The system group provides facility to build up and establish the systematic use of new data processing techniques in northern studies projects.
Most physical projects entail the collection and analysis of large and complex datasets.
The key to future progress in many fields lies in obtaining information from data. The challenge is how to turn data into knowledge through rigorous manipulation of large data sets. This is partly met by better data management, visualization, and techniques which allows projects to probe data for any kind of information. GIS-methods provide powerfull tools for global environmental research especially related to northern areas.