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For d a t a p r ov id er s ou t sid e t h e Min ist r y, t h er e is t ech n ica lly t h e p oss ib ilit y for con n ec-t ion ec-t o ec-t h e m a in ser ver ec-t h r ou gh a lea s ed lin e. Dia l-u p con n ect ion is a lso p os sible.

A u ser ca n s ea r ch in t h e sy st em a n d r et r ieve in for m a t ion by m ea n s of t h e RE MSS-BOT Vis u a lWave clien t soft w a r e a n d con n ec-t ion ec-t o ec-t h e CDS m a in s er ver.

T h er e a r e a lso p la n s for t h e fu t u r e est a b lis h m en t of a r eleva n t Web ser ver in t h e M in -ist r y, on ly for s ea r ch a n d n av iga t ion fa cilit ies (n ot d a t a r et r ieva l). In t h e d ia gr a m of F igu r e 1 t h e d em on s t r a t or ’s m a in h a r dw a r e a n d s oft w a r e com p on en t s a r e s h ow n .

Functionality

T h e m a in d em on st r a t or elem en t s a r e: • n av iga t ion a ccor d in g t o t h e WWWW (Wh

o-Wh a t -o-Wh er e-o-Wh en ) cr it er ia , a s d evelop ed in t h e gen er a l RE MSSBOT sy st em a r ch it ec-t u r e fr a m ewor k ;

• b ilin gu a l u ser in t er fa ce (E n glis h a n d Gr eek );

• cen t r a l Ca t a logu e of Da t a Sou r ces (CDS) – M ICROSOF T ACCE SS 7.0 (m et a

-in for m a t ion a n d b il-in gu a l t h esa u r i -in E n glis h / Gr eek ) for s t or a ge of m et a in for -m a t ion a n d p oin t er s t o t h e ava ila ble r ea l d a t a ;

• con n ect ion t o d a t a p r ov id er s for r ea l d a t a r et r ieva l (E t h er n et n et wor k in t h e M in ist r y of E n v ir on m en t – p os sib ilit y for d ia l-u p con n ect ion of loca l a u t h or it ies’ d a t a b a s es);

• p os s ib ilit y for d a t a a ccess a u t h or isa t ion (k e p t a t d a t a p r ov id er s it e).

Available information

T h e ava ila ble in for m a t ion in t h e d em on s t r a -t or con cer n s :

1 Ad d r ess in for m a t ion : in stitu tes or in d iv id -u a ls d ea lin g w ith a ir p olu tion , w a ter q-u a l-ity, solid w a ste, m eteor ologica l m ea su re-m en ts, etc. in th e region .

2 In for m a t ion a b ou t d a t a sou r ces n ot d ir ect ly ava ila ble t h r ou gh t h e n et wor k : • R -in for m a tion : r e p or t s, m a p s,

d ocu m en t s, et c.

3 Air p ollu t ion in for m a t ion :

• R -p r od u cts: a ir p ollu t ion st a t ist ica l r e p or t s, m a p s of a ir p ollu t ion m ea su r m en t st a t ion s, d escr ip t ion of m ea su r e-m en t st a t ion s a n d p ollu t a n t s, et c.; • R -p r ocesses: d a t a con cer n in g m ea n va

l-u es of m a in p olll-u t a n t s (CO, CO2, N O, O3, et c.) p er d ay a n d p er m ea su r em en t st a t ion in t h e r e gion , com in g fr om t h e Min -ist r y d a t a b a s e. T h er e is a ls o t h e p ossib il-it y of a ccessin g d a t a t h r ou gh select ion s of m ea su r em en t st a t ion s, p ollu t a n t s a n d t im e p er iod s.

4 Wa t er q u a lit y in for m a t ion :

• R -p r ocesses: d a t a con cer n in g b a t h in g w a t er q u a lit y on t h e At t ica coa st s (b iologica l, ch em ica l p a r a m et er s – d escr ip -t ion of coa s-t s aw a r d ed w i-t h blu e fl a gs in Gr eece, a ccor d in g t o E U d ir ect ives). T h e s y s t em a lso p r ov id es t h e p ossib ilit y of for m in g q u er ies by t h e select ion of com -m u n e or p r ov in ce fr o-m p r ed efi n ed list s. 5 Solid w a st e in for m a t ion :

• R -p r ocesses: d a t a con cer n in g r ecyclin g a n d s olid w a st e q u a n t it ies p r od u ced p er d ay by loca l a u t h or it ies.

Future possible extensions

T h e d em on s t r a t or ’s p oss ible fu t u r e ext en -s ion -s con cer n t h e con n ect ion of n ew d a t a p r ov id er s in t h e r e gion t o t h e CDS ser ver, t oget h er w it h t h e cor r es p on d in g R-ser v ices, a s w ell a s t h e r e gist r a t ion of n ew in for m a t ion in t h e At t ica CDS.

Besid es t h ese, t h er e a r e a lso p la n s for t h e es t a blis h m en t of a r eleva n t Web ser ver on ly for CDS sea r ch a n d n av iga t ion .

On e ot h er ver y im p or t a n t com p on en t is t h e d evelop m en t of a t ool for a u t om a t ic u p d a t e a n d m a in t en a n ce of t h e CDS in for m a t ion .

Public bodies involved in

REMSSBOT

T h e p u blic b od ies in volved in t h e At t ica RE MSSBOT d em on st r a t or a r e:

• T h e Min ist r y of E n v ir on m en t , P h y sica l P la n n in g a n d P u blic Wor k s ( Dir ect or a t e of Air P ollu t ion a n d N oise Con t r ol, Wa t er Qu a lit y Div is ion , H ellen ic E ION E T n od e). T h e Min is t r y is on e of t h e m a in RE MSS-BOT u ser s a n d d a t a p r ov id er s a t t h e sa m e t im e. T h ey a r e in t er est ed in u sin g Central CDS system

Ce ntral CDS

Se rve r CDS Databas e CORBA/ DST

User site

REMSSBOT VW Clie nt So ftware

CORBA/ DST Lo c al Data Pro vide r Se rve r

Lo c al Data Data Pro vide r

Se rve r

Data provider system

CORBA/ DST Lo c al Data Pro vide r Se rve r

Lo c al Data Data Pro vide r

Se rve r

Data provider system Figure 1

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RE M SSBOT in fu r t h er d evelop m en t s con -cer n in g t elem a t ics a n d en v ir on m en t a n d for t h is r ea son t h ey su p p or t ed t h e p r oject fr om t h e st a r t .

• T h e P r efect u r e of At h en s, a lso a ct ively in volved in RE M SSBOT.

• A gr ou p of m u n icip a lit ies in t h e r e gion , in t er es t ed in m a k in g t h eir d a t a ava ila ble t h r ou gh RE MSSBOT or sim p ly u sin g RE M SSBOT in t h eir wor k .

Demonstrator expected benefits

T h e At t ica RE MSSBOT d em on s t r a t or is exp ect ed t o op er a t e a s a p r ot ot y p e for fu r t h er fu t u r e a ct iv it ies con cer n in g t h e u s e of t elem a t ics in en v ir on m en t a l in for m a t ion r e gist r a -t ion , or ga n isa -t ion a n d d is sem in a -t ion (a -t r e gion a l a n d n a t ion a l level), t h r ou gh t h e exp er ien ce ga in ed in en v ir on m en t a l in for m a -t ion m a n a gem en -t , a ccor d in g -t o -t h e CDS st r u ct u r e. Besid es t h is, t h e d em on st r a t or ca n a lso b e a w ay of p r om ot in g t h e in volvem en t of a ll in t er es t ed p a r t ies in r e gion a l en v ir on m en -t a l m on i-t or in g a n d d ecis ion m a k in g.

As m en t ion ed b efor e, t h e M in is t r y of t h e E n v ir on m en t is su p p or t in g t h e p r oject a n d is

in t er est ed in exp a n d in g it s u se in ot h er en v i-r on m en t a l d om a in s a n d i-r e gion s. It is exp ect ed t h a t RE MSSBOT w ill b r in g a n ew con cep t in en v ir on m en t a l in for m a t ion m a n a gem en t in At t ica a n d Gr eece in gen er a l a n d it w ill p r o-v id e a t ool for b et t er m on it or in g a n d d ecision m a k in g con cer n in g en v ir on m en t a l p r oblem s. It w ill a lso h elp in p r ov in g t h e p ossib ilit y of u sin g t elem a t ics a n d in for m a t ion sy st em s for t h e en v ir on m en t , t a k in g in t o a ccou n t t h e con cep t of su st a in a ble d evelop m en t .

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