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GSDI-5. a European regional contribution to. Improved Decision-Making. C laude Luzet, Executive Director, EuroGeographics. Quid of an <x>.S.D.I. ?. data produced & maintained, distributed to users managed through an organisational framework implementing a known policy.
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GSDI-5 a European regional contribution to Improved Decision-Making Claude Luzet, Executive Director, EuroGeographics
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
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 • but who is the European Commission ? • Partner in international initiatives: • GSDI, GlobalMap, UNGIWG,
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 - (Euro)Global Map • an updated 1:1M pan-European DB = the European seamless contribution to GM • target date : most of Europe by end 2002 • project co-ordination @ National Land Survey of Finland • issue : • access policy : free versus fees
Data - new initiatives • EuroRegioMap • 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
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