User Manual FORECASTER River restoration GEO
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1. FORECASTER a L Insert new Case Study Case studies River Typology Meers a Pressures Babina Measures KN BOE HYMOOE Pierre Benite a Database Schleuse Charlottenburg Related Sites Altarm Monchwinkel 1 Contact Information Millingerwaard Search Klompenwaard Haseliinne i C lbe Search Weissenthurm Toolbox Br ggen Manzanares Upload file Regelsbrunner Aue Special pages Thur 3 Here you can choose to either edit an existing case study by clicking on the name of the case e g Meers or Insert new Case Study You can choose Delete Case Study to remove it from the database but only if you originally created the database entry Click on Insert new Case Study The following screen will appear 12 10 4 0 a a A knowledge and information system relating hydromorphology and ecology of European rivers special General Forecaster Project Name Homepage a FORECASTER Author Case studies a Riper Typo Date O7 04ND ddimmiyyyy Pressures Measures Country Select v BOE HYMOQE River Name Database a Related Sites River typology Contact Information 5 ea Enter project location Search Toolbox Upload file Special pages Double click on the map to indicate project location drag the marker to change lo Location Latitude Longitude Fill in the fact sheet This will be used in the wiki and also to enable a g2. Project name in the page list below the map Once you are on the wiki page the information of a case study can be entered below the corresponding headers which were automatically generated during the creation of the wiki project page To do so click on the edit link which is situated at the top right of the page and at the right hand side beside every header It is also possible to click on the edit tab at the top of the page The editing of the page is very similar to using a word processor Basic editing tasks are described in chapter 2 Remember do not enter any text below the category Case studies code Note Some elements in the WIKI pages are read automatically from the database When you encounter text between lt gt for example lt Forecasterlink type getProjectsForPressures code P05 gt do not modify this code Doing so could damage the functioning of the page especially it may deactivate one of the automatic data feeds When you lost the code in a case study wiki page please copy the wiki page text to a word document and recreate the wiki page The wiki page can be recreated by going into the database and repeat the instructions of paragraph 3 1 points 10 to 12 You can re enter the text by coping it from your word document 3 3 Adding images or documents You can easily add background documents or images to your project wiki page Refer to paragraph 2 8 for instructions Note MS Office documents such as Wo
3. Inserting images or documents Uploading a file First of all you have to be logged in to be able to upload files Use the log in feature located at the top right of the wiki page If you do not have an account yet you will need to create one Look for Upload file in the Toolbox are of the left screen menu items Press it and the following screen will appear 1 akk Forecaster Search Toolbox Summary Uplo Use the form below to upload files To view or search previously uploaded files go to the list of uploaded files rejuploads are also logged in the upload log deletions in the deletion log To include a file in a page use a link in one of the following forms Image File jpg1 to use the full version of the file Image File pngl200pxIthumblleftlalt text to use a 200 pixel wide rendition in a box in the left margin with alt text as description Media File ogg11 for directly linking to the file without displaying the file Upload file Source filename N Browse Maximum file size 16 MB o Permitted file types png gif jpg jpeg pdf txt kml Destination filename Watch this page Ignore any warnings Upload file Privacy policy About Forecaster Disclaimers AD aoc MediaWiki Press the Browse button and look for the files of interest on your PC These could be images or pdf files Word documents or powerpoints are not allowed so please con
4. River Typology Opijnen Side Channel la Pri s Back to switchboard M lt googlemap version 0 9 lat 51 8262299763673 lon 5 31103134155273 zoom 13 width 100 height 400 scale yes overview yes toc no controls large gt A 51 8262299763673 5 31103134155273 lt googlemap gt Database lt Forecasterlink type getProjectInfoBox code 27 gt Related Sites Contact Information Key features of the case study Search Site description Search Neasures selection Success criteria Toolbox E Ecological response Upload file Special pages Hydromorphological response Monitoring before and after implementation of the project Socio economic aspects m s m a 4 Create Wiki page Back to switchboard Page will not be created i m j In this screen the code for the wiki page is displayed Leave this code as is and press the Create Wiki page button 12 The new wiki project page is automatically shown The main headers e g Site description for the case study information are automatically added to the project page Do not remove any of these categories Pressures and Measures are also automatically listed and linked to in the wiki project page 13 Note when deleting a case study the wiki pages and the database entry have to be deleted separately The wiki pages can be deleted by a system administrator only 3 2 Case study w
5. writing to be edited mercilessly then do not submit it here You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource see Forecaster Copyrights for details DO NOT SUBMIT COPYRIGHTED WORK WITHOUT PERMISSION Summary Home l Save page Show preview JI Show changes J Cancel Editing help opens in new window The buttons see below can be used to format the text If you hover with your mouse arrow above the button a text will appear indicating its function 13 CN er Just remind that the writing pane is not what you see is what you get meaning that you will see a so called mark up language after using the buttons For example you type the text This is Bold and select it Then using the B button for bold type will make your line look like this his is Bold After pressing the Save page button you will see the end result This is Bold So in any case you want to see the end result just press Save page or Show preview Just experiment with the buttons 2 4 Adding a page 1 First type the words used for the link i e the name of the page For example On the new page you can read Then select the words new page and press the internal link button AS The text will change to On the new page you can read After finishing your writing press Save page In your page a red coloured link will appear l
6. ECASTER web tool Restoration is used as the general term however also rehabilitation and mitigation is meant here 2 Howto wiki Below a basic summary is given on wiki page editing This chapter is intended as an introduction for people who are not familiar with using a WIKI but it can be skipped by more advanced users Although it is a general introduction the examples shown are taken from the FORECASTER wiki pages More information on WIKI editing can be found on the internet http en wikipedia org wiki How to edit 2 1 Awiki page The homepage of FORECASTER looks like the image below A knowledge and information system relating hydromorphology and ecology of European rivers page discussion edit history move watch Forecaster edit Homepage FORECASTER Case studies River Typology Pressures Measures n BOE HYMOOE ZX Delft Cluster Database Related Sites Contact Information Search Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version Permanent link Welcome to the FORECASTER web based tool This is a knowledge and information system relating hydromorphology and ecology of European rivers The system presents a compilation of case studies describing the output from restoration and rehabilitation projects and is intended to help practitioners by presenting experiences about success or failure of the application of differe
7. User Manual FORECASTER River restoration GEO WIKI Version 2 21 June 2010 A knowledge and information system relating hydromorphology and ecology of European rivers Forecaster Homepage FORECASTER a Case studies a River Typology Pressures Measures BOE HYMOGE Database Related Sites Contact Information Search i Search J Toolbox m What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version Permanent link page discussion edit history move watch Home ledi Beena aod Naima semanti penance orvos on 2 Delft Cluster Welcome to the FORECASTER web based tool This is a knowledge and information system relating hydromorphology and ecology of European rivers The system presents a compilation of case studies describing the output from restoration and rehabilitation projects and is intended to help practitioners by presenting experiences about success or failure of the application of different measures The system has been developed as part of the project FORECASTER funded by the WRM Net amp and Delft Cluster amp and thanks to the information provided by scientists water managers and water authorities across Europe The system is set up as a Geo wiki Case studies are presented in a Google map which allows users to select projects according to their geographical location In addition a filter option is available to select case studies acc
8. aborate manuals on the internet on the usage of special and specific functions Please refer to http en wikipedia org wiki How to edit for more information 11 3 Adding a case study For those who are unfamiliar on how to use a wiki basic instructions are given in chapter 2 This chapter describes how to enter a case study The steps in paragraph 3 1 have to be completed only once per case study Adding information images and documents in the wiki can be a continuous effort once the project is online Access to the database and with it the option to add cases is currently restricted to authorized users only If you are interested in contributing to the database you can contact one of the FORECASTER partners to get authorization to access the database Once you have access to the database adding a case study can be done via the steps described below Please note that browser stability is only guaranteed with Google Chrome It is suggested to use Google Chrome when adding and editing case studies 3 1 The fact sheet google maps database 1 Open the forecaster wiki by using the link http forecaster deltares nl 2 Go to the left hand menu Forecaster choose Database and click the link yellow open the database The following screen will appear se ns ee SSS SSN 4 A knowledge and information system relating hydromorphology and ecology of European rivers special Forecaster Case Studies Homepage Project
9. are inputted in a geographical google maps and a text database The latter is a fact sheet containing general data of each case study The combination of a geographical image and a fact sheet makes it possible to make various selections possible also geographical Additionally each case study has its own wiki page where the case is described in depth On this page a description of the case and information on evaluation results can be found documents with background information can be downloaded and pictures can be seen Remember anything relevant can be added that s the power of wiki 1 3 Howto read this manual In the manual keywords for Menu items or other functions in Windows or Wiki are always given in Bold If a series of clicks is required for accessing a certain menu item the path towards it is given as File gt Save Meaning the user should click on menu item File and choose Save Text you need to input is given in italics 1 4 Getting started Registration Before you are ready to add data to the FORECASTER wiki you have to register to be able to login Press the login create account link located at the top right of the FORECASTER page Then press create an account and fill in the registration page Once you are registered you can create and edit wiki pages For adding case studies your account must be approved by an administrator to avoid malicious use of the database tool For instructions see the database page in the FOR
10. ike new page By pressing that link you will go to the new page As it is empty you will enter it in edit mode 2 5 Linking to a page 1 The easiest way to link to a page within the tool is to use the internal link button A and add the exact page name of the page you wish to link to between the brackets So like this name of the page Sometimes it may be better to link to the page without having the entire page name typed out This is definitely the case for pages with a long page name This can be done in the following manner name of the page text to display This method of linking is known as the pipe trick The pipe symbol can be found on most keyboards under the same key as the backslash To link to an external page the external link button N You must place the URL of the site you wish to link to into the brackets and add a text to use as the link title The following http www example com link title will show up as link title with a link to http www example com Note that the http prefix is mandatory for the link to function properly 5 It should be noted that html coding does not function in its entirety within the tool As such it is not possible to link to a webpage by copying the URL into an lt a href URL gt type construction 2 6 Using headers Headers are a good way to structure your text When using headers the wiki will automatically create a contents box
11. iki page editing Once the project has been added to the database and a wiki page has been generated it can be seen in the tool To find the page go to the left hand Forecaster menu and choose Case studies The following page will be displayed 14 n Sven Teurlinc Ay tal My preferenc h atchlist My contribution c f A knowledge and information system relating hydromorphology and ecology of European rivers Forecaster Case Studies ledig Various representative case studies throughout Europe have been selected to highlight the effects that hydro morphological degradation and rehabilitation initiatives may have on the ecology of different river systems To access the information for each case study click on the blue balloon Use the Filter menu to select the case studies for particular criteria KRI N b 4 Show labels A A ty Search a V n Duna side arm reopening view project wiki page EE River name EE River typology JE Pressures Toolbox Channelisation cross section alteration Embankments levees or dikes Wh tation Alteration of instream habitat Measures R ct backs Improve backwaters Printable version Permanent link ca When you click on one of the projects O some basic information of the project will pop up More information on the case can by found by clicking on the yellow link view project wiki page You can also search for the case study by selecting the
12. ion measure groups e g http forecaster deltares nl index php title Category 01 Water flow guantity impr ovement measures e g http forecaster deltares nl index php title Improve water retention BQE s e g http forecaster deltares nl index php title Category Phytoplankton HYMOQE s e g http forecaster deltares nl index php title Category Ouantity and dynamics of wat er flow 17
13. log in to make edits your user name will be used to log your changes In FORECASTER first time users need to register and your registration will be approved by the administrators Editing Main Page section Forecaster Mozilla Firefox File Edit Yiew History Bookmarks Tools Help lt X a A A D http jiforecaster ontwikkel gisinternet nijindex php7title Main Page amp action edit amp section 1 N J N a A knowledge and information system relating hydromorphology and ecology of European rivers page discussion edit history Forecaster Warning You are not logged in Your IP address will be recorded in this page s edit history This web based tool is a knowledge and information system relating hydromorphology and ecology of European rivers The system presents a compilation of case studies describing the output from restoration and rehabilitation projects aiming at improving the ecological condition of different river systems This Database amp Maps tool has been developed as part of the project FORECASTER which deals with the application of output from research and case studies on ecological responses to hydro morphological degradation and Search rehabilitation Related Sites Contact Information lt br gt js Toolbox What links here Special pages Please note that all contributions to Forecaster may be edited altered or removed by other contributors If you do not want your
14. nt measures The system has been developed as part of the project FORECASTER funded by the WRM Net and Delft Cluster amp and thanks to the information provided by scientists water managers and water authorities across Europe The system is set up as a Geo wiki Case studies are presented in a Google map which allows users to select projects according to their geographical location In addition a filter option is available to select case studies according to pressures addressed measures implemented observed effects on the physical environment using Hydromorphological quality elements HYMOQE s and observed effects on biota using Biological Quality elements BQE s Each case study has an associated wiki page containing maps and additional information about the project site and the outcome of the implementation of the project Pressures Measures The system also contains wiki pages with general descriptions and background information about European River Typologies Notice that hyperlinks to pages with information are given in yellow you can click on these Sometimes links appear in red indicating that the page referred to is still non existing 2 2 Basic wiki elements Some elements can be found on each wiki page see image below Especially the left hand menu under Forecaster shows links to parts of the contents that can t be changed by regular users secondly the Search function which you can use to search for key
15. on the top of the page so your readers can easily navigate the page Example see the picture below of the River Typology page A knowledge and information system relating hydromorphology and ecology of European rivers discussion view source history Contents hide 1 European River Typology 11 Altitude 1 2 Catchment area 1 3 Geology 14 Ecoregion 2 Examples ot National River Typologies 2 1 England 2 2 France 2 3 Germany 2 4 Netherlands 2 5 Romania 2 6 Spain 3 References European River Typology A general European river typology has been defined applying System A of the Vater Framework Directive m Altitude Catchment area Geology 1 high gt 800 m 1 small 10to 100 km 1 calcareous 2 mid altitude 200 to 800 m 2 medium 100 to 1000 km 2 siliceous 3 lowland lt 200 m 3 organic 3 large 1000 to 10 000 km 4 verylarge gt 10 000 km To add a header press the Edit tab to enter edit mode 2 Use the sign before and after the word to indicate the level of the header for example header level 1 header level 2 3 Look at the other wiki pages and choose your headers similar to the layout of the other pages This makes the wiki internally consistent and visually more appealing 4 When headers are in place each header will show an Edit link in yellow By pressing that link you will be able to edit that section only Editing this way is sometimes more convenien
16. oogle maps search function The Project Name is the name under which the database entry will be filed Be sure to choose it in such a manner that it can be found again later suggestion Project name most important measure of the case The Date entry is the date that the case was entered This needs to be put into the field in the format dd mm yyyy By default the system inserts the date incorrectly namely in the form of dd mm yy To get the date to display correctly it needs to be entered in manually To indicate the Location either enter the coordinates in decimal degrees 46 62303 or double click the map and drag the indicator to the right place Remember you can zoom and pan using the tools on the left side of the map and or the mouse wheel Remember you can tick multiple Pressures and Measures for one case After finishing the fact sheet press the Submit button at the end of the sheet The project is added to the database Reopen the project in the database click Database gt open the database gt select Project Name and tick the box Activate wikipage button Next press the button Create wiki page and OVERWRITE current if exists Activate wikipage button 13 11 The following screen will appear n Te My watchlist T A knowledge and information system relating hydromorphology and ecology of European rivers Forecaster Create Wiki page Opijnen Side Channel Homepage FORECASTER Case studies a
17. ording to pressures addressed measures implemented observed effects on the physical environment using Hydromorphological guality elements HYMOQE s and observed effects on biota using Biological Quality elements BQE s Each case study has an associated wiki page containing maps and additional information about the project site and the outcome of the implementation of the project Pressures Measures The system also contains wiki pages with general descriptions and background information about European River Typologies Manual FORECASTER River restoration wiki Contents J sGensral outline ofthe 1001 satsasas t s e reneo gag ean seneanatysengtantancnedtanedle 3 1 1 Who are the potential users aauisaa ass ds eI Veda dan Ti ankeaa ekaa ekan 3 12 What information is contained uuuuusssss aa aa n n aan a a aa aaeeen 3 1 3 Rowt readthis mantal ssussas sissa as mat te s ssteh t 3 1 4 Getting started Registration eeeeeessccccccceeeeseeseneeeeeceeeseeesnneeeeeeeeeeeeees 3 21 HOWO WAR ala hare eat saas ona Evan an ire SLA a nsa late seek se cicada S aea sE anatasa S 4 2 1 A Wiki paterno a e a sae asd 4 22 gt Basic WIKLelementS so eider en eea aN RTE ee 4 2 37 Editing apag nore eee E E oa cena a AKE T EA E EA EER 6 2 4 Adding a Paganin eisenii Sesi en EE EEEa EE EE AE saan g 237 Dinking TOA POLET a Va toes seuss sea eee wha RRR 7 20 Usme headers seneni n edea a a miata ae 8 2 1 Inse
18. rd and Powerpoint files have to be converted to PDF files prior to uploading Note be aware that copyrighted material may be prohibited from online distribution 15 4 Editing WIKI pages Indicate that users can not add or delete pages only modify contents They can suggest to the administrator to add or delete pages modifying contents is easiest by pressing yellow edit buttons editing pages in forecaster for endusers case studies editing pages in forecaster for project partners including measures pressures BOE HYMOQE Indicate general structure of these pages can be a table River typologies Drivers amp Pressures Aim amp Measures BOE s HYMOQE s Editing existing case studies Te editen Case studies Key features of the case study edit Site description edit Measures selection edit Success criteria edit Ecological response edit Hydromorphological response edit Monitoring before and after implementation of the project edit Socio economic aspects edit Contact person within the organization edit Extra background information edit References futer more these can be edited River typologies e g http forecaster deltares nl index php title River Typology in The Netherlands 16 pressure groups e g http forecaster deltares nl index php title Category 01 Water abstractions pressures e g http forecaster deltares nl index php title Surface water abstract
19. rting liStS indies siisi irinta trai REEK Ci a Ka ASA and aak AA AREE aaia 9 2 8 Inserting images or documents 2 420 cdgoseciia caved desea nthds sieceddepansbavesdadsadenvease 10 2 9 More information on editing icici sinnanciatinneRedancnineds ass 11 3 Adda SE SIG ra a N a A OSAN Reasons 12 3 1 The fact sheet google maps database snssesssessssssseeseeeesssssserrreessssssee 12 3 2 Case study wiki page editing snsesssssseeeseeesssssserereeesssssserrrreeessssseerreee 14 3 3 Adding images or documents ssseesssssseeeseeesssssseerreeesssssseereeeesssssseereeee 15 A Editing WIKI Dascs1amatosa nesin SE s E ER OARA 16 1 General outline of the tool 1 1 Whoare the potential users The tool is meant to guide practitioners to information of ongoing and finished restoration projects Basically the users are the water or river managers but this can be regarded in a broad sense Beside river authorities other actors in the field are also potential users scientists on the other hand are urged to share information The basic format is a Wiki well known from the Wikipedia formula The system is designed to facilitate everybody to enter information that will be available immediately to the community The information can be added to or changed by anyone at any given time 1 2 What information is contained Basically information regarding restoration case studies are the core of the FORECASTER tool The case studies
20. t than editing whole pages at a time 5 Use Save page to view your results 2 7 Inserting lists Lists are an effective way of organizing information It can make a piece of text easier to read and it can help to organise your text into different levels Lists are often used in the reference section of a page As such what follows is a brief explanation of how to make lists in wiki code 1 2 3 There are two commonly used types of lists bullets and numbered lists Bullet lists are made by putting an asterisk symbol before the text that you wish to include in the list Just add a in front of every line in the list Numbered lists are made in the same manner only then by using the number symbol A list can have multiple levels A second level of a list can be made by adding a second symbol before the text Example line of text line of text line of text line of text line of text The above will display as line of text line of text line of text line of text line of text The same procedure can be used for numbered lists only then by adding an extra symbol Note that each level of a numbered list has its own numbering Example line of text line of text line of text line of text line of text The above will display as 1 line of text 2 line of text 1 line of text 2 line of text 3 line of text 2 8
21. vert to pdf first Remember there is a maximum file size 16 MB if needed this can be changed by the wiki administrator Choose a clear Destination filename and enter it Remember this name Enter a Summary this can help other users with identifying the source or with performing a quickscan of the contents Press Upload file Inserting an uploaded image or file in your wiki page 1 First go to your wiki page and press the edit tab or one of the yellow edit links located on the right at every header Once in edit mode press either the Embedded file button for images or the File link button as for linking to pdf files These texts can appear in editing mode Image Example jpg After pressing Embedded file Media Example ogg After pressing File link 10 3 Now change the Example jpg or Example ogg to the filename you want to show or link to 4 Press Save page to save the page and view the link 5 Sometimes it may be more appropriate to display a text that links to the file This can be achieved by using the pipe trick discussed in chapter 3 5 Example Media Example pdf text to display This will lead to only the text to display message being shown as a link clicking it will open or download the media file 6 For more options concerning pictures see http en wikipedia org wiki Wikipedia Picture tutorial 2 9 More information on editing The WIKI community has el
22. words of the whole wiki site and thirdly the Toolbox that contains important links used for updating and managing the wiki Forecaster Homepage a FORECASTER a Case studies a River Typology Pressures a Measures BOE a HYMOOE m Database a Related Sites Contact Information Search co Search Toolbox a What links here a Related changes a Upload file Special pages a Printable version a Permanent link Above the wiki pages every page always has several tabs as shown in the figure below sometimes a few more These tabs are related to the page you see at that moment and allow the user to interact with the page discussion di history The page tab Pressing it gives you the contents of the page as it is stored in the wiki The discussion tab is meant to allow the users to discuss changes made to the page or for example to propose changes The edit tab most important allows the user to edit the page The history tab shows you the history of the changes made to the page and allows you to return to a previous version Also if someone else made the changes Note that pages should not be reverted on a whim It is wise to use the discussion page to discuss changes other people have made that you disagree with 2 3 Editing a page Writing in a wiki is similar as to writing in a word processor After pressing the edit tab you will see this editing screen see the figure below You need to
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