D4.5 Public Information System. FORCIP+: Forest Roads for Civil Protection

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1 D4.5 Public Information System FORCIP+: Forest Roads for Civil Protection

2 Project title Call identifier Project acronym Forest Roads for Civil Protection (FORCIP+) Call for proposals 2015 for prevention and preparedness projects in the field of civil protection and marine pollution FORCIP+ Starting date January 15th, 2016 End date July 14th, 2017 Funding scheme Contract no. Directorate General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations DG ECHO ECHO/SUB/2015/718661/PREP20 Deliverable no. D4.5 Document name Deliverable name Work Package FORCIP+D4.5.pdf Public Information System Task D Date

3 FORCIP+ Consortium CO The Aristotle University (AUTH) Greece BE4 Centro de Servicios y Promoción Forestal y de su Industria de Castilla y León (CESEFOR) Spain BE3 Slovenian Forestry Institute (SFI) Slovenia BE1 Office National des Forêts (ONF) France BE2 Università degli Studi di Firenze - Dipartimento di Gestione delle risorse Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali (UNIFI) Italy 3

4 ABBREVIATIONS Term Explanation DOT CSS Department of Transportation Cascading Style Sheets ETRS89 European Terrestrial Reference System 1989 HTML JS OSM RGB URL US WMS Hypertext Markup Language JavaScript Open Street Map Red Green Blue Uniform Resource Locator United States of America Web Map Service 4

5 CONTENTS EXECUTIVE Summary INTRODUCTION PUBLIC INFORMATION SYSTEM IN FORCIP WEB APPLICATION: MAP VIEWER Objectives Software and architecture Description of the web application Main Interface Functionalities and tool descriptions REFERENCES TABLE OF FIGURES List of Tables

6 EXECUTIVE Summary The scope of this deliverable is to report about the Public Information System implemented in the FORCIP+ project. The Public Information System provides information about the project, its results and links to other information related with Civil Protection, roads, fire risk, spatial data and more. 6

7 1. INTRODUCTION At first the term Public Information Systems must be defined. There are many definitions, among them Orman defines it as systems designed for use by the general public, rather than specialist in a particular field or organization (Orman, 1989). Besides, a Public Information System is designed to present the information to the public or large audience at the same time. It can be analysed form three perspectives (Sundgren, 2012): a pragmatic perspective: why, and for what purposes, are public information systems required? a semantic perspective: what are the contents of public information systems? a syntactic perspective: how are public information systems constructed? The three perspectives correspond to three levels of solutions, as illustrated by Figure 1(obtained from an original version created by Stefan Nilsson-Gistvik). Figure 1 solution levels in public information systems The purpose of a public information system is to provide some kind of service or support to a public process, or process involving the general public, that refers to the services level. However, the system content is a discussion addressed in the information level and the technical problems are 7

8 addressed with technical solutions. These systems need to be easy to update and maintain in order to ensure that the public is viewing the most recent information. Examples: Typically: in airports, train stations presenting arrival and departure information. For public roads: department of Transportation of U.S. (D.O.T.) Its main objective is to provide travellers with a single location to access all public information across the country. It is a web site with links to virtually every traveller website about public road conditions. Most common information collected and disseminated to the general public related with transportation includes, but is not limited to (Thompson, 1999): Traffic conditions Roadway conditions Incident information Work-zone information Emergency management information Real-time transit information Weather conditions Transit schedules and routes Real-time traffic information Local area information Alternative route information Yellow pages information (private transportation services, other public and private services, points of interest, etc.). Nowadays internet is the example of a network structure with control, based on agreements concerning interface and data exchange protocols, that makes it the best way for communication and dissemination. This information can be received by different means, among others: TV/Radio Dynamic message signs Handheld devices (smartphones, tablets, ) In-Vehicles devices Computer, laptop 8

9 Figure 2 Internet network 2. PUBLIC INFORMATION SYSTEM IN FORCIP+ In the FORCIP+ project the information dissemination and public information is centralized in the project website ( The information system addresses several objectives: Dissemination of activities Knowledge sharing Displaying geographic information collected in the field related with roads and infrastructure associated Website The information showed in the website includes all the project topics from collected data in the pilot areas to each released deliverable. 9

10 Sections: Figure 3 FORCIP+ website Newsletter: the information published in different newsletters about the project is accessible in this section. Figure 4 Newsletter section in FORCIP+ website Deliverables: the different deliverables of the project are available in the section reserved for each task. 10

11 Figure 5 Task B deliverable section in FORCIP+ website Project Info: A summary of the main objectives and the purpose of the project are presented in this section. Map viewer: the Public Information System contains a map viewer with the information collected in the field in each pilot area and stored in a PostGIS database, including Tb_Restrictions (see FORCIP+ D.2.3) as alerts. In this web application some predefined Web Map Services and links to external information are included in order to complete the information and enable the possibility to use it in combination with the project information. It is accessible through different ways: The main menu, Map Viewer section in the upper bar The following path: Web application preview in the front page Figure 6 FORCIP+ Mapviewer logo 3. WEB APPLICATION: MAP VIEWER 3.1 Objectives Display the data collected in the field related with rural and forest roads and their infrastructure focused on their capacity to let emergency vehicles circulate along them. The information associated to the road conditions is also displayed. Share this information to the general public and make it available for further use. Provide a tool to get geographic information from other sources. 11

12 3.2 Software and architecture According to the principle of sustainability that governs the entire project, the Map Viewer has been built using open source libraries. Data storage PostgreSQL/PostGIS Geospatial data server Geoserver Main library (maps) Leaflet Framework Bootstrap Technology Markup language Style sheet language HTML CSS /webdesign/htmlcss Language JavaScript (JS) Table 1 Map viewer infrastructure summary Figure 7 Web-GIS structure 12

13 3.3 Description of the web application Main Interface Overview It comprises of a header with the project logo, a series of tools and the about section, a central part with the map and a series of lateral buttons. Figure 8 FORCIP+ Mapviewer. Initial view. Header: Measure, zoom area, full screen and download tools are included. The about section is also available here. Map: The initial zoom includes the pilot areas from Greece, Slovenia, Italy and Spain. Parameters of initial zoom: Zoom level 11 Center coordinates Latitude Longitude X max Extent Y max X min Y min Table 2 Initial zoom parameters 13

14 The graphic scale (lower left), the geographical coordinates in ETRS89 (upper right), navigation tools and layer manager (upper left) are displayed. The graphic scale shows a graphical representation of the scale being displayed on the map. The coordinates of the location of the mouse pointer on the map are shown in the upper right corner of the map. These coordinates are shown in geographical (latitude/longitude) format. The Datum of the map is also indicated. The base map by default is Open Street Map (OSM) Style Corporate color: RGB color model: 99, 154, 51 Marker (icons): U turn place Bottle neck: barrier Passing place Bottle neck: bridge Water point Bottle neck: tunnel Hydrant Bottle neck: other Traffic restriction Clustering: Table 3 Icons of thematic layers Some point information layers are symbolized using clustering, that allows grouping in a single icon different features when they are in proximity to one another. When zooming in to the group of entities, icons will spread to each location. Performed with the leaflet marker cluster plugin. 14

15 Lines (Inventory road): Figure 9 Clustering example in the FORCIP+ Mapviewer <Name>FTC 1</Name> <CssParameter name="stroke">#ff0000</cssparameter> <CssParameter name="stroke-width">2</cssparameter> <Name>FTC 2</Name> <CssParameter name="stroke">#0070ff</cssparameter> <CssParameter name="stroke-width">2</cssparameter> <Name>FTC 3</Name> <CssParameter name="stroke">#a87000</cssparameter> <CssParameter name="stroke-width">2</cssparameter> Text: Fonts used in texts: RobotoDraft 300. Style: normal. Weight: 300. Size: 14px. Line Height: 20px. Color: #9d9d9d RobotoDraft bold. Style: normal. Weight: bold. Size: 14px. Line Height: 17px. Color: #639a33 RobotoDraft 300. Style: normal. Weight: 300. Size: 14px. Line Height: 30px. Color: # Transparency: 23%. 15

16 3.2.2 Functionalities and tool descriptions Map Interface About: displays viewer information, contact detail and a help manual. Figure 10 About section Download: a new window is displayed where thematic layers and formats available will appear when selecting this section located on the right side of the header. Full Screen: this tool allows displaying the application in full screen. Zoom Area: This tool will zoom the map to a specific area, creating a frame by pressing and moving the cursor. Measure: This tool allows to perform measurements in the map. 16

17 A dialog box will appear after clicking on it that allows closing the tool or creating a new measurement. To create a new measurement, one clicks on the map creating points and finishes by using the finalize option shown in the dialog box. Figure 11 Measurement tool When adding points and when the measurement is finished, distance and area data will be shown. 17

18 Figure 12 Measurement result When clicking on any measurement, there is the ability to delete it or zoom in to it. Initial view: by clicking this button the initial zoom is restored. Navigation buttons (zoom +/-): These two buttons (+ and -) allow to modify the current zoom of the map by zooming in or zooming out. Layer manager: Clicking the icon will show/hide the sidebar, which will give access to the management of all the cartographic information. All the features in this sidebar are detailed in the section below. 18

19 Figure 13 Pilot areas in Forcip+ project Map information manager By clicking on the Layer Manager icon, a sidebar will be displayed from which all cartographic information and search results can be managed: Thematic layers: shows a list of the different groups of thematic layers available in the Map Viewer. It allows displaying each group and adding or removing themed layers in the view. Figure 14 Thematic layers in FORCIP+ project 19

20 Active layers: by means of this button the visualization, and presentation of the different layers that are part of the map in each moment, are displayed. These are the active layers. This list presents the following functions: Figure 15 Active layers It allows to show/hide certain options to interact with the layer (detailed below) It allows to show/hide each layer in the map Change the display order of each layer. To do it press and drag to the desired new position Change the opacity/transparency of each layer Access to the window with the summary metadata of the layer and the metadata tab There is an image with the symbology corresponding to each layer: the legend Finally a button is offered to delete each layer of the map Table 4 Active layers functions Base maps: A list of base maps is available. Corresponds to Open Street Map (basic and grey), Google maps (Hybrid, Satellite, Terrain and Street). There is the possibility to select a map with white background. 20

21 Figure 16 Base maps available in the Mapviewer The selected map will appear with a thicker, highlighted in green border. External map service (WMS): This tool allows adding external layers to the map, using the WMS protocol. Figure 17 External map service 21

22 External layers can be selected from a predefined list. Or by entering the URL of the WMS service. Figure 18 Predefined WMS Figure 19 External map service In this section the application offers links to different websites of the involved project partner countries. Figure 20 Links to external WMS 22

23 Hide sidebar: This button hides the sidebar of the application and expands the display space of the map. REFERENCES Orman, L. V. (1989). Public information systems. The Information Society, 6(1-2), Sundgren, B. (2012). What is a public information system?. International Journal of Public Information Systems, 1(1). Thompson, R. D. (1999). NATIONALLY INTEGRATED TRAVELER INFORMATION SYSTEM. Public roads, 63(1). 23

24 4. TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1 solution levels in public information systems 7 Figure 2 Internet network 9 Figure 3 FORCIP+ website 10 Figure 4 Newsletter section in FORCIP+ website 10 Figure 5 Task B deliverable section in FORCIP+ website 11 Figure 6 FORCIP+ Mapviewer logo 11 Figure 7 Web-GIS structure 12 Figure 8 FORCIP+ Mapviewer. Initial view. 13 Figure 9 Clustering example in the FORCIP+ Mapviewer 15 Figure 10 About section 16 Figure 11 Measurement tool 17 Figure 12 Measurement result 18 Figure 13 Pilot areas in Forcip+ project 19 Figure 14 Thematic layers in FORCIP+ project 19 Figure 15 Active layers 20 Figure 16 Base maps available in the Mapviewer 21 Figure 17 External map service 21 Figure 18 Predefined WMS 22 24

25 Figure 19 External map service 22 Figure 20 Links to external WMS 22 25

26 5. List of Tables Table 1 Map viewer infrastructure summary Table 2 Initial zoom parameters Table 3 Icons of thematic layers Table 4 Active layers functions