Development of a Danube Information System for the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (DANUBIS)

Objectives

Time frame 1999

Development of an internal server for the support of the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (Delegates, Permanent Secretariat, Members of Expert Groups)
Implementation of the technical and organisational facilities for training and support of users
Implementation of an interdisciplinary database about measures for water supply, waste water treatment and protection of water resources and water bodies in the Danube River Basin countries (socio-economic aspects, emissions, water quality and ambient water quality)
Definition of user requirements for cartographic software for the production of thematic maps

Time frame 2000 – 2003 (outlook)

Extension of the spectrum of topics of the Danube Information System (e.g. traffic flow in the Danube corridor)
Extension of the user group of the Danube Information System to organisations working in the field of environment
Implementation of a geographical information system (GIS) for the Danube River Basin

United Nations Development Programme, Global Environmental Facility (United Nations Office for Project Services, New York)
International Society for Environmental Protection, Vienna

Danube Information System Planning Survey and Inception Meeting Report (ISEP, March 1999)
Development of a Danube Information System for the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River,
- First Progress Report (ISEP, May 1999)
- Second Progress Report (ISEP, October 1999)
- Overview Report (ISEP, November 1999) PDF download (522 KB)
- Final Report (ISEP, December 1999)
Danube Information System for Experts (user account required) at http://www.icpdr.org/DANUBISs
Homepage of the ICPDR at http://www.icpdr.org

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