Using the Okavango Basin Information System (OBIS)

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The ''Okavango Basin Information System (OBIS)'' is a web-based data management and dissemination platform that is being developed within the research project ''The Future Okavango (TFO)'' (see also http://www.future-okavango.org). This tutorial aims on giving OBIS users an overview of general features and describes how to use them in a step-by-step fashion.
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The ''[http://www.future-okavango.org/obis Okavango Basin Information System (OBIS)]'' is a web-based data management and dissemination platform that is being developed within the research project ''The Future Okavango (TFO)'' (see also http://www.future-okavango.org). This tutorial aims at giving OBIS users an overview of general features and describes how to use them in a step-by-step fashion.
  
 
== Software requirements ==
 
== Software requirements ==
In order to access and use OBIS, any current web browser can be used in general. OBIS was particularly tested with recent versions of the web browsers ''Firefox'', ''Microsoft Internet Explorer 9'', and ''Google Chrome''. As some of the OBIS user interfaces are best displayed on screens with resolutions higher than 1200x800 pixels, web browsers running on smartphones might not be well-suited.
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In order to access and use OBIS, only a current web browser is needed. OBIS primarily tested using recent versions of the ''Firefox'', ''Microsoft Internet Explorer 9'', and ''Google Chrome'' web browsers. As some of the OBIS user interfaces are best displayed on screens with resolutions of 1200x800 pixels and above, web browsers running on smartphones might not be suited.
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== Tutorial outline ==
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This tutorial is divided into the following parts covering different components and functionalities:
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* [[OBIS: getting started|Getting started]]: login procedure and user interfaces
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* [[OBIS: User interface concepts|User interface concepts]]
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* Browsing data:
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** [[OBIS: Geodata|Geodata]]
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** [[OBIS: Time series data|Time series data]]
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** [[OBIS: Study sites and observations|Study sites and observations, river systems and stations]]
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** [[OBIS: Scenario|Scenario]]
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** [[OBIS: Indicator|Indicator]]
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* Adding and modifying data
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** [[OBIS: Edit Geodata|Geodata]]
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** [[OBIS: Edit Time series data|Time series data]]
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* [[User permission management|User permission management]]

Latest revision as of 15:22, 25 March 2015

The Okavango Basin Information System (OBIS) is a web-based data management and dissemination platform that is being developed within the research project The Future Okavango (TFO) (see also http://www.future-okavango.org). This tutorial aims at giving OBIS users an overview of general features and describes how to use them in a step-by-step fashion.

Software requirements

In order to access and use OBIS, only a current web browser is needed. OBIS primarily tested using recent versions of the Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, and Google Chrome web browsers. As some of the OBIS user interfaces are best displayed on screens with resolutions of 1200x800 pixels and above, web browsers running on smartphones might not be suited.

Tutorial outline

This tutorial is divided into the following parts covering different components and functionalities:

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