and supports statistics export data and reports Figure 4 6 presents the basic search engine interface that provides the functions used to build logic expressions playing the role of search criteria Individual logic conditions included in composite search criteria refer to data 22 fields that comply with value properties as specified by comparison string matching and range matching operators Oat ahase Servian wietiend Map Veror Upload Data Domne o Data Proreuser ners iat aset Lisi of Data Providen Afris rat un Figure 4 6 Search Engine Interface and Results THE MEDWET WEB INFORMATION SYSTEM USER MANUAL A composite search criterion is formed by means of the following steps i Specify a criterion by selecting data field value and if necessary the required operator ii Press the add criterion button iii Use one of the available logic operators AND OR and proceed in specifying additional criteria within or without parentheses as in step 1 The correct use of parentheses is necessary in order to get the desired results For instance the query country Greece or country Albania and area gt 1000 will find all sites from Greece and Albania which have an area of more than 1000 hectares On the other hand
46. ormation for each Access Group in Table 1 An example is shown in Figure 3 1 ii Second the Data Provider specifies the users who will have access by filling in Table 2 with the name of an organization the name and email of the contact person from this organization and by selecting the Access Group s this person will belong to The selection of the Access Group s is made from a list which is populated in real time as the Data Provider creates new Access Groups An example is shown in Figure 3 1 A specific type of user of the MedWet WIS is the anonymous user An anonymous user is anyone who has not logged into the system The default option for the anonymous user is Browse Access to all the Modules Data Forms group D but it can THE MEDWET WEB INFORMATION SYSTEM USER MANUAL be changed if an Access Group with access to fewer Data Forms is assigned to the anonymous user by the Data Provider In order to accomplish this the Data Provider has to follow the same procedure as the one described above and create a new user the only difference being that the term anonymous should be entered in the Contact person field The system does not permit Update Access or Full Access to be assigned to the anonymous user Data Providers may wish to give Access Rights to additional users at a later stage In this case the Data Provider can contact the Administrator of the MedWet WIS and ask for implementation of the additional Access Rights 3
47. own values but the number of possible values is so large that the use of a select box is impractical eg the species available in the Fauna Data Form In all these cases the user starts writing the intended value and this prompts a menu to open which includes all entries matching the prefix of the value entered so far This makes it easy for the user to select the intended data value from the entries displayed in the menu 8 Fields with repetitive entries eg the fauna entries in the Pan Mediterranean module Since there can be multiple fauna entries for a given site MedWet WIS provides appropriate buttons for each line eg the button Remove Fauna used to remove the entry on that line or the button Add Fauna used to insert a new fauna entry The buttons displayed at the foot of the Data Form provide the following functions The Delete button at the left hand side of the Data Form displays a warning message prompting the user to confirm his her intent to erase the inputted data If the user confirms this intent the data displayed in the Data Form are erased e The List button at the right hand side of the form returns the user to the list page without saving any modifications the user may have made These modifications are thus lost and cannot be recovered The Save button sends the data to the server If there are no errors the data become permanent in the server storage The Save and Add button when clicked makes all modificati
48. page title apps usrmngr i18n Internationalization files apps usrmngr lib Libraries CodeContainer class php Contains dictionaries of control terms QueryParamParser class php Used for parsing complex queries apps usrmngr modules Root of modules Each module is a form The structure of each module is actions 29 30 INVENTORY ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF MEDITERRANEAN WETLANDS Folder or file name Role in the MedWet WIS The controller layer Provides the logic of how data are collected from the user and inserted in the database and how data are collected from the db for presentation templates The View layer Displays to the user the data the controller has collected config Module specific configuration files validate Defines what values are acceptable for various form fields activity Activities and Impacts batch Excel batch import catchinf Catchment area complementar Site complementary module cultural Cultural Values dataprovider Data Provider administration admin Invokes the report generator and uploads the report to the ereport user fauna Fauna Folder or file name Role in the MedWet WIS flora Flora front The front page general General information for a site gis The GIS map groups Group management admin habitat Habitat hydrochem
49. ploading of a Dataset to the MedWet WIS Access Rights are specified by the Data Provider and are implemented by the MedWet WIS administrator through the MedWet WIS Access Control interface Access Rights The Access Rights are assigned per Data Form to limit the user s access to the data The owner Data Provider determines the Access Rights for his her Dataset Users are not assigned Access Rights individually Instead the Data Provider creates several Access Groups as many as he she desires with each group having a different level of access to his her data 10 INVENTORY ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF MEDITERRANEAN WETLANDS Then the Data Provider assigns one or more Access Groups to the users of his her choice The Data Provider should also specify which Data Forms will be available for browsing by the anonymous user The Access Rights for each user are the sum of the rights given to him her by each Data Provider Access Group The different combinations of Access Rights for each Dataset are stored as Access Groups An Access Group can be simple eg Browse Access for one Data Form or more complicated eg Browse Access for all the Data Forms Update Access for two of the Data Forms and Delete Access for one of the Data Forms The Access Groups are established by the Data Provider by means of a user friendly interface Registered User A Registered User is someone who has been given specific Access Rights by one or more Data Providers and
50. possible Figure 4 4 THE MEDWET WEB INFORMATION SYSTEM USER MANUAL When the user views the requested Data Form it is also possible to navigate to other Data Forms available for the same wetland site by selecting the one required from the drop down list shown at the top of the page Go to form arrow Figure 4 5 This feature is available whether the user is in browse mode or update mode Dotabase a PANMEDITERRPANE AN MODULE PANMEDITERRANE AN Services gt Watlandt tap Winrar Upload Dota Become Data Provider Create mew thet List of Data Providers Atheist ration Gy ta form Elaborate Actusizamen Dats 7000 02 21 1 17 54 enat Atras A BASIC INFORMATION A1 DATE Of COMPLATIONUPDATE 2000 02 21 151744 A2 SITE IDENTIFICATION ons Cod EU Contr na iasi neme of the wetted tn mme Amber ramos 2 CATCHMENT IDENTIFICATION arva code Orr cdm A4 GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION Of THE CENTRAL POINT OF THE WETLAND Mules tm WLAS Lr irmte iem tud AS WETLAND AREA HA Figure 4 4 Pan Mediterranean Data Form PEPER PANMEDITERRANEAN MODULE PANMEDITERRANEAN Services Wetland Map Viewer Upload Dota gt Become o Data Provider Create new dataset Uc List of Dota Providers Administration Gotofoom Genersi Elaboration Actua Complementary BASIC INFORMATION A 1 DATE OF COMPILATION UPDATE 2008 02 21 15 17 54 Figure 4 5 Navigat
51. rt 36 INVENTORY ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING OF MEDITERRANEAN WETLANDS The MedWet WIS page layout For modifying the MedWet WIS page layout the user must change the layout php file in apps usrmngr templates MedWet The MedWet Web Information System S A m Home initiative Downlo aus B Oatabase B Services a Wetland Map Viewer B uptosd Data Become a Data Provider a Create pew dataset a List of Data Providers ICNSB Fa S inn Figure 3 The MedWet WIS Page Layout Figure 3 shows the layout of the current version of layout php The layout of the blacked out part of the screen depends on the function of the MedWet WIS the user is utilizing and is not affected by the layout php file However it is also possible to introduce plain static html within the current layout In this case the static html files will have to provide only the content of the page without headers As an example if we have the source html lt head gt lt head gt lt body gt lt p gt content lt p gt lt body gt lt html gt this will be changed to lt p gt content lt p gt THE MEDWET WEB INFORMATION SYSTEM USER MANUAL The module used to load a static web page is called loadstatic This module accepts one parameter called page that indicates the static page to load Two examples of the described use are the following http mathind csd auth gr 7777 loadstatic page downloads ht
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53. server side pages 3 1 execute code request 4 dynamic request page data Database Bb lt response with final page 8 Figure 2 Call Sequence ofthe MedWet WIS Infrastructure Components Recommended minimum hardware and connectivity requirements for the MedWet WIS infrastructure CPU Dual core Intel R Pentium R 4 3 20GHZ or equivalent RAM 2 GB 35 Internet connection 4Mbps or higher Client connection ADSL Installing Starting and Stopping the system We assume that mysql and apache are already installed It is also possible to use a different Database Management System and a web server other than apache However the development team has used and has tested the application with the software mentioned here Install symfony Detailed documentation on this topic can be found at http www symfony project org installation 1 0 Install a java virtual machine for the report generation Install mapserver http mapserver gis umn edu Place the software in a directory where the web server has access Remove the contents of the cache directory in case it is not empty There is no separate procedure for disabling the application MedWet WIS can be suspended if the administrator stops the web server In a Linux system this can be done with the command etc init d apache stop Respectively the web server can start its function with the command etc init d apache sta
54. t al 1996 Farinha et al 1996 Zalidis et al 1996 developed during the MedWet 1 ACNAT project and presented in 1996 at the Conference on Mediterranean Wetlands in Venice as a standard inventory methodology for the countries of the Mediterranean region The publication also draws on the outputs of the first upgrading effort done under the SUDOE project INTERREG IIB Inventory assessment and monitoring of Mediterranean wetlands introduces a Mediterranean wide system which is based on a web database the MedWet Web Information System MedWet WIS which provides the tool for the creation of a Mediterranean wetland databank a data sharing protocol which supports data exchange and sharing between wetland stakeholders and the use of Earth Observation techniques EO as enhanced means of mapping wetland features Inventory assessment and monitoring of Mediterranean wetlands guides the reader through the upgraded MedWet system incorporating the socioeconomic and cultural aspects of wetlands the Water Framework Directive requirements inventory based indicators the Pan Mediterranean Wetland Inventory and EO techniques Most importantly it provides a full description of and guidance through the new online MedWet WIS a system which offers an advanced and flexible way to provide or restrict access to data supported by a relevant protocol 5 Inventory assessment and monitoring of Mediterranean wetlands incorporates the following series of manuals
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