Assessment of needs and requirements for a geographic information system for Brookhaven National Laboratory

Technical Report · Thu Nov 19 04:00:00 EST 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10138788· OSTI ID:10138788

Baxter, S L; Daum, M L; Scott, A

At the request of the Brookhaven National Laboratory Office of Environmental Restoration, and with the cooperation of the Safety and Environmental Protection and Plant Engineering Divisions, a Geographic Information System (GIS) Task Group has undertaken an effort to identify the data requirements, potential applications, and computing environment within which an integrated GIS could be implemented to meet the environmental and facilities management needs of the Laboratory. The Task Group held discussions with the three participating groups and with Laboratory officials. Software and hardware vendors were invited to demonstrate their products to all participants using BNL data, and private consultants discussed their GIS and database applications. After considering the needs of the three groups and other general implementation concerns, a list of ten requirements for a BNL site-wide GIS has been determined. On the basis of these considerations, three conceptual models for an integrated GIS are defined. These include a highly centralized system, a fully distributed system, and a composite model. The models differ in their allocation of responsibility for data management, applications development and GIS analysis, and local user support. Several issues remain to be resolved before an integrated GIS for the three operational groups can be fully implemented.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• OSTI ID: 10138788
• Report Number(s): BNL--48481; ON: DE93009260
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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