United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - Bali Indonesia, Dec 5, 2007 -
AWhere,
Inc. has partnered with Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Climate
Systems Analysis Group and others, to develop the Climate Change
Explorer (CCE) Tool for simplifying the delivery of climate data.
The
study of adaption to climate change is a complex process. Volumes of
climate data are available, but they are often of little use to
decision-makers who have neither the time to track down data sources or
the expertise to reformat, re-project and load them into appropriate
analytical tools. Successful integration and dissemination is dependent
on creating flexible and scalable frameworks that provide complex
analysis tools for advanced users and deliver information to a wider
audience.
The CCE Tool addresses these needs by packaging data
access routines, guidance and customized analytical and visualization
procedures that provide users with a sound analytical foundation from
which to explore climate variables. It is designed to simplify the
tasks associated with the extraction, query and analysis of climate
information, thereby allowing users to address issues of uncertainty in
devising policy and strategies and in implementing actions. This
approach makes crucial links between understanding vulnerability,
monitoring climate dynamics and planning adaptation processes.
The
Climate Change Explorer is an integral part of weADAPT, a collaborative
effort to make climate risk management decisions practical, yet robust.
The platform assembles "good practices" across the range of issues
relating to climate change adaptation, including vulnerability and risk
mapping, multi-criteria assessment, decision screening using envelopes
and rules, and databases on criteria and actions. For more information
on the CCE tool visit the SEI exhibition stand or: www.weADAPT.org.
About AWhere Professional and Express
AWhere
Professional and Express are geovisual business intelligence softwares
that create maps from spreadsheet or database data and then have the
ability to "mash it up" with data from weather and scientific studies,
U.S. Census, on-line mapping services i.e. Virtual Earth™, etc. AWhere
features a short learning curve, an affordable price point, and the
ability to share data mashup maps as “interactive” My Maps™ with other
members of a team. Designed for the non-GIS specialist, AWhere
Professional and Express are used by sales and marketing, consumer
products goods, business intelligence, science and government
professionals."
About AWhere, Inc.
AWhere
is a software development and consulting firm. Their AWhere software
solution is a simplified GIS program that allows users to easily
combine and share numerous sources of scientific or business
intelligence data for visualization using My Maps®.
http://www.awhere.com
About Stockholm Environment Institute
An independent, international research institute specializing in sustainable development and environment issues.
http://www.sei.se
About the Climate Systems Analysis Group
A
dynamic climatology research group with research projects linked to all
aspects of the climate system, hosted at the University of Cape Town.
http://www.csag.uct.ac.za
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