European Workshop: Local to Global For Spatial Data Infrastructures
Date & Venue Aim Reading List Target Audience
Programme Participants Conclusions & Recommendations  
 
Date and Venue Back to Top
6th & 7th March 2003

University of Rome La Sapienza
1st Faculty of Architecture - Department CAVEA
Pizza Borghese, 9
Rome, Italy
Aim Back to Top
The aim of this Workshop is to develop a cohesive Geographic Information Strategy at the European level by:
  • considering the current position of local/provincial/regional governments with regard to data interoperability from the local level through to the global level and vice a versa
  • comparing the experiences in Europe with those in other regions of the world
  • comparing the experiences of the geographic information sector with other sectors such as statistics and health
  • assessing the needs and the issues that should be addressed that will enable data inter operability at all levels to become a reality
  • making recommendations as to the way forward
Reading List Back to Top
The attached reading list was provided to the participants prior to the workshop, to give background material for discussion during the event.
Target Audience Back to Top
The experts invited to this workshop are those involved with integrating local (City and/or Local Regional, Province) to regional, to state, to national SDI's particularly from European countries that have a federal or devolved structure. Experts in parallel fields such as statistics (local to national to European level (Eurostat)) and health (local to national to UN regional level for notefiable diseases) as well as from other parts of the world covered in the GINIE comparative analysis of NSDI's in order to exchange experiences and to learn from other sectors and continents.
Programme  Day 1  Day 2 Back to Top
Day 1:  6th March 2003
Welcome Address:
1 Cesare M. Ottavi AM/FM Italia (Workshop sponsor)
2 Mario Gomarasca ASITA (Workshop sponsor)
Introduction to Workshop:
3 Mauro Salvemini LABSITA (Workshop sponsor and Expert Organiser)
4 Chris Corbin GINIE Partners
Learning from Others: Other regions of the World
5 Ian Masser SDI Comparisons - Australia, Canada, USA
6 Bill Burgess State of Maryland, USA
Learning from Others: Statistical Data
7 Daniel Rase Regional - European Union
8 Marja Tammilehto-Luode National - Finland
9 Michel Isnard National - France
GI Sector: Municipalities
10 Grégoire Feyt Grenoble, France
11 Matti Arponen Helsinki, Finland
GI Sector: Provincial
12 Mick Cory Northern Ireland, UK
13 Franco Vico Piemonte, Italy
14 Markus Müller NRW, Germany
GI Sector: National
15 Wolfgang Steinborn Germany
16 Pius Hauenstein Switzerland
17 Julio Mezcua Spain
18 Rui Pedro Julião Portugal
19 Bas Kok The Netherlands
20 Jiri Hiess
Eva Pauknerova		 Czech Republic (Not presented due to time)
GI Sector: Cross-Border
21 Ádam Podolcsák
Bela Jaroics		 Tisza Basin, Hungary
 
Day 2:  7th March 2003
1 Mauro Salvemini Introduction to the working groups
  Working Group 1: Data Production in the Local to Global context
  Working Group 2: Data Distribution in the Local to Global context
  Working Group 3: Data Utilisation in the Local to Global context
2 Working Groups in Action
  Working Group 1: Leader: Günther Pichler GINIE (OGC (Europe))
Rapporteur: Mick Cory
  Working Group 2: Leader: Max Craglia GINIE (University of Sheffield)
Rapporteur: Pasquale Di Donato
  Working Group 3: Leader: Chris Corbin GINIE (EUROGI)
Rapporteur: Robin Smith
3 Reports from the Working Group
  Working Group 1: Gùnther Pichler
  Working Group 2: Pasquale Di Donato
  Working Group 3: Robin Smith
4 Formulating the recommendations and workshop outputs
5 Mauro Salvemini Formal close of workshop
  Max Craglia GINIE Partners
Objectives of Working Groups
Working Group 1 Data Production in the Local to Global context
  Leader Günther Pichler GINIE (OGC (Europe))
  Rapporteur Mick Cory, Ordnance Survey - Northern Ireland
1 Sustainable production that maximises the usability at all levels within the SDI
2 The need (presence of) for a production framework (contracts, regulations, technical specifications, standards) that irrespective of whom actually produces the data, the framework ensures that the data is produced cost effectively to a defined quality, time scale and that it is fit for purpose.
Working Group 2 Data Distribution in the Local to Global context
  Leader Max Craglia GINIE (University of Sheffield)
  Rapporteur Pasquale Di Donato, LABSITA
1 The presence of an inclusive cost effective infrastructure (physical, organisational components) at all levels within the SDI both horizontally and vertically
2 Is the value (the need for) of the infrastructure appreciated by all (Governments, Investors, SMEs, Customers, and Society)?
Working Group 3 Data Utilisation in the Local to Global context
  Leader Chris Corbin GINIE (EUROGI)
  Rapporteur Robin Smith, University of Sheffield
1 Does the overall system (of data production and distribution) support and enable all parts of the value chain that ends with the customer (data user) in an inclusive and effective way at all levels of the SDI?
2 Is the system fit for purpose for all participants within the value chain?
 
Participants Back to Top
The participants represent a broad cross section of government, research and industry on pan-European, national and regional levels, and represented both the spatial and non-spatial communities.
Conclusions and Recommendations Back to Top
The conclusions and recommendations from the Workshop will be made available as soon as possible.