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• INSPIRE View Service Technical Guidance (Version 2.0) published 28-Jul-09
• Vespucci Summer school: INSPIRE Implementation: building a spatial data infrastructure in a global perspective 06-Jul-09
• 12th AGILE International Conference on Geographic Information Science - Advances in GIScience - 02-Jun-09
• eContentplus 2008: Call for proposals 29-Apr-08
• LUCAS 2009 Call for Tender 08-Apr-08
• eSDI-NET+ project . 05-Nov-07
• call for tender that initiates the first stage of the European Commissions planned review of the implementation and impact of the PSI Directive 2003/98/EC. 28-Jun-07
• INSPIRE directive published on the Official Journal 25-Apr-07
• Geo-Application Award 2007: Joan Blaeu @ Prize 05-Mar-07
• Conciliation agreement approved by EP on INSPIRE 13-Feb-07
• INSPIRE Draft Implementing Rules for Metadata have been made publicly available 05-Feb-07
• Consultation on INSPIRE Draft Implementing Rules to start shortly 22-Jan-07
• Use of GIS for Project Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment - a 2005-06 survey 18-Jan-07
• INSPIRE Directive - Joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee. 18-Jan-07
• Commission welcomes agreement on INSPIRE 22-Nov-06
• Assessing the Impact of Spatial Data Infrastructures:Workshop Report 14-Sep-06
• Call for Tender: Topographic and Enegry Transport Geographic Databases 14-Sep-06
• Call for Tender: Ground Survey 12-Sep-06
• IJSDIR Editorials published 11-Aug-06
• DRAFT eContentplus work programme for 2006 and call text was published 06-Jun-06
• EU Interparliamentary Conference on the INSPIRE Directive 08-Feb-06
• 12th EC GI & GIS Workshop call for papers 02-Feb-06
• LUCAS project (Land Use/Land Cover Area Frame Survey) Call for Tender 06-Dec-05
• First Call for Papers/Posters AUTO-CARTO 2006 20-Nov-05
• Call For Tender: Development of Prototype Components for a European Spatial Data Infrastructure (INSPIRE). 20-Oct-05
• INSPIRE Implementing Rules Drafting Team Kickoff 03-Oct-05
• INSPIRE Implementing Rules draft guidelines published 23-Sep-05
• eContentPlus: Call for Proposals 14-Sep-05
• Call for the development of a European flood geographic information system. 12-Sep-05
• Call for Interest for Doctoral Researchers, Post-Doctoral Researchers and Senior Researchers at IES, JRC, Ispra 05-Sep-05
• Selection of Experts for Implementing Rules Drafting Teams 29-Jul-05
• INSPIRE PROPOSAL: Council political agreement 24-Jun-05
• Nature-GIS Guidelines 10-Jun-05
• INSPIRE PROPOSAL: Text adopted by Parliament 07-Jun-05
• Programme of the 11th EC GI and GIS Workshop 03-Jun-05
• EU launches five-year i2010 strategy to boost the digital economy 02-Jun-05
• CALL FOR TENDER: LUCAS 22-Apr-05
• Security and space research - a new focus 07-Apr-05
• INSPIRE: Call for Expression of Interest 11-Mar-05
• 11th EC GI & GIS Workshop: Call for papers 04-Mar-05
• INSPIRE: Work programme 2005-2006 published 04-Feb-05
• New EU Programme to Promote European Digital Content Market: Commissioner Reding Welcomes Positive Vote in Parliament 27-Jan-05
• GIS Development magazine: Special Issue: SDI 09-Dec-04
• Commission opens consultation on European Information Society policy 07-Dec-04
• EuroRoadS Newsletter no 3:2004 29-Nov-04
• IMAGE 2000 Mapserver 18-Nov-04
• EuroSDR eLearning Courses 08-Nov-04
• AGISEE: Association for Geospatial Information in South-East Europe 11-Oct-04
• OpenGISR Catalog Services Specification 2.0 has 23-Sep-04
• INSPIRE PROPOSAL ADOPTED BY COMMISSION 23-Jul-04
• New Directive to improve public participation in environmental impact assessments 22-Jul-04
• State of the art monitoring technologies: reducing irregularities in EU agricultural funding 21-Jul-04
• Galileo Activities funded by the 6FP funds 2nd Call, launched on 1st June 2004 29-Jun-04
• Call for Proposals: FP6-2004-Global-3 29-Jun-04
• GALILEO and GPS agreement 29-Jun-04
• Draft Programme for the 10th EC GI & GIS Workshop is now available 05-May-04
• Vertical Reference Systems for Europe 27-Apr-04
• INSPIRE Update 07-Apr-04
• Portal Workshop 07-Apr-04
• GINIE project results 04-Apr-04
• IST 2005-06 Work Programme Consultation 04-Apr-04
• E-Content, Fourth Call for proposals 09-Mar-04
• Reminder: 15th March 2004 Deadline for Submission of Abstracts 10th EC GI & GIS Workshop 08-Mar-04
• Launching of fifth round of ESPON projects 04-Mar-04
• Establishing a GMES capacity by 2008 (Action Plan (2004-2008) 05-Feb-04
• The prototype INSPIRE Geo-Portal is now online. 16-Jan-04
• DIRECTIVE 2003/98/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the re-use of public sector information has been published 08-Jan-04
• Mapping and GIS Data Warehousing for Bosnia and Herzegovina 23-Nov-03
• Mandatory use of Projection Systems within the Commission 18-Nov-03
• GINIE Book: GI in the Wider Europe now Published 24-Oct-03
• INSPIRE Report: Contribution to the extended impact assessment of INSPIRE. 30-Sep-03
• Ginie Final Conference 22-Sep-03
• Gisco news 2002 19-Sep-03
• GISCO News 2003 19-Sep-03
• INSPIRE: Analysis of the INSPIRE Internet Consultation is now available 03-Sep-03
• 9th EC GI & GIS Workshop Presentations 02-Jul-03
• OGC Releases Web Map Service Cookbook 03-Jun-03
• Programme for 9th EC GI&GIS Worskhop, ESDI Serving the User 19-May-03
• INSPIRE on-line consultation now open 13-May-03
• Inspire Consultation Preparation Document 08-May-03
• ECOLINK workshop: the role of ecocentres in local sustainable development 08-May-03
• INSPIRE:CONSULTATION DOCUMENT 29-Apr-03
• Phase I of INSPIRE on-line consultation 25-Mar-03
• March 31, 2003 : Closing date for submission of abstract, EC GI & GIS workshops 11-Mar-03
• INSPIRE : Pre-announcement of Internet consultation 02-Mar-03
• Sixth Framework Programme Calls Published 19-Dec-02
• Commission welcomes agreement on Directive providing for public participation in environmental decision-making 16-Dec-02
• Transboundary Lake Peipsi Catchment Multi-Thematic GIS database launched 12-Dec-02
• Report of the 5th INSPIRE Expert Group Meeting, Athens, Oct 2002 28-Nov-02
• ESPON WEB SITE 25-Nov-02
• CRC becomes CMRC 11-Nov-02
• GINIE ABGI Consultation Document now online! 08-Nov-02
• Proceedings of 8th EC-GI&GIS Workshop now online 15-Oct-02
• IST Prize Winners 09-Oct-02
• Summaries of the FP6 Expressions of Interest are now on-line and searchable. 25-Sep-02
• Registration for "European Research 2002" now open 02-Sep-02
• Commission proposes new scheme to protect Europe's forests 27-Aug-02
• Presentations on-line: 8th EC GI & GIS Workshop, 'ESDI : a Work in Progress' 12-Jul-02
• INSPIRE Position Papers on-line 11-Jul-02
• European Commission adopted proposal for a Directive on PSI 11-Jun-02
• 8th EC GI & GIS Workshop Registration 29-May-02
• European Commission supports GSDI 6 17-May-02
• Memorandum of understanding between Commissioners Wallstrsm, Solbes and Busquin on INSPIRE 14-May-02
• EOGEO 2002 Agenda 22-Apr-02
• Inspire Call for Tender: for electronic data exchange services covers statistical geographical information systems 16-Apr-02
• Registration for 8th EC GI&GIS Workshop, ESDI a Work in Progress is now open 12-Apr-02
• Call for Ideas for the IST2002 Conference and Exhibition 11-Apr-02
• EGIP and GI2000 Discussion List Archive 10-Apr-02
• Invitation to Express your interest on IST in FP6 02-Apr-02
• GALILEO: FUNDING APPROVED 28-Mar-02
• Replies to the online consultation on a possible legal instrument for the re-use of public sector information 21-Mar-02
• Proceedings of 7th EC-GI&GIS Workshop now available 21-Mar-02
• ETeMII High Level Briefing sparks debate 20-Mar-02
• Galileo: A decision must be taken urgently 15-Mar-02
• Online consultation on a document outlining a possible legal instrument for the re-use of public sector information 04-Feb-02
• The INfrastructure for SPatial InfoRmation in Europe initiative 28-Jan-02
• Informative note from EC DG-TREN, GALILEO : An imperative for Europe 21-Jan-02
• EESD Call for proposals to support GMES 14-Jan-02
• Call for Papers for 8th EC GI & GIS Workshop, "ESDI - A Work in Progress", 13-Jan-02
• EUROGI appoints new Secretary General 27-Dec-01
• 5th National ASITA Conference (IT) 18-Oct-01
• IST: Draft work programme 2002 12-Oct-01
• New, detailed Baltic region land cover maps released 27-Sep-01
• Reference Data Discussion Forum 17-Sep-01
• Conference on eGovernment: "From Policy to Practice" 20-Aug-01
• Europe agree plans for on-line government 23-Jul-01
• Data Exchange Platform for the Horn of Africa New Website 13-Jul-01
• CPA3 officially published on the OJ 10-Jul-01
• ESRI Launches Major Grant Initiative for the Development of NSDI 09-Jul-01
• INFORMATION DAY 2.5  3G MOBILE INITIATIVE 26-Jun-01
• New book on spatial databases 23-May-01
• MOBILE APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES - Information Day 22-May-01
• Information Day - IST Cross-Programme Action 3 22-May-01
• PreANVIL multi-lingual glossary of GI terms now on-line 26-Apr-01
• 7th EC GI & GIS Workshop: Registration and programme 24-Apr-01
• eContent programme 1st Call text (March 2001) 03-Apr-01
• Presentations of the Special Interest Group on European issues now available 27-Mar-01
• EC Commissioner for Research to Speak at OGC Meeting 23-Mar-01
• Guidelines of Best Practice of the MADAME project 21-Mar-01
• New GI Market Study- Germany 19-Mar-01
• Proceedings of the 6th EC GI & GIS Workshop are now available 14-Mar-01
• 7th EC GI & GIS WS Deadline for submission of Abstracts 09-Mar-01
• Euro SIG Meeting 08-Mar-01
• German Bundestag discussed the USE OF GEOINFORMATION in Federal Germany 19-Feb-01
• 6th IST Call launched on 27 January 2001 15-Feb-01
• MapBSR 2000 now available on CD-ROM 14-Feb-01
• EuroConference 30-Jan-01
• Metadata Discussion Forum 10-Jan-01
• ETEMII Presentataion 10-Jan-01
• EC Projection Workshop report now available 09-Jan-01
• New NIMA data-distribution web site: 21-Dec-00
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