the new european toolkit ec-chm
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The new European Toolkit EC-CHM. Miruna B ă descu EEA contractor: Eau de Web. Get a copy. Latest stable version, documentation and discussion area on the distribution page : http://biodiversity-chm.eea.europa.eu/ptk - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The new The new European Toolkit EC-CHMEuropean Toolkit EC-CHM
Miruna Bădescu
EEA contractor: Eau de Web
Get a copyGet a copy
• Latest stable version, documentation and discussion area on the distribution page: http://biodiversity-chm.eea.europa.eu/ptk
• Windows installation package – easy to use if you want to try it out and get accustomed with it on your personal computer
• Source distribution (any operating system supported by Python)
Licence and costsLicence and costs
• Released under the Mozilla Public License
• Free and open source software
• Zope Web and application server• Python scripting language• Naaya multilingual content management
system
• The EEA is the initial owner of the code
Step 1: Download and installStep 1: Download and install
Follow the installation instructions from the distribution page
Step 2: Customise the layoutStep 2: Customise the layout
• Change site’s title and subtitle
• Write some description on the front page
• Choose a layout
• Change the logos
Step 4: Start adding content Step 4: Start adding content
• Add links, news, publish a story on front
• Show the calendar of events
• Fill in your contact data in the “Contact us page”
Step 5: define your community of Step 5: define your community of contributorscontributors
Add users... grant them roles on the entire portal or just on certain sections
Delegate authority for content contribution and management
Step 6: Tailor syndication Step 6: Tailor syndication
1. Define your local channels (e.g. latest news, upcoming events)
2. Define remote channels (or aggregation of them) and show them around the portal
New features in version 2.2New features in version 2.2
• Aggregation of channels – group multiple feeds in one channel
• Improved HTML editor
New: multimedia filesNew: multimedia files
• Publish short films and presentations
• Present information in a visual way
You can upload subtitles for each portal language => the Media Files become multilingual
New: collaborative components New: collaborative components
Collaborative tools managed through the Web
•Discussion forum
•Consultation
•Survey
New: Yahoo-based maps and geo pointsNew: Yahoo-based maps and geo points
Interactive maps using the Yahoo API, where the geo points are shown according to their type
With the EC-CHM Toolkit you canWith the EC-CHM Toolkit you can
• Mobilise networks of experts through a user-friendly content management system
• Raise public awareness by uploading of short films, photos and presentations
• Communicate biodiversity by state-of-the-art mapping services using YAHOO backgrounds and Google Earth exports
• Prepare for biodiversity reporting by using public content contribution, user discussion forum, public consultation tools, survey tools and syndication
• Collaborate in technical and scientific projects with modern web standards
• Connect biodiversity databases • open source technologies (NAYA and ZOPE)• easy to extend and customise