DSS-SMPA: A WEB-BASED DESIGN AND

MANAGEMENT DECISION MAKING TOOL

FOR MPA IN COLOMBIA - SOUTH AMERICA

Pilar Lozano-Rivera Julin Pizarro, Julio

Bohrquez & Carolina Segura

The Marine and Coastal Research Institute Jos Benito

Vives de Andreis - INVEMAR

11th International Symposium for GIS and Computer Cartography for Coastal Zones Management CoastGIS 2013 June 18-21, 2013.
University of Victoria , Canada.

Outline
Introduction
Operative

Modules

General questions of Colombias SMPA

Designing MPA
Monitoring MPA
Additional

services
Implementation of the DSS-SMPA
Conclusion
Acknowledgments

Introduction
DSS-SMPA as an
information system to
support decision making
Colombia has 26 marine protected areas
(MPA) that cover close to 8% of the
countrys marine and coastal zones.
Coastal and marine biodiversity is
currently subject to various forms of
direct pressure and degradation

Operative Modules
DSS-SMPA is composed by several modules.
The main are:

Marine Protected Areas (MPA)

Subsystem of Marine Protected Areas (SMPA)

Operative Modules
General questions of Colombias SMPA
Filter tools questions combining five criteria:
1) MPA name, 2)MPA managing entity, 3) MPA
management level, 4) MPA geographic
location, 5) Category AP

Operative Modules
Designing MPA
This module includes tools for analyzing conservation targets (e.g.
ecosystems and species distribution), natural hazards impacting
biodiversity and, priority conservation proposed areas. This module also
offers tools for representativeness analysis, gap conservation analysis
and creation and viability assessment of new MPA

Priority conservation proposed areas module

Operative Modules
Designing MPA

Analyzing conservation targets module

Operative Modules
Designing MPA

Creation and viability assessment of new MPA module

Operative Modules

Monitoring MPA

This module aims to provide information regarding biodiversity within

MPA through a set of indicators of state, management and
effectiveness.This module provides, as well, those indicators created to
assess effectiveness, efficiency and efficacy of the implementation of
the SMPA

Operative Modules

Monitoring MPA

Indicators created to assess effectiveness , efficiency and efficacy

Operative Modules

Monitoring MPA

Indicators created to assess effectiveness , efficiency and efficacy

Additional services
The system provides additional services aimed
at accessing other important inputs for
decision-making. The most representative are:

The document manager

Connecting to a metadata catalog
A user management module
Data exchange based on REST web
services

Implementation of the DSS-SMPA

For the implementation of the DSS-SMPA, the
project will provide MPA managers and decision
makers:

Computer equipment suitable for use

the system
Training courses
A user management module
Data exchange based on REST web
services

Conclusion
The recent development of information
technology and the ease information access
have allowed offering to the users
applications based on graphs representation,
geographic distribution, spatial analysis and
integration of diverse data sources
The tools are now more intuitive, providing
greater information content and allowing
access to multiple sources of information
seamlessly to the user. These advantages
allow taking advantage of this type of
applications in the processes related to the
management and decision making.

Acknowledgments
To Marine and Coastal Research Institute
(INVEMAR) especially to its General Director,
Captain Francisco Arias-Isaza and GEF-SMPA
Project Leader.
To GEF-UNDP, the Ministry of Environment
and Sustainable Development (MADS),
Natural National Parks Administration (PNN),
all National Environmental Entities .
Special thanks for Dr. Jose Geralhz
international expert of WWF-Netherlands for
his contributions in the DSS-SMPA

Thank you for your attention

Gracias por su atencin

Julian Pizarro Pertuz

Julian.pizarro@invemar.org.co
Marine and Coastal Research Institute
INVEMAR
Cerro Punta Betn Santa Marta Magdalena
Colombia
www.invemar.org.co
Tel: 57 + 5 + 4328600 Ext 304