AlpConv Atlas: The Geospatial Content Management System of the Alpine Convention

Abstract

The Alpine Convention (AC) promotes research, cooperation and monitoring activities in the Alpine region. In this framework, the AC Atlas is the official content management system for geographical data published by the Alpine Convention. The AC Atlas' final goal is to promote, collect, organize, and disseminate the results of research activities carried out by the Alpine Convention, its Working Groups and by European projects in the Alpine region.The system is based on the open-source GeoNode platform supporting standard OGC services. Hence, the AlpConv Atlas allows for browsing, searching, editing documents, layers, maps, and related metadata by an intuitive web-based graphical user interface. The AC Atlas is finally a collaborative platform for managing various geographical data and the related documentation, which can be of great interest to several stakeholders.