Abstract

Business Intelligent tools for the Coral Database System were developed to provide publicly accessible scientific data for researching environmental changes on coral reefs. The Coral Database System was established for long-term monitoring of the coral ecological system. Here we describe the web database system used for acquiring and sharing numerical data and imagery with ecological researchers that has been deployed at five sites: (1) Racha Islands, Phuket; (2) Phi Phi Island, Krabi; (3) Hin Pae and Ngam Noi Island, Chumphon; (4) Tan Island, Suratthani; (5) Sinmana farm, Suratthani. Realtime-online data i.e. underwater sensor, meteorological data, underwater and beach Ecocam and offline data i.e. light/temp underwater sensors were visualized and available online at URL http://www.twibl.org/coraldb. The services are based on Java and Java Server Page technology (JSP), on Google Maps technology for mapping and GIS, webMathematica for data analysis, and visualization, social web application videos and Open Source Data Turbine for data integration for real-time data. The highly visual and interactive system should prove valuable for coral research, education, and public awareness purposes. This realtime online system provides a useful tool for sustainable use of coral data resources in long-term monitoring of coral conservation and management. © 2012 IEEE.