The iEnvironment Platform: Developing an Open Science Software Platform for Integrated Environmental Monitoring and Modeling of Surface Water

TL;DR

The paper introduces iEnvironment, an open science platform designed for integrated surface water monitoring and modeling, enhancing data sharing and collaboration in environmental research.

Contribution

It presents the development of a comprehensive open-source platform that supports environmental data management, analysis, and interdisciplinary collaboration for surface water studies.

Findings

Facilitates access to open water data resources.

Supports collaborative research across disciplines.

Enhances data analysis and modeling capabilities.

Abstract

This paper describes the development of iEnvironment, an open science software platform that supports monitoring and modeling of aspects of surface water. The platform supports science and engineering research, especially in the context of the creation, sharing, analysis and maintenance of big and open data. In this era of big data, iEnvironment facilitates access to open data resources and research collaboration among science and research disciplines supported by computer scientists and software developers.