User:Dalcanale/WQIN

WQIN is a pilot project for a Collaborative Water Quality Knowledge and Information Network.

Its goal is to provide tools for a new and dynamic way to exchange of information. It is a completely open system, where users can not only contribute with information on Water Quality but can also suggest and even write new applications for the network itself. To address information reliability, a community filtering process is being implemented, and every piece of information will be rated and have a link to its source.

The network was developed based on responses from the questionnaire distributed among professionals from different segments of the water resources community, when key elements where identified and then implemented.

The main goal of WQIN is to transform scattered water quality information into structured knowledge.



Main features:

Announcements: conferences, events, opportunities and more...

Event Calendar:Conferences, courses and other events.

Forum: Send a question, answer one, discuss, share, learn.

Image Gallery: Images from projects or other water quality related photos

Projects Database: Working on a Water Quality Indicators Project? Contribute with some information and your project website. Learn from other people's experiences, share information, contact other professional and agencies working in the same area.

Jobs and Funding :Grants, Scholarships, Fellowships and Employment opportunities.

News section: Latest news and any newsworthy article related to Water Quality. Read and leave comments on news articles on this section.

Publications, Models and other References: Portal to resources available on the web. Publications, educational resources, data, software and more....

User Database: This community will always be based on a trust network. That means users are able to recommend and check other user's credentials (under development, coming soon), to address reliability.

Relevance Rating System : Nearly Every piece of information will have a relevance level. This helps users to sort through the database and find reliable information and resources. It will also give users the opportunity to have input on the content of the site. The next step will also show the level contribution of the author, based on its trust network score and his previous contribution's ratings.