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4 Table of Contents
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9-12 December, 2013 List of Acronyms 10
Overview
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Course Materials
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1. Introduction and learning objectives
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2. Developing data for integrated environmental assessment
2.1 Importance of process
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3. Information systems 13
3.1 Data 17
3.1.1 Types of data 17
3.1.2 Qualitative data 18
3.1.3 Quantitative data 21
3.2 Monitoring and data collection of environmental trends and conditions 32
3.3 Data compilation 36
3.4 GEO Data Portal 40
4. Indicators and indices 46
4.1 Indicators 47
4.2 Indices 64
5. Data analysis 74
5.1 Non-spatial analysis 74
5.2 Spatial analysis 81
References 88
Appendix A: Continuation of GEO Core Indicator Matrix 91
2 Monitoring, Data and Indicators
