Earth Systems - Environmental Research and Consulting

CONSULTING SERVICES

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

The effective integration, analysis and presentation of environmental data is an important Earth Systems capability. Earth Systems manages and interprets environmental data using the latest research, technology and management tools. By providing analytical and presentation excellence, Earth Systems ensures complete satisfaction with our environmental information services.

Earth Systems has provided companies with a better means of collecting, managing, analysing, using and presenting environmental data. The result is superior decision making and communication, delivered effectively and efficiently to the intended audience.

A combination of satellite imagery and field based verification was used by Earth Systems to analyse land use as part of the Nam Theun II Project in Lao PDR.

Earth Systems' Services

• Environmental information procurement through research, data collation, manipulation and interpretation;
• Extraction and analysis of environmental information from large and complex data-sets;
• Spatial analysis and review;
• Expertise in GIS software, visualisation, analysis and application;
• The use of satellite imagery for environmental analysis;
• Cartographic design, assembly, production and printing;
• Database compilation, design and management.

Information Projects
Earth Systems has recently completed a number of large-scale environmental information projects, including:
• Compilation and production of The Water Map of Melbourne, 2004. This Smart Water Funded project is an important educational resource regarding water use in an urban environment, presented as an interactive CD ROM and a poster sized map (130 cm x 90cm );
• Compilation and production of The Australian Water Map, 2003. This project has received praise and positive feedback from government, industry and education sectors;
• Spatial analysis of satellite imagery for social and environmental mapping and impact assessment as part of the Nam Theun II Project in Lao PDR, 2003, 2004;
• Compilation and interpretation of the United Nations Tumen River Strategic Action Program environmental data sets into an Environmental Atlas, CD-ROM and Internet GIS, 2002; and
• Compilation and production of the World Environment Map (2002) and the Environment Map of Australia (2000). The maps identify environmental trends, achievements and issues. Earth Systems completed all stages of their production, from the original concept to the printing.

An example of the GIS layers produced by Earth Systems as part of the United Nations Tumen River Strategic Action Program Environmental Atlas, CD-ROM and Internet GIS.