KIEIN data is organized and stored in one unified central
database, which is the “geo-environmental” database.The geo-environmental
database achieves integration of KISR spatial data, through simultaneous access
by several users; this is done by utilizing the versioning capability of multi-user
geodatabases.
All datasets of the Geo-Environmental database were grouped
under environment-related data domains , according to the common standard
data definitions.
Altogether,
six data domains have been identified in order to group the different datasets available
in KISR. The KIEIN data domains are:
“Basemap ”, “Atmospheric ”, “Hydrology ”, “Marine ”, “Terrestrial ”
and “Socio-Economic ” domains.
The KIEIN Desktop
Application provides the user with the capabilities to manage, search, analyze,
update and present the geo-environmental database.
A set of GIS
modules are built to provide the user with such capabilities. The different modules
that compose the KIEIN desktop application are:
“Data Manager ” , “Inquiry ”, “Analyzer ” , “Indicators ”,
“SDSS ”, “Update ” , and “Reporting ” Module
The web-based application makes spatial datasets (and
information) available on KISR Intranet. In order to make spatial information accessible
to all the research community, a selected collection of spatial datasets are published
over the Internet.
The web-based
application also offers some GIS tools to enable the user to reach the desired information.
These tools vary between analysis procedures, search techniques, metadata, etc.