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Environmental Information Systems

  • Textbook
  • © 1998

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Authors:
  1. Oliver Günther

    1. Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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  • The first textbook on environmental information systems
  • Gives a thorough introduction to the relevant information systems technology and its application in environmental management
  • The author has published numerous books and papers in the field and serves as a consultant to government agencies and industrial companies

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVIII
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  2. Introduction

    • Oliver Günther
    Pages 1-7

  3. Data Capture

    • Oliver Günther
    Pages 9-41

  4. Data Storage

    • Oliver Günther
    Pages 43-130

  5. Data Analysis and Decision Support

    • Oliver Günther
    Pages 131-169

  6. Metadata Management

    • Oliver Günther
    Pages 171-206

  7. Conclusions

    • Oliver Günther
    Pages 207-209

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 211-244
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Environmental information systems (EIS) are concerned with the management of data about the soil, the water, the air, and the species in the world around us. This first textbook on the topic gives a conceptual framework for EIS by structuring the data flow into 4 phases: data capture, storage, analysis, and metadata management. This flow corresponds to a complex aggregation process gradually transforming the incoming raw data into concise documents suitable for high-level decision support. All relevant concepts are covered, including statistical classification, data fusion, uncertainty management, knowledge based systems, GIS, spatial databases, multidimensional access methods, object-oriented databases, simulation models, and Internet-based information management. Several case studies present EIS in practice.

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  • Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Oliver Günther

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