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The AGILE Research Agenda

The AGILE Research Agenda. 7th EC-GI & GIS Workshop Potsdam June 15, 2001. Max Craglia, University of Sheffield Mike Gould, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón Werner Kuhn, University of Muenster Fred Toppen, University of Utrecht. Contents. AGILE’s mission, activities and members

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The AGILE Research Agenda

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  1. The AGILEResearch Agenda 7th EC-GI & GIS Workshop Potsdam June 15, 2001 Max Craglia, University of Sheffield Mike Gould, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón Werner Kuhn, University of Muenster Fred Toppen, University of Utrecht

  2. Contents • AGILE’s mission, activities and members • AGILE’s Research Map • AGILE’s Working Groups • AGILE’s Research Vision • Intention • Policy context • Research Challenges • Action oriented research agenda • Future steps

  3. AGILEAssociation of Geographic Information Laboratories in Europe • Mission: promote GI-research and education in Europe • Activities: conferences, networking, participation in EU-projects, working groups, research agenda • Membership: 70 members; 4 affiliated members; MOU’s

  4. Research Map • Motives • Contents • Access http://www.agile-online.org

  5. Research Map:motives • inform about current research activities of members • structure these according to existing research agendas (UCGIS) • provide a map of GI research activities in Europe

  6. Research Mapaccess via map

  7. Research Map:access via member list

  8. Research Map: access via search engine

  9. Working Groups • Prime tool to initiate and facilitate co-operation and agenda setting • Tasked with work program • Current Working Groups: • Environmental modelling • Interoperability • Data Policy • Education

  10. Research Vision:intention • Initiate broad discussion on research challenges • Develop coherent image of AGILE research priorities • Exploit new opportunities and align agenda to current and future needs of society

  11. Research vision:policy context (1) • spatial dimensions of EU policies • Integrative approach • Spatial planning at regional scale as framework • Consequence: need for GI(S) for policy monitoring and evaluation • Access • Dissemination • Participation • Integration

  12. Research vision:policy context (2) • Needs: • data flow from local to European level • new datasets for new policy domains • know who owns data and how to access it • data comparability and interoperability • analyse fuzzy territorial units • aggregate data to flexible geographies • add intelligence to data

  13. Research vision:policy context (3) • European Research Area • networking of centres of excellence • creation of virtual centres • coherent implementation of national and European research activities • establish common system of scientific and technical reference for the implementation of policies • greater mobility of researchers

  14. Research vision:policy context (4) • European research priorities of interest to GI research community • Research to develop the information society (eEurope) • Research to implement a sustainable development model • Research related to the needs of society

  15. Research vision:5 Research Challenges • GI Policy and Society • Theory of spatio-temporal information systems • Dynamic modelling of environmental and social processes • Semantic interoperability of spatial data and services • Integration of social and physical sciences in their contribution to space

  16. Research vision:action oriented research agenda • concentrate on case studies of direct value to Europe and its citizens • generalize and integrate existing research into a scientific framework • build a European scientific infrastructure, with: • grants for mobility • support 3-5 year projects • long time support for centres of excellence • flexible framework to respond quickly to new challenges

  17. Research vision:future steps • From Green to White paper • AGILE research programme • Explore funding opportunities • Research map and programmes reinforce, via AGILE members, European GI research policy.

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