Abstract
Technology provides us with immense capabilities of acquiring, processing, archiving, presenting and distributing environmental data and information in great quantities. However, a number of fundamental problems needs to be solved before this technology can contribute effectively to operational integrated environmental management.
The paper first addresses the requirements for integrated environmental management and the resulting needs for data and informatioa Subsequently, it addresses the process of imaging Nature into a data system and then discusses some key aspects of such a data system. This will illustrate both the capabilities and limitations of current systems and will identify the needed developments.
Finally, a vision is presented on a future operational integrated environmental data and information system. Suggestions are given as to the required elements of such a system. Ideas for pilot projects are proposed to implement, test and further develop the suggestions given. In due time a world-wide environmental information system may emerge.
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Abbreviations
- CEO:
-
Centre for Earth Observation (EC)
- CEOS:
-
Committee on Earth Observing Satellites
- CLICOM:
-
WMO software package for processing of meteorological data
- COSMO:
-
Simulation package for coastal zone management scenarios
- CSR:
-
Cruise Summary Report (IOC)
- EC:
-
European Communities
- ECMWF:
-
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast
- EDMED:
-
European Directory of Marine Environmental Data (EC-MAST)
- EEA:
-
European Environment Agency (EC)
- ESA:
-
European Space Agency
- EWSE:
-
European-Wide Service Exchange (CEO)
- GCOS:
-
Global Climate Observing System (WMO)
- GEMS:
-
Global Environment Monitoring System
- GIS:
-
Geographic Information System
- GODAR:
-
Global Ocean Data Archaeology and Rescue project (IOC)
- GOOS:
-
Global Ocean Observing System (IOC)
- GRID:
-
Global Reference Information Database (UNEP)
- GTOS:
-
Global Terrestrial Observing System (UNEP)
- GTS:
-
Global Telecommunications System (WMO)
- ICES:
-
International Council for the Exploration of the Seas
- IGBP:
-
International Geosphere Biosphere Project
- IOC:
-
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO)
- JGOFS:
-
Joint Global Ocean Flux Study (IGBP)
- LDIS:
-
LOICZ Data and Information System
- LOICZ:
-
Land Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (IGBP)
- MAST:
-
Marine Science and Technology Programme (EC)
- MEDI:
-
Marine Environmental Data Inventory (IOC)
- NOAA:
-
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- OceanPC:
-
IOC software package for processing of oceanographic data
- PTT:
-
National postal, telegraph and telephone services
- UNEP:
-
United Nations Environment Programme
- WMO:
-
World Meteorological Organisation
- WOCE:
-
World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WMO, IOC)
- WWW:
-
World Weather Watch (WMO)
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IOC Manuals and Guides # 9: International Oceanographic Data Exchange, IOC Secretariat, 7 Place de Fontenoy, 75700 Paris, France.
IOC Manuals and Guides # 26: Manual of Quality Control Procedures for Validation of Oceanographic Data, (IOC see 3).
OceanPC Manual, Software for Management and International Exchange of Oceanographic Data (1993) IOC/INF-943, (IOC see 3).
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EDMED European Directory of Marine Environmental Data, EC-Marine Science and Technology Programme Office, 200 Rue de la Loi, 1049 Brussels, Belgium.
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Geerders, P.J.F. (1997). Nature’s Data and Data’s Nature. In: Harmancioglu, N.B., Alpaslan, M.N., Ozkul, S.D., Singh, V.P. (eds) Integrated Approach to Environmental Data Management Systems. NATO ASI Series, vol 31. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5616-5_5
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