Environmental Software Systems

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vi

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2. Enviromatics Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Enviromatics: Environmental Information and Environmental Decision Support

      • Ralf Denzer

      Pages 3-6

3. Environmental Issues

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7

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   2. Will “environmental” be replaced by “extrasensory”?

      • Lidia Morawska

      Pages 9-17

   3. Some Current Issues In Using Diffuse Large Datasets For Environmental Modelling In New Zealand

      • Graham McBride, Ude Shankar, Rich Alexander, Sandy Elliott

      Pages 18-23

4. Environmental Information Systems Tools and Techniques

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 25-25

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   2. Self-Organising Maps for the Classification and Diagnosis of River Quality from Biological and Environmental Data

      • William J. Walley, Raymond W. Martin, Mark A. O’Connor

      Pages 27-41

   3. Case Libraries and Information Theoretic Case Matching for Soil and Water Resources Management

      • Sarah Dorner, Christopher Pal, Edwin Ongley, David A. Swayne

      Pages 42-48

   4. A Distributed Architecture for Environmental Information Systems

      • Martin Purvis, Stephen Cranefield, Mariusz Nowostawski

      Pages 49-56

   5. Predicting Patterns In Spatial Ecology Using Neural Networks: Modelling Colonisation of New Zealand Fur Seals

      • Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Martin Purvis, Rumen Raykov, Qinqing Zhou, Lloyd S. Davis

      Pages 57-65

   6. Patterns of Use of Computer Support for Environmental Accreditation in Rural New Zealand

      • Samuel Mann, Ian Brown

      Pages 66-77

   7. B-Spline Surface Modelling with Adaptive de Boor Grids in Hydroinformatics

      • C. Lichy, V. Berkhahn

      Pages 78-87

   8. What Would a Reusable Meteorology Component for Environmental Models Look Like

      • C. R. Maul

      Pages 88-94

   9. The Use of UML for Model Design and Scientific Software Development

      • C. R. Maul

      Pages 95-100

5. Environmental Information Systems Implementations

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101

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   2. Integration Of Remote Data Into Water Resources Simulation Software: Now Or Never?

      • R. M. Argent

      Pages 103-113

   3. An EIS Called WuNDa

      • Reiner Güttler, Ralf Denzer, Patrik Houy

      Pages 114-121

   4. A Computer-Based Emission Inventory

      • G. Schimak, W. Winiwarter

      Pages 122-130

   5. Soil Quality Indicators On The World Wide Web

      • Linda Lilburne, Graham Sparling, Louis Schipper, Allan Hewitt, Roger Gibson

      Pages 131-141

Environmental Informatics (or Enviromatics) is a maturing subject with interdisciplinary roots in computer science, environmental planning, ecology, economics and other related areas. Its practitioners must be prepared to work with many diverse professional groups. It forms the foundation for computer-assisted environmental protection.
This book contains an edited version of papers presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Environmental Software Systems (ISESS '99), which was held at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, from August 30 to September 2, 1999, and was sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP). The text is divided into six sections:

• Enviromatics - Introduction;
• Environmental Issues;
• Environmental Information Systems - Tools and Techniques;
• Environmental Information Systems - Implementations;
• Environmental Decision Support Systems;
• Specialised Topics.

This state-of-the-art volume will be essential reading for computer scientists and engineers, ecologists, and environmental planners and managers.

• Ecology
• Environmental Management
• Geoinformationssysteme
• Landsat
• development
• environment
• environmental protection
• information
• organization

• Saarland State University for Applied Sciences, Germany

  Ralf Denzer

• University of Guelph, Canada

  David A. Swayne

• University of Otago, New Zealand

  Martin Purvis

• Austrian Research Centers, Austria

  Gerald Schimak

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