Managing Environmental Data

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides environmental professionals and students with guidelines on how to evaluate the environmental data and the tools needed to manage them. Through real-world experiences, the author illustrates the decision-making process and the compromises required when applying environmental principles and practices to the actual data. 

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents

Acknowledgments
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xi

About the Author
.....................................................................................................
xiii

Chapter 1 About This Book
..................................................................................
1

Chapter 2 Data Management Concepts
................................................................. 5

PART 1 Environmental Data Management Principles

Chapter 3 Techniques for Data Management and Their Effectiveness ...............
17

Chapter 4 Relational Database Management System Basics
.............................. 43

Chapter 5 Buy, Borrow, or Build: A Decision Guide for Choosing

between an Existing Solution and Creating Something New
................................. 97

Chapter 6 Designing and Building a Database
................................................. 111

Chapter 7 Creating the User Interface(s)
.......................................................... 123

Chapter 8 Applying What We've Learned
........................................................ 147

PART 2 Environmental Data Management Realities

Chapter 9 Prolog
...............................................................................................
215

Chapter 10 Origins
..............................................................................................
217

Chapter 11 Birth
..................................................................................................
233

Chapter 12 Growth
..............................................................................................
245

Chapter 13 Maturity
............................................................................................
267

Chapter 14 Rejuvenation
.....................................................................................
283

Appendix A Data Dictionary for the Database Developed in Chapter 8 ......... 303

Appendix B SQL Commands for Creating the Database and

Inserting Data
...................................................................................................
313

Appendix C Bibliography: References and Recommended Reading .............. 337

Index
......................................................................................................................
339 

Autoreninfo

Gerald Burnette is a Senior Project Manager with Civil and Environmental

Consultants, Inc. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics (with a minor

in Physics) from Maryville College in 1983. He has over 35 years experience in

developing analytical and management applications related to land, ecosystem, and

natural resources issues. He specializes in developing complex database management

systems, including desktop and web interfaces. In addition to performing these services

for numerous private clients, he has a long history of working for numerous

state, local, and federal government clients. Notable examples include the US Army

Corps of Engineers, the US Department of Energy, and NASA.