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a contribution to the EGII & the European Mosaicfor Improved Decision-Making Claude Luzet, Executive Director, EuroGeographics 7th EC-GIS

Quid of an <x>.S.D.I. ? • data produced & maintained, • distributed to users • managed through an organisational framework • implementing a known policy • supported by standards, & technology • and consuming resources

Organisation - step one (1980) President Sec. Gen. Management Board WG WG WG WG • a network of • national deciders • expertise • common strategies & policies 37 member NMAs

Organisation - step two (1993) Chairman Management Board Exec. Dir. Project Team Service Centre 20 member NMAs • a operational organisation • with financial and human resources • contributing to • data discovery • data access

membership

Organisation - step three (2001) + THE MISSION “To represent Europe’s National Mapping Agencies working for the European Geographic Information Infrastructure” =

Policy - objectives • to make data bases of European NMAs interoperable, and widely available • to assist in the creation of information needed but not available • to influence decision-making by the EC on the development of a GI policy • promote and facilitate collaboration between Members, between Members and other partners

Policy - “external” • A GI policy for Europe? • GI2000, EGII • ETeMII, GINIE... • More direct dialog with COGI? ? • Partner in international initiatives: • GSDI, GlobalMap, UNGIWG,

Really a RSDI? WPLA • Own resources, own data • Similar to PCGIAP, PC-IDEA

Data discovery - GDDD GDDD based Data collection NMAs’ GDDD DB GDDD Master DB GDDD Web service Web pages Data maintenance Central database • 230 datasets • 25 countries

Data discovery & access - LaClef EuroMap- Finder user interface On- line DB 1 On- line Metadata Creation tool GDDD v.3 Central Meta DB On- line DB 2 DB 3 Dynamic html

Data : SABE @ BKG-Germany added2000 previous version expected 2001 • Seamless Administrative Boundaries of Europe • 3 versions • ‘91, ‘95, ‘97 • 2001

Data : SABE

Data - (Euro)Global Map • an updated 1:1M pan-European DB = the European seamless contribution to GM • target date : most of Europe by end 2003 • project co-ordination @ National Land Survey of Finland • issue : • access policy : free versus fees

Data - new initiatives • EuroRegionalMap • 1:250k vector seamless reference data • multipurpose applications • finances to be secured before project actually starts full scale • Road Data and services • key for future applications • first step taken for a wide public-private partnership based on complementarities

Conclusions (1) • National Mapping Agencies general assets • national mandate/mission to provide service to • government agencies, all citizens • permanent resources • competent staff • significant material investments • a treasure of information • historical repository of knowledge • reference data

Conclusions (2) • National Mapping Agencies new assets • 20 years of pan-European co-ordination • CERCO > MEGRIN >> EuroGeographics • begin to have a mandate (and a budget) for European issues • France, Germany, GB, … • increased partnerships with private sector • individual agreements • Europe-wide forum

www.eurogeographics.org NMAs “the” major players in terms of reference data >>> major contributors to the framework that allows “Managing the Mosaic” working collectively within

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