time to go digital? options for a new format of the blue book to facilitate planning and...
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Time to go digital?
Options for a new format of theBlue Book to facilitate planning
and decision-making
Slide 1UNECE SC3 / WP3Expert meeting on strategic development of inland waterway infrastructure in Europe – 16 June 2011
European Waterways Map produced by Euromapping
17 years of collaboration with the SC3 / WP3
3 editions published
4th edition in preparation for publication in 2012
The background
Slide 2UNECE SC3 / WP3Expert meeting on strategic development of inland waterway infrastructure in Europe – 16 June 2011
2001EurEauWeb Ltd (UK) conceived Water-Way® project
2003-2008EU-funded R&D for new electronic guide toEuropean waterways
2008Marketing begins with Water-Way UK
2010Euromapping completes Water-Way Francewith route planner for Europe
Investment in GIS version
Slide 3UNECE SC3 / WP3Expert meeting on strategic development of inland waterway infrastructure in Europe – 16 June 2011
Thanks to work now completed, possibility of a‘quick fix’ solution for integration of
MAPand
BLUE BOOKinto a single digital product
What does this involve?
– developing new data structure– applying new styles corresponding to existing map– styles of fiche to display lock and port data
An opportunity…
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Change in style of Class Va (to make it symmetrical)
A minor detail to consider:
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Current styles Proposed future style for Va
What we will now show is BEFORE the necessary adaptations
The current application and map were designed for recreational boaters
Demonstration of the application…
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Detailed accurate maps
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Detailed information
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Sample outputs of new product
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Route can be imported into spreadsheet, allowing user to change speeds, for example
Other initiatives are under consideration, such as the INE concept of a web-based planning map and tool
Blue Book data to your desktop!
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UNECE SC3 / WP3Expert meeting on strategic development of inland waterway infrastructure in Europe – 16 June 2011
WEB OPTIONS
Services either public
OR private
BUT costly to develop
WEB OPTIONS
Services either public
OR private
BUT costly to develop
DESKTOP OPTION
– keep it private, as YOUR resource for planning,
- updates available for download at any time to authorised representatives
DESKTOP OPTION
– keep it private, as YOUR resource for planning,
- updates available for download at any time to authorised representatives
A project guaranteeing that requested changes are made and new version made available for download.
The Working Party retains control over any possible public distribution of the data.
The Water-Way application serves as a test
PROPOSAL
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UNECE SC3 / WP3Expert meeting on strategic development of inland waterway infrastructure in Europe – 16 June 2011