Innovative and sustainable marine geospatial data infrastructure for Malaysia
Hamid-Mosaku, A. I., M.R. Mahmud and M.S. Mohd
Malaysiaas astride a long coastline and extensive marine areas. Its extent is approximately twice that of land (1.75:1), with 827 islands, 273 geographic entities, abundant living and non-living natural and human resources coupled with extensive maritime activities. The coordination of these different aspects needs innovative and sustainable drive towards effective marine resources utilization. Marine Geospatial Data Infrastructure (MGDI) represents a recent initiative which can effectively achieve the above scenarios and this has not been given adequate research considerations in Malaysia. The objective of this paper, which is part of an on-going research, is to highlight the need for an innovative and sustainable MGDI development. Reported innovative models derived from literature will be partly used in the MGDI development having backdrop of sustainable and emerging paradigms. The results obtained from the development will be verified with different marine activities case studies. Furthermore, the research findings will be published in local and international conferences and journals. The development of the Marine Geospatial Data Infrastructure (MGDI) is a sine qua non to Malaysiaas maritime activities and effective maritime service deliveries, ocean utilization and management.
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