Test-bed Geospatial Data Infrastructure (GDI): a research and learning environment

1. Test-bed Geospatial Data Infrastructure (GDI):a research and learning environment Yola Georgiadou & Menno-Jan Kraak Geoinformatics, ITC The Netherlands 6th GSDI Conference, 15-20 September 2002 Budapest, Hungary

2. Test-bed Geospatial Data Infrastructure (GDI) A research environment

3. Context of ITC Research • An institute of knowledge creation & exchange • Knowledge field: "Geoinformation Science and Earth Observation“ • Aim: institutional strengthening and capacity building inLess DevelopedCountries • Internationally recognised Center of Excellence • Ability to attract substantial additional funding

4. Criteria for ITC Research Spearheads I The spearheads are oriented to finding solutions: • that guarantee relevant, economic, timely and reliable information provision  strengthening the actors in development: - government - private sector - non-government organisations (ngo)

5. Criteria for ITC Research Spearheads II The spearheads are oriented to : • Problem areas where Geo-information Science and Earth Observation play an essential role to providing solutions  providing prerequisites for development - improving the multifunctional use of space - water management & food security - disaster management - understanding global change

6. I. Geo-information Science & Earth Observation for Strengthening of Civil Society III. Disaster Management II. Multi functional use of space IV. Food &Water Security V.Global Change Five ITC Research Spearheads

7. I. Geo-information Science & Earth Observation for Strengthening of Civil Society III. Disaster Management II. Multi functional use of space IV. Food &Water Security V.Global Change Five ITC Research Spearheads

8. Testbed Geo Data Infrastructure TECHNICAL ASPECTS INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS USER ASPECTS digital cartographic models & open gis/iso national data policies for Indian GDI national atlas metaphor to access GDI post doc phd phd definition framework data for NGDI institutional assessment of geo-info providers at state level usability of maps in exploring GDI post doc phd phd multi-scale problems GDI gdi model for indian states usability aspects phd phd sabbatical interoperability capacity building of local governance institutions visualization of metadata phd post doc phd self-organising maps role of private & ngo sector in Indian GDI mathematics & logic in geospatial data phd sabbatical phd modelling mobile data capture economics of GDI hierarchical modelling & visualization staff staff phd modelling spatial relations architecture for geo-info management visual analysis of uncertainty constraints phd phd phd performance & quality GDI services phd GDI modelling phd

9. Testbed Geo Data Infrastructure TECHNICAL ASPECTS INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS USER ASPECTS digital cartographic models & open gis/iso national data policies for Indian GDI national data policies for Indian GDI national atlas metaphor to access gdi post doc phd phd definition framework data institutional assessment of geo-info providers at state level usability of maps in exploring gdi post doc phd phd multi-scale problems gdi gdi model for indian states usability aspects phd phd sabbatical interoperability capacity building of local governance institutions visualization of metadata phd post doc phd What is the potential of XSLT for converting GML structured geospatial data into Scaleable Vector Graphics? self-organising maps role of private & ngo sector in Indian GDI mathematics & logic in geospatial data phd sabbatical phd modelling mobile data capture economics of gdi hierarchical modelling & visualization staff staff phd modelling spatial relations architecture for geo-info management visual analysis of uncertainty constraints phd phd phd performance & quality gdi services phd gdi modelling phd

10. Testbed Geo Data Infrastructure TECHNICAL ASPECTS INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS USER ASPECTS digital cartographic models & opengis/iso national data policies for Indian GDI national data policies for Indian GDI national atlas metaphor to access gdi post doc phd phd definition framework data institutional assessment of geo-info providers at state level usability of maps in exploring gdi post doc phd phd multi-scale problems gdi gdi model for indian states usability aspects phd phd sabbatical interoperability capacity building of local governance institutions visualization of metadata phd post doc phd What should be considered common interest, nation wide geospatial data & how to model these data to respond to users needs ? self-organising maps role of private & ngo sector in Indian GDI mathematics & logic in geospatial data phd sabbatical phd modelling mobile data capture economics of gdi hierarchical modelling & visualization staff staff phd modelling spatial relations architecture for geo-info management visual analysis of uncertainty constraints phd phd phd performance & quality gdi services phd gdi modelling phd

11. Testbed Geo Data Infrastructure TECHNICAL ASPECTS INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS USER ASPECTS digital cartographic models & opengis/iso national data policies for Indian GDI national data policies for Indian GDI national atlas metaphor to access gdi post doc phd phd definition framework data institutional assessment of geo-info providers at state level usability of maps in exploring gdi post doc phd phd multi-scale problems with framework data in gdi gdi model for indian states usability aspects phd phd sabbatical interoperability capacity building of local governance institutions visualization of metadata phd post doc phd self-organising maps role of private & ngo sector in Indian GDI mathematics & logic in geospatial data phd sabbatical phd modelling mobile data capture economics of gdi hierarchical modelling & visualization staff staff phd Which generalisation rules allow the user to derive data from a core database at the scale she desires ? modelling spatial relations architecture for geo-info management visual analysis of uncertainty constraints phd phd phd performance & quality gdi services phd gdi modelling phd

12. Testbed Geo Data Infrastructure TECHNICAL ASPECTS INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS USER ASPECTS digital cartographic models & opengis/iso national data policies for Indian GDI national data policies for Indian GDI national atlas metaphor to access gdi post doc phd phd phd definition framework data institutional assessment of geo-info providers at state level usability of maps in exploring gdi post doc phd phd multi-scale problems gdi gdi model for indian states usability aspects phd phd sabbatical interoperability capacity building of local governance institutions visualization of metadata phd post doc phd self-organising maps role of private & ngo sector in Indian GDI mathematics & logic in geospatial data phd sabbatical phd How can we assess the performance of state level nodes of the Indian NGDI and their readiness to lead state level GDI initiatives? modelling mobile data capture economics of gdi hierarchical modelling & visualization staff staff phd modelling spatial relations architecture for geo-info management visual analysis of uncertainty constraints phd phd phd performance & quality gdi services phd gdi modelling phd

13. Testbed Geo Data Infrastructure TECHNICAL ASPECTS INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS USER ASPECTS digital cartographic models & opengis/iso national data policies for Indian GDI national data policies for Indian GDI national atlas metaphor to access gdi post doc phd phd phd definition framework data institutional assessment of geo-info providers at state level usability of maps in exploring gdi post doc phd phd multi-scale problems gdi gdi model for indian states usability aspects phd phd sabbatical interoperability capacity building of local governance institutions visualization of metadata phd post doc phd self-organising maps role of private & ngo sector in Indian GDI mathematics & logic in geospatial data phd sabbatical phd modelling mobile data capture economics of gdi hierarchical modelling & visualization staff staff phd Which user, architecture, business & process GDI model is most appropriate for the rural sector in a selected Indian state? modelling spatial relations architecture for geo-info management visual analysis of uncertainty constraints phd phd phd performance & quality gdi services phd gdi modelling phd

14. Testbed Geo Data Infrastructure TECHNICAL ASPECTS INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS USER ASPECTS Could Private sector and NGOs be an important vehicle in delivering the data to the actual target groups together with the traditional geo-information providers in India? digital cartogr. models & opengis/iso national data policies for Indian GDI national atlas metaphor to access gdi post doc phd phd definition framework data institutional assessment of geo-info providers at state level usability of maps in exploring gdi post doc phd phd multi-scale problems gdi gdi model for indian states usability aspects phd phd sabbatical interoperability capacity building of local governance institutions visualization of metadata phd post doc phd self-organising maps role of private & ngo sector in Indian GDI mathematics & logic in geospatial data phd sabbatical phd modelling mobile data capture economics of gdi hierarchical modelling & visualization staff staff phd modelling spatial relations architecture for geo-info management visual analysis of uncertainty constraints phd phd phd performance & quality gdi services phd gdi modelling phd

15. Testbed Geo Data Infrastructure TECHNICAL ASPECTS INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS USER ASPECTS digital cartogr. models & opengis/iso national data policies for Indian GDI national atlas metaphor to access gdi post doc phd phd definition framework data institutional assessment of geo-info providers at state level usability of maps in exploring gdi How can we apply the familiar Atlas concept in a GDI environment to improve data accessibility? post doc phd phd multi-scale problems gdi gdi model for indian states usability aspects phd phd sabbatical interoperability capacity building of local governance institutions visualization of metadata phd post doc phd self-organising maps role of private & ngo sector in Indian GDI mathematics & logic in geospatial data phd sabbatical phd modelling mobile data capture economics of gdi hierarchical modelling & visualization staff staff phd modelling spatial relations architecture for geo-info management visual analysis of uncertainty constraints phd phd phd performance & quality gdi services phd gdi modelling phd

16. Testbed Geo Data Infrastructure TECHNICAL ASPECTS INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS USER ASPECTS survey dept digital cartogr. models & opengis/iso national data policies for Indian GDI national atlas metaphor to access gdi post doc phd phd geonedis topo survey netherlands definition framework data institutional assessment of geo-info providers at state level usability of maps in exploring gdi post doc phd phd I T C multi-scale problems gdi gdi model for indian states usability aspects phd phd sabbatical getis interoperability capacity building of local governance institutions visualization of metadata phd post doc phd self-organising maps role of private & ngo sector in Indian GDI mathematics & logic in geospatial data phd sabbatical phd eu-revigis I T C modelling mobile data capture economics of gdi hierarchical modelling & visualization staff staff phd I T C & P A R T N E R S modelling spatial relations architecture for geo-info management visual analysis of uncertainty constraints phd phd phd performance & quality gdi services phd gdi modelling phd

17. Test-bed Geospatial Data Infrastructure (GDI) A learning environment

18. The educational concept:Capacity building Improvements in the ability of public sector organisations to perform appropriate tasks, either singly or in cooperation with other organisations Harvard Institute for International Development (1997)

19. What is capacity building for GDI ? Improvements in the ability of central/state/local government and private & ngo sector to perform appropriate tasks within the broad set of principles of a Geospatial Data Infrastructure

20. What is capacity building for GDI at ITC? New program on: Geo-information Management To enable students devise strategies that improve theperformance of government organisations (*) in a geo-ICT environment (*) large volume geo-information providers

21. Profile of a graduate of Geo-information Management Environment Motivation Performance Capacity

22. The implementation of the new educational program Geo-Information Management

23. The implementation of the new educational program Geo-Information Management

24. The implementation of the new educational program Geo-Information Management

25. The details of the new educational program GIM

26. Facilitation T-GDI components MSC Research Ph.D Research I n d i v i d u a l C e n t r a l / L o c a l G o v t Level of impact P r i v a t e & NGO S e c t o r Test-bed GDI:a research and learning environment Facilitation

27. Facilitation T-GDI components MSC Research Ph.D Research Type of impact I n d i v i d u a l C e n t r a l / L o c a l G o v t Level of impact P r i v a t e & NGO S e c t o r Test-bed GDI:a research and learning environment

28. Info+Capacity Building +Facilitation Info+Capacity Building Intensity of interaction Information Reach (# of organisations) Future plans for deliveryof capacity building at ITC

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