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== Access and data overview ==
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== System access and data overview ==
  
 
OBIS can be found under http://www.future-okavango.org/obis. Opening it in your favourite web browser you are greeted with the following screen:
 
OBIS can be found under http://www.future-okavango.org/obis. Opening it in your favourite web browser you are greeted with the following screen:
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[[File:OBIS_frontpage.png|600px|OBIS frontpage]]
 
[[File:OBIS_frontpage.png|600px|OBIS frontpage]]
  
Two menus (marked in red) offer access to various generic functions (top menu) and data types (left menu). Via the top menu, the following OBIS function can be accessed:
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Two menus (marked in red) offer access to various generic functions (top menu) and data types (left menu). Via the top menu, the following OBIS functions can be accessed:
* Search: allows to globally search over all datatypes
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* '''Search''': allows to globally search over all data types
* Reporting: shows lists of recently changed datasets
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* '''Reporting''': shows lists of recently changed datasets
* Account: allows to change user specific information (e.g. password or language)
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* '''Account''': allows to change user specific information (e.g. password or language)
* Admin: global admministration functions (e.g. user / permission management, system log files)
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* '''Admin''': global admministration functions (e.g. user / permission management, system log files)
* Login/-out
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* '''Login/-out'''
  
 
The left menu provides access to OBIS data about:
 
The left menu provides access to OBIS data about:
 
* '''Persons and organisations''': persons and organizations referred to in metadata of various other data types
 
* '''Persons and organisations''': persons and organizations referred to in metadata of various other data types
* '''Study sites''': descriptions of locations (points or areas) that field research is being done at
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* '''Study sites''': descriptions of locations (i.e. points or areas) at which (field) research is located
* '''Observations''': general field observations done at study sites, used for information not being covered by other data types
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* '''Observations''': general field observations done at study sites, used for information not covered by other data types
 
* '''Vegetation''': vegetation observations, can be linked to study sites
 
* '''Vegetation''': vegetation observations, can be linked to study sites
 
* '''Soil''': soil observations, can be linked to study sites
 
* '''Soil''': soil observations, can be linked to study sites
 
* '''Rivers''': rivers and their tributaries
 
* '''Rivers''': rivers and their tributaries
 
* '''Stations''': measurement stations, their location and type (e.g. climate station, streamflow gauge, ...)
 
* '''Stations''': measurement stations, their location and type (e.g. climate station, streamflow gauge, ...)
* '''Time series data''': time series of measured and simulated data, together with information about their stored parameters, source and data gaps
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* '''Time series data''': time series of measured and simulated data, together with information about their stored parameters, source, and data gaps
* '''Geodata''': geospatial data in general with description of their projection, type and other metadata  
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* '''Geodata''': geospatial data, including descriptions of map projection , data type, and other metadata (in accordance with the ISO 19115 standard)
 
* '''Scenarios''': general purpose future development scenarios (e.g. related to climate or land use change)
 
* '''Scenarios''': general purpose future development scenarios (e.g. related to climate or land use change)
* '''Indicators''':  
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* '''Indicators''': environmental indicators and their values suited to evaluate scenarios applied to study sites
 
* Documents
 
* Documents
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* Glossary
  
 
== User account ==
 
== User account ==
  
As a default, users are logged in automatically as a guest user. In OBIS, the guest user account already allows to access a variety of functions, including
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As a default, users are logged in automatically as a guest user. In OBIS, the guest user account already allows access to a variety of functions, including
* searching for / displaying meta-information of most stored data
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* searching for / displaying meta-information about most stored data
 
* visualizing interactive maps and previews of geospatial data
 
* visualizing interactive maps and previews of geospatial data
 
* displaying previews of time series graphs and images
 
* displaying previews of time series graphs and images
  
The guest user is not allowed to access and download detailed information such as time series or geodata. The same holds for accessing restricted and account specific functions like language settings (the guest user uses English language). For an individual dataset, specific permissions may have been defined by the dataset owner and such might differ from default settings.
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The guest user is not allowed to access and download detailed information such as time series or geodata. The same holds for accessing restricted and account specific functions like language settings (the guest user account uses English). For an individual dataset, specific permissions may have been defined by the dataset owner and as such might differ from the default settings.
  
Throughout this tutorial, a user account with typical permission settings will be used. To login with your account, select the ''Login/-out'' link from the top menu. Please fill your user credentials into the form as shown in the image below:
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Throughout this tutorial, a user account with typical permission settings is used. To login with your account, select the ''Login/-out'' link from the top menu. Please fill your user credentials into the form as shown in the image below:
  
 
[[File:OBIS_login.png|600px|OBIS login form]]
 
[[File:OBIS_login.png|600px|OBIS login form]]
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[[File:OBIS_registration.png|600px|User registration form]]
 
[[File:OBIS_registration.png|600px|User registration form]]
  
Please carefully fill in the information about ''Affiliation'' and ''Request notice'' as the permissions granted by the OBIS administrator will be based on and justified by these data. Upon submitting the data, an OBIS administrator is notified about your request. Your account will usually be created within one day and your user credentials will be sent to you via an automated email.
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Please carefully fill in the information about ''Affiliation'' and ''Request notice'' as the permissions granted by the OBIS administrator will be based on and justified by these data. Upon submitting the data, an OBIS administrator is notified about your request. You may be contacted by the administrator to confirm or expand upon the information you submitted. Your account will usually be created within one day and your user credentials will be sent to you via an automated email.  
 
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Once you have successfully logged in, your currently used user account is displayed at below the main menu, e.g. ''Logged in as: nsk''. In case you are experiencing problems accessing data, please remember to check if the user account shown here is the one you intend to use. To change your user account settings like password, email address or preferred language, select the ''Account'' link from the top menu.
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== Generic concepts and user interfaces ==
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Once you have successfully logged in, your currently used user account is displayed below the main menu, e.g. ''Logged in as: skralisch''. In case you are experiencing problems accessing data, please remember to check if the user account shown here is the one you intend to use. To change your user account settings like password, email address, or preferred language, select the ''Account'' link from the top menu.
  
OBIS allows to store, manage and visualize a number of different data types, e.g. time series data and geodata. In many cases, a single dataset conists of more than one element. As an example, a geodata dataset may consist of
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* a metadata description of that dataset
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* one or more documents containing the real data or preview images of them
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* a map layer to be used to display interactive maps in through the OBIS mapserver
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Latest revision as of 15:34, 25 March 2015

[Back to tutorial main page]

System access and data overview

OBIS can be found under http://www.future-okavango.org/obis. Opening it in your favourite web browser you are greeted with the following screen:

OBIS frontpage

Two menus (marked in red) offer access to various generic functions (top menu) and data types (left menu). Via the top menu, the following OBIS functions can be accessed:

  • Search: allows to globally search over all data types
  • Reporting: shows lists of recently changed datasets
  • Account: allows to change user specific information (e.g. password or language)
  • Admin: global admministration functions (e.g. user / permission management, system log files)
  • Login/-out

The left menu provides access to OBIS data about:

  • Persons and organisations: persons and organizations referred to in metadata of various other data types
  • Study sites: descriptions of locations (i.e. points or areas) at which (field) research is located
  • Observations: general field observations done at study sites, used for information not covered by other data types
  • Vegetation: vegetation observations, can be linked to study sites
  • Soil: soil observations, can be linked to study sites
  • Rivers: rivers and their tributaries
  • Stations: measurement stations, their location and type (e.g. climate station, streamflow gauge, ...)
  • Time series data: time series of measured and simulated data, together with information about their stored parameters, source, and data gaps
  • Geodata: geospatial data, including descriptions of map projection , data type, and other metadata (in accordance with the ISO 19115 standard)
  • Scenarios: general purpose future development scenarios (e.g. related to climate or land use change)
  • Indicators: environmental indicators and their values suited to evaluate scenarios applied to study sites
  • Documents
  • Glossary

User account

As a default, users are logged in automatically as a guest user. In OBIS, the guest user account already allows access to a variety of functions, including

  • searching for / displaying meta-information about most stored data
  • visualizing interactive maps and previews of geospatial data
  • displaying previews of time series graphs and images

The guest user is not allowed to access and download detailed information such as time series or geodata. The same holds for accessing restricted and account specific functions like language settings (the guest user account uses English). For an individual dataset, specific permissions may have been defined by the dataset owner and as such might differ from the default settings.

Throughout this tutorial, a user account with typical permission settings is used. To login with your account, select the Login/-out link from the top menu. Please fill your user credentials into the form as shown in the image below:

OBIS login form

If you don't have an account yet, please select the Request new user account link from the same page and provide the required information in the following form as shown here:

User registration form

Please carefully fill in the information about Affiliation and Request notice as the permissions granted by the OBIS administrator will be based on and justified by these data. Upon submitting the data, an OBIS administrator is notified about your request. You may be contacted by the administrator to confirm or expand upon the information you submitted. Your account will usually be created within one day and your user credentials will be sent to you via an automated email.

Once you have successfully logged in, your currently used user account is displayed below the main menu, e.g. Logged in as: skralisch. In case you are experiencing problems accessing data, please remember to check if the user account shown here is the one you intend to use. To change your user account settings like password, email address, or preferred language, select the Account link from the top menu.

[Back to tutorial main page]

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