Enhancing integrated environmental modelling by designing resource-oriented interfaces

  • Authors:

  • Carlos Granell;Laura DíAz;Sven Schade;Nicole OstläNder;JoaquíN Huerta

  • Affiliations:

  • Institute for Environment and Sustainability, European Commission - Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy;Institute of New Imaging Technologies, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain;Institute for Environment and Sustainability, European Commission - Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy;Institute for Environment and Sustainability, European Commission - Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy;Institute of New Imaging Technologies, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, Spain

  • Venue:
  • Environmental Modelling & Software
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

Integrated environmental modelling is gaining momentum for addressing grand scientific challenges such as monitoring the environment for change detection and forecasting environmental conditions along with the consequences for society. Such challenges can only be addressed by a multi-disciplinary approach, in which socio-economic, geospatial, and environmental information becomes inter-connected. However, existing solutions cannot be seamlessly integrated and current interaction paradigms prevent mainstream usage of the existing technology. In particular, it is still difficult to access and join harmonized data and processing algorithms that are provided by different environmental information infrastructures. In this paper we take a novel approach for integrated environmental modelling based on the notion of inter-linked resources on the Web. We present design practices for creating resource-oriented interfaces, driven by an interaction protocol built on the combination of valid linkages to enhance resource integration, accompanied by associated recommendations for implementation. The suggested resource-oriented approach provides a solution to the problems identified above, but still requires intense prototyping and experimentation. We discuss the central open issues and present a roadmap for future research.