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Overview ofOverview ofEuropean CommissionEuropean Commission

Strategic EffortsStrategic Effortsin GI & GISin GI & GIS

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Key GI & GIS Efforts in the EC

•GI2000•European Geographic Information Infrastructure (EGII)

•DG III / DG XIII Initiatives

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GI2000•Born out of activities in DG XIII/E since 1995

•Initiative to establish policy framework for stable, European-wide set of agreed:•standards•procedures•guidelines•incentives for creating, updating, changing, accessing and using geographic information

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EGII - European Geographic Information Infrastructure

•Proposed cross-programme action line in 5FP

•Main objective is to improve access to GI by supporting creation of a distributed EGII from viewpoints of:•organization•technology development

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EGII (cont.)

•Justification for supporting EGII•Lack of pan-European data and data infrastructure

•Lack of GI infrastructure impedes single market for GI and allied products/services

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DGIII/DGXIII GI & GIS Initiatives

•Esprit and INFO2000 projects•DGIII JRC GIS Support (4FP)•JRC GI & GIS Project (5FP)•GIPSIE (Esprit)

•EC and OGC joint project

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JRC GIS Support (4FP)

•General Workshops•European Commission GIS Workshops

•Project documentation•GIS Project Handbook•GIS Web Site•GIS Project Database and report

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GI & GIS Project Database

•Summary and statistics relating to Commission sponsored GI & GIS projects in 4FP

•204 GI/GIS related projects sponsored

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GI & GIS Project Database (cont.)Total Funding

•Total funding 104,677,631 Euros

43,488,311

61,189,320

Private Funds

Commission Funds

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GI & GIS Project Database (cont.)Project Type

72%

14%

12%2%

Application

Research

Application/Research

Other

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GI & GIS Project Database (cont.)Importance of GI or GIS

72%

15%

13%

EssentialAdds ValueUnknown

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JRC GIS Support (cont.)

•Targeted Workshops and Reports•1996 - Strategic View of GIS RTD for Europe, 1st Ed.

•1998 - Strategic View of GIS RTD for Europe, 2nd Ed.

•1999 - Virtual Interoperability Laboratory Workshop

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GI & GIS Project (5FP) - JRC/SAI

•Technical Support to DG XIII•Technology Watch•Assist in creation of EGII•Set up harmonised and coherent multi-disciplinary databases for EU

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Strategic View Recommendations

•Stronger participation by European organisations in developing and implementing standards

•Greater user participation in RTD process

•Support projects in priority RTD areas

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Strategic View Recommendations (cont.)

•Create EC Lab for demonstration and evaluation

•Use lab to develop and assist practical actions

•Develop and distribute training and support materials

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Strategic View Recommendations (cont.)

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Virtual Interoperability Laboratory

•Metadata•Geodata Modelling•Technologies for Interoperability•User Communities

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VIL - Metadata

•European Data Clearing House required•Multilingual thesaurus•Sample problems and solutions•Intelligent user agent

•Commercially sustainable over the medium term

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VIL - Geodata Modelling

•Small research group to study, test and develop algorithms and models

•Build library of appropriate applications of algorithms/models

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VIL - Technologies for Interoperability

•Identify European technology items for contribution to OGC activities

•Must be complementary to, and not in competition with OGC activities

•Managed and run by a European commercial integrator company

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VIL - Technologies for Interoperability (cont.)

•Equal participation by non-EU members•Fee for compliance testing•Offer facilities and consulting services on a fee-for-service basis

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VIL - Information Communities

•Establish small group to investigate and propose data pricing mechanisms•promote participation at all levels of industry

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VIL - Common Recommendations

•Sound business case must be established

•Major effort required to identify, contact and build links with end users

•VINE - Virtual Interoperability Network for Europe

•Timetable of events as soon as possible

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VINE structure

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GIPSIE - GIS Interoperability Project Stimulating the Industry in Europe

•Unite European industry and establish good communication with OGC

•Identify and resolve European issues and introduce them to worldwide OGC specification process

•Inform European IT industry, in particular SMEs, about OpenGIS® movement

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How do these initiatives fit together?