About this tutorial
DESCRIPTION: Environmental data is an integral part of many of today's information technology applications. The use of environmental data will grow substantially as availability and access to such data increases, and as tools for manipulation of environmental data become less expensive and more sophisticated. This tutorial will provide an overview of the fundamental issues in environmental data representation, generation, and interchange. Topics will include: background on how environmental databases are created; why database creation is expensive; how environmental databases affect interoperability; the critical issues in interchange; the SEDRIS approach; what SEDRIS is and is not; SEDRIS-based products and activities; an overview of the SEDRIS technology components; and more. Demonstrations of selected SEDRIS technology tools and applications will be included.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Those interested in gaining a better appreciation of environmental data generation and consumption issues, interested in better understanding the SEDRIS concepts, or those new to SEDRIS. Project managers, policy and decision makers, systems engineers, and technology managers impacted by environmental data should attend.
PREREQUISITE: General background in software technology and simulation is recommended
WHAT TO EXPECT: The tutorial will provide the attendee with a foundation to understand the critical issues in environmental data representation, database creation, interchange, and SEDRIS capabilities and technology components.