THE EUROPEAN UMBRELLA ORGANISATION FOR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION Introduction Bino Marchesini secretary general LORIS 25 March 2003 11/21/2018 European Umbrella Organisation for GI

European Umbrella Organisation for GI Presentation Describes What EUROGI is What EUROGI does incl. GINIE 11/21/2018 European Umbrella Organisation for GI

European Umbrella Organisation for GI What EUROGI is Members Founded in 1993 on initiative of EC Membership of EUROGI has grown by 50 % to 24 Members National GI associations from EU, accession-countries, EFTA, Pan European organisations Collectively EUROGI represents about 6000 public and private sector organisations 11/21/2018 European Umbrella Organisation for GI

European Umbrella Organisation for GI What EUROGI is Status EUROGI is an independent non governmental organisation Foundation under Dutch law members meet at least once a year to discuss strategy and workplan, briefings on EU and other developments, approve its accounts Elect President and a 9 person Executive Committee to manage its affairs activities serviced by a full time secretariat currently based in Apeldoorn 11/21/2018 European Umbrella Organisation for GI

What EUROGI does Mission EUROGI’s mission is To maximise the effective use of geographic information for the benefit of the citizen, good governance and commerce in Europe To represent the views of the geographic information community To promote, stimulate, encourage and support the development and use of geographic information and technology 11/21/2018 European Umbrella Organisation for GI

Objectives and Actions (1) 1. To encourage the greater use of geographic information in Europe EUROGI participation in GI projects EC GI&GIS conferences On demand of the members EUROGI will give special attention to events 2. To raise awareness of the value of GI and its associated technologies EUROGI case study service Cross-border activities 11/21/2018 European Umbrella Organisation for GI

Objectives and Actions (2) 3. To work towards the development of strong national GI associations in all European countries evaluation of national GI associations updated in GINIE In GINIE WS (e.g. WS Capacity building, Prague) 4. To facilitate the development of a European Spatial Data Infrastructure Towards a strategy for GI in Europe Geographic Information Network In Europe (GINIE) 11/21/2018 European Umbrella Organisation for GI

Objectives and Actions (3) 5. To represent European interests in the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure 6th Global Spatial Data Infrastructure conference held in Budapest September 2002 11/21/2018 European Umbrella Organisation for GI

European Umbrella Organisation for GI Examples Some important issues and examples were and are: Participation in workshops (e.g. Cadastre ws Budapest 2001, Cad. conf. Grenada 2002) Advise e.G. PSI and INSPIRE Conference GSDI-6 Ginie 11/21/2018 European Umbrella Organisation for GI

European Umbrella Organisation for GI CADASTRE WS 2001 JRC/EUROGI/HUNAGI Workshop review and discuss cadastre and SDIs about 80 national and European policy makers Report published 11/21/2018 European Umbrella Organisation for GI

SURVEY ON CADASTRAL GIS CADASTRE CONFERENCE IN GRANADA MAY 2002: BY GABOR REMETEY WITH EUROGI MEMBERS THE SURVEY VERIFIED THE FUNDAMENTAL IMPORTANCE OF THE CADASTRAL GIS EUROGI’S INTERDISCIPLINARITY AND MEMBERS’ COMPETENCE IN THIS FIELD PROVED VALUABLE 11/21/2018 European Umbrella Organisation for GI

European Umbrella Organisation for GI INSPIRE EUROGI AND INSPIRE Very important initiative backed by 3 European commissioners warmly welcomed by EUROGI Deserves the active support of the whole GI community Eurogi in expert group as observer Participation by members in wg Input also through GINIE-project 11/21/2018 European Umbrella Organisation for GI

European Umbrella Organisation for GI PSI Contributes to increase possibilities to re-use PSI resources throughout Europe and thereby employment and economic growth Opens way to ‘level playing field’ And a greater use of PSI Lobby through members 11/21/2018 European Umbrella Organisation for GI

European Umbrella Organisation for GI GSDI-6 conference Budapest, 16-19 September 2002 Theme: From global to local organised by EUROGI, HUNAGI, GSDI sponsored by 22 sponsors, largest was EC record of 238 attendants from 51 countries over 80 presentations proceedings:http://195.228.254.144/program_set.html 11/21/2018 European Umbrella Organisation for GI

European Umbrella Organisation for GI Main results GSDI-6 (1) Capacity building initiatives. approximately 100 capacity building projects through grant programmes ESRI, Intergraph Growing international recognition of importance of global mapping initiatives. See recommendations Action Plan Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development. 11/21/2018 European Umbrella Organisation for GI

European Umbrella Organisation for GI Main results GSDI-6 (2) Enabled Europe to present its SDI initiatives and for these to be compared with other regions of the world. Presentation EU initiatives to promote better access to PSI and INSPIRE 11/21/2018 European Umbrella Organisation for GI

European Umbrella Organisation for GI EC funded project in IST Programme Partners: University of Sheffield, Project Co-ordinator EUROGI Joint Research Center of the European Commission (JRC) Open GIS Consortium (Europe), Ltd. (OGC-E) 11/21/2018 European Umbrella Organisation for GI

European Umbrella Organisation for GI GINIE Basis: EUROGI consultation paper: towards a GI strategy for Europe, October 2000 Funded timeframe: 1st November 2001 to the end 2003 Strategy: broad issues relating to GI diffusion and capacity building, establish ABGI Members very much involved e.g. in WS 11/21/2018 European Umbrella Organisation for GI

European Umbrella Organisation for GI GINIE Aim: Develop a cohesive Geographic Information Strategy at the European level 11/21/2018 European Umbrella Organisation for GI

European Umbrella Organisation for GI GINIE Key activities Develop a sound knowledge base through the comparative policy analysis of frameworks for access, use, and dissemination of GI Raise awareness and capacity building which includes targeted actions for policy-makers at national and European levels Strategic input to INSPIRE and contributing to the international debate taking place at the GSDI Conference (Budapest, Sept. 2002) Establishing government and industry panels to help formulate a cohesive European Strategy for GI, and a business model to make it work. 11/21/2018 European Umbrella Organisation for GI

European Umbrella Organisation for GI GINIE Workshops Five workshops completed - Spatial Data Infrastructure (Ispra, Italy, May 02) - Data Policy (Paris, May 02) - Capacity building in Accession period (Prague, Sept 02) - Registries (Munich January 03) - Local to Global (Rome March 03) One Workshop to come - Mediterranean (Greece- Crete, April 03) Some 100 Experts from 23 countries have participated so far 11/21/2018 European Umbrella Organisation for GI

European Umbrella Organisation for GI GINIE ABGI The objective of GINIE is to establish a fully functioning Advisory Board on Geographic Information (ABGI) Representatives of governments industry research 11/21/2018 European Umbrella Organisation for GI

European Umbrella Organisation for GI GINIE ABGI Proposed ABGI mission is: “To provide the strategic vision and leadership necessary to maximize the use of GI by all sectors of society for the purposes of good governance, commerce, research and citizenship”. 11/21/2018 European Umbrella Organisation for GI

GINIE/ABGI EUROGI’s opinion Need for improved co-ordination of pan European organisations in GI in order to strengthen the voice for GI at European level. independent organisation to improve the co-ordination Best achieved through an existing organisation.. 11/21/2018 European Umbrella Organisation for GI

GINIE/ABGI EUROGI’s opinion independent organisation to exist: * that is not responsible for the design, implementation, delivery and maintenance of the European Spatial Data Infrastructure as a whole or in part; and * which represents the widest network of people and organisations that have an interest in GI. 11/21/2018 European Umbrella Organisation for GI

GINIE/ABGI EUROGI’s opinion existing organisation as EUROGI adapt and take on the ABGI role rather than establish a new organisation Business-plan would set how EUROGI could take on the ABGI . GINIE-consortium to decide in April 11/21/2018 European Umbrella Organisation for GI

GINIE Results published On paper and on website See www.ec-gis.org/ginie reports in English and up to ten other languages Final conference at end of project 11/21/2018 European Umbrella Organisation for GI

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