Geospatial World Forum | A GIS Conference Platform ......Association of Geographic Information Laboratories in Europe Partnership in EU Contracts GI-N2K Oct 2013 to Sept 2016 Project

Association of Geographic Information Association of Geographic Information Laboratories in Europe

Martin RaubalMartin RaubalCouncil member, AGILECouncil member, AGILE

Chair of Geoinformation Engineering, ETH Zü[email protected]

Association of Geographic Information Laboratories in Europe

Outline

• What is AGILE?• Evolution of geospatial technologies => implications for • Evolution of geospatial technologies => implications for

GI education & research• Current state of GI education, examples• What are the problems?• What are the problems?• Potential solutions• Conclusions• Conclusions


Established: 1998; current ly ~90 member organisat ions

Some basic facts

Established: 1998; current ly ~90 member organisat ions Objectives:• to encourage + promote academic education + research in • to encourage + promote academic education + research in

Europe on Geographic Informat ion Science and Technology • to foster networking within this community and between the

community and users of geospat ial informat ion community and users of geospat ial informat ion • to ensure that the community’s expertise and views are fully

represented in discussions on future European research agendasagendas

• to provide a permanent European-wide scientific forum where GI academics and researchers can meet and exchange ideas GI academics and researchers can meet and exchange ideas and experiences


Members: (vot ing rights – except for non-European members)

Structure

M embers: (vot ing rights – except for non-European members)• academic inst itut ions• independent + government bodies with a GI research role• independent + government bodies with a GI research roleAffiliate M embers: (no vot ing rights)• indust ry and commercial organisat ionsCollaborative Agreements / M OU’sCollaborative Agreements / M OU’s• e.g. Sister organisat ions in USA, Aust ralasia, and other European

bodiesCouncil: (Administ rat ion + M anagement role)Council: (Administ rat ion + M anagement role)• an eight person council elected by its members from its

members members

Council MembersCouncil Members

Bénédicte Bucher Hardy Pundt Germany Maribel Santos

Marinos KavourasGreeceBénédicte Bucher

France Germany Maribel SantosPortugal

Greece

Mike Jackson UK Lars Bernard

Germany Joaquín HuertaSpain

Martin RaubalSwitzerland


Partnership in EU ContractsGEOTHNK Project Lead: Prof. Kavouras NTUAGEOTHNK Project Lead: Prof. Kavouras NTUAProject Title Semantic pathways for building a spatially-thinking societyProgram LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME

P1 NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS Greece

P2 ELLINOGERMANIKI AGOGI Greece

P3 INTRASOFT International S.A. Luxembourg

P4

Association of Geographic Information Laboratories in Europe NetherlandsP4 Europe Netherlands

P5 Casa Corpului Didactic Cluj Romania

P6 Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen BulgariaP6 Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen Bulgaria

P7 Bundesministerium fuer Unterricht, Kunst und Kultur Austria

P8 Stichting GeoFort Netherlands


Partnership in EU ContractsGI-N2K Oct 2013 to Sept 2016GI-N2K Oct 2013 to Sept 2016

Project Title

Geographic Information: Need to Know -Towards a more demand-driven geospatial workforce education/training system

Program LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME CentralizedProgram LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME Centralized

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN <PRIME> BelgiumWAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH NetherlandsUniversity of Salzburg AustriaUniversity of Salzburg AustriaUniversity of West Hungary HungaryInstituto Superior de Estatística e Gestão de Informação PortugalGeographical Information Systems International Group ItalyGeographical Information Systems International Group ItalyUniversitat Jaume I SpainWestfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster GermanyUNIVERSITAT DE GIRONA SpainUNIVERSITAT DE GIRONA Spain

Association of Geographic Information Laboratories in Europe Netherlands


Disruptive evolution in geospatial

Geospatial technologies

Disrupt ive evolut ion in geospat ial technologies• Novel data sources• Novel methods• Novel methods

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Crowd-sourcing, VGI, big data, technologies =>

Implications

• Crowd-sourcing, VGI, big data, technologies => implicat ions for educat ion & research

• Transfer of educat ional skills• Transfer of educat ional skills• How can we make geospatial workforce competitive?

AGILE perspective• Crit ical component of European act ivit ies in that • Crit ical component of European act ivit ies in that

t ransit ion• How are these technologies taking us forward?• How can we support such process?• How can we support such process?


AGILE 2013 Keynote:

Industry perspectives

AGILE 2013 Keynote: Ed Parsons (Geospat ial Technologist of Google)Technologist of Google)

• Lit t le interact ion between indust ry and academic GIScience• Lit t le interact ion between indust ry and academic GIScienceresearch agendas: indust ry interested what happens in next 6 months!For academia: Solve big problems but avoid the near market !• For academia: Solve big problems but avoid the near market !

• Lack of computer science background of GIScience students => ‘indust ry needs people with geo-background but they also need ‘indust ry needs people with geo-background but they also need to code! ’


GI Education - Examples

ETHZ –Geomatik Geomatik & Planung (B.S.)(B.S.)



Das Bachelorstudium „Geodäsie und Geoinformatik“ besteht aus folgenden Prüfungsfächern:

TU Wien –Geodäsie und

Prüfungsfächern:• Wissenschaftliche Grundlagen• Angewandte Geodäsie• Geoinformation• Kartographie Geodäsie und

Geoinformatik (B.S.)

• Kartographie• Höhere Geodäsie• Photogrammetrie und Fernerkundung• Geophysik (B.S.)• Geophysik• Technisch-wissenschaftliche Vertiefung und

Verbreiterung• Allgemeine wissenschaftliche Bildung



U Münster - B.Sc. - B.Sc. Geo-informatikinformatik


Problems

• Failed in a way to implement a common curriculum in EuropeEurope

• What is the common understanding of our curricula? (see also Bologna => better exchangeability – so far failed)failed)

• Core educational components missing (computer science, information systems law, …)science, information systems law, …)

• Missing debate on what is required!


Solutions

• Implement a common curriculum in Europe – but is this realistic?

• Find a common understanding of our curricula! Include • Find a common understanding of our curricula! Include critical educational components & provide basis for exchangeability.exchangeability.

• Involve all actors in debate: Industry, AGILE, academia…academia…

• Responsibility of AGILE higher now that geo stuff penetrates whole society =>penetrates whole society =>


GEOTHNK

GEOTHNK brings together many different organisations with high quality and unique expertise in their field who have decided to join forces in a European effort to have decided to join forces in a European effort to propose a scientifically grounded, technologically sustainable, and organisationally disruptive framework to sustainable, and organisationally disruptive framework to meet the challenge for the development of new learning pathwaysacross traditional education sectors and pathwaysacross traditional education sectors and informal learning situations making effective use of open educational practices and resources.http://www.geothink-project.eu/index.php/about-geothnkeducational practices and resources.http://www.geothink-project.eu/index.php/about-geothnk

http://www.geothink-project.eu/index.php/about-geothnk

http://www.geothink-project.eu/index.php/about-geothnk


Conclusions

• Need for considerable capacity building through industry engagement with education and training initiatives!initiatives!

• AGILEas critical component of European activities in that transition:that transition:– Activities: EU projects, PhD school, involvement of industry

in annual conferencesCollaboration: EUROGI, EuroSDR, EuroGeographics, …in annual conferences

– Collaboration: EUROGI, EuroSDR, EuroGeographics, …

Association of Geographic Information Association of Geographic Information Laboratories in Europe

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