Arndt, Hans-KnudFugmann, ThomasGünther, OliverRautenstrauch, ClausSchenk, Michael2019-09-162019-09-161999https://dl.gi.de/handle/20.500.12116/26565Many organizations have a range of existing environmental software systems. An environmental management information system (EMIS) should be able to integrate these existing systems. Our EMIS Desktop is an interface that enables users to register and access the existing and relevant environmental software. The registration information is formatted in the Extensible Markup Language (XML). The EcoExplorer and the EcoThesaurus are services which are embedded in the EMIS Desktop. The EcoThesaurus is a search tool that helps users in localizing and retrieving relevant environmental information. The EcoThesaurus offers retrieval and visualizing functionality concerning the data in the environmental management thesaurus.Text/Conference Paper