Water resource management information system based on web services and distributed data warehouses

Abstract

The paper analyses the Water Resource Management Information System’s (WRMIS) development based on Web Services, portal with distributed data warehouses, and geographic information system means. The WRMIS has been developed in accordance with the EU Water Framework Directive and EIONET ReportNet infrastructure requirements to environmental Water sector reporting by EU member states. It is realized as a Web portal where users can receive information on environmental Water sector, combining data from the participating data warehouses and giving an opportunity to extract useful information by the use of available functions and tools. The WRMIS portal allows the access to information of data warehouses on the surface water quality in rivers and lakes, ground water, and point sources (emissions). A detailed description of the main components of the Water Resource Management Information System is given, the advantages of Web Service-based solution are presented, and the direction of a further WRMIS development in the future is shown.