The Marine Information Alliance has evolved from the UK Marine Information Alliance. The following projects and publications formed an integral part of UKMIC’s activities:
Achieving Optimal Value from Publicly Funded Marine Information Resources
This paper was prepared with the objective of determining whether the UK achieves optimal value from secondary use of marine data and information obtained using public funds. To address this question the paper considers the UK policy framework, proceeds from the sale of publicly funded marine data and the likely impact of different pricing regimes on take up and use for commercial purposes.
Achieving Optimal Value (PDF, 315kb)
Marine XML
Management of the marine environment and marine risks is restricted by the lack of interoperability between the huge diversity of data formats, proprietary data management systems, numerical models and visualisation tools.
The aim of MarineXML is to demonstrate that eXtensible Mark-Up Language (XML) technology can be used to improve data interoperability for the marine community whilst not rendering investment in existing systems obsolete.
For more information about Marine XML please either view or download the explanatory presentation below or visit www.marinexml.net.
Marine Community and OGC Experiences of the MarineXML initiative (PowerPoint, 1.3Mb)
The UKMIC position on marine xml, the next stage and end game can be read here:
