GI Reference Documents

• Background Reports, Studies and Papers for GI/GIS in Europe

  Over 80 key reports, studies and papers from academia, industry and the EU Institutions concerning GI/GIS issues of importance to Europe. Many are on the Web with hot links provided. (update : 28/06/99)

• INFO2000 Programme GI/GIS Projects

  Review the INFO2000 GI Projects - browse the reports from the first Call for Proposals (1996 - 1998) Definition and Implementation Phase projects - plus 2nd Call results (1997-1998).

• IMPACT2 Programme GI/GIS Projects

  Review the IMPACT2 GIS Projects which are now all completed. Browse or download the final reports of these 8 projects.

• Geographic Information in Europe: A Discussion Document (August 1998) - An updated EGII discussion document relating to the July 1998 version of the draft GI2000 Communication, as part of the continuing consultation process.

• GI2000 document change summary - January 1998. Changes to GI2000 between the Nov. 1996 discussion document and the draft GI2000 Communication document, as of end January 1998.

• Towards a European Policy Framework for Geographic Information : A discussion document. (November 1996)

• GI Systems in Europe : Problem and potentials (IMO Working Paper 95/2)

• GI-META study final report (1997) on GI related metadata in the information marketplace. (Browse in EN, DE, FR)
  Download the Final report (EN) (WinWord 6.0 file pkzipped to 176 KB)

• GI-BASE study final report (1997) on European GI market size and base data for Europe. (Browse in EN, DE, FR)
  Download the Final report (EN) (WinWord 6.0 file pkzipped to 440 KB (start with finrepv1.doc))

• GI-POLICY study final report (1997) on issues relating to data policy specific to Geographic Information. (Browse in EN, DE, FR)
  Download the Final report (EN) (WinWord 6.0 file pkzipped 535 KB)

• A collection of documents concerning the European GI infrastructure, including:
  • Geodata for all in Europe (1995, 1996 and 1997 reports) - EN, FR
  • Global Spatial Data Infrastructure (GSDI) reports and theme papers - 1996 and 1997 - EN
  • Public/Private synergy debate - EN, FR

European GI market analysis (two 1996/1997 studies conducted by CNIG-France)

• Etude du marché européen de l'information géographique numérique (Coopers & Lybrand/Urbatique), October 1997
  • Résumé et Commentaires (Version française)
  • Executive Summary (English Version)
    
  • Téléchargez le rapport final (Version française) (WinWord6 pkzipped,  size: 133 Kb)
  • Download the Final report (English Version) (WinWord6 pkzipped,  size: 119 Kb)

• Prix des données et stratégies de l'Etat (Arthur Andersen/Urbatique), October 1997

IMAGI - Interministerial Standing Committee for Geoinformation - created June 1998 by the Federal Cabinet following a DDGI initiative.

• Report of the initiative. (EN) / (DE)

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