Title: Semantic-based access to environmental reports using topic maps

Authors: Hans-Knud Arndt, Oliver Günther

Addresses: Institute of Information Systems, Faculty of Business and Economics, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, Spandauer Str. 1, D-10178 Berlin, Germany. ' Institute of Information Systems, Faculty of Business and Economics, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, Spandauer Str. 1, D-10178 Berlin, Germany

Abstract: Environmental reporting is an essential component of an organisation|s communication with its stakeholders. In order to automate environmental reporting of organisations, the discussion focuses today on structuring and standardising environmental reports using the eXtensible Markup Language (XML). The development of XML-based environmental reporting is embedded in the process towards shaping an XML-based Environmental Markup Language (EML). Extending the XML-based approach, we use the new international topic maps standard to describe the complex structure and the context (metadata) of environmental reporting.

Keywords: environmental management information systems; environmental reporting; metadata; XML, EML; topic maps; ISO/IEC 13250; environmental reports.

DOI: 10.1504/IJESD.2004.004754

International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, 2004 Vol.3 No.1, pp.34 - 50

Published online: 07 Jul 2004 *

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