10th EC GI & GIS Workshop, ESDI: State of the Art
Wednesday 23rd June 2004
Opening Plenary: Chair A. Annoni / A. Linsenbarth
10 Years of the GI & GIS Workshops: A Short History A. Annoni, JRC
Opening Speech Mr. Michal Kleiber - Minister of Science and Information Technology, Poland

Introduction of Honorary Patronage
Mr. Wieslaw Szczepanski - Undersecretary of State - Ministry of Infrastructure
Mr. Adam Struzik - Marshal of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship
Mr. Lech Kaczynski - President of Warsaw

GIS in Poland: Development towards SDI J. Gazdzicki
Emerging Trends in Spatial Data Infrastructure Jeanne Foust
Parallel Sessions
ESDI: Building Blocks Chair S. Peedell Standards and Technology Chair: M. Gould
Euroroads Pan-European Road Data Solution U. Sandgren An ISO 19115/19119 Profile for OGC Catalogue Services CS-W 2.0 K. Senkler
An International Initiative for Data Harmonisation in Geology F. RobidaAn ISO 19115 Discovery Metadata Profile for Spatial and Non-Spatial Environmental Datasets E. Peccol
The Priority Information Layers of the National Database: First Step for a National Spatial Data Infrastructure D. Remotti Lessons Learned from Open Source OGC Reference Implementations J. Fitzke
The Harmonisation of the National Geo Data Base in Germany as a part of the Spatial Data Infrastructure: GDI-DE M. Lenk GeoUML: a Geographic Conceptual Model Defined through Specialization of ISO TC211 Standards M. Negri
ESDI: Building Blocks Chair R. Barr Standards and Technology Chair: L. Bernard
The Nordic Grid Project - a unified Nordic approach, E. Sommer Conformance Test Engines for Quality Assurance of INSPIRE Services M. Gould
Seamless GI for Cross-Border Applications D. Florea United Nations Interoperable SDI and Web Mapping Application Pilot by the UN Cartographic Department for the Security Council V. Dessard
Institutional Aspects of Web Services as an Important Step in the Implementation of SDIs J. Riecken Modelling the Cadastral Domain J. M. Paasch
IMAGE2000- the European Spatial Reference S. Peedell Chaining Facades: Higher Efficiency in Evolution-Enabled Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI) R. M. Wagner
ESDI: Building Blocks Chair: E. Wysocka Portals Chair: A. Remke
GI Capacity Building and the EU Enlargement E. PauknerovaThe gein® 2.0 Information Broker for Environmental and Geospatial Data T. Vögele
Construction of a National Spatial Data Infrastructure in the Context of the Growth of the National Geographic Information System J. Albin The Nature-GIS Portal: A Gateway for Accessing Geospatial Data on Protected Areas and Nature Preservation in Europe C. Giovando
User Driven Regional Networking in Land Related Knowledge Transfer- Evolution of celkcenter as a Facilitator of the ESDI Implementation G. Apagyi Dinoshop : A One-Stop-Shop for Geoscientific Data A. T. Ganzeveldeld
On the Way to Realizing Digital Earth as Regional Spatial Data Infrastructure in South East Europe U. Boes Knowledge Transfer and Capacity Building: The Role of a Case Study Locator Service C. Corbin
Impact Assessment of the INSPIRE Geo-Portal to Society J. Crompvoets A Sector Specific SDI - the Case of UK Academia C Higgins
Thursday 24th June 2004
INSPIRE Plenary Chair R. Cubitt
Development and status of a Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing an infrastructure for spatial information in the Community INSPIRE M. Vanderhaegen
ESTAT working programme INSPIRE preparatory phase R. Cubitt
The Decision Making process R. Cubitt
INSPIRE working programme preparatory phase A. Annoni
INSPIRE - A User's Perspective C. Steenmans
Parallel Sessions
NSDI Chair: A. Sambura Thematic Communities: Water Chair: C. Steenmans
Coordination of the Establishment of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure in the Federal Republic of Germany D. Grünreich Uncertainty in Spatial Data Transformation for the Implementation of the Water Framework Directive J. Mysiak
The Emerging Spanish National Spatial Data Infrastructure (IDEE) A. Rodríguez Remote Sensing Methods as a Tool for for Hydrological Studies K.Dabrowska - Zielinska
The General Geographic Database of Poland An Element Of National Spatial Data Infrastructure M. Baranowski Integrating Legacy Systems and the GIS Elements of the Water Framework Directive into an Spatial Data Infrastructure M. Á. Latre
Geodata does not Always Equal Geodata: Meet the Challenge of a GDI in the Swiss Federal System C. Najar  
NSDI Chair:J. Gazdzicki Thematic Communities: Environment Chair: A. Jagusiewicz
SDI Creation at a Thematic and Organisational Level; Experiences from the UK D. R. Askew Geographic Information and Environmental Impact Assessment M. Pasca
Intesagis: The Basis for a National Spatial Data Infrastructure M. Corongiu Thematic SDIs: A Way to Spread out the Benefits of Interoperability and to Enhance the Development of Regional SDIs J. Guimet Perenya
Spatial Data System in Slovenia T. Petek Key Requirements for Information System Supporting Strategic Environmental Assessment Decision Making J. Fermisson
Irish Spatial Data Infrastructure J. B. McCormack Database Model of National Park GIS as an Element of a Spatial Data Infrastructure L. Litwin
RSDI Chair: S. Bialousz Thematic Communities: Environment Chair: J.B. McCormack
Operational core of GDI NRW set up- Joint Project 2004 A. Altmaier Cost 719: Interoperability and Integration issues of GIS data in Climatology and Meteorology F. van der Wel
Development of a regional SDI for Flanders/Belgium: an example of a sound governmental initiative and facilitation D. Vanderstighelen Geo-services: Optimising Agricultural Business Processes O. G. Nölle
The Walloon Spatial Data Infrastructure project (INFRASIG) : State of progress J-P. Kinnaert GIS and radioecology: a data perspective T. Tollefsen
Technical Design Aspects and Legislative Framework of the SDI of RAS Italy : How to contribute to the ESDI M. Salvemini  
SITAD: building a regional SDI in Piemonte (Italy) within INSPIRE perspective P.Cipriano  
Friday 25th June 2004
EGIS Plenary Chair: J. Poulit
Ginie: Lessons Learned M. Craglia
Eurogeographics: our vision and strategy for Europe's reference information N. Land
Impacts of Improving the Positional Accuracy of GI Databases H. Murray
The Permanent Committee on Cadastre: A Pan-European Cadastral Organisation G. Rodríguez
EUROGI: GI as an Integrated Part of All Policies. A User's Contribution B. Marchesini
The AGILE perspective M. Salvemini
EGIS Round Table Discussion Chair: M Craglia Round Table: Members of European Organisations and Representatives from National and Regional SDIs
Participants: Prof. Linsenbarth (Polish representative in the INSPIRE Expert Group),
Jean Poulit (President of EUROGI),
Francois Robida (EuroGeosurveys),
Nick Land (Executive Director of EuroGeographics),
Garcia Rodriguez (Permanent Committee on Cadastre in the European Union),
Giorgio Saio (Director GISIG),
Mauro Salvemini (President AGILE),
Kevin Mooney (Secretary General EuroSDR),
Guenther Pichler (Director of OGC-Europe),
Hans Knoop (co-chair Advisory Group on Outreach of CEN TC 287),
Jean Pierre Kinnaert (Ministry of the Walloon Region),
Pedro Gonzalez Perez (Diputacion Provincial A Coruña).
Parallel Sessions
Local SDI Chair: J. Czajkowski Innovation Chair: M. Graniczny
How do Local Governments Share and Coordinate Geographic Information? Issues in the United States F. Harvey Application of Multilingual Geological Dictionary for On-the-Fly Translation of Geo-Data from EU National Repositories A. Tchistiakov
The Concept and Implementation of a Multi-Purpose Spatial Data Infrastructure System for Local Government. A. Hanslik Addressing Ontology - Is an address still an address if you don't know what you are addressing? R. Barr
Geographical Data Sharing - Advantages of Web Based Technology to Local Government S. Stachowicz Improving Multilingual Catalog Search Services by Means of Multilingual Thesaurus Disambiguation J. Nogueras-Iso
Design of a Local SDI: A Coruña Province (Spain) Pre-Existences, Constraints and Proposed Solutions P. A. González Pérez A High Level Architecture for National SDI: The Spanish Case R. Béjar
EC Funded projects Chair:M. Salvemini Business models Chair: P. Decewicz
GEOLAND- Products & Services Integrating EO Monitoring Capacities Support Implementation of European Directives A. Kaptein An interconnected Approach of GIS, PDMS and NMS Projects and Applications for Large Enterprises M. Badut
TRANSCAT Project and the Prototype of DSS J. Horak Versioning of Information Goods and the Commercial Marketing of Geographic Information Services A. Sliwinski
GIS-Data Collection within an Integrated Solution for Farmers, Food Trade and Industry, Certification Units and Public Institutions W. H. Mayer Developing a Geographc Information Policy and Implementation Strategy for Northern Ireland G. McGrath
The EU Project GIMMI: An application of AI based Tools for Data consistency Check M. Salvemini  
Poster Presentations
Technique for Constructing Continuous Meteorological Fields from Point Measurements using Incorporate Effects of Topography J. Bac-Bronowicz
The Use of GIS Elements in Underground Water Monitoring in the Region of Municipal Wastes Dump K. Bojarska
European Assistance in SDI Development for Thai Local Government: The SAGIS-log project D. Bartlett
Multimedia Geoinformation System REGEO K. Stankiewicz
PHARE 2000 - Human Resources Development in Civil Engineering, Urban Development and Regional F. Petrescu
GI Knowledge for EU Enlargement B. Metcalf
The Methodology of the National Project "Carta della Natura" (Mapping of Nature) for Environmental Assessment and Monitoring in a National Park. N. Lugeri
Environmental Metrology and the use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) - Results from the EC METROPOLIS project H. Balmforth
Cadastral Infrastructures in Post-socialist Transition and EU Accession: The Case of Poland F. Harvey
Open-Source Software Tools for Multilingual Geo-Data Services J.Belickas
A GIS-Web Based Tool to Assess Strategic Environmental Assessment of Trans-European Transportation Networks E. Silva
The EU project GIMMI. An Application of AI-based Tools for Data Consistency Check. M. Salvemini
A Perspective over the Location-Based Applications/Services LBS/LBA M. Badut
Teaching GIS to Urban Engineers F. Petrescu
Boundaries that Connect Data (Tidy Boundaries make Good Neighbours) K. Tóth
Euroregionalmap: A Pragmatic Solution to Create an ESDI at Medium Scale through the Harmonization of National Topographic Data Collections N. Delattre
CORINE LAND COVER Databases of Poland E. Bielecka
Geo-Information Services - Support for a Decision-making Process or just Another Source of Information S. Vre?ar
SSTATLAS: Statistical Atlas of the European Union M. Cooper HazTOOL: A Geo-Portal for natural Hazards Data Management, Modeling, Visualization an Analysis B. Stern
Data Quality and Revision in a Urban Planning Application R. Jeansoulin
Metadata Lifecycle Management with GIS Context A. Krawczyk
Ontology Modeler for Geographic Information Systems Application V. Popovich
Frequent Observation-driven Realistic Evaluation and Simulation of Interaction of Geophysical Hazard Triggers S. Akarvardar
GIS -A Supporting Tool in Management and Development of Big Agglomerations on the Basis of the City of Cracow T. Chrobak
Quickbird Orthomosaic of Murcia (Spain) to Support Protection and Regeneration of the Environment in the Region of Murcia J. Pecci
Application of GIS for Agriculture in Reference to GEOLAND Project - Case Study Poland K. Dabrowska-Zielinska
GIS for Mazowsze Region - General Outline S. Bialousz
Regional Soil Information System S. Bialousz
Multilingual Access to the European Geo-Data A. Tchistiakov
A Visual Data Mining Approach for Geodata Selection in INVISIP A. Bertone
Research and Training for Labour Market Analysis J. Horak