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applications of the DSS is analysis of the spatial relation between flood's statistic maps and
vegetation maps. The analysis is performed in ArcGIS. It shows strong relations between
inundation frequency maps and different water dependence classes of ecosystems in the
Biebrza Lower Basin (Chormanski et al., 2009b). The hydrodynamic module of the DSS is
used as a tool for studying the relation between flood characteristics and riparian
ecosystems including prediction of the ecosystem changes due to human management and
climate changes.
10. Conclusion
Establishing the DSS in the BNP has increased awareness of the value of information for
management purposes. This is specially important for developing of management and
conservation plans as well as for preparing the application for different financial grants
supporting conservation measures.
The design of the modern DSS results from the process of implementation of the EC
INSPIRE Directive, under which such tools as Arc GIS Server have arisen. Implementation
of new technologies has and will continue to further accelerate the process of collecting and
sharing data. Moreove, the DSS will have an impact on efficient data collection and use i..e.
increasing the level of accuracy of analysis and reduce their costs by optimizing the
efficiency. Running the geoportal allowed the wider community to participate in the
construction of the DSS and will likely improve the quality of scientific studies and projects
performed in the Park. It will also encourage scientific institutions to provide the results of
modeling in a digital form and will help the Park staff in decision-making in difficult to
predict processes.
11. Acknowledgment
We acknowledge the support by the Dutch government for funding the PINMATRA project
no 2001/039 and the support by a grant from Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through
the EEA Financial Mechanism and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism - Biodiversity
protection of Red Bog (Czerwone Bagno) - relic of raised bogs in Central Europe - PL 0082.
Research work financed by resources planned on science in years 2007-2010 as research
project.
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