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- Konferenzbeitrag“Good Design is Environmentally-Friendly.” – Discussion of Rams‘ Principle in Context of the Software Life Cycle(EnviroInfo Dessau 2012, Part 2: Open Data and Industrial Ecological Management, 2012) Gerber, Sven; Gerber, Sandra; Krüger, Peter; Arndt, Hans-KnudDieter Rams publicized a statement that good design of products is environmentally friendly. This paper discusses software, as an intangible product, with environment and terms related to environment. To measure software in context of environment we discuss two accepted methods and show the shortage of these methods in connection with software. We also mention the analogy between software life cycle and general product life cycle. By considering all the aspects, we reasoned that ecological design of software is inherently covered by non-functional requirements which take up product characteristics concerning the whole software life cycle. Finally we discuss if Rams’ statement related to nowadays understanding of environment and propose a revised statement.
- KonferenzbeitragEco-Social Market Economy for a Better World(EnviroInfo Dessau 2012, Part 1: Core Application Areas, 2012) Radermacher, Franz-Josef
- KonferenzbeitragGreen Web Engineering - Measurements and Findings(EnviroInfo Dessau 2012, Part 2: Open Data and Industrial Ecological Management, 2012) Dick, Markus; Kern, Eva; Johann, Timo; Naumann, Stefan; Gülden, ChristianThe power consumption of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is still increasing. In order to handle this problem, we can hereby distinguish between two directions: Green IT and Green by IT. Green IT means, how ICT itself can be more energy efficient. Green by IT means how we can improve energy efficiency in other fields with the help of ICT. In our paper we describe an approach regarding Green IT: How software and especially websites can be improved on the server side regarding their energy consumption. For example, caching and compression technologies, as well as decreased sizes of pictures can significantly reduce the network traffic. Here we give some suggestions and we present concrete measurement results, which show the differences in the induced energy consumption.
- KonferenzbeitragGeographical Information System “meets” Environmental Data Management – Exemplified at practical projects(EnviroInfo Dessau 2012, Part 1: Core Application Areas, 2012) Rudolf, HeinoAbstract The most practical Geographical Information Systems provide the data based on spatial aspects. They define spatial feature classes with additional thematic attributes. That’s why in practice you find very often different feature classes for one real world object, e.g. one street both as line-object and as polygon-object – and the same attributes are saved two times with inconsistency. But UML (Unified Modelling Language) and all UML-based data structures (among others the INSPIRE data specifications) define an object oriented data management. That means e.g.: • one real object is one information object • all objects can have more and different geometries • the geometry is to handle like an attribute • the handling of generalisations and heredities • the need to manage versioning and historiography. And the practical use cases require that object oriented structures too. In the following the necessity and innovative solutions should be presented by 5 examples.
- KonferenzbeitragEstablishing and Operating a Metadata Portal for Soil Measurement Data(EnviroInfo Dessau 2012, Part 2: Open Data and Industrial Ecological Management, 2012) Mathews, Jeanette; Bandholtz, ThomasSoil monitoring programmes in Germany are widely spread by location, scope of observation, funding and temporal extent. Citizens as well as professionals have difficulties picking up the “right” data for their needs, many times not even knowing that such data exists. The Federal Environment Agency in Germany, “Umweltbundesamt (UBA)” has commissioned an R&D project to establish and operate a Metadata Portal for Soil Monitoring Data on a national level. It will make structures descriptions of all the distributed programmes accessible on the Web, and searchable by various criteria. Embedded in a set of well-balanced open standards and specifications (such as OGC, W3C, INSPIRE, GS-SOIL or the national CSW profile) the portal will be built in close cooperation with the data providers and the owners of standards or re-used software components. Finally it will become a versatile information source either by itself or as a service to be integrated by INSPIRE, PortalU, and Linked Environment Data.
- KonferenzbeitragChemicals in our life. Communication Strategies for Chemical Information under REACH(EnviroInfo Dessau 2012, Part 1: Core Application Areas, 2012) Knetsch, GerlindeHow Information Systems on Chemicals can provide a better understanding for environmental issues? Information and communication technology (ICT) plays an important role in the worldwide economy. Computational infrastructures and networks, with well documented data and information, underpin the possibilities to deliver target oriented messages to politicians and the public on a regional, national and global level. So, ICT has an impact for the well being of citizens in the world. Innovative technologies brings together various databases containing, for example, information about chemical substances and their properties, their behaviour and effects on the environment and in human beings. Consequently the issue of chemical safety is one of an innovation factor in our society, particularly from the point of view of health and environmental protection.
- KonferenzbeitragEnvironment in Poland and capital outlays on pollution control(EnviroInfo Dessau 2012, Part 1: Core Application Areas, 2012) Bartoszczuk, PawelAfter the Second World War, Poland became a communist’s country, and heavy industry was developed. Along with industrialization, the environment was deteriorated. Ecological and human costs of living in the degraded environment were not considered. On-going changes in Poland and large financial outlays on environmental protection have caused environmental improvement, but also some new unpredicted problems. In spite of better water management, still the most important problem involves eutrophication. An analysis of the size and structure of outlays on sewage management and water protection is carried out in the paper.
- KonferenzbeitragEnvironmental ‘live‘-monitoring utilizing geoKnowledge Design principles(EnviroInfo Dessau 2012, Part 1: Core Application Areas, 2012) Mittlboeck, Manfred; Vockner, Bernhard; Richter, Andreas; Heistracher, ThomasWithin the scope of this paper, we present a new and enhanced strategy in organizing ‘live’ GIS enabled monitoring of environmental parameters based on ‘geoKnowledge Design patterns. This approach is able to enhance the broad and sustainable availability of environmental sensing information for an increasing spatially enabled society. The proposed concept is based on and combines the principles of GeoDesign, Open Knowledge and Open Government Data to leverage the potential of environmental resources collected and monitored by public and private organizations around the world. It aims to realize the full potential formalized processes, tools and components utilizing distributed spatial information infrastructures. This is especially important for opening vast amounts of environmental monitoring ‘live’ data and derived information to different domains and user groups in a structured and harmonized manner. The approach is based on generic building blocks that can be (re)used, (re)combined, (re)scaled and cognitively (re)assembled in an iterative manner, sharing formalized information and knowledge pieces. To validate this strategy in the context of environmental monitoring with regard to a transparent integration into geographic information systems, the ‘SenSer Toolbox Family’ as a set of service components for environmental ‘live’ monitoring has been developed showing the strengths, benefits and challenges of this new formalization principles for the sustainable availability and utilization of environmental information.
- KonferenzbeitragFrom regional to European level: INSPIRE best practice network on providing soil data(EnviroInfo Dessau 2012, Part 1: Core Application Areas, 2012) Feiden, KatharinaThe best practice network GS SOIL “Assessment and strategic development of INSPIRE compliant GeodataServices for European Soil Data” established a European best practice network to improve the access to spatial digital soil data. In total, 34 project partners out of 18 European member states participated until May 2012. The role of the GS Soil best practice network is vital for the establishment of a Spatial Data Infrastructure for digital soil data in Europe. This in turn fosters - for a specific domain - the implementation of the INSPIRE Directive, which is essential for the successful cooperation of regional, national and European authorities in order to increase the access to spatial digital geodata. The GS Soil network centred the implementation on three core activities and results: Firstly, on the study of the frame conditions for improved soil data access in Europe. Secondly, on the development of an infrastructure for soil data exchange with two specific components: An integrated network, especially for data sets and with a technical infrastructure – the GS SOIL Portal (www.gssoil-portal.eu). Thirdly, on guidance for harmonizing soil data under the framework of the INSPIRE Directive and even beyond. Finally, it also conclude on the long term vision about the availability of digital soil information and thus on the extrapolation of the results achieved in the last three years of this European project related work.
- KonferenzbeitragE-Business Applications in a Cloud: an Opportunity for Small and Medium Enterprises to Go Green(EnviroInfo Dessau 2012, Part 2: Open Data and Industrial Ecological Management, 2012) Masele, Juma James; Marx Gómez, Jorge