RIVELA

Database for the Research on Venice and the Lagoon

Dr. Pierpaolo Campostrini

Dr. Caterina Dabalà

Dr. Stefania De Zorzi

Prof. Renzo Orsini

RIVELA

Database for the Research on Venice and the Lagoon

Dr. Pierpaolo Campostrini

Dr. Caterina Dabalà

Dr. Stefania De Zorzi

Prof. Renzo Orsini

CORILAwww.corila.it

The Colour of Ocean DataBrussels, 25 – 27 November 2002

Venice LagoonVenice LagoonVenice LagoonVenice Lagoon•Complex and delicate environment of high cultural and natural value.•Wide researches in several branches.•Integrated questions and urgent integrated management needs.•Very long historical series of data.•New monitoring activities producing huge amount of data.•Need of high availability of data, tools for consistency checks and for building comprehensive models

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Lagoon ofVenice

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Research Research ProgramProgramme 2000-me 2000-

20042004

Economy

Data Managemen

t

Architecture and cultural

heritage

Socio-economic aspects

Environmental processes

Architecture

Env. Processes

Transfer of data and informationTransfer of data and informationTransfer of data and informationTransfer of data and information

International Research Centres

International Research Centres

Ministry of Public Works

Ministry of Public Works

Private Foundation

s

Private Foundation

s

MunicipalityMunicipality

Other Public InstitutionsOther Public Institutions

UniversitiesUniversities

National Research Council

National Research Council

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Distributed

Information System

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Engineering

Physics Biology

Chemistry

Tools

USERS

Common Data Model

More than “standard format”More than “standard format”

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Database RIVELA Database RIVELA for the for the Research on VEnice and the Research on VEnice and the

LAgoonLAgoon• Permanent and secure storage of information from

researches of CORILA and from other Institutions.

• Interdisciplinary data use.

• Harmonious exchange of data among different databases.

• GIS and other tools for integrated visualization of heterogeneous data, modelling and statistical analyses.

• Strong involvement of researchers since the early stage

• Internal effective, industry standard instruments, (Oracle and Intergraph engines) and non-legacy interfaces for users (.csv for file exchange and internet browser for visualisation)

• Wide dissemination of data to scientific community, the decision makers and the general public

DataManagemen

t

Sampling Activities

Stations

Samples

Measurements

Simplified Simplified conceptualconceptualDB schemaDB schema

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Research Projects

Work Packages

Activity

Apparatus

Method

Matrixes

Types of Sample

Parameters

Zones

Environmental Units

Localities

Static part

Dynamic part

RIVELRIVELAA

DB

Search and

Extraction

Access through

GIS

Data Input

Direct Access

WebW

eb

GIS

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• parameter values and ancillary data• methodologies used• auxiliary information (bibliographies, images)

DB populatio

n

Control and

consistency check

Data transfer via web

Localstorage

Measures

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Data inputData input

No specific program for data entry Easy table format handled on user desktop Limited on-line operationConsistency control made on the host side

Direct: • SQL; • “individual productivity” tools (Excel, Access).

Via the WEB: • guided interactive search; • interrogation through GIS.

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Access to dataAccess to data

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TABLETABLE

WHAT

WHERE

WHEN

QUERY

MAPMAP

QUERY

GISinstrument

GISinstrument

Information flux

Internal automatic control

Guided queriesGuided queries

DYNAMIC DB PART

STATIC DB PART

Project, Parameters and matrices,

Methods, Location

1. Active maps to select any geographical object.

2. Scalable maps and selectable information layers.

3. Spatial and numerical results.CORILA

Interrogation through GISInterrogation through GIS

RIVELA is an open archive for scientific data on the Venice Lagoon, aiming also to realize a distributed information system on the Venice lagoon for an effective use by researches, public Administrations, stakeholders and lay people, in the framework of the safeguarding of Venice.Main goals:•to avoid any data loss from the researches •to allow an immediate data availability and quality control•to allow and encourage interdisciplinary data uses, wide dissemination and easy access to data.

Main instruments:Efficient technology and involvement of researchers and of every data producer, showing them the added value to one’s own data, accessing larger data pools and using powerful instruments, both for analysis and visualization.

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ConclusionsConclusions

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