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Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research

Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research

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Asian coastal ecosystems: an integrated database and information management system (DIMS) for assessing impact of climate change and its appraisal

The new Database and Information Management System (DIMS) is a web-GIS-based online resource that facilitates the study of climate change impacts, sea-level rise, coastal ecosystems, floods, water quality and other related phenomena in the earth sciences. DIMS consists of two parts: (a) A spatial database of the study area in Asia; namely Malaysia, Singapore and India; and (b) A simple set of software that provides users with basic querying, updating, reporting and data-acquiring capabilities and techniques. DIMS hosts a data inventory on sea level records, temperature, climatic and weather parameters, geologic, ecologic, biologic (both quality and quantity) information and spatial data on the website www.globalclimate-engine.org. The website also hosts new software for flood prediction and water quality. DIMS is designed to be used by two broad groups: regular end-users (e.g., scientists and project leaders) and system administrators. The new DIMS for Climate Change Studies was awarded the Double Gold British Invention of the Year Award at the British Invention Show 2011.