To be honest, I've thought about creating this environmental data management blog for about three years. I put it off, making the excuse that I really didn't have the time to make it worthwhile. Even if I had the time to write, I'd never make the time (as a courtesy to others) to edit my drivel. It occurred to me yesterday as I sorted through a messed up spreadsheet that I was tired of environmental monitoring data being stored in spreadsheets and I owed it to somebody to create this blog.
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| Picture taken near Mount Princeton, Colorado (October, 2010). |
For no other reason than to give myself direction, here's a summary of some of the topics that I will be writing about in the near future.
1. Just to be clear, what is an environmental data management system?
2. The Oilsands: An environmental monitoring system starts with a database
3. EarthSoft recognizes the life cycle of environmental monitoring data
4. Why I love Manifold GIS
5. Metadata - safeguarding the quality and value of your data for the future
1 comment:
The problem that has usually arisen with environmental database management software is that it is either too inflexible, or needs someone who is an expert in IT to keep it running. They are often quite costly too. Scientists demand that solutions be flexible (ie easily customised) and be intuitive to use.
Can I draw your attention to a package that we develop (ESdat), it is used by many contaminated site consultants including Golders, AECOM, ERM, PB to name some of the bigger companies. In a recent user survey over 50% of respondants indicated they saved 40% or more time, and all saved at least 20%. Further, 98.8% of users indicated they would recommend it to others.
The entry level cost is very affordable, it is very point and click, doesn't require an IT technician to install, and can be completely customised. You can find further information by contacting Dataforensics in Norcross, Georgia, or visiting http://www.dataforensics.net/esdat.php
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