99-June-285th EC-GIS Workshop - Stresa, Italy1 Overview of European Commission Strategic Efforts in GI & GIS

99-June-285th EC-GIS Workshop - Stresa, Italy2 Key GI & GIS Efforts in the EC GI2000 European Geographic Information Infrastructure (EGII) DG III / DG XIII Initiatives

99-June-285th EC-GIS Workshop - Stresa, Italy3 GI2000 Born out of activities in DG XIII/E since 1995 Initiative to establish policy framework for stable, European-wide set of agreed: standards procedures guidelines incentives for creating, updating, changing, accessing and using geographic information

99-June-285th EC-GIS Workshop - Stresa, Italy4 EGII - European Geographic Information Infrastructure Proposed cross-programme action line in 5FP Main objective is to improve access to GI by supporting creation of a distributed EGII from viewpoints of: organization technology development

99-June-285th EC-GIS Workshop - Stresa, Italy5 EGII (cont.) Justification for supporting EGII Lack of pan-European data and data infrastructure Lack of GI infrastructure impedes single market for GI and allied products/services

99-June-285th EC-GIS Workshop - Stresa, Italy6 DGIII/DGXIII GI & GIS Initiatives Esprit and INFO2000 projects DGIII JRC GIS Support (4FP) JRC GI & GIS Project (5FP) GIPSIE (Esprit) EC and OGC joint project

99-June-285th EC-GIS Workshop - Stresa, Italy7 JRC GIS Support (4FP) General Workshops European Commission GIS Workshops Project documentation GIS Project Handbook GIS Web Site GIS Project Database and report

99-June-285th EC-GIS Workshop - Stresa, Italy8 GI & GIS Project Database Summary and statistics relating to Commission sponsored GI & GIS projects in 4FP 204 GI/GIS related projects sponsored

99-June-285th EC-GIS Workshop - Stresa, Italy9 GI & GIS Project Database (cont.) Total Funding Total funding 104,677,631 Euros

99-June-285th EC-GIS Workshop - Stresa, Italy10 GI & GIS Project Database (cont.) Project Type

99-June-285th EC-GIS Workshop - Stresa, Italy11 GI & GIS Project Database (cont.) Importance of GI or GIS

99-June-285th EC-GIS Workshop - Stresa, Italy12 JRC GIS Support (cont.) Targeted Workshops and Reports Strategic View of GIS RTD for Europe, 1st Ed Strategic View of GIS RTD for Europe, 2nd Ed Virtual Interoperability Laboratory Workshop

99-June-285th EC-GIS Workshop - Stresa, Italy13 GI & GIS Project (5FP) - JRC/SAI Technical Support to DG XIII Technology Watch Assist in creation of EGII Set up harmonised and coherent multi- disciplinary databases for EU

99-June-285th EC-GIS Workshop - Stresa, Italy14 Strategic View Recommendations Stronger participation by European organisations in developing and implementing standards Greater user participation in RTD process Support projects in priority RTD areas

99-June-285th EC-GIS Workshop - Stresa, Italy15 Strategic View Recommendations (cont.) Create EC Lab for demonstration and evaluation Use lab to develop and assist practical actions Develop and distribute training and support materials

99-June-285th EC-GIS Workshop - Stresa, Italy16 Strategic View Recommendations (cont.)

99-June-285th EC-GIS Workshop - Stresa, Italy17 Virtual Interoperability Laboratory Metadata Geodata Modelling Technologies for Interoperability User Communities

99-June-285th EC-GIS Workshop - Stresa, Italy18 VIL - Metadata European Data Clearing House required Multilingual thesaurus Sample problems and solutions Intelligent user agent Commercially sustainable over the medium term

99-June-285th EC-GIS Workshop - Stresa, Italy19 VIL - Geodata Modelling Small research group to study, test and develop algorithms and models Build library of appropriate applications of algorithms/models

99-June-285th EC-GIS Workshop - Stresa, Italy20 VIL - Technologies for Interoperability Identify European technology items for contribution to OGC activities Must be complementary to, and not in competition with OGC activities Managed and run by a European commercial integrator company

99-June-285th EC-GIS Workshop - Stresa, Italy21 VIL - Technologies for Interoperability (cont.) Equal participation by non-EU members Fee for compliance testing Offer facilities and consulting services on a fee-for-service basis

99-June-285th EC-GIS Workshop - Stresa, Italy22 VIL - Information Communities Establish small group to investigate and propose data pricing mechanisms promote participation at all levels of industry

99-June-285th EC-GIS Workshop - Stresa, Italy23 VIL - Common Recommendations Sound business case must be established Major effort required to identify, contact and build links with end users VINE - Virtual Interoperability Network for Europe Timetable of events as soon as possible

99-June-285th EC-GIS Workshop - Stresa, Italy24 VINE structure

99-June-285th EC-GIS Workshop - Stresa, Italy25 GIPSIE - GIS Interoperability Project Stimulating the Industry in Europe Unite European industry and establish good communication with OGC Identify and resolve European issues and introduce them to worldwide OGC specification process Inform European IT industry, in particular SMEs, about OpenGIS® movement

99-June-285th EC-GIS Workshop - Stresa, Italy26 How do these initiatives fit together?