International

ICAN is a project of UNESCO IOC´s IODE Programme, and ICAN members seek to play a leadership role in forging international collaborations of value to the participating nations, thereby optimizing regional governance in coastal zone management and marine spatial planning.

Coastal

We live on a blue planet, with oceans and seas that cover more than 70% of the Earth's surface. The oceans feed us, regulate our climate, and generate most of the oxygen we breathe. Approximately 37% of the world's population lives within 100 km of the coast. (UNEP)

Atlas

CWAs are "...collections of digital maps and datasets with supplementary tables, illustrations, & information that systematically illustrate the coast, oftentimes with cartographic & decision support tools, all of which are accessible via the Internet."  O'Dea et al., 2007

Network

Membership in ICAN is open to all interested parties who agree to the mission & objectives of ICAN, including those with an operational coastal web atlas, as well as those hoping to design and build a coastal web atlas in the future.

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ICAN 6 Program

Details
Published: 06 July 2016 06 July 2016
Draft Program, ICAN-6 Workshop, 16 - 17 June 2013
University of Victoria, BC, Canada
“Expanding Participation in Coastal Web Atlas Development and Use”
TimeDay 1 - Sunday, 16 June 2013
ICAN as an IODE Project and Atlas Stories
Room: Cornett A120
8:30-9:00a Registration
  Social Sciences & Mathematics Building, Lower Foyer 
9:00-9:15a Welcome and Workshop Objectives
  Welcome Address, Rosaline Canessa, Department of Geography, uVIC Workshop Objectives & Agenda, Ned Dwyer, ICAN Chair
9:15-09:30a The IODE Context for ICAN
  What it means to be an IODE project: Practical considerations Peter Pissierssens, IODE
09:30-10:30a Coastal Atlas Training Needs and Opportunities Chair: Kathrin Kopke, CMRC, Ireland

  For our Coasts