<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> On January 1, 2005 the use of asbestos-containing products was banned in the European Union. According to the Act of 19 June 1997 banning the use of these products, their usage in Poland should be abated by the end of 2032. The whole process is being monitored by the Electronic Spatial Information System for the Monitoring of Asbestos Products Removal. The system design was based on a geodatabase. The research area of the study is the whole territory of Poland at the national, provincial and local level of detail. The monitoring process embraces spatial analysis through the preparation and interpretation of a range of maps. The results obtained from the deployed methods proved that the system has been useful for decision making purposes during the monitoring process. The proposed solutions were appreciated by the EU.</p></abstract>

On January 1, 2005 the use of asbestos-containing products was banned in the European Union. According to the Act of 19 June 1997 banning the use of these products, their usage in Poland should be abated by the end of 2032. The whole process is being monitored by the Electronic Spatial Information System for the Monitoring of Asbestos Products Removal. The system design was based on a geodatabase. The research area of the study is the whole territory of Poland at the national, provincial and local level of detail. The monitoring process embraces spatial analysis through the preparation and interpretation of a range of maps. The results obtained from the deployed methods proved that the system has been useful for decision making purposes during the monitoring process. The proposed solutions were appreciated by the EU.

The Electronic Spatial Information System – tools for the monitoring of asbestos in Poland

Department of Geoinformatics and Remote Sensing Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies University of Warsaw; WGS84 Polska Sp. z o.o., Milanówek, Poland

Department of Geoinformatics and Remote Sensing Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies University of Warsaw

Miscellanea Geographica

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On January 1, 2005 the use of asbestos-containing products was banned in the European Union. According to the Act of 19 June 1997 banning the use of these...

The Electronic Spatial Information System – tools for the monitoring of asbestos in Poland

Publié en ligne: 17 juin 2014

Pages: 59 - 64

Reçu: 27 déc. 2013

Accepté: 05 mai 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2014-0019

Mots clés
Asbestos, asbestos-containing products, GIS, monitoring, asbestos removal process, Poland

© by Małgorzata Krówczyńska

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The Electronic Spatial Information System – tools for the monitoring of asbestos in Poland

Publié en ligne: 17 juin 2014

Pages: 59 - 64

Reçu: 27 déc. 2013

Accepté: 05 mai 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2014-0019

Mots clésAsbestos, asbestos-containing products, GIS, monitoring, asbestos removal process, Poland

© by Małgorzata Krówczyńska

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
Asbestos, asbestos-containing products, GIS, monitoring, asbestos removal process, Poland