Development of a Web Service System of Large Capacity Image Data: Focusing on the System Established for Ministry of Environment

Satellite and aerial images are effectively used to monitor ecological and environmental situation. More and more officials in the Ministry of Environment thus need to utilize these image data for various administrative affairs. However, it is difficult not only to deliver to the officials these image data mostly of large capacity through network but also for them to actively use the delivered data without specialized knowledge in remote sensing and image processing. Therefore, we established a large rapacity image data service system employing image compressive transmission and web-based image processing techniques. This system allows the officials to rapidly access all the associated image data and conveniently utilize the data using various functions implemented for remote sensing, image processing, GIS operations. Consequently, this system have been actively utilized for the decision making processes of the officials and hence accomplished a great reduction in the resources required for the data analysis for various administrative affairs.