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Special Programme Global Forest Information Service

Special Programme Global Forest Information Service. Martin Nöbauer (IUFRO - SP GFIS). Content. Chronology of activities Special Issues: New GFIS folder and “spider” Thesaurus for GFIS Potential data provider Milestones Training support to GFIS. Chronology of Activities.

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Special Programme Global Forest Information Service

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  1. Special Programme Global Forest Information Service Martin Nöbauer (IUFRO - SP GFIS)

  2. Content • Chronology of activities • Special Issues: • New GFIS folder and “spider” • Thesaurus for GFIS • Potential data provider • Milestones • Training support to GFIS

  3. Chronology of Activities • Preparation for Interim Coordinator Position: • Task Force Meeting in Portland • Technical Subgroup Meeting in Vienna • GFIS Informal Meeting in Vienna

  4. Chronology of Activities • Establishment the Special Programme • Organisational structure • Terms of reference • Submission of the GFIS Latin America Proposal to the World Bank • Finalising the proposal text • Co-ordination with SPDC on capacity building component

  5. Chronology of Activities • Elaboration of the Global GFIS Workplan • Programme management • GFIS system development • GFIS Africa project • GFIS Latin America project • Thesaurus Inventory project • NEFIS project • Milestones • Meetings

  6. Chronology of Activities • Revising the GFIS-User-Interface • Testing the structure • Translation to German, French and Spanish • Maintaining the interface • Testing of GFIS operations: • e.g. document management, projects, events, ... • Metadata entry • Editing of metadata

  7. Chronology of Activities • Maintaining the Task Force-homepage • task force members • meetings, events and activities • Task Force extranet moved from Metla to BFL-Vienna • Management of task force files

  8. Special Issues: • New GFIS Folder and “Spider” • Thesaurus for GFIS • Potential Data provider • Milestones • Training support to GFIS Africa

  9. New GFIS Folder and “Spider“ • Development of an updated “Spider” according to the recommendations of the Technical Subgroup • Production of a new document explaining GFIS and the technical background using the updated “Spider” • Creation of a specific “Spider” incorporating existing Nodes

  10. Thesaurus for GFIS • Importance of Thesaurus development for GFIS • Thesaurus Inventory – Project implemented by SP • Cooperation between Special Programme and Ontology - Project (FAO, CABI, IUFRO)

  11. Potential Data Provider • Northern America, • Southern Interior Forest Extension and Research Partnership (SIFERP) and • Natural Resources Information Network (NRIN); • No contacts yet: • Asia, University of Hue is in pipeline • Australia

  12. Milestones • August 2002:1st Phase of GFIS • IUFRO European Regional Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark • September 2003:2nd Phase of GFIS • World Forestry Congressin Vancouver, Canada • August 2005: Final Phase of GFIS • IUFRO World Congressin Brisbane, Australia

  13. Support to GFIS Africa • Special Webmaster Training in April in Vienna, Austria • Development of the English, German and French Version of the Nodal User Manual

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