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A flexible and efficient UNITID-based access control (UBAC) model for environmental monitoring data

A flexible and efficient UNITID-based access control (UBAC) model for environmental monitoring data
A flexible and efficient UNITID-based access control (UBAC) model for environmental monitoring data

With the increasing deployment of equipment in field monitoring environments, managing the resulting data presents increasing challenges in terms of storage, organisation, visualisation, and role-based access control. Regulating management is crucial to ensure users can only view or interact with data relevant to their roles. This paper proposes a novel unit identification (UNITID)-based access control (UBAC) model to establish unique and precise relationships between users and data. This UBAC model enables centralised management of all data through a unified map service while supporting the dynamic extraction, organisation, and construction of virtual map services from a single data map. The UBAC model has been successfully implemented in software, and experimental results demonstrate its superiority over existing methods in terms of query simplicity and efficiency. In addition, the model proves highly effective in practical applications, with potential improvement in the efficiency and scalability of environmental monitoring data workflows.

Access control model, Environmental data, Environmental monitoring, Environmental software, GIS
1364-8152
Huang, Jinku
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Cheng, Changxiu
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Li, Bin
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Gao, Yang
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Li, Ping
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Wan, Jiawei
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Dash, Jadunandan
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Huang, Jinku
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Cheng, Changxiu
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Li, Bin
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Gao, Yang
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Li, Ping
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Wan, Jiawei
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Dash, Jadunandan
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Huang, Jinku, Cheng, Changxiu, Li, Bin, Gao, Yang, Li, Ping, Wan, Jiawei and Dash, Jadunandan (2025) A flexible and efficient UNITID-based access control (UBAC) model for environmental monitoring data. Environmental Modelling & Software, 193, [106638]. (doi:10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106638).

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Abstract

With the increasing deployment of equipment in field monitoring environments, managing the resulting data presents increasing challenges in terms of storage, organisation, visualisation, and role-based access control. Regulating management is crucial to ensure users can only view or interact with data relevant to their roles. This paper proposes a novel unit identification (UNITID)-based access control (UBAC) model to establish unique and precise relationships between users and data. This UBAC model enables centralised management of all data through a unified map service while supporting the dynamic extraction, organisation, and construction of virtual map services from a single data map. The UBAC model has been successfully implemented in software, and experimental results demonstrate its superiority over existing methods in terms of query simplicity and efficiency. In addition, the model proves highly effective in practical applications, with potential improvement in the efficiency and scalability of environmental monitoring data workflows.

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Accepted/In Press date: 25 July 2025
e-pub ahead of print date: 30 July 2025
Published date: 5 August 2025
Keywords: Access control model, Environmental data, Environmental monitoring, Environmental software, GIS

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Local EPrints ID: 505645
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/505645
ISSN: 1364-8152
PURE UUID: 37c7d08f-eb51-4dde-befa-2571764255d9
ORCID for Jadunandan Dash: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5444-2109

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Date deposited: 15 Oct 2025 16:39
Last modified: 16 Oct 2025 01:39

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Author: Jinku Huang
Author: Changxiu Cheng
Author: Bin Li
Author: Yang Gao
Author: Ping Li
Author: Jiawei Wan
Author: Jadunandan Dash ORCID iD

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