5th ERCIM Environmental Modelling Group Workshop
by Jean-Paul Berroir
The fifth workshop of the ERCIM Environmental Modelling Group,
dedicated to Information Systems for Environmental Modelling,
was held on 3-4 June 1999. It was organized by INRIA and hosted
in Palais des Congrès, Versailles, France and attracted some 20
participants from six countries. The workshop chairman was Isabelle
Herlin from INRIA.
The lectures and discussions focused on information systems designed
for environmental modelling. More specifically, several issues
were addressed, all being crucial for the operational implementation
of environmental models, such as systems for air quality monitoring,
coastal zone management, hydrology, climate: these issues were
system architecture, data collection on the Internet, data management,
access to distributed geographic data sources, GIS applications
over the Internet.
The workshop was divided into three sessions, the first one concerning
applications of information systems to environment (air quality,
risk management), the second being focused on systems themselves.
A final session concerned ongoing European projects sharing the
concern of designing systems for environmental modelling. Four
projects have thus been presented, related to the European Telematics
or Inco programs.
The workshop ended with a lecture by Achim Sydow,GMD, chairman
of the working group, summarizing the IST/Telematics Environment
Concertation Meeting. This was the opportunity to discuss ideas
for future projects, to be formed within the working group. The
DECAIR project, dedicated to the use of remote sensing data for
air quality simulation, which has recently started under the framework
of the CEO program (Centre for Earth Observation), is a good example
of the success of the collaboration between members of the working
group.
Detailed information about the workshop program can be found at:
http://www-air.inria.fr/ercim.
Please contact:
Thomax Lux - GMD
Tel: +49 30 6392 1820
E-mail: lux@first.gmd.de
