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The institutional support component is
designed to enable EEAA to manage, interpretation and use the
data produced by the monitoring institutions.The major activities within the institutional
support component are the provision of hardware and software
capacity, training of staff in data management, quality
assurance, and environmental interpretation, and how to use
the new information in the preparation of documents on
environmental issues.
The Institutional Support component
hans over the Information Technology management under
the program, computer networking, system administration
databases design and communication between the head office and
the Monitoring institutes.
Computer Network
The system was based on Local Area
Network LAN using Windows NT Server and several clients use
Windows 98 Now, We already upgraded our LAN
to use windows 2000 server and Windows 2000 professional for
all clients.
Database Systems
Mainly two database systems serve as a
container for the coastal water monitoring program, CWMDB, and
the air quality monitoring program, AirQmon, in which, the Air
and Coastal water data are collected by the Monitoring
Institutes then analyzed and sent to EIMP head office at EEAA
building.
Internet /
Intranet
EIMP has established his web site as www.eeaa.gov.eg/eimp in EEAA Now, The
new Web site
is registered and updated regularly in
EEAA-IC.
Communication Systems
EIMP has established an Extranet
between the head office in Cairo and the monitoring institutes
that are collecting data. As a start, dial-up communication
system has been installed to collect/ transfer data to/from
EIMP and the monitoring institutes.
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