The Territorial Environmental Information System of the Colombian Amazon SIAT-AC ( es, Sistema de información ambiental territorial de la Amazonia colombiana) 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 Amazonía region in southern Colombia comprises the departments of Amazonas, Caquetá, Guainía, Guaviare, Putumayo and Vaupés, and covers an area of 483,000 km², 35% of Colombia's total territory. The region is mostly covered by ...

. 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, and technological issues such as information networks,

telecommunication Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than tha ...

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 to knowledge generation, decision-making, and social participation for the sustainable development 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 describes the processes and activities that need to take place to characterize and monitor the quality of the environment. Environmental monitoring is used in the preparation of environmental impact assessments, as well a ...

, 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