Heidmann, CarstenSellerhoff, FrankLehfeldt, RainerValikov, AlekseiKazakos, WassiliosMoeller, AndreasPage, BerndSchreiber, Martin2019-09-162019-09-162008https://dl.gi.de/handle/20.500.12116/26396NOKIS and NOKIS++ are two German R&D projects, which aim at the integration of distributed data from different sources provided in various formats. The authors describe a Service Oriented Architecture, which has been implemented for users from coastal zone management. The available data types are characterized and the categories of used services are explained, together with the relevant standards in their respective sectors of application. Examples of the implemented services are given and the instrument to combine the available services is introduced. The article finishes with a short comparison between a SOA and central approaches.Text/Conference Paper