The NATURE–SDIplus Network Development

Co-funded by the Community Programme eContentplusECP-2007-GEO-317007

NATURE-SDIplus is an open networkNATURE-SDIplus Members represent the following categories of operators in nature conservation and natural data management:  Data providers on a national, regional and local scale representing organisations that are in charge of the production of the spatial information;  Technological partners that implement and maintain advanced operational tools and the vision of future ICT trends; Researchers that maintain the knowledge of the current and  future research fields;User representatives using spatial information for nature conservation and to which the project should give answers about  their requirements. 2

INITIAL PARTNERSHIP

30 partners from 17 countries

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61 members from 20 countries

NETWORK MEMBERS NOW

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Building the NATURE-SDIplus Network, a Community grouping target users such as data providers, data users and service providers, through:

Network development at National level, to establish National NATURE-SDIplus Communities

Dissemination and awareness actions: Web site, newsletters, national and European

Conference and workshops On-line Training Framework and Training initiatives Sharing Good Practice Clustering and link with other initiatives

NATURE-SDIplus NETWORK DEVELOPMENT

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15 project partners in the role of National Coordinator:

to develop the Network at national level in each Country represented in the Consortium and to coordinate: the individuation, the collection and the provision of nature conservation datasets relevant for the project;the awareness and dissemination activities and the network development at national level;technical activities related to the access to datasets in their Countries;additionally, the training actions organized within the project.

NATURE-SDIplus NATIONAL NETWORKS

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13 Training modules organised in the NATURE-SDIplus Training Framework

TRAINING FRAMEWORK

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a tool to support training on project outcomes and transfer of knowledge within the consortium and the network and towards the external audience of INSPIRE Communities

training material available on a e-learning platform

Training portal: www.nature-sdi.eu/training

Training Actions already organized in HU, IT, PT, PL, BG

supporting training in EU policies on GI and SDI

NETWORK EXPLOITATION THROUGH TRAINING FRAMEWORK

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an important added value in a network in order to represent an efficient tool to learn from existing experience

Good Practices Workshops

Collecting structured information

NATURE-SDIplus Good Practice Catalogue - exploitable from the project web site http://www.nature-sdi.eu (Menu: Search Good Practices)

Intergrated into the Training Framework (training material module)

SHARING GOOD PRACTICES

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SHARING GOOD PRACTICES

Structured TemplateKeywords

DescriptionTechnical

ImplementationData AspectsStakeholders

ProcessesReference 10

Link with INSPIRE

Link withCEN/TC 287

Link with other projects/initiatives (26 till July 2011)

CLUSTERING

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LINK WITH INSPIREAfter the contribution of the project as INSPIRE SDIC:INSPIRE Annex I DS Protected Sites TestingDevelopment of candidate Data Specification for Annex III data themes (BR, HB, SD)Participation in INSPIRE Annex II/III DS Testing (BR, HB, SD)

Follow up focuses on continuous cooperation and support with the nature protection stakeholders to support the INSPIRE implementation process throughout:thematic metadata profile extension (proposal and implementation)testing of the INSPIRE Data Specifications (transformation and application)deployment of INSPIRE network servicesawareness raising, including training and

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To rationalize and pool the EU deliverables and project outcomes on Geographic Information

To exploit the Training Framework schema (on-line catalogue, e-learning tools and training paths), to create a reference portal for the GI training in Europe

Validation Briefcase (the methodology can be easily generalised to any other INSPIRE data theme)

LINK WITH CEN/TC 287

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Clustering with other initiatives (1)

CEN/TC 287 Geographic informationOperational Monitoring Services for our Changing Environment

VESTA-GISVocational Education and Sectoral Training network on GIS & GI applicationdomains

EduServ 8 and 9 (EuroSDR) NESISA Network to enhance a European Environmental Shared and Interoperable Information System

HUMBOLDT

Towards the Harmonisation of Spatial Information in Europe eSDI-NETplus Network for promotion of cross border dialogue and exchange ofbest practices on Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI's) throughout Europe GIS4EU

Provision of interoperable datasets to open GI to EU communities ESDIN

European Spatial Data Infrastructure with a Best Practice Network 14

EURADIN

EURopean ADdress INfrastructure BRISEIDE

Bridging services information and data for Europe One Geology Europe HLANDATAHarmonization of European Land Use and Land Cover

Datasets for the creation of Value Added Services GS SoilAssessment and strategic development of INSPIRE

compliant Geodata-Services for European Soil Data EnviSDI Summer School SNIG

National System for GI GEOLAND2Operational Monitoring Services for our Changing Environment

Clustering with other initiatives (2)

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MS.MoninaMulti-scale Service for monitoring NATURA 2000 Habitats of European Community interest

EBONEEuropean Biodiversity Observation Network

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility

SINPFrench Information System for Nature and Landscapes

BBFBulgarian Biodiversity Foundation

RS4NP project IMCORE

Innovative Management for Europe’s Changing Coastal Resource CoastAdaptThe Sea as our Neighbour

Living North SeaFish Migration from Sea to Source

LIFEWATCHe-science and technology infrastructure for biodiversity data and observatories

Clustering with other initiatives (3)

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Clustering in training

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NATURE-SDIplus follow-up

NATURE-SDIplus Network is continuing its mission, also after the conclusion of the eContentplus project, to support the INSPIRE implementation regarding the nature conservation aspects.

That is being executed throughout: the NATURE-SDIplus Project Office, as contact point of the Network also assuring the operativeness of the Network;training and awareness activities, in particular training actions at national level addressed to selected stakeholders;further development of the NATURE-SDIplus Good Practice Catalogue, a tool to allow the sharing of experiences in nature conservation data management and data harmonisation, that will be maintained also after the project funding period; NATURE-SDIplus Geoportal and the deployment of the wider NATURE-SDIplus Infrastructure for the definition and implementation of applications and servicesActive participation in the interoperability Working Group, constituted by JRC and CEN TC/287Promotion of new projects and initiatives

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NATURE-SDIplus is a network open to any stakeholder interested to participate.For more information please contact the NATURE-SDIplus Project Office at: gisig@gisig.it

www.nature-sdi.eu