APEM help our clients in the water, environment and energy sectors to use monitoring data to comply with environmental regulations and better manage their environmental risks and impacts.
APEM are experts at designing and analysing environmental monitoring programmes. Not only can we help you specify and optimise the collection of raw data, we can also maximise the value of data you may already hold by applying statistical and machine learning techniques. We then bring data to life by visualising it, making it accessible so that you can make business decisions based on solid evidence.
We have experience applying statistical methods to a wide range of environmental monitoring programmes including water quality, catchment management, fisheries, and freshwater, marine and terrestrial ecology.
By understanding exactly what you want to measure and manage, our experts can help you answer questions such as:
• What should I measure, where, when and how?
• How much data do I need?
• How can I reduce my monitoring costs?
• Am I collecting too much or too little data?
• What is the best use of my budget?
• Is the quality of my data fit-for-purpose?
Using statistical simulation and geospatial analysis techniques, we specialise in designing cost-effective monitoring programmes. Our experts undertake strategic and tactical reviews to assess the strength of current approaches, identify efficiency savings, evaluate alternative monitoring technologies, and develop business cases.
From national networks to local investigations, we support public and private sector clients take a risk-based approach and find more efficient and effective ways of monitoring the environment.
Many organisations accumulate large amounts of environmental data, but can find it challenging to turn that raw data into useful information. Our second step helps you get the most out of your data, by answering questions such as:
• What is the best way to analyse my data?
• What can I do with incomplete/messy data?
• Are things getting better or worse, and why?
• What is causing the patterns and trends in my data?
• How can I make my data work harder for my business?
If you need hands-on support, our experienced statisticians take pride in generating trusted and impartial evidence. Alternatively, the experts at APEM can provide your in-house team with advice and training or undertake an independent peer review to validate and lend credibility to your results.
Ultimately, a data-driven approach is about empowering people to understand and interpret data so that they can make better decisions, more quickly. Our final step is designed to help you answer questions such as:
• How can I use data to better manage my business?
• How can I predict what might happen under different future scenarios?
• What is the best course of action?
• How can I gain an early warning of new risks or opportunities?
• How can I empower my colleagues to make full use of our data?
By harnessing the power of systems including Shiny and Power BI, we provide bespoke reports and web-based applications that provide real-time information, interactive dashboards, and decision-support tools.
Benefits include greater productivity and time savings through more efficient use and interpretation of data, as well as reduced risk though better evidenced decisions.
The team at APEM would be happy to answer any questions you have about environmental monitoring. Please use the form below to get in touch.
