Environmental impact assessment with multimedia spatial information systems

New approaches to environmental monitoring: the use of ICT to explore volunteered geographic information

“…Public participation GIS and spatial multimedia systems provide visualization and exploration tools that allow citizens to explore geo-referenced data and build alternative future scenarios (Shiffer 1992;Fonseca et al 1995;Al-Kodmany 2001;Kingston et al 2000;Peng 2001). …”

Promoting the use of environmental data collected by concerned citizens through information and communication technologies

“…EXPO'98 spatial multimedia environmental exploratory system (Fonseca et al, 1995;Fonseca and Câmara, 1997) A standalone system that explores the use of spatial multimedia for environmental analysis and communication of information, within an environmental impact assessment (EIA) context.…”

“…The use of multimedia types of information such as ground photos, videos and sound within environmental management are reviewed by Fonseca et al (1995), Ferreira (1999) and Silva (1999). However, none of these works have explored the use of collaborative tools.…”

“…Other systems explore more deeply the visualization component, providing tools to interactively explore maps and associated data (Shiffer, 1992;Fonseca et al, 1995;Al-Kodmany, 2001), allowing in some cases, the possibility of building alternative future scenarios (Kingston et al, 2000;Peng, 2001). These systems may include models linked to GIS visualization tools and also the exploration of advanced spatial visualization tools, such as virtual reality and multimedia animation.…”

The Use Of GIS In Brownfield Redevelopment

“…The introduction of the World Wide Web as a medium that is inherently multimedia based followed soon after and changed the way in which multimedia was distributed and organised. It is important to note that the environmental application of multimedia GIS have used the precursor of the Web environment -the acclaimed HyperCard (Fonseca et al, 1995;Shiffer, 1995). However, the web browser, which is now part of any operating system makes the task of integrating multimedia into applications far easier.…”