1. Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works Office for National Environmental Information Network and European Environment Agency
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION NETWORK
Mata Aravantinou - Athena Bourka

2. National Environmental Information Network (NEIN) 1
An integrated database for reliable, comparable and available environmental information.
An information exchange network at national level.
A flexible tool for public access to environmental information.
A motivation mechanism for the production of all needed information from all involved parties.
A tool for supporting policy making and application.
The national link to EIONET.

3. National Environmental Information Network (NEIN) 2
National wide network (FrameRelay – HellasPac II).
Eleven (11) nodes in 5 Regions: Attica, Central Macedonia, Hpeiros, Crete, Northern Aegean.
Eleven (11) environmental topic areas.
Distributed architecture, Client – server model.
Database applications (ORACLE).
Geographic Information Systems (ArcView/ArcInfo).
Possibility for data presentation on the INTERNET.

4. NEIN – Topic Areas Air Quality Water Nature Solid and Dangerous Waste
Industry
Acoustic Environment and Noise
External flaring & Car
Fuels
Environmental impact studies
Large scale accidents
Environmental legislation

5. NEIN – Water
Scope:
Water quality management and decision making, including conformance to European Water Specifications.
Content:
Surface Water
Ground Water
Bathing Water
Trans-boundary Water
Drinking Water
Sea pollution monitoring (MED-POL Programme).

6. NEIN – Surface Water / Parameters
175 sampling points

7. NEIN – Ground Water / Parameters
317 sampling points

8. NEIN – Bathing Water / Parameters
1956 sampling points
1507 coasts

9. NEIN – Trans-boundary Water Parameters
4 Trans-boundary rivers

10. NEIN – MED-POL /Parameters
107 sampling points

11. NEIN - Data input

12. NEIN - Data elaboration

13. NEIN-Data search: queries & reports

14. Geographic Information System
NEIN
Geographic Information System

15. NEIN –Water / Next steps
Completely automate data input, elaboration and output for all water categories.
Make data available on the Internet for the general public (queries and reports).
Integrate data exchange modules with regard to REPORTNET data formats for water (Data Dictionary).
Maintain links with other relevant networks and services (National Bank of Hydrology and Meteorology)

16. National Environmental Information Network (NEIN) ΕΙΟΝΕΤ
Directory of Information Recourses
Libraries
Hydrology Data
Central Data Repository for Greece National Portal
Public Works
National Statistics Service
Other Ministries
AΑRHUS
INFOTERRA
GREENSPIDER
ΕΙΟΝΕΤ

17. Ministry for the Environment Office for NEIN and EEA
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