Web application for design and development of environmental information systems in supply distribution

The Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia is an archipelagic country most of which is in the form of water. In maintaining the security and integrity of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia, several Navy bases were built which spread from Sabang to Merauke. In terms of meeting the needs of military supplies for soldiers throughout the territory of Indonesia, an Information System for monitoring the distribution of military supplies is needed that is transparent, timely, on target so that any military supplies distributed can be received by each soldier under their respective rights. So far, there is no information system in the process of distributing military supplies, so it is very difficult to monitor the distribution of military supplies, so there are often delays and even wrong deliveries. This study aims to design an information system that can monitor the distribution of military supplies from the top units to the lowest units throughout Indonesia to reduce errors that are still happening in the field in terms of the distribution of military supplies using the Unified Modeling Language (Unified Modeling Language) method. UML) such as Use Case Diagrams, Class Diagrams, and Activity Diagrams. The result of this research is to be able to create an Information System that is under functional and non-functional needs that can handle the problems that have existed so far in terms of monitoring the distribution of military supplies so that there are no delays in the distribution of military supplies.

Community Opinion on Environmental Information System for Urban Rivers

River water quality in urban areas needs to be maintained so that it can be used properly. Environmental information systems have become incompetent in developed countries and have produced good monitoring and maintained river water quality. This research was conducted to find out the views of the community on the needs of environmental information systems related to river water quality in urban areas. Data from the community was obtained by distributing questionnaires through internet media with the aim that respondents be reached from among those close to the habit of accessing information online. Based on data collection, it was found that the majority of the community stated that river water quality was important to optimize the function of the river. System information is believed to be very necessary in an effort to improve river conditions for government agencies, and is also considered important for the community. River data that is important to the community, not only the quality of the water but the information related to its use as a tourist area. Most people need information about urban river water quality. The results of this study recommend a river information system design that is complete with a variety of substance contents intended for people with different background needs and interests.

FROM ENVIROMATICS TO SUSTAINABLE INFORMATICS:BEYOND THE DEFINITION AND CONCEPTUAL DELIMITATIONS

Environmental Information Systems and Environmental Informatics play an important role in decision-making in the field, being closely linked with environmental requirements in decades and with environmental research methodologies, as part of the sustainable development management. The discussion on sustainability, as particular environmental research methodologies, aims to identify characteristic attributes that allowed passage of environmental data to environmental information and environmental knowledge; from Environmental Information System and Environmental Informatics to Sustainable Informatics, starts to interest more and more actors and activists focused on environmental protection - according to the definition spectrum found on internet exhaustive search.

Service-oriented architecture of environmental information systems to forecast the impacts of natural disasters in South Korea

Purpose While high-quality information is critical in decision-making for environmental issues and assessing the impact of natural disasters, there is a significant lack of research on how environmental information systems (EISs) can be integrated through service-oriented architecture (SOA). The purpose of this paper is to investigate the EISs in South Korea and to propose an SOA to improve the quality of EISs. Design/methodology/approach This study follows the design science research methodology proposed by Peffers et al. (2007). A pilot test was conducted with Environmental Impact Assessment Support System (EIASS) end users based on the modified DeLone and McLean’s IS success model to discern the moderating effect of SOA readiness. Findings This study proposed a new SOA for the South Korea EIASS; the work processes among EIASS, nationwide EISs and local EISs are also analyzed. Conceptual and hardware SOA for the EIASS were presented. The finding shows that SOA readiness has a significant moderating effect for EIASS end user benefits. Practical implications Supply chain managers can exploit GIS-based environmental information, which can be provided by the new EIASS architecture, to estimate the risk of a natural disaster within the geographical region of their supply chain. Originality/value This is one of the few studies in the EIS literature that propose an SOA to improve the quality of EIS. In addition, the study remodeled DeLone and McLean’s IS success model to assess the proposed SOA for EAISS and found that the new SOA would be useful for end users.

Research in Agricultural and Environmental Information Systems

Information systems relate to diverse applications, but, until recently, the use of this technology in agriculture and environment has been relatively behind the applications in the industrial sector. The publication of IJAEIS started in 2010 in order to promote the new research advances in information systems applied to agriculture and environment. This paper presents an overview of the different scientific issues presented in the 50 papers published in IJAEIS between 2010 and 2013. The authors summarize the different contributions presented in IJAEIS and the authors identify the main trends in the field of agricultural and environmental information systems (ontologies, communication systems, spatial information processing, etc.).