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Explore how EuroGeographics contributes to improved decision-making through data sharing, management, and policy implementation in Europe. Learn about the organization's evolution, mission, and policy objectives to promote collaboration and influence EC decision-making on geographic information. Discover the data discovery and access tools and initiatives that support seamless European mapping projects and enhance global collaboration. Stay updated with the latest developments in geospatial data infrastructure.
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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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