Geoinformatics paves the way for a zoo information system

Ulrich Michel

doi:10.1117/12.799817

13 October 2008 Geoinformatics paves the way for a zoo information system

Ulrich Michel

Proceedings Volume 7110, Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring, GIS Applications, and Geology VIII; 71101B (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.799817
Event: SPIE Remote Sensing, 2008, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Abstract

The use of modern electronic media offers new ways of (environmental) knowledge transfer. All kind of information can be made quickly available as well as queryable and can be processed individually. The Institute for Geoinformatics and Remote Sensing (IGF) in collaboration with the Osnabrueck Zoo, is developing a zoo information system, especially for new media (e.g. mobile devices), which provides information about the animals living there, their natural habitat and endangerment status. Thereby multimedia information is being offered to the zoo visitors. The implementation of the 2D/3D components is realized by modern database and Mapserver technologies. Among other technologies, the VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) standard is used for the realization of the 3D visualization so that it can be viewed in every conventional web browser. Also, a mobile information system for Pocket PCs, Smartphones and Ultra Mobile PCs (UMPC) is being developed. All contents, including the coordinates, are stored in a PostgreSQL database. The data input, the processing and other administrative operations are executed by a content management system (CMS).

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Ulrich Michel "Geoinformatics paves the way for a zoo information system", Proc. SPIE 7110, Remote Sensing for Environmental Monitoring, GIS Applications, and Geology VIII, 71101B (13 October 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.799817

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