Desastres naturais são fenômenos que causam grandes danos às pessoas em áreas urbanas e rurais, motivando medidas de prevenção e reação. Se múltiplas fontes de informação são consideradas, tais medidas podem ser mais assertivas e efetivas. Porém, a integração de dados heterogêneos ainda impõe desafios devido às diferenças em suas estruturas. Para preencher essa lacuna, esta pesquisa apresenta uma arquitetura orientada a serviços, como parte de uma plataforma geoespacial para gestão de risco de desastres, a qual visa apoiar a integração de dados de sensores e de voluntários relacionados a inundações. Como resultado, a composição dos serviços descritos pelos componentes arquiteturais possibilita a integração entre dados de sensores e voluntários usando algoritmos diferentes de forma flexível e automática. / Natural disasters are phenomena that can cause great damage to people in urban and rural areas, thus motivating preventive and reactive measures. If multiple sources of information are considered, such measures can be more assertive and effective. However, the integration of heterogeneous data still poses challenges due to the differences in their structures. To fill this gap, this paper presents a service-oriented architecture, as part of a geospatial platform for disaster risk management, which aims to support the integration of sensor data streams and Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) related to floods. The architectural components are implemented as Web services, and their composition enables the integration between sensor data and VGI using several algorithms in a flexible and automated manner. As result, the composition of the services described by the architectural components allows the integration of sensor and volunteered data by using diverse algorithms in a flexible and automated way.

Desastres naturais são fenômenos que causam grandes danos às pessoas em áreas urbanas e rurais, motivando medidas de prevenção e reação. Se múltiplas fontes de informação são consideradas, tais medidas podem ser mais assertivas e efetivas. Porém, a integração de dados heterogêneos ainda impõe desafios devido às diferenças em suas estruturas. Para preencher essa lacuna, esta pesquisa apresenta uma arquitetura orientada a serviços, como parte de uma plataforma geoespacial para gestão de risco de desastres, a qual visa apoiar a integração de dados de sensores e de voluntários relacionados a inundações. Como resultado, a composição dos serviços descritos pelos componentes arquiteturais possibilita a integração entre dados de sensores e voluntários usando algoritmos diferentes de forma flexível e automática. / Natural disasters are phenomena that can cause great damage to people in urban and rural areas, thus motivating preventive and reactive measures. If multiple sources of information are considered, such measures can be more assertive and effective. However, the integration of heterogeneous data still poses challenges due to the differences in their structures. To fill this gap, this paper presents a service-oriented architecture, as part of a geospatial platform for disaster risk management, which aims to support the integration of sensor data streams and Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) related to floods. The architectural components are implemented as Web services, and their composition enables the integration between sensor data and VGI using several algorithms in a flexible and automated manner. As result, the composition of the services described by the architectural components allows the integration of sensor and volunteered data by using diverse algorithms in a flexible and automated way.

This master’s thesis determines trail suitability in the context of environmental area sensitivity, closely focusing on a proposed Bästeträsk National Park, Gotland, Sweden. The current relative low usage of the area is expected to significantly increase its tourism flow once the proposed national park is established, as the demand for nature-based tourism and recreation is growing. However, due to its pristine landscapes, myriad endemic and red-listed species, and rare geomorphological phenomena, there is a need to closely review the destination’s environmental sensitivity and potential recreational adverse impacts on the area’s ecosystem services. Consequently, the research reviews Volunteered Geographic Data within the studied area and employs Geographic Information Systems-based Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to determine environmental trail suitability. The research identified that more than half of the studied area exhibits substantial environmental sensitivity. Additionally, it highlights that multiple used and established trails intersect considerably sensitive areas, which must be considered for future tourism planning to attain sustainable destination development. Moreover, the study furthers on the requisite to recognise nature-based activities beyond the means of low impact due to their increasing popularity and anthropogenic impacts.