Table 1 Major GIS functions of this pilot system

1. Real-time map page

• Aggregated map

• Embargo implementation

• Fixed zoom, interactive zoom

• Polygon feature identify, select by rectangle, clear selection

• Pan, measure distance, print, save map

• Fixed legend

• Zoom to provinces

• Large map

• Open, close spatial query results

• Integrated legend for WMS, real-time data, and ArcIMS layers

• Bird location point map

• OGC WMS data access

• Point feature identify, select by rectangle, clear selection

• Link point feature to data editing page

2. Static map page

• Switch to different regions

• Animation of static maps

• Define date period for static map retrieval

• Embargo

3. Services

• Static maps generation

• Geo-referencing

• Spatial data validation

• Incident point shapefile generation

• WMS update

4. Data reporting and editing pages

• Real-time map

• Interactive zoom

• Spatial validation result display

• Retrieve mouse point coordinate