Web atlas technology as a tool of Czech Official Development Assistance

摘要

The Czech Republic expresses solidarity with the people in developing countries and feels its share of responsibility in addressing global problems that are largely related to poverty. Official Develo pment Assistance (ODA) is a fully-fledged part of the foreign policy of the Czech Republic and contributes to the achievement of its objectives. The Czech Development Agenc's (CZDA) core responsibility is to ensure general public support for ODA. The Atlas of Official Development Assistance (AODA) created by the Departments of Development Studies and Geoinformatics, both of Palacky University in Olomouc, brings the new dimensions of geotechnologies and digital cartography into the workspace of the CZDA. The paper outlines the methodologies followed and technologies used in the process of creating the Atlas of Official Development Assistance as well as the results of teachers' involvement within the process. Secondly the paper shares best practices experienc ed during the implementation of ArcGIS for Flex as an example of Rich Internet Application (RIA). Thirdly, it demonstrates how web atlas technology can be used to improve general public support for Official Development Assistance.