System and method for automatically analyzing environmental spatial element

Abstract

An environmental spatial element analysis system for environmental impact assessment according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a transmission / reception unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from an external device including an external database and a client device; a spatial information generation unit for automatically generating environmental spatial information on the basis of a user input received from the client device; a spatial element analysis unit for automatically analyzing one or more spatial elements related to an environmental impact assessment item of a target business on the basis of the environmental spatial information; a scoping analysis unit for performing scoping analysis for each assessment item on the basis of the spatial element analysis; and a database for storing at least one of geographic information, business-related information, the environmental spatial information, a surrounding environment map, and the result of the scoping analysis.

Description

Environmental spatial element automatic analysis system and method thereof

[0001] The present invention relates to an automatic analysis system for environmental spatial elements and a method thereof, and more particularly, to a system and method for automatically analyzing environmental spatial elements related to environmental impact assessment items in an intuitive manner for a user by generating environmental spatial information related to a business district and its surrounding environment in order to perform an environmental impact assessment for a target business.

[0002] In addition, the present invention relates to a system and method for automatically analyzing spatial elements related to the impact assessment items in an intuitive manner for the user by generating spatial information related to the business district and its surrounding environment in order to perform various impact assessments for the target business.

[0003] 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.

[0004] 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.

[0005] 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 essential 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 in various EIA processes requires databases related to regional overviews and environmental spatial factors, which are dispersed across various organizations. Furthermore, scoping requires analysis of complex legal requirements and the diverse development landscapes unique to each region. This makes automation difficult and has traditionally been a labor-intensive, manual process. Consequently, the quality of the basic information analysis for EIAs is dependent on information accessibility and the expertise of the scoping personnel.

[0006] In addition, there was a problem that objectivity was significantly reduced because each evaluator had different levels of background knowledge and subjective opinions regarding the environmental spatial elements related to the investigated environmental impact assessment items and could be influenced by the interests of their own interest groups. In addition, if as many evaluators as possible were to evaluate to ensure objectivity, the time and cost required for the environmental spatial element analysis for scoping would increase rapidly.

[0007] The purpose of the present invention to solve the above problems is to provide an environmental factor analysis system and method that can objectively and automatically perform analysis of environmental space elements related to environmental impact assessment items of a target business regardless of the expertise of the personnel performing the analysis.

[0008] In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a spatial element analysis system and method that can objectively and automatically perform spatial element analysis regardless of the expertise of personnel performing the analysis when the analysis is used for impact assessment of target projects in various fields.

[0009] 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.

[0010] In order to achieve the above-described object, an environmental spatial element analysis system for environmental impact assessment according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a transmission / reception unit for transmitting / receiving data with an external device including a client device and an external database; a spatial information generation unit for automatically generating environmental spatial information based on a user input received from the external device; a spatial element analysis unit for automatically analyzing one or more spatial elements related to geographic space, such as facilities or various regulated areas and topographic information that may affect the environmental impact assessment of a target project based on the environmental spatial information; a scoping analysis unit for performing a scoping analysis for each evaluation item based on the spatial element analysis; and a database for storing at least one of the geographic information, project-related information, environmental spatial information, a surrounding environment map, and a scoping analysis result.

[0011] In one embodiment of the present invention, the user input includes at least one of target business information, business period, business district, and search range, the external database includes a Geographic Information System database that provides geographic information, and the 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 spatial information generation unit generates metadata related to the environmental spatial information, and the spatial element analysis unit can analyze spatial elements related to the environmental impact assessment items based on the metadata.

[0013] In one embodiment of the present invention, the spatial element analysis unit may include a spatial query analysis module that analyzes spatial query information including at least one of whether a facility or various regulated areas and geographical space such as topographic information that may affect the environmental impact assessment of the target project are included within the business district of the target project and whether they are included in a search range around the business district; an overlap analysis module that analyzes at least one of the area and ratio of overlapping between a facility or various regulated areas and geographical space such as topographic information that may affect the environmental impact assessment of the target project and the business district of the target project; and a distance analysis module that analyzes at least one of the distance between a facility or various regulated areas and geographical space such as topographic information that may affect the environmental impact assessment of the target project and the business district of the target project, an object closest to the business district among the geographical spaces such as a facility or various regulated areas and geographical space such as topographic information that may affect the environmental impact assessment of the target project, and a distance to the closest object.

[0014] In one embodiment of the present invention, the spatial element analysis unit may further include a terrain analysis module that analyzes terrain of at least one of the geographic spaces such as the business district and facilities or various regulated areas and terrain information that may affect the environmental impact assessment of the target project, and the terrain analysis module may include an elevation analysis unit that analyzes elevation information based on contour lines and elevation points of terrain of at least one of the geographic spaces such as the facilities or various regulated areas and terrain information that may affect the environmental impact assessment of the target project; a slope analysis unit that analyzes slope information of terrain of at least one of the geographic spaces such as the facilities or various regulated areas and terrain information that may affect the environmental impact assessment of the target project; and a ridge segmentation analysis unit that analyzes segmentation information of a ridge of at least one of the geographic spaces such as the facilities or various regulated areas and terrain information that may affect the environmental impact assessment of the target project.

[0015] According to another embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above purpose, a spatial element analysis system may include a transceiver for transmitting and receiving data with an external device; a spatial information generation unit for generating metadata related to spatial information related to the target project using geographic information received from the external device based on at least one of target project information, project period, project district, and search range of the target project; a spatial element analysis unit for analyzing one or more spatial elements related to evaluation of the target project based on the metadata; and an analysis result processing unit for analyzing the results of analysis of one or more spatial elements in association with predetermined evaluation items of the target project by synthesizing the results.

[0016] According to an embodiment of the present invention, an automatic environmental factor analysis system and method can be provided that can objectively and automatically analyze spatial elements of environmental impact assessment items derived from scoping for environmental impact assessments, regardless of the expertise of the personnel conducting the assessment. This allows for objectification and allows for rapid, simultaneous use by multiple parties. In this case, ICT-based environmental impact assessments facilitate the participation of assessors with diverse levels of expertise, such as reviewers, implementers, and the general public, enabling objective and rapid decision-making.

[0017] 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.

[0018] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an environmental space element analysis system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration and analysis flow of a spatial element analysis unit according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] FIG. 3 is a drawing showing an example of interfaces of a plurality of spatial analysis modules and a scoping application method related thereto in a spatial element analysis unit according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically illustrating the configuration of an environmental spatial element analysis system that uses geographic information received from an external information server according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] FIG. 5 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 including an environmental space element analysis system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] FIG. 6 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 including an environmental space element analysis system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 7 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a spatial element analysis system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] FIG. 8 is a drawing 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 using an environmental space element analysis system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0026] FIG. 9 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 using an environmental spatial element analysis system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0027] FIG. 10 is a drawing 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 using an environmental space element analysis system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0028] FIG. 11 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 using an environmental space element analysis system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0029] 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.

[0030] 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.

[0031] The terminology used herein is merely used to describe specific embodiments 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.

[0032] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0033] FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of an environmental spatial element analysis system (110) according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the environmental spatial element analysis system (110) according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a transceiver unit (111), a spatial information generation unit (112), a spatial element analysis unit (113), a scoping analysis unit (114), and a database (115), and the environmental spatial element analysis system (110) may further include a control unit (116).

[0034] The transmitter and receiver (111) can transmit and receive data with an external device (120) including a client device and an external information server.

[0035] The spatial information generation unit (112) can automatically generate environmental spatial information based on user input received from a client device. The user input may include, but is not limited to, at least one of target project information, project period, project district, and search range of a project requiring environmental impact assessment. The spatial information generation unit (112) can derive related environmental impact assessment items based on the user input and automatically generate related environmental spatial information for each environmental impact assessment item. The environmental spatial information may include at least one of target project site status information, protection district / region status information, environmental damage-causing facility status information, environmental damage subject facility status information, environmental district / region separation distance information, and center and boundary overlap information on a surrounding environment map. The spatial information generation unit (112) can request and receive data from at least one external organization server through the second transceiver (121) based on the environmental impact assessment items, project district, 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 spatial information generation unit (112) may be configured to automatically generate environmental spatial information based on user input and / or a preset schedule or control mode. The spatial information generation unit (112) may generate metadata related to environmental spatial information.

[0036] The spatial element analysis unit (113) can automatically analyze one or more spatial elements related to the environmental impact assessment items of the target project based on environmental spatial information. If the spatial information generation unit (112) generates metadata related to the environmental spatial information, the spatial element analysis unit (113) can analyze spatial elements related to the environmental impact assessment items based on the metadata. The spatial element analysis unit (113) may also be configured in the form of a spatial element engine.

[0037] The scoping analysis unit (114) can perform scoping analysis for each environmental impact assessment item based on spatial element analysis. Here, scoping analysis refers to analyzing environmental spatial information, i.e., the current status of the project site and its surrounding environment, prior to conducting an environmental impact assessment of the project.

[0038] The scoping analysis unit (114) 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 scoping analysis results for each environmental impact assessment item; (ii) creating a review opinion on matters to be considered in the environmental impact assessment for the target project based on the scoping analysis results for each environmental impact assessment item and the checklist; and (iii) creating presentation materials based on at least one of the generated surrounding environment map, related environmental spatial information, and the scoping analysis results. The scoping analysis unit (124) may be configured to automatically perform these operations based on a user input and / or a preset schedule or control mode in response to an operation instruction received from an external device (120).

[0039] The scoping analysis unit (114) may be configured to perform at least one of modification, addition, and deletion of information based on user input received from an external device (120) for at least one of an automatically generated checklist, review comments, and presentation materials.

[0040] The database (115) can store at least one of geographic information, business-related information, environmental spatial information, surrounding environment maps, and scoping analysis results. It can be a database included within the environmental spatial element analysis system (110), or it can be a database access unit that allows access to an external database (not shown). The external database can include, for example, a Geographic Information System database that provides geographic information, a database server, a national spatial information portal, a road name address database, etc.

[0041] The control unit (116) can control components of the environmental space element analysis system (110) and can include a management mode that can change the designation of at least one of evaluation items, data sets, analysis methods, analysis result items, and connection database servers.

[0042] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration and analysis flow of a spatial element analysis unit (230) according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the spatial element analysis unit (230) corresponding to the spatial element analysis unit (113) of the environmental spatial element analysis system (100) may include one or more spatial analysis modules that perform analysis of each of one or more spatial elements. The spatial element analysis unit (230) may also be configured in the form of a spatial operation engine, in which case one or more spatial analysis modules may correspond to one or more spatial operators.

[0043] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the spatial element analysis unit (230) may include a spatial query analysis module (231), an overlap analysis module (232), and a distance analysis module (233). The spatial element analysis unit (230) may further include a terrain analysis module (234), and may be configured to additionally register one or more spatial analysis modules (235) depending on the needs of the analysis items.

[0044] The spatial query analysis module (231) can analyze spatial query information including at least one of whether facilities or various regulatory areas that affect the environmental impact assessment of the target project or topographic information are included within the designated business district (Within analysis) and whether they are included in the search range around the business district (DWithin analysis).

[0045] The overlap analysis module (232) can analyze at least one of the area and ratio of overlap between facilities or various regulatory areas that affect the environmental impact assessment of the target project and geographical spaces such as topographic information and the business district. Based on user input received from a client device or information preset in the administrator mode, the overlap analysis module (232) can analyze at least one of the area and ratio of overlap between facilities or various regulatory areas that affect the environmental impact assessment of the target project and geographical spaces such as topographic information and the part designated as the center of the business district and / or the area and ratio of overlap between the boundary part other than the center of the business district.

[0046] The distance analysis module (233) can analyze at least one of the distance between the business district and the facilities or various regulatory areas and geographical spaces such as topographic information that affect the environmental impact assessment of the target project, and the closest object and / or the distance to the closest object among the facilities or various regulatory areas and geographical spaces such as topographic information. According to the user input received from the client device or the information preset in the administrator mode, the distance analysis module (233) can analyze at least one of the distance between the facilities or various regulatory areas and geographical spaces such as topographic information that affect the environmental impact assessment of the target project and the part designated as the center of the business district and / or the distance to the boundary part other than the center of the business district.

[0047] Referring to FIG. 2, the terrain analysis module (234) can analyze at least one terrain among geographic spaces such as facilities or various regulatory areas that affect the environmental impact assessment of the target project, and terrain information. The terrain analysis module (234) can include at least one of an elevation analysis unit, a slope analysis unit, and a ridge segmentation analysis unit.

[0048] The elevation analysis unit can analyze elevation information based on contour lines and elevation points of at least one of various regulatory areas and geographical spaces that affect the environmental impact assessment of the target project and / or the business district of the target project. The slope analysis unit can analyze slope information of at least one of the geographical spaces that affect the environmental impact assessment of the target project, such as facilities or various regulatory areas and geographical spaces that affect the environmental impact assessment of the target project. The ridge segmentation analysis unit can analyze ridge segmentation information of at least one of the geographic spaces that affect the business district and the environmental impact assessment items.

[0049] The spatial element analysis unit (230) can be configured to expand the analysis by additionally registering one or more second spatial analysis modules (235) for the analysis of additional spatial elements that are not included. The spatial element analysis unit (230) can search for an available spatial analysis module among the spatial analysis modules (231, 232 233, 234) included as described above and apply it to the spatial element analysis of the target project, and the scoping analysis unit (114) can perform an analysis on environmental spatial information for environmental impact assessment based on the results of the spatial element analysis, or create at least one of a checklist, review opinion, and briefing material.

[0050] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of interfaces (231, 233, 235) of a plurality of spatial analysis modules in a spatial element analysis unit (230) according to an embodiment of the present invention and a scoping application method related thereto. Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, each of the spatial analysis modules included in the spatial element analysis unit (230) according to an embodiment of the present invention may include at least two interfaces.

[0051] For example, according to one embodiment of the present invention, each of the spatial analysis modules may include, but is not limited to, a ProcessFactory interface and a Process interface. In this case, the ProcessFactory interface is an interface for defining and analyzing metadata, and the Process interface may be an interface for performing spatial analysis. According to one embodiment of the present invention, when the ProcessFactoryFinder searches for all available spatial analysis modules and provides a list related to the “analysis method” data field item for analysis, the spatial element analysis unit (230) may perform spatial element analysis on one of these for each sub-evaluation item, but is not limited to this configuration. Each spatial analysis module may allocate and return a result according to an output parameter after executing the analysis through the ProcessExecutor.

[0052] FIG. 3 illustrates interfaces of a spatial query analysis module (231) (e.g., WithinProcessFactory (330) and WithinProcess (340)) and interfaces of a distance analysis module (233) (e.g., DistanceProcessFactory (350) and DistanceProcess (360)). These interfaces can be connected to interfaces (e.g., ProcessFactory (310) and Process (320)) included in an environmental spatial element analysis system server (110 of FIG. 1) or a spatial element analysis unit (230 of FIG. 2). The spatial element analysis unit (230) can also perform scoping analysis by executing an analysis through ProcessExecutor and then allocating and returning results according to output parameters from one or more spatial analysis modules.

[0053] According to the embodiment of FIG. 3, when the spatial element analysis unit (230) expands the analysis by additionally registering one or more second spatial analysis modules (235) for analysis of additional spatial elements that are not included, the added second spatial analysis modules can implement these interfaces and register them with the environmental spatial element analysis system server (110 of FIG. 1) or the spatial element analysis unit (230 of FIG. 2). In this case, the second spatial analysis module provides metadata of input / output analysis parameters to the environmental spatial element analysis system server (110 of FIG. 1) or the spatial element analysis unit (230 of FIG. 2), and the server (110) or the spatial element analysis unit (230) can automatically set parameters necessary for analysis through the metadata and then request analysis from the second spatial analysis module.

[0054] FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a scoping support system (400) including an environmental spatial element analysis system (410) that uses geographic information received from an external information server according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the scoping support system (400) according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an environmental spatial element analysis system server (410), a client device (420), and one or more external information servers (430). The system (400) may be configured as a web-based system including the server (410) and the client device (420), but is not limited to a web-based system as long as it includes elements corresponding to the server and the client device.

[0055] The client device (420) may include, but is not limited to, a web service client (421) that transmits and receives data from the environmental space element analysis system server (410), a user interface (422) that receives user input and displays data and a map received from the environmental space element analysis system server (410) to the user, and a web browser (423). Referring to FIG. 4, the client device (420) may transmit user input to the environmental space element analysis system server (410) via, for example, an HTTP GET / POST request, but is not limited to requests in this format.

[0056] The server (410) may include a map generation unit (411), a spatial information generation unit (412), a spatial element analysis unit (413), a scoping analysis unit (414), and a database access unit (415), and may further include a transmission / reception unit and a control unit (not shown).

[0057] The map generation unit (411) can generate and change a map and various data displayed on the user interface unit (422) of the client device (420) based on user input, thereby generating a map showing the business district of the target business, and / or the surrounding environment map, and / or environmental spatial information on the client device (420).

[0058] The spatial information generation unit (412) can automatically generate environmental spatial information for an environmental impact assessment of a target project based on user input received from a client device (420). For example, environmental spatial information refers to information related to geographical space, such as facilities or various regulatory areas and topographical information that may affect the environmental impact assessment of the target project. This information can be added to a surrounding environmental map and visually displayed.

[0059] The spatial element analysis unit (413) can automatically analyze one or more spatial elements related to the environmental impact assessment items of a target project based on environmental spatial information. The scoping analysis unit (414) can perform scoping analysis for each environmental impact assessment item based on the spatial element analysis.

[0060] The database access unit (415) performs data access to an external database server (430) to call and receive necessary data. Such data access may be achieved, for example, by object-relational mapping, but is not limited thereto. The environmental space element analysis system (410) may also include a separate database (not shown) internally.

[0061] The external information server (440) 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. 4, the server (420) requests data from the external information server (440) via, for example, an HTTP GET / POST request, but is not limited thereto.

[0062] FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of data fields for scoping analysis for each environmental impact assessment item that is preset in a scoping support system (400) including an environmental space element analysis system (410) according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5 , data fields may include, but are not limited to, analysis names, evaluation items, datasets, analysis methods, and analysis results. These data fields may be added or edited through the administrator mode of the control unit (not shown) or may be designated as defaults. The “analysis name” may be input through the user interface unit (422) 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. “Evaluation items” may be set to include multiple sub-evaluation items for each medium, for example, 19 to 21 sub-evaluation items may be set to include 6 medium items.

[0063] 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 can 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 (not shown).

[0064] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a data field for scoping analysis on a wildlife protection area among flora and fauna media in the field of natural ecological environment in a scoping support system (400) including an environmental space element analysis system (410) according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 shows a specific example of a data field configured in relation to an analysis screen of the analysis name “wildlife protection area” shown in the user interface unit (422) for the scoping support system (400) 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. 6, for example, a spatial query is specified as an analysis method (e.g., whether a facility that affects the environmental impact assessment is included in the business district of the target project (Within analysis) and whether it is included within a search range or separation distance specified by the user (DWithi analysis), 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 result is specified as a data field for analysis by displaying the name of the protected area, separation distance, search range, and overlap ratio for the geographic space such as facilities that affect the environmental impact assessment of the target project or various regulatory areas and topographic information.

[0065] FIG. 7 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a spatial element analysis system (700) that can be used for various impact assessments of a target business according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 7, the spatial element analysis system (700) may include a transceiver (710), a spatial information generation unit (720), a spatial element analysis unit (730), an analysis result processing unit (740), and may further include a database access unit (750) that provides access to an internal database or an external database. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the spatial element analysis system (700) may be in the form of a spatial element engine.

[0066] The transceiver (710) can transmit and receive data with external devices, including client devices, scoping support system servers, and external information servers. The spatial information generation unit (720) can automatically generate metadata related to spatial information related to the target project using geographic information received from the external device based on at least one of the target project information, project period, project district, and search range of the target project.

[0067] The spatial information generation unit (720) can derive evaluation items based on at least one of the target project information, project period, project district, and search range of the target project, and automatically generate related spatial information for each evaluation item. Here, the spatial information can include at least one of the following: target project site status information, protection district / area status information, damage-causing facility status information, damage target facility status information, project district / area separation distance information, and center and boundary overlap information on the surrounding environment map, but is not limited thereto.

[0068] The spatial element analysis unit (730) may analyze one or more spatial elements related to the evaluation of the target business based on the metadata. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the spatial element analysis unit (730) may include one or more spatial analysis modules that perform analysis of each of one or more spatial elements. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the spatial element analysis unit (730) may include a spatial query analysis module, an overlap analysis module, and a distance analysis module. The spatial element analysis unit (730) may further include a terrain analysis module, and may be configured to additionally register one or more second spatial analysis modules according to the needs of the analysis items. Such spatial analysis modules may be configured to perform the same operations as the spatial analysis modules included in the spatial element analysis unit (230) illustrated in FIG. 2, respectively. In addition, each of the spatial analysis modules included in the spatial element analysis unit (230) according to one embodiment of the present invention may include at least two interfaces, for example, a ProcessFactory interface and a Process interface. Such interfaces can be configured to perform operations corresponding to the interface operations of the spatial analysis modules illustrated in FIG. 3.

[0069] The analysis result processing unit (740) may synthesize one or more spatial element analysis results, analyze them in relation to predetermined evaluation items of the target project, and / or provide results related thereto. The analysis result processing unit (740) may perform a scoping analysis for each evaluation item based on the spatial element analysis of the spatial element analysis unit (730). Here, the scoping analysis refers to analyzing the current status of the project area and its surrounding space, i.e., spatial information, prior to the impact assessment of the target project. The analysis result processing unit (740) may be configured to automatically perform operations according to user input and / or a preset schedule or control mode in response to operation instructions received from a client device.

[0070] The spatial element analysis unit (730) can search for an available spatial analysis module among the spatial analysis modules and apply it to the spatial element analysis of the target project, and the analysis result processing unit (740) can perform an analysis on environmental spatial information for environmental impact assessment based on the spatial element analysis results, or create at least one of a checklist, review opinion, and briefing material.

[0071] Referring back to FIG. 1, the environmental spatial element analysis method using the environmental spatial element analysis system (110) according to one embodiment of the present invention may first include a step (S110) of automatically generating environmental spatial information related to each environmental impact assessment item based on a business period, business district, and search range included in a user input of an external device (120) by the environmental spatial element analysis system (110). The method may include a step (S120) of performing an analysis on one or more spatial elements using spatial analysis modules based on the environmental spatial information related to each environmental impact assessment item. In addition, the method may include a step (S130) of automatically performing a scoping analysis on each environmental impact assessment item based on an analysis of a surrounding environment map and environmental spatial elements. After the scoping analysis, the method may include a step (S140) of creating a checklist based on the scoping analysis results for each environmental impact assessment item by the environmental spatial element analysis system (110); (ii) a step (S150) of writing 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 and the checklist for each environmental impact assessment item; and (iii) a step (S160) of writing presentation materials based on at least one of the generated surrounding environment map, related environmental spatial information, and scoping analysis results. At least one of the steps S140 to S160 may be automatically performed by the environmental spatial element analysis system (110) according to a user input received from an external device (120) or a preset schedule or control mode.

[0072] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of environmental spatial information generated in a user interface of a client device in a scoping support method using an environmental spatial element analysis system (110) according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 8, in step S110, the environmental spatial element analysis system (110) can derive related environmental impact assessment items based on user input from an external device (120) and automatically generate related environmental spatial information for each environmental impact assessment item based on the environmental impact assessment item, the project period, the project district, and the search range included in the user input. For example, the environmental spatial information is information related to a geographical space such as facilities or various regulatory areas and topographic information that may affect the environmental impact assessment of the target project, and such information can be added to the generated surrounding environment map and visually displayed.

[0073] The environmental map illustrated in Figure 8 displays facilities or geographic areas within and surrounding the project area (indicated by a dotted line in Figure 8) 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 specific information about the facility or geographic area on the map and / or in a separate description box within the user interface.

[0074] In Fig. 8, 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. 8, 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.

[0075] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of an environmental spatial information analysis result generated on a user interface of a client device in a scoping support method using an environmental spatial element analysis system (110) according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIGS. 1 and 9 , in step S120, the environmental spatial element analysis system (110) performs an analysis on one or more spatial elements using spatial analysis modules based on environmental spatial information related to each environmental impact assessment item according to user input received from an external device (120), and in step S130, automatically performs a scoping analysis for each environmental impact assessment item based on the analysis of the surrounding environment map and environmental spatial elements. FIG. 9 shows an example of an environmental spatial information analysis result generated according to the scoping analysis.

[0076] FIG. 10 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 using an environmental space element analysis system (110) according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 10 , in step S140, 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. 10 shows an example of the results of the created checklist. The checklist can be automatically checked based on the scoping analysis, but may also be manually input and / or checked additionally or the results edited by user input through the user interface unit (122) on the external device (120).

[0077] FIG. 11 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 using an environmental space element analysis system (110) according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 11, in step S150, the environmental space element analysis system (110) automatically creates a review opinion on matters to be considered in an environmental impact assessment of a target project based on the scoping analysis results and a checklist for each environmental impact assessment item after a scoping analysis, and FIG. 11 illustrates an example of the result of the created review opinion.

[0078] 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.

[0079] 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.

[0080] 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.

[0081] 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 an environmental space element analysis system, A transceiver unit for transmitting and receiving data with external devices including client devices and external databases; A spatial information generation unit that automatically generates environmental spatial information based on user input received from the external device; A spatial element analysis unit that automatically analyzes one or more spatial elements related to geographic space, such as facilities or various regulatory areas and topographic information that may affect the environmental impact assessment of the target project based on the above environmental spatial information; A scoping analysis unit that performs scoping analysis for each evaluation item based on the above spatial element analysis; 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 above user input includes at least one of target business information, business period, business district, and search range, The above external database includes a Geographic Information System database that provides geographic information, The above spatial information generation unit is a system that 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 spatial information generation unit generates metadata related to the above environmental spatial information, The above spatial element analysis unit is a system that analyzes spatial elements related to the environmental impact assessment items based on the above metadata.

4. In paragraph 1, The above space element analysis section: A spatial query analysis module that analyzes spatial query information that includes at least one of the following: whether a facility or various regulatory areas that may affect the environmental impact assessment of the above target project and geographical information such as topographical information are included within the business district of the above target project and whether they are included in the search range around the business district; An overlap analysis module that analyzes at least one of the areas and ratios of facilities or various regulatory areas and geographical spaces such as topographic information that may affect the environmental impact assessment of the above target project overlapping with the business district of the above target project; and A system including a distance analysis module that analyzes at least one of the following: the distance between a facility or various regulatory areas and geographical spaces such as topographic information that may affect the environmental impact assessment of the above target project and the business district of the above target project; the object closest to the business district among the facilities or various regulatory areas and geographical spaces such as topographic information that may affect the environmental impact assessment of the above target project; and the distance to the closest object.

5. In paragraph 1, The above spatial element analysis unit further includes a terrain analysis module that analyzes at least one terrain among the geographic spaces, such as facilities or various regulatory areas and terrain information that may affect the environmental impact assessment of the business district and the target business. The above terrain analysis module: An elevation analysis unit that analyzes elevation information based on contour lines and elevation points of at least one geographic space, such as facilities or various regulatory areas that may affect the environmental impact assessment of the above-mentioned target business and terrain information; A slope analysis unit that analyzes slope information of at least one geographic space, such as a facility or various regulatory areas that may affect the environmental impact assessment of the above-mentioned target business and terrain information; and A system including a ridge segmentation analysis unit that analyzes segmentation information of at least one ridge among geographical spaces such as facilities or various regulatory areas and topographic information that may affect the environmental impact assessment of the above target business.

6. As a spatial element analysis system, A transceiver unit that transmits and receives data with an external device; A spatial information generation unit that generates metadata related to spatial information related to the target business by using geographic information received from the external device based on at least one of the target business information, business period, business district, and search range of the target business; A spatial element analysis unit that analyzes one or more spatial elements related to the evaluation of the target business based on the above metadata; and A system including an analysis result processing unit that synthesizes the results of one or more spatial element analyses and analyzes them in relation to predetermined evaluation items of the target business.

7. In paragraph 6, The above space element analysis section: A spatial query analysis module that analyzes spatial query information that includes at least one of the following: whether facilities or various regulatory areas that affect the impact assessment items of the above target project and geographical information such as terrain information are included within the business district of the target project and whether they are included in the search range around the business district; An overlap analysis module that analyzes at least one of the areas and ratios of facilities or various regulatory areas that affect the impact assessment items of the above target project and geographical space such as topographic information overlapping with the business district of the above target project; and A system including a distance analysis module that analyzes at least one of the following: the distance between the business district of the target project and the facilities or various regulatory areas and geographical spaces such as topographic information that affect the impact assessment items of the target project; the object closest to the business district of the target project among the facilities or various regulatory areas and geographical spaces such as topographic information that affect the impact assessment items of the target project; and the distance to the closest object.

8. In paragraph 6, The above spatial element analysis unit further includes a terrain analysis module that analyzes at least one terrain among the geographic spaces such as facilities or various regulatory areas and terrain information that affect the business district and the impact assessment items of the target business. The above terrain analysis module: An elevation analysis unit that analyzes elevation information based on the contour lines and elevation points of at least one geographic space, such as facilities or various regulatory areas that affect the impact assessment items of the above target business and terrain information; A slope analysis unit that analyzes slope information of at least one geographic space, such as a facility or various regulatory areas that affect the impact assessment items of the above target business and terrain information; and A system including a ridge segmentation analysis unit that analyzes segmentation information of at least one ridge among facilities or various regulatory areas and geographical spaces such as topographic information that affect the impact assessment items of the above target business.

9. In paragraph 7 or 8, The above spatial element analysis unit searches for an available spatial analysis module among the one or more spatial analysis modules and applies it to the spatial element analysis of the target project. A system wherein the above spatial element analysis unit is configured to be expandable by adding one or more second spatial analysis modules for analysis of additional spatial elements.

10. In paragraph 9, A system wherein each of the above spatial analysis modules includes at least two interfaces, including a ProcessFactory interface and a Process interface.

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