Scoping support system for environmental impact assessment and method thereof

Abstract

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a scoping support system for environmental impact assessment comprises a client device and a server, wherein the client device comprises: a first transceiver unit that transmits and receives data to and from the server; and a user interface unit that receives a user input and displays at least one of business-related information, environment geographic information, and a related surrounding environment map received from the server, and the server comprises: a second transceiver unit that transmits and receives data to and from the client device; a map generation unit that generates a surrounding environment map by using geographic information on the basis of the user input received from the client device; an environment geographic information generation unit that derives related environmental impact assessment items on the basis of the user input and automatically generates related environment geographic information for each of the environmental impact assessment items; a scoping analysis unit that performs a scoping analysis for each of the environmental impact assessment items on the basis of the generated map and environment geographic information; and a database that stores at least one of the geographic information, the business-related information, the environment geographic information, the surrounding environment map, and the scoping analysis result.

Description

Scoping support system and method for environmental impact assessment

[0001] The present invention relates to a scoping support system and a scoping support method for environmental impact assessment, and more particularly, to a system and method that automatically and intuitively support scoping of a business district and related environmental spatial information to a user in order to perform an environmental impact assessment for a target business.

[0002] This invention was made as an output of the research project number ARQ202001055003 (1485018400), project name "ICT-based environmental impact assessment technology development project", project name "Development of an integrated decision-making review support model for environmental impact assessment", conducted by the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute as the main organization and the Ministry of Environment as the implementing organization, during the research period of 2020 / 05 / 15 to 2024 / 12 / 31.

[0003] In addition, the present invention was made as an output of the research project number ARQ202001096003 (1485018650), project name "ICT-based environmental impact assessment technology development project", project name "Development of environmental impact assessment review decision support algorithm / development of tool for verification" conducted by Mango System, the main organization, under the implementing ministry, the Ministry of Environment, and the research management specialized organization, the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute, during the research period of 2020 / 05 / 15 to 2024 / 12 / 31.

[0004] Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) for various development projects have been used to proactively assess environmental impacts and review, analyze, and evaluate proposed measures to minimize environmental damage and maximize the potential for sustainable development. To ensure more accurate EIAs, it is crucial to strengthen the role and function of scoping, which objectively and accurately analyzes not only the project site but also surrounding environmental spatial information, such as regional overviews, prior to the decision-making stage. However, scoping, for example, requires databases related to regional overviews and environmental factors for various EIA projects, which are distributed across various agencies. Furthermore, scoping requires analysis of complex legal requirements and the diverse development landscapes unique to each region. This scoping process has traditionally been labor-intensive and difficult to automate, requiring manual intervention. Consequently, the quality of the analysis of the underlying information for EIAs is dependent on the accessibility of information and the expertise of the scoping personnel.

[0005] Therefore, not only is it difficult to quickly reflect elements of new environmental impact assessments or update existing ones, but it's also difficult to share them with reviewers, implementers, the general public, and other stakeholders. These challenges effectively hinder objective and rapid decision-making in environmental impact assessments.

[0006] The purpose of the present invention to solve the above problems is to provide a scoping support system and method capable of objectively and automatically performing scoping for environmental impact assessment.

[0007] In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a scoping support system and method that can perform scoping for environmental impact assessment with an intuitive user interface that allows easy access and judgment by evaluators or analysts regardless of the expertise of the personnel performing the scoping.

[0008] The technical problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by a person having ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention belongs from the description below.

[0009] In order to achieve the above purpose, a scoping support system for environmental impact assessment according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a client device and a server,

[0010] The client device may include a first transmitting / receiving unit for transmitting / receiving data with the server, a user interface unit for receiving a user input and displaying at least one of business-related information, environmental spatial information, and a related surrounding environment map received from the server, and the server may include a second transmitting / receiving unit for transmitting / receiving data with the client device; a map generating unit for generating a surrounding environment map using geographic information based on a user input received from the client device; an environmental spatial information generating unit for deriving a related environmental impact assessment item based on the user input and automatically generating related environmental spatial information for each environmental impact assessment item; a scoping analysis unit for performing a scoping analysis for each environmental impact assessment item based on the generated map and environmental spatial information; and a database for storing at least one of the geographic information, business-related information, environmental spatial information, surrounding environment map, and scoping analysis results.

[0011] In one embodiment of the present invention, the user input received by the client device through the user interface unit includes at least one of target business information, a business period, a business district, and a search range, and the environmental spatial information generation unit can automatically generate environmental spatial information related to each environmental impact assessment item using the geographic information based on the environmental impact assessment item and the designated business period, business district, and search range included in the user input.

[0012] In one embodiment of the present invention, the scoping analysis unit,

[0013] (i) An action to create a checklist based on the scoping analysis results for each of the above evaluation items;

[0014] (ii) Action to write a review opinion on matters to be considered in the environmental impact assessment of the above target project based on the scoping analysis results and checklist for each evaluation item;

[0015] (iii) An action of creating presentation materials based on at least one of the generated surrounding environment map, related environmental spatial information, and scoping analysis results.

[0016] At least one or more of the actions can be automatically performed based on user input received from the client device or a preset schedule or control mode.

[0017] In order to achieve the above object, a method for supporting scoping for environmental impact assessment using a client device and a server according to another embodiment of the present invention may include the steps of: transmitting user input received by the client device, wherein the user input includes at least one of target project information, project period, project district, and search range, to the server; generating a map of the surrounding environment based on the user input by the server; deriving related environmental impact assessment items based on the user input by the server and automatically generating related environmental spatial information for each environmental impact assessment item based on the environmental impact assessment item and the designated project period, project district, and search range included in the user input; and automatically performing a scoping analysis for each environmental impact assessment item based on the map and environmental spatial information generated by the server according to the user input received from the client device.

[0018] In one embodiment of the present invention, the method comprises, by the server,

[0019] (i) A step of creating a checklist based on the scoping analysis results for each of the above evaluation items;

[0020] (ii) A step of writing a review opinion on matters to be considered in the environmental impact assessment of the target project based on the scoping analysis results and checklist for each evaluation item;

[0021] (iii) A step of creating presentation materials based on at least one of the generated surrounding environment map, related environmental spatial information, and scoping analysis results.

[0022] At least one or more of the steps can be automatically performed based on user input received from the client device or a preset schedule or control mode.

[0023] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a scoping support system and method can be provided that can more objectively and automatically perform scoping on a business site and environmental spatial information related thereto in order to perform an environmental impact assessment for a business.

[0024] In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a scoping support system and method can be provided that can be objectively implemented and can be used simultaneously and quickly by multiple people by performing scoping for environmental impact assessment with an intuitive user interface that allows easy access and judgment by evaluators or analysts regardless of the expertise of the personnel performing the scoping.

[0025] Accordingly, based on ICT, it is easy for evaluators with various levels of expertise, such as reviewers, implementers, and ordinary citizens, to participate in environmental impact assessments, enabling objective and rapid decision-making.

[0026] The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects described above, and should be understood to include all effects that can be inferred from the detailed description of the present invention or the composition of the invention described in the claims.

[0027] FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a scoping support system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0028] FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a scoping support system that uses geographic information received from an external information server according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0029] FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of environmental impact assessment item classification and related external database server set by a scoping support system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0030] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a data field for scoping analysis by environmental impact assessment item that is preset in a scoping support system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0031] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a data field for environmental impact assessment scoping analysis on a wildlife protection area among flora and fauna media in the field of natural ecological environment in a scoping support system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0032] FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an algorithm of one embodiment for performing scoping analysis of a specific evaluation item in a scoping support system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0033] Figure 7 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a configuration of a scoping support method according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0034] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a scoping support method according to one embodiment of the present invention in which a business overview and business district are set according to user input in a user interface of a client device.

[0035] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a surrounding environment map and environmental space information generated on a user interface of a client device in a scoping support method according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0036] FIG. 10 is a drawing showing an example of an environmental spatial information analysis result generated on a user interface of a client device in a scoping support method according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0037] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a scoping analysis checklist for environmental impact assessment of a target business generated on a user interface of a client device in a scoping support method according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0038] FIG. 12 is a drawing showing an example of a review opinion for an environmental impact assessment of a target business generated on a user interface of a client device in a scoping support method according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0039] FIG. 13 is a drawing showing an example of creating briefing materials, which are presentation materials for an environmental impact assessment of a target business, in a user interface of a client device in a scoping support method according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0040] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the attached drawings. However, the present invention can be implemented in various different forms and is therefore not limited to the embodiments described herein. In the drawings, irrelevant parts have been omitted for clarity of description, and similar parts have been designated with similar reference numerals throughout the specification.

[0041] Throughout the specification, when a part is said to be "connected (connected, contacted, or coupled)" to another part, this includes not only cases where it is "directly connected," but also cases where it is "indirectly connected" with another part in between. Furthermore, when a part is said to "include" a component, this does not exclude other components, but rather implies that it may include other components, unless otherwise specifically stated.

[0042] The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and is not intended to limit the present invention. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this specification, it should be understood that the terms "comprises" or "has" indicate the presence of a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, but do not exclude in advance the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

[0043] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0044] FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the configuration of a scoping support system (100) for environmental impact assessment according to one embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the system (100) may include a client device (110) and a server (120) and may be configured as a web-based system; however, it is not limited to a web-based system as long as it includes a user device and a server.

[0045] The client device (110) may include a first transmitting / receiving unit (111) for transmitting and receiving data with the server (120), and a user interface unit (112) for receiving user input and displaying corresponding information received from the server (120). The user input may include at least one of target project information, project period, project district, and search range of a project requiring an environmental impact assessment, but is not limited thereto. The corresponding information received by the server (120) may include at least one of project-related information, a related surrounding environment map, environmental spatial information, and spatial analysis information, but is not limited thereto. When designating a business district of a target project by user input, the user interface unit (112) may designate the business district by at least one of the following: the user directly drawing the business district on a map displayed on the user interface unit, uploading a file including business district information to the client device, or inputting an address corresponding to the business district.

[0046] The server (120) may include a second transceiver (121), a map generation unit (122), an environmental spatial information generation unit (123), a scoping analysis unit (124), and a database (125). The server (120) may further include a control unit (126). The second transceiver (121) may transmit and receive data with a client device (111), and may also transmit and receive data with an external server or device. The map generation unit (122) may generate a surrounding environment map using geographic information based on the geographic information and user input received from the client device. The map generation unit (122) may also create a surrounding environment map using geographic information received from an external geographic information system (GIS) server through the second transceiver (121).

[0047] The environmental spatial information generation unit (123) can derive related environmental impact assessment items based on user input and automatically generate related environmental spatial information for each environmental impact assessment item. The environmental spatial information can include at least one of information on the status of a target business site, information on the status of a protected area / region, information on the status of facilities causing environmental damage, information on the status of facilities subject to environmental damage, information on the separation distance between environmentally related areas / regions, and information on overlapping the center and boundary of a surrounding environmental map. The environmental spatial information generation unit (123) can request and receive data from at least one external organization server through the second transceiver (121) based on the environmental impact assessment items, business areas, and search range included in the user input, and generate related environmental spatial information for each environmental impact assessment item based on the data received from the at least one external organization server. The environmental spatial information generation unit (123) can be configured to automatically generate environmental spatial information based on user input and / or a preset schedule or control mode.

[0048] The scoping analysis unit (124) can perform scoping analysis for each environmental impact assessment item based on the generated surrounding environmental map and environmental spatial information. Scoping analysis refers to analyzing the current status of the business district and its surrounding environment, i.e., environmental spatial information, of the target project prior to the environmental impact assessment of the target project. The scoping analysis unit (124) may be configured to perform at least one of the following operations after the scoping analysis is completed: (i) creating a checklist based on the results of the scoping analysis for each environmental impact assessment item; (ii) creating a review opinion on matters to be considered in the environmental impact assessment of the target project based on the results of the scoping analysis for each environmental impact assessment item and the checklist; and (iii) creating presentation materials based on at least one of the generated surrounding environmental map, related environmental spatial information, and scoping analysis results. The scoping analysis unit (124) may be configured to automatically perform these operations based on user input and / or preset schedules or control modes for operation instructions received from the client device (110).

[0049] The scoping analysis unit (124) may be configured to perform at least one of modification, addition, and deletion of information based on user input received from the client device (110) for at least one of an automatically generated checklist, review comments, and presentation materials. The database (125) may store at least one of geographic information, business-related information, environmental spatial information, a surrounding environment map, and a scoping analysis result, and may be included within the server (120), and / or may be configured to be connected to an external database server (not shown) (e.g., a Geographic Information System database server providing geographic information, a national spatial information portal, a road name address database, etc.) via an access unit. The control unit (126) may control the components of the server (120), and may change the designation of at least one of an evaluation item, a dataset, an analysis method, an analysis result item, and a connected database server.

[0050] FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the configuration of a scoping support system (200) that uses geographic information received from an external information server according to one embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the scoping support system (200) according to one embodiment of the present invention may include a client device (210), a server (220), and one or more external information servers (230).

[0051] The client device (210) may include, but is not limited to, a web service client (211) that transmits and receives data with the server (220), a user interface (212) that receives user input and displays data and maps received from the server to the user, and a web browser (213). Referring to FIG. 2, the client device (210) may transmit user input to the server (220) via, for example, an HTTP GET / POST request, but is not limited to requests in this format.

[0052] The server (220) may include a user interface support unit (221) that generates and changes a map and various data displayed on a user interface unit (212) of a client device (210) based on user input and transmits the related data to the client device (210), a map generation unit (222) that generates a map indicating a business district of a target business, and / or a surrounding environment map, and / or environmental spatial information, an environmental spatial information generation & scoping analysis unit (223) that generates environmental spatial information and performs scoping analysis, and a database access unit (225) that is configured to access an external database server (230).

[0053] The data access unit (225) performs data access to an external database server (230) to call and receive necessary data. Such data access may be achieved, for example, by object-relational mapping, but is not limited thereto. The server (220) may also include a separate database (not shown) internally.

[0054] The external information server (240) may be a Geographic Information System (GIS) information server, or may be a server of any public or private institution related to the environmental impact assessment items. In FIG. 2, the server (220) requests data from the external information server (240) via, for example, an HTTP GET / POST request, but is not limited thereto.

[0055] Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of environmental impact assessment item classification and related external database server settings established by a scoping support system according to one embodiment of the present invention. Environmental impact assessment items may include, but are not limited to, media items for the natural ecological environment, atmospheric environment, water environment, land environment, living environment, and socioeconomic environment. Each environmental media item may individually include multiple sub-evaluation items, for example, 19 to 21 evaluation items.

[0056] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of data fields for scoping analysis for each environmental impact assessment item preset in a scoping support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 1 and 4 , data fields may include, but are not limited to, an analysis name, an evaluation item, a dataset, an analysis method, and an analysis result. These data fields may be added or edited through the administrator mode of the control unit (126) or may be set as default. The “analysis name” may be input through the user interface unit (112) by specifying a scoping analysis name for a project requiring a user environmental impact assessment. The “evaluation items” may include two or more media items, for example, media items including natural ecological environment, atmospheric environment, water environment, land environment, living environment, and socioeconomic environment. The “evaluation items” may be set to include multiple sub-evaluation items for each media, and for example, may be set to include 19 to 21 sub-evaluation items for 6 media items.

[0057] The “analysis method” may include, but is not limited to, an analysis method, a spatial element operation unit (e.g., a spatial operator), and a search range. The “analysis result” field may include a group name, a group field name, a separation distance, a search range, etc., and may be configured so that the spatial information analysis result may be changed according to the user’s check designation for one or all of these corresponding data field items in the administrator mode of the control unit (116).

[0058] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a data field for scoping analysis of a wildlife protection area among flora and fauna media in the field of natural ecological environment in a scoping support system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 shows a specific example of a data field configured in relation to the analysis screen of the analysis name “wildlife protection area” shown in the user interface unit (112) of the scoping support system of FIG. 4, and shows an example in which a data field is designated for scoping analysis related to an environmental impact assessment related to a wildlife protection area of ​​a target project. In FIG. 5, an analysis method is designated as, for example, a spatial query (e.g., an analysis on whether a facility affecting the environmental impact assessment is included within the project district of the target project (Within) and whether it is included within a search range or separation distance specified by the user (DWithin)), and among them, it is set to examine whether it is included within a search range of 1 km specified by the user (DWithin). The analysis results for it are analyzed by specifying the data field to display the name of the protected area, separation distance, search range, and overlap ratio.

[0059] Figure 6 is a diagram illustrating an algorithm according to one embodiment of a scoping analysis process for a specific evaluation item in a scoping support system according to one embodiment of the present invention. In Figure 6, the first-stage questions in the leftmost column are displayed on the user interface screen, and the second-stage questions in the middle column are displayed expanded below the first-stage questions based on the yes or no result. In the final result column on the rightmost column, the environmental impact assessment is divided into general evaluation items and key evaluation items, and only one of the two is ultimately selected and displayed in the user interface results.

[0060] Referring to FIGS. 1 and 6, for example, if an evaluation is required for the target project regarding “Does the use of equipment and construction vehicles during construction generate air pollutants?”, the map generation unit (122) generates a corresponding surrounding environmental map for the relevant project area, and the environmental spatial information generation unit (123) generates related environmental spatial information, and then automatically performs scoping analysis based on the environmental spatial information. In FIG. 6, if the scoping analysis unit (124) determines “Yes” to the first-stage question, it proceeds to the second-stage question, “Are there plans for demolition work? (Or are there many vehicles within the project site)?”, and this proceeds to the question, “Is this a soil and rock extraction project?”, and if the determination is “Yes,” the final result is output as a key evaluation item, and the scoping analysis is terminated. However, if the scoping analysis unit (124) determines “No,” it returns to the first-stage question, “Is this a project that emits air pollutants during operation?” is judged. If the answer to that question is No, the question in step 1, “Does air pollutant occur due to the use of equipment and construction vehicles during construction?” is asked again (although it is the same question that has already been judged in the previous step, it is included in the judgment load again to eliminate errors in the logical structure, but if it does not cause errors in the logical structure, the question does not need to be asked again). If the scoping analysis unit (124) judges this as Yes, this is a general evaluation item, and the final result is produced and the scoping analysis is terminated.

[0061] FIG. 7 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a scoping support method for environmental impact assessment of a target project according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 7, the scoping support method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be a web-based scoping support method using a client device and a server, but is not limited thereto. Referring to FIGS. 1 and 7, the method may include a step (S710) of transmitting user input received by a client device (110) to a server (120), and the user input may include at least one of target project information, a project period, a project district, and a search range, but is not limited thereto. The method may include a step (S720) of generating a surrounding environment map based on the user input by the server (120). The method may include a step (S730) of automatically generating related environmental impact assessment items based on user input by the server (120) and environmental spatial information related to each environmental impact assessment item based on the environmental impact assessment items, the business period, the business district, and the search range included in the user input. The method may include a step (S740) of automatically performing a scoping analysis for each environmental impact assessment item based on a surrounding environment map and environmental spatial information generated by the server (120) according to user input received from a client device (110). The method may include, after the scoping analysis, a step (S750) of generating a checklist based on the results of the scoping analysis for each environmental impact assessment item; (ii) a step (S760) of generating a review opinion on matters to be considered in the environmental impact assessment for the target project based on the results of the scoping analysis for each environmental impact assessment item and the checklist; And (iii) a step of creating presentation materials based on at least one of the generated surrounding environment map, related environmental spatial information, and scoping analysis results (S770).At least one of the steps S750 to S770 may be automatically performed by the server (120) according to a user input received from the client device (110) or a preset schedule or control mode.

[0062] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of setting a business overview and a business district according to user input on a user interface of a client device in a scoping support method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 1, 7, and 8, in step S710, a user may input target business information (e.g., business overview of FIG. 8) into the user interface unit (112) of the client device (110) and designate a business district (e.g., business site of FIG. 8). When designating a business district, the user may directly draw the business district boundary on a map presented on the user interface of the client device (110) using a polygon, a point and radius, a line and a certain distance as an input method, and / or upload a file related to geographic information of the business district, and / or input an address of the business district, but is not limited thereto.

[0063] FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a surrounding environment map and environmental spatial information generated on a user interface of a client device in a scoping support method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 1, 7, and 9, the server (120) may generate a surrounding environment map in step S720 based on the target project information and project district input by the user in step S710. In addition, the server (120) may derive related environmental impact assessment items based on the user input in step S730, and automatically generate related environmental spatial information for each environmental impact assessment item based on the environmental impact assessment items, and the project period, project district, and search range included in the user input. For example, the environmental spatial information may be information related to a geographical space such as facilities or various regulatory areas that may affect the environmental impact assessment of the target project, and topographic information, and such information may be added to the generated surrounding environment map and visually displayed.

[0064] The environmental map illustrated in Figure 9 displays facilities or geographic areas within and surrounding the project area (indicated by a dotted line in Figure 9) that may impact the environmental impact assessment of the project, marked with icons based on geographic scale. Clicking on these icons on the client device's user interface will display more detailed information about the facility or geographic area on the map and / or in a separate description box within the user interface.

[0065] In Fig. 9, the user interface can display various items according to pre-defined data fields in the management mode and receive user input related thereto. For example, "evaluation items" may include two or more media items, such as media items including natural ecological environment, atmospheric environment, water environment, land environment, living environment, and socioeconomic environment. "Evaluation items" may be configured to include multiple sub-evaluation items for each media item, and for example, 19 to 21 sub-evaluation items may be configured for 6 media items. According to an example of FIG. 9, the “natural ecological environment” media item may include sub-evaluation items such as flora and fauna and natural environment assets, the “air environment” media item may include sub-evaluation items such as air quality, odor and greenhouse gases, the “water environment” media item may include sub-evaluation items such as water quality, hydrology and marine environment, the “land environment” media item may include sub-evaluation items such as soil, land use and topography and geology, and the “living environment” media item may include sub-evaluation items such as eco-friendly resource circulation, noise and vibration, hygiene and public health, radio interference, sunlight interference and landscape.

[0066] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a scoping analysis result generated on a user interface of a client device in a scoping support method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 1, 7, and 10, in step S740, the server (120) can automatically perform a scoping analysis that analyzes environmental spatial information for each environmental impact assessment item based on a surrounding environment map and environmental spatial information generated according to user input received from the client device (110), and FIG. 9 illustrates an example of a scoping analysis result.

[0067] FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a scoping analysis checklist for environmental impact assessment of a target business generated on a user interface of a client device in a scoping support method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 1, 7, and 11, in step S650, the server (120) can create a checklist based on the scoping analysis results for each environmental impact assessment item after the scoping analysis, and FIG. 11 illustrates an example of the results of the created checklist. The checklist can be automatically checked based on the scoping analysis, but additionally, the user interface unit (112) on the client device (110) can manually input and / or check items or edit the results through user input.

[0068] FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a review opinion for an environmental impact assessment of a target project generated on a user interface of a client device in a scoping support method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 1, 7, and 12 , in step S660, the server (120) automatically creates a review opinion on matters to be considered in an environmental impact assessment of the target project based on the scoping analysis results and a checklist for each environmental impact assessment item after the scoping analysis, and FIG. 12 illustrates an example of the result of the created review opinion.

[0069] FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of creating briefing materials, which are presentation materials for an environmental impact assessment of a target project, on a user interface of a client device in a scoping support method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 1, 7, and 13, in step S770, the server (120) can create presentation materials based on at least one of a generated surrounding environment map, related environmental spatial information, and scoping analysis results, and FIG. 12 illustrates an example of a screen for requesting briefing materials.

[0070] The systems or methods described above may be implemented as hardware components, software components, and / or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, the systems, devices, methods, and components described in the embodiments may be implemented using one or more general-purpose computers or special-purpose computers, such as, for example, a processor, a controller, a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a programmable logic unit (PLU), a microprocessor, an application specific integrated circuit (ASICS), a server, a cloud system, or any other computing device capable of executing instructions and responding to them.

[0071] The system and method according to the embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the form of program commands that can be executed through various computer means and recorded on a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The non-transitory computer-readable medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, etc., either singly or in combination. The program commands recorded on the medium may be those specifically designed and configured for the embodiment or may be known and available to those skilled in the art of computer software. The hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiment, and vice versa.

[0072] The foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only, and those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that the present invention can be readily modified into other specific forms without altering the technical spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described above should be understood as illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined manner.

[0073] The scope of the present invention is indicated by the claims described below, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalent concepts should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. As a scoping support system for environmental impact assessment, Including client devices and servers, The client device includes a first transceiver for transmitting and receiving data with the server, a user interface for receiving user input and displaying at least one of business-related information, environmental space information, and a related surrounding environment map received from the server, The above server: A second transceiver unit for transmitting and receiving data with the client device; A map generation unit that generates a map of the surrounding environment using geographic information based on user input received from the client device; An environmental space information generation unit that derives related environmental impact assessment items based on the user input and automatically generates related environmental space information for each environmental impact assessment item; A scoping analysis unit that performs scoping analysis for each environmental impact assessment item based on the above-mentioned generated map and environmental spatial information; and A system comprising a database storing at least one of the above geographic information, business-related information, environmental spatial information, surrounding environment maps, and scoping analysis results.

2. In paragraph 1, The user input received by the client device through the user interface unit includes at least one of target business information, business period, business district, and search range, A system characterized in that the environmental spatial information generation unit automatically generates environmental spatial information related to each environmental impact assessment item using the geographic information based on the environmental impact assessment item, and the designated business period, business district, and search range included in the user input.

3. In paragraph 1, The above scoping analysis unit, (i) An action to create a checklist based on the scoping analysis results for each of the above evaluation items; (ii) Action to prepare a review opinion on matters to be considered in the environmental impact assessment of the target project based on the scoping analysis results and checklist for each of the above evaluation items; (iii) An action of creating presentation materials based on at least one of the generated surrounding environment map, related environmental spatial information, and scoping analysis results. A system characterized in that at least one or more of the actions are automatically performed according to user input received from the client device or a preset schedule.

4. In paragraph 1, The above map generation unit creates a map of the surrounding environment using geographic information received from an external geographic information system (GIS) server through the second transceiver unit, A system characterized in that the environmental spatial information generation unit requests and receives data from at least one external organization server through the second transceiver unit based on the environmental impact assessment items, business districts, and search ranges included in the user input, and automatically generates environmental spatial information related to each environmental impact assessment item based on the data received from the at least one external organization server.

5. In paragraph 3, A system characterized in that the above scoping analysis unit performs at least one of modifying, adding, and deleting information based on user input received from the client device for at least one of the automatically generated checklist, review comments, and presentation materials.

6. In paragraph 1, A system characterized in that the above environmental impact assessment is conducted on at least one of the natural ecological environment, atmospheric environment, water environment, land environment, living environment, and socioeconomic environment.

7. In paragraph 2, A system characterized in that, when designating a business district of the target business by the user input, the user designates the business district by at least one of: directly drawing the relevant area range on a map displayed on the user interface; uploading a file including the business district information onto the client device; or entering an address corresponding to the business district.

8. In paragraph 1, The above environmental spatial information is, A system characterized by including at least one of target business site status information, protection district / area status information, environmental damage causing facility status information, environmental damage target facility status information, environment-related district / area separation distance information, and center and boundary overlap information on a surrounding environment map.

9. As a scoping support method for environmental impact assessment using client devices and servers, A step of transmitting user input received by said client device to said server, said user input including at least one of target business information, business period, business district, and search range; A step of generating a map of the surrounding environment based on the user input by the server; A step of deriving related environmental impact assessment items based on the user input by the server and automatically generating related environmental spatial information for each environmental impact assessment item based on the environmental impact assessment items and the designated business period, business district, and search range included in the user input; A method comprising the step of automatically performing a scoping analysis for each environmental impact assessment item based on the map and environmental spatial information generated by the server according to user input received from the client device.

10. In paragraph 9, The above method, by the server, (i) a step of creating a checklist based on the scoping analysis results for each of the above evaluation items; (ii) A step of writing a review opinion on matters to be considered in the environmental impact assessment of the target project based on the scoping analysis results and checklist for each of the above evaluation items; (iii) A step of creating presentation materials based on at least one of the generated surrounding environment map, related environmental spatial information, and scoping analysis results. A method characterized in that at least one of the steps is automatically performed according to user input received from the client device or a preset schedule.

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