7th ec-gi and gis workshop “managing the mosaic” potsdam 13-15 june 2001

Giorgio Saio - GISIG - [email protected]

PANEL-GI Pan European link for Geographical Information

The PANEL-GI Compendium. A Guide to GI and GIS

Authors: The PANEL-GI Partnership Presented by: Giorgio Saio - GISIG

7th EC-GI and GIS Workshop“Managing the Mosaic”Potsdam 13-15 June 2001


GISIG meetings duringthe 7th EC-GI and GIS Workshop

June 13th

15:20 Session “Beyond the EU” (Chair: Gabor Remetey-Fülöpp )

(16:40) PANEL-GI: Pan European link for Geographical Information"The PANEL-GI Compendium. A Guide to GI and GIS" (G. Saio)

17:00 GISIG Extraordinary and Ordinary Assembly

June 14th

15:20 Final COMMON-GIS Workshop (Chairman - R.J . Peckham)

17:30 GISIG Extraordinary and Ordinary Assembly (Conclusions)


Outlines:

Establishment of a GI European Network aimed at involving partners from CEEC in the process of creation of a Pan European Geographical Information Forum.

PANEL-GIPAN European Link for Geographical Information

PROGRAMME: INCO – COPERNICUS(project n° 7136, Concerted Action)International Co-operation in Research and Technology development with CEEC


PANEL-GI Objectives

• to establish a Pan European Network in the GI field;

• to stimulate the participation of CEEC in the process

of creation of a EGII;

• to stimulate the creation/development of GI groups in

the CEEC;

• to give a contribution to the development of GI market

in CEEC.


PANEL-GI partnership (1/2)

from EU:

• GISIG - Geographical Information Systems International Group (I)

• EUROGI - European Umbrella Organisation for Geographical Information (NL)

• Joint Research Centre of Ispra

Space Applications Institute, SAI (EU)

• Technical University of Vienna (A)

• CNIG - Centro Nacional de Informaçao Geografica (P)


PANEL-GI partnership (2/2)

from CEEC:

• HUNAGI - Hungarian Association for Geo-Information (HU)

• GISPOL - Polish Land Information Systems User Association (PL)

• Masaryk University (CZ)

• ICI - National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics (RO)

• Technical University of Sofia (BG)

• University of Zilina (SK)

• The State Land Service of Latvia (LV)

• KvarnerCAD/Municipality of Rijeka (HR)


PANEL-GI Network outcome

• Networking: the creation of a EU - CEEC GI framework

• A tool for GI/GIS:

The PANEL-GI Compendium. A Guide to GI and GIS• Technology Transfer and Exchange of experience

(Study visits)• Networking and Technology Transfer at National

level in CEEC (by National focal points)• Dissemination and awareness

• European level

• National level


• A reference book useful for a vision of key issues of GI/GIS field

• Readable with a general knowledge/experience, without specific technical backgrounds

• Addressed to managers in business and decision makers in the Administrations

• Defined in concertation by thePANEL-GI partnership

• To be produced by the partners collaboration, according to their specific expertise

PANEL-GI PACKAGE

“PANEL-GI Compendium. A Guide for GI and GIS”


PANEL-GI Compendium. A Guide to GI and GIS

• Contributors: the PANEL-GI Partnership• Edited by: Andrew U. Frank, Martin Raubal, Maurits

van der Vlugt of the Technical University of Vienna• Publication: EUR 19630 EN

ISBN 3-901716-22• Published on the occasion of the IST Nice 2000

Conference• In distribution at the 7th EC-GI and GIS Workshop


• Core Package

A reference book (published and on the Web)

Target: Managers in business and decision makers in Administration

• Extended Package

Organised collection of technical material related to the core contents (available on the Web with cross links)

Target: GI/GIS Community including project managers, researchers, students...

PANEL-GI PACKAGE ORGANISATION


The PANEL-GI Compendium on the Webwww.gisig.it/panel-gi/package/pack.htm

Further contribution?

Registration to the “PANEL-GI target audience” requested(about 200 registrations from 30 different web domains)

http://gisig.ima.ge.cnr.it/panel-gi/package/BOOK.htm

http://gisig.ima.ge.cnr.it/panel-gi/ftp/package/extpk.htm

http://gisig.ima.ge.cnr.it/panel-gi/package/pack.htm


The Importance of Geographic Information Basic Concepts of GIS Organisation and Business Aspects of GIS Geographic Information Infrastructures National GII Solutions: The Portuguese

experience (project SNIG) Standardisation and Interoperability – From

a European perspective GIS Application Domains Trends

Annex1: Links Annex2: Glossary

Index List of articles (for each chapter/subchapter)

Title 1Author (s)/organisation

Title 2

Title n

………………………

RemoteWWW site

TitleAuthor (s)/organisationAbstract (max 1000 char.)Language(s)LinkRelease Data

Summary

Full Article

Extended Package

www.gisig.it/panel-gi/package/pack.htm


1. The importance of Geographic Information

2. Basic Concepts of GIS

3. Organisation and Business Aspects of GIS

4. Geographic Information Infrastructure

5. National GII Solutions: The Portuguese experience (project SNIG)

6. Standardisation and Interoperability

7. GIS Application Domains

8. Conclusions

Annex 1: Links

Annex 2: Glossary

PANEL-GI CORE PACKAGE CONTENT

Martin Raubal

• Geographical Information plays an important role in our daily lives (business people, planners, travellers etc.)=> GI and GIS.

• GIS: history, product of different sciences, purpose.• GI: 80% of people’s decisions affect space, effects on

the economy, rapidly growing business, still many impediments to the use of GI in Europe (lack of awareness and availability, compartmentalisation of markets).

1. The Importance of Geographical Information

Martin Raubal

2. Basic Concepts of GIS

• Difference between the real world and a GIS model of the real world.How to get from one to the other (spatial concepts, data model => implementation, database design).

• Basic IT knowledge required for understanding GIS (hard-ware, operating systems, net-works & communication).

• Spatial analysis, visualisation, accuracy, temporal aspects of spatial data.

Martin Raubal

3. Organisation and Business Aspects of GIS

• Strategies to introduce GIS in an organisation.

• Economic and feasibility assessment of GIS projects.

• Impact of GIS on people and organisations.• How to evaluate and select a GIS.• GI and GIS from a market perspective: how to price

geographic data and the relation to E-commerce.• Common misperceptions and pitfalls.

Martin Raubal

4. Geographical Information Infrastructures

• GI of various types must be widely available in an effective economy => Geographical Information Infrastructures (GII).

• Definition and goals of a GII.• Processes to reach these goals

(political, organisational and technical).• Examples of GII at the local,

regional, national, multi-country and global level.

People Geographic Information

Material & Technology

Institutional Support

Policies & Procedures

Users

Martin Raubal

5. National GII Solutions: The Portuguese Experience

(Project SNIG)

• In-depth description of a successful, fully operational national GII solution=> Portuguese National Infrastructure for Geographical Information (SNIG).

• Analysis of key GII elements: institutional and legal framework, network characteristics, system structure and users.

• Particular factors playing a role in the success of SNIG => What others can learn!

Martin Raubal

6. Standardisation and Interoperability

From a European Perspective• Current process of development of GI standards and

specifications (CEN, ISO and OGC).• Types of standards and standardisation processes

(national, European and international).• Experiences in implementing standards.• Difference between standardisation

and interoperability.• Benefits of standardisation and

interoperability.

http://www.opengis.org/technodev_hp.htm

Martin Raubal

7. GIS Application Domains

• Domains in which GIS can be successfully applied.• Presentation of 16 thematic areas including selected

projects, others for Extended Package.• Projects that give a wide

spectrum of possible applications, such as land cover, forestry, soil, integrated assessment, urban zones and agriculture.

• References

Martin Raubal

8. Trends and Conclusions

Show in which direction GIS technology and spatial information applications are developing.• Transportation and mobile technologies.• GIS business (E-commerce) is becoming more user-oriented and market-driven.• Integration of GIS into mainstream IT.• Conclusions for non-GIS decisions makers based on the presented material.


The PANEL-GI CompendiumNational versions• Bulgaria (by TU Sofia), published (ISBN 954-9748-26-X) and on the web

at: http://mulmedp.vmei.acad.bg/panelgi-book-bg• Czech Republic (by Masaryk University) available on the web at:

http://www.geogr.muni.cz/gisig/projekty/kompend_letak.html• Hungary (by HUNAGI), available on the web at:

http://www.fomi.hu/hunagi/activities/projects/panelgi/konyv.htm• Latvia (by the State Land Service of the Republic of Latvia), the

Compendium will be available on the web at: http://www.vzd.gov.lv• Poland (by GISPOL), published and available on the web at:

http://www.gispol.org.pl/4/panel-gi.htm• Romania (by ICI), published (ISBN-973-98407-5-2) and available on the

web at: http://td1.ici.ro/panel-gi/contentA12eng.htm• Slovak Republic (by Zilina University) available on the web at:

http://tempus1.fri.utc.sk/panelgi/skpanelge6.htm


Network exploitation strategy (1/2)

PANEL-GI intends to operate as a network also after the completion of the project with the the following objectives:

• to favour exchange of experiences among the PANEL-GI Members;

• to promote new actions and initiatives as follow-up and exploitation of the PANEL-GI results;

• to maintain and update the Extended Package of the PANEL-GI Compendium;


Network exploitation strategies (2/2)

to establish mutual technical co-operation among the Members for the realisation of initiatives at European, National and Regional level

to enlarge the country scope in particular towards CEEC, NIS and MED, also with the promotion of new National Geographical Information Associations (NGIAs);

to create links with other groups or initiatives complementary to Panel-GI


All of you interested in the other GISIG initiatives are invited to attend

our Assembly

Thank you for your attention!

7th ec-gi and gis workshop “managing the mosaic” potsdam 13-15 june 2001

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