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Programme
Wednesday 04 July 2007
09:00

Opening Session

Chair: Alessandro Annoni, Rui Pedro Juliao

09:00 Welcome Address

Alessandro Annoni, Rui Pedro Juliao

09:15 Opening Address from the Secretary of State for Spatial Planning and Towns João Ferrão
09:30 Collective Intelligence and Spatial Data InfrastructuresAntónio Câmara
10:00 Representation and Computation of Geographic DynamicsMike Goodchild
10:30 Discussion
11:00

INSPIRE Time: ESDI for the Environment

Chair: Alesandro Annoni , Roger Cubitt, Hugo de Groof

11:00 Context and Governance INSPIRE Team
11:30 Work Plan (07-09) and Implementing Rules DevelopmentINSPIRE Team
11:50 Strategy for co-funding INSPIRE Team
12:10 Funding Opportunities: eContentplus, an example Krister Olson
12:20 Discussion
14:00

INSPIRE Progress

Chair: Paul Smits, Daniele Rizzi

14:00 Metadata Michael Gould
14:15 Data Specifications Clemens Portele
14:30 Network Services Jean-Jacques Serrano
14:45 EU Geoportal ioannis Kanellopoulos
15:05 Data and Service Sharing Clare Hadley
15:20 Monitoring and Reporting Marie-Louise Zambon
15:35 Discussion
16:00

SDI Technology I

Chair: Lars Bernard

16:00 GeoPortals: Approaches and European Best PracticesGuenther Pichler
16:15 Technical Architecture GDI-DEAndreas Wytzisk, Ronald Mordhorst
16:30 ESDI for the Environment: Technological Implementation Robert Widtz
16:45 An Analysis of the Harmonized Base Model for Spatial Data in the Netherlands for Applicability in a European Context Ko van Raamsdonk, Wilko Quak
17:00 Is there a SDI 2.0 model emerging? Alexandra Fonseca
17:15 Polish conditions and implementation model for INSPIRE directiveAdam Iwaniak
17:30 Discussion
16:00

SDI Implementation I

Chair: Rui Pedro Juliao

16:00 Cadastral Web Services in Spain: from Private GIS to Public and Free WMS, included in Spanish SDI. Carmen Conejo
16:15 The Spanish NSDI (IDEE) Organisational Model: An Approach to Deploy a Collaborative Project Sabastian Mas
16:30 Croatia on the Way to the European Information SocietyŽeljko Bacic
16:45 From INSPIRE to Europe’s Spatial Data Infrastructure: The Contribution of the National Mapping & Cadastral AgenciesNick Land
17:00 Géoportail, the French Citizens’ and Territories’ portal

Didier Richard, Francis Bertrand

17:15 Socio-economic Analysis of the INSPIRE Implementation Impacts in the Czech Republic Jirí Hradec, Lenka Uhlírová
17:30 Discussion
18:00 Poster Session I
Development of a GIS-based Tool for Interfacing and Manipulation of Time Series 4D (3D + Time) Marine Datasets Ricardo Fernandes
Landscape Change Analysis at Regional Level using Corine Land Cover. The examples of Galicia (Spain) and Silesia (Poland)María Silvia Calvo-Iglesias
Geoinformatics for Geoenvironmental management: A model study for Kalrayan Hills, India Sakthivel, R.
Using Unstructured geo-data for the Implementation of the EU-Water Framework Directive via Web-map services (ArcIMS/WMS) Andreas Zitek
TerraSuite Real-Time 3D Interactive Web Mapping Service Model Andrea Deiana
A Comparion of three Methods for a Spatial Model - Soil depth César Capinha
Research Results for Small Areas: a Universe of Geo-information in a thematic SDIJordi Guimet
Rights Managed Spatial Data Infrastructures Roland Wagner
EU-Project: Results of Cross-border Spatial Information System with High Added Value (CROSS-SIS)María Cabello
SITNA: State of Play and EvaluationMaría Cabello
Capacity Building for Spatial Data Infrastructure Development: The Real and Potential Role of the University Joaquim Alonso
Site Characterization using Gis Applications and a Geotechnical Database Cláudia Pinto
A GIS of Landslide Hazard in Ireland Silvia Caloca
Landscape Areas and Types on island Atlantic space. Tenerife (Canary Island) Miguel Ángel  Mejías Vera
Local Spatial Data Infrastructures : will they be ready to be Inspired in 2009?Rui Manuel Dias
Spatial Dataset Infrastructure for Geochemical Hazard Analysis and Forecast: AGISGRID Andrea Deiana
CAGI and Nemoforum in INSPIRE implementation Jiri Hiess
UP-GIS - Interactive planning for sustainable development Jirí Hiess
NaturNet-Redime project and the tools for training about sustainable developmentPetr Horak
Ragweed Monitoring and Control System in Hungary supported by remote sensing and GIS Pál LÉVAI
Proactive Approaches to ISO 19115 Metadata Gathering Peter Mooney
Experience with generic approaches for implementing water management applications based on OGC concepts Andreas von Dömming
  Research Results for Small Areas: a Universe of Geo-information in a Thematic SDI Jordi Guimet

 

Wednesday 19:00 Welcome Drink

 

Thursday 05 July 2007
09:00

SDI Implementation II

Chair: Katalin Toth

09:00 Galicia-North Portugal (SDI SIGN): Aims, Organizational Model and Databases ThemesManuel Gallego
09:15 GI-INDEED, an e-Learning Initiative in Geo-Information for Environmental Management Compliant with the INSPIRE Directive Anders Östman
09:30 Transforming the G back into ICTKeith Murray
09:45 A Technical Viewpoint on the Norwegian Spatial Data Infrastructure (Digital Norway)Lars Fredrik Gyland
10:00 The LUCAS project – Progress and AchievementsPascal Jacques
10:15 Discussion
09:00

SDI Technology II

Chair: Clemens Portele

09:00 The French National Geoportail in INSPIRE's pathAlbert Da Silva Pires
09:15 Building spatial data infrastructures via web servicesDon Murray
09:30 AGISGRID: a Spatial Dataset Infrastructure for Environment Modelling Andrea Deiana
09:45 SDI Implementations in Multi-stakeholders Environment: The Challenge of Information ManagementWouter Van de Weghe
10:00 Delivering 4D Environmental Data through Open Geospatial Standards : Current Challenges John Tate
10:15 Discussion
11:00

SDI Implementation III

Chair: Joao Geirinhas

11:00 Value Added GI Services: Respective Roles of Private and Public PlayersFrederika Welle Donker
11:15 European Interregional Cooperation to Encourage INSPIRE Implementation in NavarraMaría Cabello
11:30 X-border-GDISven Robertz
11:45 Mosaic – the GI Strategy for Northern Ireland and the Spatial Indicators ProjectSuzanne McLaughlin
12:00 Carpathia Geoportal - INTERREG's Support for the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians Andrzej Sambura
12:15 Lessons learned designing and managing the implementation of regional spatial data infrastructuresMauro Salvemini
12:30 Discussion
11:00

SDI Technology III

Chair: Guenther Pichler

11:00 Monitoring SDI network services: The SDIGER project Use Case Rubén Béjar
11:15 Design and Implementation of Persistent Testbed for Geo-web Services Eva Klien
11:30 Designing a User Interface for a Web-based GIS Tool – A Concept for the Virtual Data CentreFrehner, M., Müller, K., Bauer-Messmer, B.
11:45 Improving distributed cataloguesUwe Voges
12:00 SOA : An interoperable Web Services Architecture for a better access and diffusion of geospatial informationRaoul Penneman
12:15 Discussion
14:00

Environment I

Chair: Marco Painho

14:00 ASSIST, Alpine Safety, Security & Informational Services and Technologies Alexander Almer
14:15 Keeping Track of legal and Cartographic Contexts in Protected Areas Arnald Marcer
14:30 Stockholm, Rio, Århus, Inspire: Mapping-Out Environmental InformationThomas Pick
14:45 From INSPIRE to Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) and the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) Patrice Christmann
15:00 Discussion  
14:00

Metadata

Chair: Alexandra Fonseca

14:00 Discover the Difference, Share the Load - Distributing Very Large Spatial Data Sets with Minimal Resources Jo Walsh
14:15 Management of Environmental Metadata in Germany - Tools and Experiences Thomas Vögele
14:30 Portuguese Efforts Towards Metadata HarmonizationHenrique Silva
14:45 Implicit geo-metadataMichael Gould
15:00 Metadata Model for the European Forest Information and Communication Platform

Dirk Tilsner,Henrique Silva

15:15 Discussion
16:00

Impact Assessment

Chair: Hans Dufourmont

16:00 Policies Supporting Sharing and Reuse of GI in Norway and the UK: Are they within the spirit of recent EU Directives? Garfield Gif
16:15 INSPIRE: The whole must be greater than the sum of the parts.Stefan Carlyle
16:30 So you thought you had nothing to do with INSPIREAndrea Giacomelli
16:45 PSI tips for INSPIREChristopher Corbin
17:00 Implementing INSPIRE in the Existing Legal Framework: A Unique Opportunity for CoherenceKatleen Janssen
17:15 Multi-view SDI assessment frameworkLukasz Grus
17:30 Discussion
16:00

Environment II

Chair: Ana Sousa

16:00 Interoperability challenges for developing a land use model in a trans-national context – lessons learnt from the Skagerrak region Henning Sten Hansen
16:15 Contributions of GMES Land Monitoring projects to European SDI ImplementationSteffen Kuntz & Marek Tinz
16:30 INSPIRE and Dynamic Indicators: SDI towards Strategic Sustainable Development Maria José Vale
16:45 Geospatial elements originating from the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy Wim Devos
17:00 The Reality of Providing Consistent Environmental Data across Europe: An Example from the Geological Domain Kristine Asch
17:15 Discussion
18:00Poster Session
The Octopus Campaign: a spatial data infrastructure for improving traffic safety in school environmentsSteven Smolders
Geodata integration for the local flood disaster management with the use of CASE tools Agnieszka Chojka
Warning System and Floods in the Itajai River Ademar Cordero
Road Network and its influence in Natural Protected Areas in the Centro Region, Portugal: A Spatial Analysis Filipe Batista e Silva
Towards automatic annotation of geo-services Miha Grcar, Eva Klien
The Power of a SDI in Managing the Forest in Rural Areas of Galicia (Spain) and North of PortugalJorge Cunha
DeCOVER – optimized Geoinformation Services for Land Cover/Use Data to support Decision Makers in Germany Oliver Buck
Towards a Multi-scale European Soil Information System Marc Van Liedekerke
How to analyse high resolution LIDAR data with the free GIS GRASSMaria Brovelli
SITR, Territorial Information System of Sardinia Giorgio Pittau
Using geo-standards in the Dutch Spatial Data InfrastructureJandirk Bulens
A Transnational, Multilingual SDI: OTALEX, the Territorial Observatory of ALenteixo (Portugal) and EXtremadura (Spain) Fernando Ceballos
PREVIEW: A standard-based platform for the monitoring of geophysical riskMarco Corsi
Spatial metadata infrastructure in the Czech RepublicR. Ozana
Monitoring Changes in European Rural Landscapes with CORINE Land Cover 1990 & 2000Maria Silvia Calvo-Iglesias
IKAR - Integrated System of Geological Cartography, The Part of Environmental NSDI in PolandWaldemar Gogolek
The Spanish SDI’s Observatory (ObsIDE) Pedro Vivas
Setting up a Spatial Data Infrastructure for Environmental Protection - Context and Tools Angela Ionita
Micka - Metadata and Catalogue Service for Czech Environmental Data Description Stepan Kafka
  Biodiversity Data Infrastructure of NAvarra (Spain) F. Alonso-Pastor
  GRISI: Geomatic Regional Information Society Initiative Maria Cabello
  The Reality of Providing Consistent Environmental Data across Europe: An Example from the Geological Domain Kristine Asch
 

 

Thursday 20:00 Workshop Dinner

 

Friday 06 July 2007
09:00

European Projects

Chair: Mauro Salvemini

09:00 Marine Feature Types and Feature Type CataloguesKeiran Millard
09:15 INSPIRE@EC Andreas Wytzisk
09:30 European Scale Spatial Data Management supporting land-use analysis and modelling Henning Sten Hansen
09:45 WIN: A new OGC compliant SOA for risk managementHéctor Pérez
10:00 eWater: Development of a Spatial Hydrogeological Data Infrastructure in EuropeCaroline Heylen
10:15 Discussion
09:00

Environment III

Chair: Kristine Asch

09:00 Sustainable Use and Enlargement of the SDI for EU Noise Mapping in NRW – Best Practice for INSPIRE Angela Czerwinski
09:15 OneGeology - the Birth of a Global Geoscience spatial data infrastructure, or just another noble aspiration?Ian Jackson
09:30 Gridded Meterological and Climatological Database: Case Study for Forest Fire Indices S. Szalai
09:45 Renewing the National Environmental SDI in Finland Taking into Account Modern Possibilities and the Inspire DirectiveRiitta Teiniranta
10:00 Going NUTS on Human Bomonitoring: Spatial Data as a Link for Environment and Health Research Roel Smolders
10:15 Discussion
11:00

Projects Round Table Discussion

Chair: Paul Smits

 
11:00

Environment IV

Chair: Henning Sten Hansen

11:00 Maintaining geo-information for water-related objects. Geometry editing based on WFS-TMerijn Hansler
11:15 EU-Flood-GIS: Inspiration and Perspiration Bill Oates
11:30 Implementing Spatial Data Infrastructures for Integrated Coastal ManagementÇetin Cömert
11:45 Presenting Evironmental Models for Disaster Management by Using GIS/ A case study about flood in Mazandaran Alireza Gharagozlou
12:00 An Ontological Representation for Water Resources Management Nuno Charneca
  Discussion
12:15

INSPIRE: The Way Forward

Chair: Alessandro Annoni

12:45 The Future of EUROGI in an INSPIRE'd Europe Mauro Salvemini
13:00 Workshop Wrap Up Paul Smits