environmental data management dar es salaam 22.10.2014 [email protected]
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Oil for Development Program
The Oil for Development (OfD) programme was launched by the Norwegian Government in 2005. The operative goal of the programme is "economically, environmentally and socially responsible management of petroleum resources which safeguards the needs of future generations".
My organization is the Norwegian Environment Agency, EPA is our counterpart in the environmental management.
Ultimately this process is about how to establish structures which are sound in relation to petroleum management
We have contributed on such processes among other in Uganda, East Timor, Ghana, Sudan and Zambia.
Aggregating environmental data, a standardizations approach
Enviromental database exampleNaturbase.no
Norway: Naturbase
Environmental database example: The Nature Database - ”Naturbase”
• national “library” on important parts of the Norwegian nature
• more than 145.000 objects• covering:
• Protected areas• Biodiversity - important
habitats, migration routes, feeding areas etc
• Recreation areas• Cultural landscapes
• data visualized in maps• detailed information about objects is
available
Naturbase – thematic data
National level detailed levelChoose thematic layer(s)Detailed information available about objects
Protected area
Naturbase - combining thematic data
Habitat area with important biodiversity (A) that has become a protected area.
Naturbase - factsheet
• Detailed information
• Signpost downloads
• Management plan• Regulations• Map
An environmental resource database also represents a potential for reuse, over and over again
Commercial and open source software - challenges
Mapping the environmental data landscape
Fra raw data to clearing house
Institutional database
Field data collection
Manual operations, queries, georeferenceing, harmonizingCopy of product
Geonode
Assements:• SA• State of the
Environment AG
• SEA• EIN• etc
Web-based data portal
Biodiversity presented
Map overview
Nice map, but some problems
More precisely
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Or in detail…
Border issues• Accuracy• Precision• Scale• Origin• Other?
Overview
Details
Clearinghouse?
Content management system
Embeddingmaps
Commercial and open source software - challenges
Commercial and open source software - challengesOpen Source software as part of development cooperation is not a matter of principle.
Choosing software in development cooperation projects is about finding good software tools to help you do the job.
Commercial software has a place – as long as it does not compromise long term goals
Both Uganda and Tanzania has told us how commercial software could be problematic
Some arguments
It costs money«Lock in» to proprietary standardsCommercial software was there first – but does this mean we have to use it now?
Availability of consultantsLicenses only available for short periods making the receiver dependent of the software. And with no further funding developed solutions are not available any more.
Some solutions
Contact Information
www.miljodirektoratet.no
www.mindland.com
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