ABSTRACT

In this paper, a multiple V model is applied to analyze and benchmark the performances of an institutional information system with respect to the adoption of the big data paradigm in environmental management and planning. We look at a specific case study, that of the REIS of Sardinia (Italy), which is publicly managed and includes large datasets arranged into a series of ‘thematic modules’ interlinked by means of an overarching cross-thematic analysis and reporting tool. We focus on the perspectives of the REIS with respect to inter/multi-operability, spatial and temporal retrieval distribution and flexibility.