environmental data management dar es salaam 22.10.2014 rla@miljodir.no

Environmental data management

Dar es Salaam 22.10.2014rla@miljodir.no

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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1

2

4

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

rla@miljodir.no

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