Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 3 of 3
Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network
The Growing Importance Of Open Service Platforms For The Design Of Environmental Information Systems, Thomas Usländer
The Growing Importance Of Open Service Platforms For The Design Of Environmental Information Systems, Thomas Usländer
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
Environmental Information Systems (EIS) play a key role in our understanding of the past, current and future status of the environment. In the last 10-15 years, the design of EIS has undergone fundamental changes following both the requirements of the users and the capabilities of the underlying information technologies (IT). This paper first identifies three major trends that have determined these changes: 1) integration of several thematic domains to support interdisciplinary environmental tasks, 2) distribution of EIS to a wider spectrum of users, and 3) permanent functional enrichment with sophisticated functions such as environmental simulations or geo-processing capabilities. It then …
Environmental Information Systems Of Public Administration – Status And Trends, W. Geigera, W. Pillmannb
Environmental Information Systems Of Public Administration – Status And Trends, W. Geigera, W. Pillmannb
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
As a basis of political decisions and administrative measures for the long-term conservation of the natural resources of life, public administration acquires, processes, and supplies a variety of information on the environment. The environmental information systems used for this purpose are subject to constant further development. The present paper will focus on requirements made on environmental information systems in Europe, which essentially result from directives of the European Union, and outline some basic technical trends in the field of public environmental information systems. Furthermore, such systems will be classified roughly depending on the providers, target groups, intentions, etc. By way …
Ict Tools For Environmental And Human Risk Assessment, Ivan Holoubek, Jiří Hřebíček, Ladislav Dušek
Ict Tools For Environmental And Human Risk Assessment, Ivan Holoubek, Jiří Hřebíček, Ladislav Dušek
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
Environmental (Ecological) and Human Risk Assessment (EcoHRA) is a complex process of assessing the influence of human activities on ecosystem duality and vice versa. The endpoint of EcoHRA is a prospective or retrospective assessment of stress factors influence (chemical contaminants, anthropogenic interventions or natural disasters) on ecosystems and their parts. Monitoring and collecting of available information as the source data for EcoHRA is a key part of the process for the assessor. The availability and quality of input data determines the complexity and feasibility of the process. In the problem description phase it is possible to use the public available …