Baltic Explorer web-map and multi-touch application

Abstract

This deliverable presents Baltic Explorer, a collaborative GIS and spatial decision support system (SDSS) for the maritime spatial planning (MSP), that was designed, built, and studied in the BONUS BASMATI Work Package 5. Sec-tion 1 summarises the general concept, key functionalities, use tests and free release of the Baltic Explorer, and Sec-tion 2 describes and guides the usage of the system. Previ-ous deliverables and published or forthcoming scientific articles provide more information about the creation and assessment of the Baltic Explorer.

Baltic Explorer is available for use at http://balticexplorer.eu and its source code at https://github.com/FGI-GEOINFO/Baltic-Explorer.

Key functionalities of the Baltic Explorer:

• User-friendly map interface • Multi-device usability • Multi-user access model • Workspaces for group work • Up-to-date spatial maritime data from a large num-ber of providers • Create, edit and add vector features

Use tests of the Baltic Explorer:

1. MSP workshop, Umeå, Sweden 2. PhD course, Turku, Finland 3. MSP workshop, Riga. Latvia 4. MSP course, University of Turku, Finland 5. MSP course, University of Gothenburg, Sweden 6. Denmark