A Service Oriented Architecture for Web based Collaboration in MultiDisciplinary Environment-Water Projects

Abstract

Today’s projects in the multi-disciplinary domain of environment-water are often composed of heterogeneous partners (e.g. engineering companies, consultants, researchers), which are distributed world wide. The rapid evolution of ICT and its potentials for communication, coordination and cooperation between partners are of great importance for the success of these projects. The paper will have a look at the increasing availability and capacity of computer networks, the trend towards team work and how complex environmental-engineering tasks can be solved and supported by today's ICT providing the involved teams the necessary information and software services at any time and location.