The One-Stop and Multi-faceted Observation Data Service for Supporting an Efficient Environmental Management

摘要

This paper presents eInformatorium -- a one-stop and multi-faceted observation data service. In particular, eInformatorium enables users to simply (i) acquire any observation data of interest across geographically distributed repositories via a single point access, and (ii) visualize any observation data of choice in a desirable graphical presentation on demand and in a user-oriented manner. The applicability of eInformatorium is currently evaluated by a few users. The result has shown that eInformatorium enables users to simply acquire the preferable visualized observation data in a time and budget efficient manner. It also leads them to further conduct detailed studies and decisions. Last but not least, beside users, eInformatorium encourages repository owners to register and share their belonging observation data.