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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 …
E2sp. The Business Case Of An Environmental Information System In Asp Mode., M. Cislaghi, G. Corbetta, R. Mazzilli, F. Scanzani, M. Caselli, L. Trizio, C. Derognat, R. Dunal, K. Klejnowski, A. Bucko-Serafin
E2sp. The Business Case Of An Environmental Information System In Asp Mode., M. Cislaghi, G. Corbetta, R. Mazzilli, F. Scanzani, M. Caselli, L. Trizio, C. Derognat, R. Dunal, K. Klejnowski, A. Bucko-Serafin
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
According to PSR (OECD) and DPSIR (EEA) models, environmental agencies are in charge of measuring the State and Pressure and evaluate the Impact in order to define the most suitable Responses; this implies data analysis and reporting activities, as one of their core responsibilities. Environmental Information Systems support these activities by combining the advantages of first-rate consolidated technology (such as Business Intelligence and Data Warehouses) to specific technical architectures tailored to environmental management tasks. E2SP (Environmental Enterprise Service Provider) is a online reporting and forecasting platform, providing a cost effective, Internet based Environmental Information System and Decision Support System in …
From Proprietary Environmental Software Systems To Interoperable Components, D. Havlik, Gerald Schimak, Ralf Denzer, Thomas Usländer
From Proprietary Environmental Software Systems To Interoperable Components, D. Havlik, Gerald Schimak, Ralf Denzer, Thomas Usländer
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
Rising awareness of the importance and vulnerability of the environment within the EU have led to several water related directives that culminated in the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) on 23 October 2000 [1]. Politically a revolution, the WFD has so far mainly concentrated on legislative issues and unified reporting, but leaving the question of sharing the measurements and services between monitoring networks (across country and/or administrative boarders) to a later (implementation) phase. In the meantime, the INSPIRE (Infrastructure for spatial information in Europe) and GMES (Global monitoring for environment and security) initiatives are pursuing a technically even more ambitious …
Experience Gained From The Use Of Environmental Information Systems For The Public In The State Of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Werner Geiger, C. Düpmeier, M. Ruchter, T. Schlachter, R. Ebel, M. Linnenbach
Experience Gained From The Use Of Environmental Information Systems For The Public In The State Of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Werner Geiger, C. Düpmeier, M. Ruchter, T. Schlachter, R. Ebel, M. Linnenbach
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
For the protection of the natural environment and a sustainable development, joint responsibility and participation of the citizens are indispensable. In this connection, enlightenment and information of the public and the promotion of environmental awareness play a crucial role. This contribution shall present various environmental information systems for the public and report about the experience gained from their development and operation. The systems have been developed as parts of the Baden-Wuerttemberg Environmental Information System by Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe in cooperation with the State Institute for the Environment, Measurements, and Nature Protection. In particular, the Baden-Wuerttemberg Environmental Information Network with a portal …
Process Analysis Of Environmental Reporting, J. Ráček, Jiří Hřebíček, T. Pitner
Process Analysis Of Environmental Reporting, J. Ráček, Jiří Hřebíček, T. Pitner
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
Paper outlines current trends in environmental information management in the Czech Republic specifically in the field of environmental reporting systems. The paper also presents selected results of two research projects “Analysis and Design of Environmental Data Models and External Czech Environmental Information System Interfaces Compatible with the EU” and “Proposal of Communication Framework with International Environmental Information Systems”. The paper furthermore discusses the developed web based information system Central Data Model which facilitates the management and monitoring of the reporting activities that the Czech Republic demands. During the development of environmental reporting (on national and international levels) system the Unified …
E2sp. The Business Case Of An Environmental Information System In Asp Mode., M. Cislaghi, G. Corbetta, R. Mazzilli, F. Scanzani, M. Caselli, L. Trizio, C. Derognat, R. Dunal, K. Klejnowski, A. Bucko-Serafin
E2sp. The Business Case Of An Environmental Information System In Asp Mode., M. Cislaghi, G. Corbetta, R. Mazzilli, F. Scanzani, M. Caselli, L. Trizio, C. Derognat, R. Dunal, K. Klejnowski, A. Bucko-Serafin
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
According to PSR (OECD) and DPSIR (EEA) models, environmental agencies are in charge of measuring the State and Pressure and evaluate the Impact in order to define the most suitable Responses; this implies data analysis and reporting activities, as one of their core responsibilities. Environmental Information Systems support these activities by combining the advantages of first-rate consolidated technology (such as Business Intelligence and Data Warehouses) to specific technical architectures tailored to environmental management tasks. E2SP (Environmental Enterprise Service Provider) is a online reporting and forecasting platform, providing a cost effective, Internet based Environmental Information System and Decision Support System in …
From Proprietary Environmental Software Systems To Interoperable Components, D. Havlik, Gerald Schimak, Ralf Denzer, Thomas Usländer
From Proprietary Environmental Software Systems To Interoperable Components, D. Havlik, Gerald Schimak, Ralf Denzer, Thomas Usländer
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
Rising awareness of the importance and vulnerability of the environment within the EU have led to several water related directives that culminated in the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) on 23 October 2000 [1]. Politically a revolution, the WFD has so far mainly concentrated on legislative issues and unified reporting, but leaving the question of sharing the measurements and services between monitoring networks (across country and/or administrative boarders) to a later (implementation) phase. In the meantime, the INSPIRE (Infrastructure for spatial information in Europe) and GMES (Global monitoring for environment and security) initiatives are pursuing a technically even more ambitious …
Experience Gained From The Use Of Environmental Information Systems For The Public In The State Of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Werner Geiger, C. Düpmeier, M. Ruchter, T. Schlachter, R. Ebel, M. Linnenbach
Experience Gained From The Use Of Environmental Information Systems For The Public In The State Of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Werner Geiger, C. Düpmeier, M. Ruchter, T. Schlachter, R. Ebel, M. Linnenbach
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
For the protection of the natural environment and a sustainable development, joint responsibility and participation of the citizens are indispensable. In this connection, enlightenment and information of the public and the promotion of environmental awareness play a crucial role. This contribution shall present various environmental information systems for the public and report about the experience gained from their development and operation. The systems have been developed as parts of the Baden-Wuerttemberg Environmental Information System by Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe in cooperation with the State Institute for the Environment, Measurements, and Nature Protection. In particular, the Baden-Wuerttemberg Environmental Information Network with a portal …
Process Analysis Of Environmental Reporting, J. Ráček, Jiří Hřebíček, T. Pitner
Process Analysis Of Environmental Reporting, J. Ráček, Jiří Hřebíček, T. Pitner
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
Paper outlines current trends in environmental information management in the Czech Republic specifically in the field of environmental reporting systems. The paper also presents selected results of two research projects “Analysis and Design of Environmental Data Models and External Czech Environmental Information System Interfaces Compatible with the EU” and “Proposal of Communication Framework with International Environmental Information Systems”. The paper furthermore discusses the developed web based information system Central Data Model which facilitates the management and monitoring of the reporting activities that the Czech Republic demands. During the development of environmental reporting (on national and international levels) system the Unified …
Continuous Simulation In Material Flow Networks, A. Moeller
Continuous Simulation In Material Flow Networks, A. Moeller
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
Software systems supporting industrial ecology, corporate material flow analysis and life cycle assessment, are normally used as environmental accounting systems. Using these software systems it is easy to model material and energy flow networks with hundreds or even thousands of processes. Environmental accounting systems are not only utilised to analyse and control existing material and energy flow systems, they are also applied to assess future scenarios in steady-state models. But these systems do not support dynamic modelling. Even though dynamic behaviour is not the main focus of environmental accounting systems, sometimes simulation models are required to estimate material and energy …
Using Floss Towards Βuilding Environmental Information Systems, Kostas Karatzas, Asteris Masouras
Using Floss Towards Βuilding Environmental Information Systems, Kostas Karatzas, Asteris Masouras
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
Public access to environmental information is the basis for a higher degree of involvement of citizens and stakeholders in environmental decision-making [Haklay 2003][EU ISPO 1999]. Environmental Information Systems play a key role in contemporary urban environmental management strategies, and are a prerequisite for the proper, timely information of the public [Kampinnen 2001]; yet the fuzzy nature of environmental information [Denzer 2002] requires for systems that can make optimum use of informatics and telecommunications infrastructures to address environmental management needs, while remaining openended, easy to use and inexpensive to implement and operate. In this paper, we will attempt to present the …
Generic Integration In Environmental Information And Decision Support Systems, Ralf Denzer
Generic Integration In Environmental Information And Decision Support Systems, Ralf Denzer
International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software
Environmental Information Systems (EIS) and Environmental Decision Support Systems (EDSS) are major building blocks in environmental management and science today. They are used at all levels of public bodies (community, state, national and international level), in science, in management and as information platforms towards the public. EIS and EDSS are usually said to have certain characteristics, which distinguish them from standard information systems, e.g. information complexity in time and space or uncompleteness or fuzzyness of data items. By the very nature of the complex tasks involved, different methodologies can be an option while developing a new system, for instance modelling, …