The Territorial Environmental Information System of the Colombian Amazon SIAT-AC () has been defined as a process in which a set of institutions sets up agreements and common goals for the environmental information management of the Colombian Amazon. The agreements cover concepts, organization,

data infrastructure A data infrastructure is a digital infrastructure promoting data sharing and consumption. Similarly to other infrastructures, it is a structure needed for the operation of a society as well as the services and facilities necessary for an economy ...

, methodologies,

protocols Protocol may refer to: Sociology and politics * Protocol (politics), a formal agreement between nation states * Protocol (diplomacy), the etiquette of diplomacy and affairs of state * Etiquette, a code of personal behavior Science and technology ...

, and technological issues such as information networks,

telecommunication Telecommunication, often used in its plural form or abbreviated as telecom, is the transmission of information over a distance using electronic means, typically through cables, radio waves, or other communication technologies. These means of ...

s, and access, organized by a network of individuals and entities to provide data and information products for regional decision makers to achieve sustainable development.Ratified by Article 2 of Law 165 of 1994

Purposes

SIAT-AC contributions range from environmental

information management Information management (IM) is the appropriate and optimized capture, storage, retrieval, and use of information. It may be personal information management or organizational. Information management for organizations concerns a cycle of organiz ...

to knowledge generation, decision-making, and social participation for the

sustainable development Sustainable development is an approach to growth and Human development (economics), human development that aims to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.United Nations General ...

and management of the Colombian Amazon, by: * Helping to make the processes of occupying the Amazon territory environmentally and socially sustainable. * Organizing and properly distributing environmental information to support national and regional processes that affect the Colombian Amazon. These processes include: policy design, research, development, education, production and extraction of

natural resource Natural resources are resources that are drawn from nature and used with few modifications. This includes the sources of valued characteristics such as commercial and industrial use, aesthetic value, scientific interest, and cultural value. ...

environmental monitoring Environmental monitoring is the processes and activities that are done to characterize and describe the state of the environment. It is used in the preparation of environmental impact assessments, and in many circumstances in which human activit ...

, environmental management, and construction of a regional vision. * Designing and establishing a network of institutions and individuals operating under agreements regarding environmental information management. * Promoting the assurance of permanent environmental data of the CA managed by SINA's entities. * Facilitating access to environmental information on the Colombian Amazon for all audiences. * Adapting, adopting or developing standards, protocols, technology solutions and processes to capture, generate, process, move, disclose and manage the generated information on the Colombian Amazon. Responding to the demand for environmental information on the Colombian Amazon.

References

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Conceptual model - Territorial Environmental Information System of the Colombian Amazon SIAT-AC 2007

External links

SIAT-AC

Sinchi Amazonic Institute of Scientific Research (SINCHI)
Amazon basin Information management Environmental monitoring Society of Colombia