An interactive e-book is more than a pdf or static electronic document. This e-book includes text and a wide range of interactive elements (e.g. hyperlinks, photo galleries, video galleries, interactive graphs, interactive maps, interactive data/knowledge filters, etc.) drawing upon multiple online resources.
The e-book contains text and interactive graphics that enhances the user’s knowledge and learning experience. Interactive elements include:
Multi-Media: Multi-media elements include picture and video galleries, and embedded presentation slides.
Interactive maps: Interactive maps allow the user to explore dynamic spatial content from within the e-book platform.
Interactive graphics: When the reader place the mouse on top of some graphs, more information pops-up.
Interactive data and knowledge portals: These Annexes allow the reader to have access to further knowledge resources and information.
The e-Book works on any device having an internet connection (tablet, phone, laptop, touchscreens) and has a fully operating responsive design. The platform and programming provide user interface with a layout design that is adjusted automatically to the device hardware. The e-book is accessible on all browsers, although Chrome on desktops is recommended for best results.
A key feature of the e-book is it draws all the information from online services hosted by external services in the public domain. That makes the e-book a very “practical” tool that does not require a powerful machine or high-speed internet connections and allows for “real-time” data (e.g. those from earth observation or shared in-situ sensors).
Another important feature is much of the content can be translated into several languages using online translation tools – for example the Data Portal in Annex 1 can be accessed in both English and and several other languages using the online Google translation API (Application Program Interface).
This innovative and interactive knowledge e-Book allows easy updating of the contents on an iterative basis as the contents are revised and modified based on continued stakeholder inputs and updates.