WWW.VESTA-GIS.EU

1. WWW.VESTA-GIS.EU VESTA-GISVocational Education and Sectoral Training network on GIS & GI application domainsLIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME 2007 - 2013 Leonardo Da Vinci Network Duration: 01/11/2007 - 31/10/2010

2. VESTA-GIS • Three main pillars • A Training Framework for GI courses, supported by an on-line catalog • A Mobility Framework • The Network (Leonardo Thematic Network)‏

3. VESTA-GIS at a glance The aim is to to pool knowledge in the GIS domain (technology, applications), to share experience and foster innovation in vocational training by bringing together experts, organisations and users of GI and its application domains, as well as to identify the trends and skills requirements in this area and to improve the anticipated benefit of vocational training initiatives.

4. VESTA-GIS at a glance The following main activities are foreseen: • Network Building and sharing knowledge • Analysis of training course offer and demand • Implementation of the Network training framework • Implementation of an e-learning platform • Training course catalogue building. • Promotion of people mobility • Exploitation and dissemination actions

5. VESTA-GIS at a glance The network will be developed in the favourable framework of the new European Directives for environment and territory, which are dealing with problems that have reached a new European dimension (such as the INSPIRE Directive recently approved by the European Parliament). The project focuses in particular on these application domains: • (GI &) Water Resource Management • (GI &) Natural Environment Protection • (GI &) Coastal Management and Landscape

7. VESTA-GIS target group • GI potential and actual users in the different EU Countries: • officers of Administrations (main users of geo-information) • environmental operators • companies providing GI services • fresh graduates approaching the labour market • providers of GIS training (both professional operators and GI experts and Academy)‏

8. VESTA-GIS Training Framework • Metadata for Training Courses • Training course catalogue • A flexible organisation in the training material • A course builder • Links to courses organised or hosted by the partners • Courses hosted in the VESTA-GIS e-Learning platform

9. VESTA-GIS Mobility Framework • Definition of a Template Agreement for the VESTA- • GIS Mobilities • Organisation of mobility demand (offers for hosting)‏ • CVs organisation into an on-line database (protected)‏ • Matching placement offers-demand

10. VESTA-GIS Mobility Framework

11. VESTA-GIS Certificate • Compliant with the European Credit system for • Vocational and Educational Training – ECVET • (Recommendation adopted by the Commission on • 09/04/2008)‏ • Based upon the EUROPASS system • Linked with the European Computer Driving Licence

12. The VESTA-GIS Partnership • Co-ordinator and Core members: to take the responsibility of the project development and tasks, according to their expertise and to satisfy specific requirements of the project • Associated members: They contribute to the networking training activity as regards transfer of skills, methodology and tools, in a wide trans-national context and according to their specific interest

13. Around 70 partners from 21 European countries 7 Core partners 64 Associated partners Open network All the organisations interested to share their experience are welcome in VESTA-GIS

14. The VESTA-GIS Core Partners GISIG - Geographical Information Systems International Group SADL Katholieke Universiteit Leuven ICCOPS - Landscape, Natural and Cultural Heritage Observatory IRIDE ACQUA GAS SpA Z_GIS - Centre for Geoinformatics, Salzburg University Sapienza - University of Rome Högskolan i Gävle - University of Gävle

15. The VESTA-GIS Associated Partners Aalborg University AGISEE – Association for Geospatial Information in South-East Europe Aristotle University Thessaloniki Autorità di Bacino del Fiume Po Budapest University of Technology and Economics CEMAGREF Central European University Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche CSI Piemonte Ege (Aegean) University ENEA Epsilon International SA Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM)‏ Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research German Aerospace Center (DLR)‏ Grad Rijeka Hellenic Centre for Marine Research IGN France International IH Cantabria INI-GraphicsNet Stiftung Instituto Geografico Portugues IRENAV – Institut de Recherche de l'Ecole navale ISEGI – Universidad Nova de Lisboa Macedonian Ecological Society Masaryk University National Technical University of Athens Pamukkale University

16. The VESTA-GIS Associated Partners PAP/RAC – UNEP-MAP Priority Action Programme / Regional Activity Centre Politechnika Opolska (Opole University of Technology)‏ Provincia di Vercelli Regione Piemonte Research Institute of Geodesy, Topography and Cartography (VGTK)‏ SEMIDE-EMWIS Technical University of Denmark UNEP/GRID Warsaw UNESCO IHE, Institute for Water Education Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Università Ca' Foscari – Interdepartemental Centre IDEAS Università degli Studi di Cagliari – Dipartimento di Ingegneria del Territorio (DIT), Sezione Urbanistica (SU)‏ Università degli Studi di Cagliari – Dipartimento Scienze della Terra Università degli Studi di Milano – Bicocca Università degli Studi di Pavia University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy University of Girona University of Munster University of Nice – Sophia Antipolis University of Seville University of West Hungary USRIEP Ukrainian Scientific and Research Institute of Ecological Problems Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Vrije Universiteit Brussel VSB Technical University of Ostrava

17. The VESTA-GIS New Members • Intergraph Italia LLC • ESRI Europe • Provincia di Bologna • Distance Learning University - Portugal • Institute of Water Problems - BAS • Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti • University of Trieste • Technical University of Sofia • Università Ca Foscari • SIC-ICWC • UNAVE – Association for professional training and research of the University of Aveiro • Gembloux Rural University

18. Associated Members contributions • Provision of training material and GIS expertise • Participation in mobility schemes • Analysis of skills and training needs • Dissemination and Workshops organisation • Networking activities

19. Associated partners benefit (and role)‏ • Promotion of their own training offer • Possibility to access the VESTA-GIS Training • Catalogue and Training Courses • Share training experiences • Improve training offer Partnership for new training initiatives • Hosting placements (mainly enterprises, but not only)‏ • Sending placements (mainly Universities, but not only)‏

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22. The Thematic sub-Networks A great opportunity for sharing experiences and enhance knowledge and skills is given by the thematic application fields: • Water Resource Management • Natural Environmental Protection • Coastal Management and Landscape • .................................. Networking is a tool as well as an objective of VESTA-GIS. In this view it is important to enlarge its thematic networks and, at the same time, to improve the relationships among their members

23. The Thematic sub-Networks Within VESTA-GIS the partners have the opportunity to confront themselves and cooperate on the following issues: Water Resource Management Natural Environmental Protection Water management Technological networks Water resources conservation Water quality Water distribution in urban areas Water monitoring Hydroinformatics Other Nature conservation policies Protected area management Environmental applications Specific GIS applications Peculiar ecosystems Landscape modelling Land uses Other Coastal morphology Coastal ecosystems & marine protected areas Human pressure Coastal monitoring Coastal management and planning Landscape planning & management in coastal areas Other Coastal Management and Landscape

24. Training Modules already proposed GIS Technology and related sciences

25. Training Modules already proposed GI application domains

26. Many thanks for your attention!!!