Objectives:

The Environmental Information Systems have both long term and short term objectives. Long Term Objectives: This system is responsible of building a repository and disseminate centre in Environmental Science and Environment; Gearing up the modern technologies of acquisition, processing, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information of environmental information; Support and Promotion of research, development and innovation in the environmental Information Technologies.

Short Term Objectives: Providing the National Environmental Information services to users, originators, processors etc. and dissemination of information wherever it is needed, Building up storage, retrieval, and dissemination capabilities with the ultimate objectives of disseminating information; Promotion of national and International cooperation and liaison for the exchange of information pertaining to different aspects of environmental management; Promotion and assistance to education and personnel training programmes for the processing of environmental information; Promotion of exchange of information among developing countries about environment and its improvement