A proactive GIS infrastructure for environmental monitoring

Pieri G., Tampucci M., Martinelli M., Moroni D.

Marine Information System  Oil spill monitoring  Environmental Decision Support Systems  Proactive environmental monitoring  Risk maps  D.2.2 Design Tools and Techniques  H.3.5 Online Information Services  H.2.5 Heterogeneous Databases  H.2.8 Database Applications  H.3.2 Information Storage  H.3.4 Systems and Software  H.5.1 Multimedia Information Systems  I.6.7 Simulation Support Systems  H.4.2 Types of Systems  68N99 None of the above  but in this section  68U35 Information systems (hypertext navigation  interfaces  decision support  etc.) 

The impact of oil pollutions on coastal environment, concerns both the economy and the quality of life. The increasing importance of petroleum products and its maritime transportation raised the concern on navigation safety and environmental protection, leading to a major interest in frameworks for remotely detecting oil spill at sea. While many of the approaches have been focused on large oil spills, smaller ones and operational discharges in regional area received fairly less consideration. In this work we present a framework where, in addition to classical remote sensing the information is enriched with data collected in situ thanks to static and mobile sensors and thus leveraging on innovative methods for data correlation and fusion. The proposed GIS infrastructure is an integrated and interoperable system based on advanced sensing capabilities from a variety of electronic sensors along with geo-positioning tools, yet suitable for local authorities and stakeholders.

Source: IWTC 17 - 17th International Water Technology Conference, pp. 255, Istanbul, Turkey, 5-7 November 2013