WATERMARK

Watermark - tool for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD)

Watermark is a research cooperation between the business units Biogenetics - Natural Resources and Information Technology of ARC Seibersdorf research GmbH and ARC systems research GmbH The goal is the development of intelligent, knowledge-based services for the support of the implementation of the WFD and the associated multidisciplinary requirements of information management in Europe with emphasis on Austria as well as further international applications.

These services were divided into individual operational areas:

• Generation of knowledge and knowledge modelling
• Sourcing data, information and knowledge (knowledge management using new technologies such as Semantic Web or Ontologies)
• Building of interoperable systems (meta data about web-based interfaces)
• Visualisation and knowledge distribution via user-friendly web portals with intelligent design
• Standardisation of data formats (data exchange, interconnectivity)
• Risk management systems and decision support

Results of the WATERMARK Workshop Vienna November 2005
Harald Marent	Water Framework Directive
Günther Pichler	Technology-Standards - Specialists
Monika Schönerklee	Watermark
Günther Pichler	OGC´s Contribution to Projects and Initiatives in Europe
Manfred Mittlböck	Web Map techniques
Jan Ruzicka	Distributed architecture
Thomas Usländer	Data and Service Interoperability for the WFD Implementation
Thomas Usländer	WaterFrame
Michael Hadrbolec, Ingrid Roder	Donau GIS - From concept to application
Thomas Piechl	HydroInformationsystem (WIS)
Paulus	Naturgefahren Kärnten - an interdisciplinar project to detect, visualize and evaluate the threats by natural hazards
Heinrich Humer	SEMICAT
Jiri Horak	TRANSCAT DSS
Denis Havlik	From WATERMARK to SANY
Lukas Madl	INSPIRE - the state of the play