ecodb

ecodb: types of users

ecodb supports diverse types of users, in addition to a free Public Domain

Typical stake holders for the ecodb sevice are:

Researchers in community health, and disease modelling.
Integrated natural resources environmental data time series monitoring

For a holistic view and integration of data sets from various sources;

Public participation in environmental matters

Enable the public to search, retrieve and become involved in environmental debate

Volunteer Environment Monitors

Comprehensive data manipulation and calibration tool-set that facilitates data sharing and common interest groups;

Education

Providing a professional interface for storage and sharing for team based projects, the range of calibration relationships foster a strong grasp of the mathematics behind environmental monitoring;

Government agencies

Provides a low cost facility for providing copies of selected government data sets to the community and facilitates outreach;

Environmental scientists

Provides a secure storage facility, common conversion relationships, as well as secure storage of private calibration relationships; provides a mechanism for peer review of data, and tagging of the quality of data.

Environmental consultants

Where security of data and privacy are required and where sophisticated data functions must be used. Rapid upload and download of data to interface with proprietary models.

Plant Managers

Low cost and secure facility for storing and sharing data concerning plant operation and emissions;

Environmental Health & Safety

Enables the comparison of disparate data sets to identify correlations and impact analysis;

Emissions Permitting (License) Compliance

Secure storage and aggregation facility for potential electronic filing.

Primary Industry

Low cost data storage, yield analysis, and sophisticated data manipulation facility;

Global data sharing for common interest groups

Support collabrative projects and common interest groups across geographically diverse areas;