Golden, Colo., June 21, 2007 -
The
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) has adopted AWhere, Inc.’s (AWI)
geovisual business intelligence software to facilitate the use of
climate information in making decisions concerning adaptation to future
climate change.
The SEI is leading a consortium to develop a
common platform for supporting adaptation decision making. An essential
component of the collaboration is to understand present climate
resources and risks, and how they will change in the future. AWhere ™
software provides a user-friendly platform to support vulnerability
assessment, risk mapping and climate adaptation planning. Discussions
of this platform were first held in November 2006 at the International
Climate Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, where the software was
demonstrated to the participants. AWhere provides analysts and decision
makers with up-to-date information on vulnerability to climate change
and tools for screening adaptation options.
"Sharing good
information is often the constraint," says Dr. Tom Downing, Director of
the UK office of SEI. "The AWhere solution of a 'user community' easily
sharing information, getting updated climate envelopes as they are
available, and visualizing future conditions through graphics, maps and
interpretations is instrumental to a professional approach to climate
adaptation. The partnership between an open-source community and
commercial specialists in knowledge management has benefits for all
concerned."
"AWhere is proud to be part of this exciting
partnership," says AWhere's CEO, John D. Corbett, Ph.D., "and to have
this opportunity to strengthen our commitments to international
development and environmental planning."
About AWhere, Inc.
Based
in Golden, Colorado and formerly known as Mud Springs Geographers
Incorporated (MSGI) it was founded in 1999. While working with clients,
Mud Springs developed AWhere to help them deliver their consulting
services and at the same time fill the needs of their broad range of
clients, who were not GIS (Geographical Information Systems)
professionals. AWI was formed in 2007 to commercialize the software.
http://www.awhere.com
About the Stockholm Environment Institute
SEI
is an independent, international research institute specializing in
sustainable development and environment issues. It works at local,
national, regional and global policy levels.
http://www.sei.se
