PETIT - pan European mapping 5 th EC-GIS 99 Stresa 28 th -30 th June 1999 PETIT using existing databases for Pan-European mapping? Olav Eggers PETIT Project Manager

PETIT - pan European mapping 5 th EC-GIS 99 Stresa 28 th -30 th June 1999 Overview Introduction Technical issues Legal issues The way forward

PETIT - pan European mapping 5 th EC-GIS 99 Stresa 28 th -30 th June 1999 What is PETIT Assessing the feasibility of creating a pan-European topographic dataset in the scale 1: , using VMap level 1 data. INFO2000 supported 8 Partners; 2 private, 5 NMAs & MEGRIN

PETIT - pan European mapping 5 th EC-GIS 99 Stresa 28 th -30 th June 1999 PETIT objectives  Create a prototype from VMap data  Create a Web demonstrator  Assess the market and determine user requirements  Identify obstacles and recommend solutions for related copyright and IPR issues  Create a common set of specifications  Develop a production plan  Create marketing and distribution plans  Produce a business case June Sep.99 Jan.98

PETIT - pan European mapping 5 th EC-GIS 99 Stresa 28 th -30 th June 1999 Technical issues Data sources –1:50k to 1:250k range –SPOT images (10 m res.) –JOG sheets Deviations from VMap Specs –Texts, Criteria specific to each NMA, density heterogeneous –Width of canals, e.g. capturing discrete values 50 m and 125 m instead of real values –Feature types belonging to PETIT core content are dropped –River / canal capture –Min. areas / lenghts –Interlayer topology –Metadata

PETIT - pan European mapping 5 th EC-GIS 99 Stresa 28 th -30 th June 1999 Bridges and Tunnels Bridges and Tunnels

PETIT - pan European mapping 5 th EC-GIS 99 Stresa 28 th -30 th June 1999 Contour interval

PETIT - pan European mapping 5 th EC-GIS 99 Stresa 28 th -30 th June 1999 VMap updating No general VMap concept for updating exists –procedures –frequency Only a few NMAs have update agreements with the military

PETIT - pan European mapping 5 th EC-GIS 99 Stresa 28 th -30 th June 1999 Best Currency of VMap

PETIT - pan European mapping 5 th EC-GIS 99 Stresa 28 th -30 th June 1999 Worst Currency of VMap

PETIT - pan European mapping 5 th EC-GIS 99 Stresa 28 th -30 th June 1999 Completion of VMap CDs

PETIT - pan European mapping 5 th EC-GIS 99 Stresa 28 th -30 th June 1999 Legal issues Complex production history Unclear who owns the rights Only few NMAs are certain Copyright legislation and neighbouring law in the European countries differ

PETIT - pan European mapping 5 th EC-GIS 99 Stresa 28 th -30 th June 1999 Rights to use VMap data

PETIT - pan European mapping 5 th EC-GIS 99 Stresa 28 th -30 th June 1999 Production PRODUCTION: PETIT NDB's VMap ROM CD ROM VMap Pan European Product Other Sources PETIT UPDATING

PETIT - pan European mapping 5 th EC-GIS 99 Stresa 28 th -30 th June 1999 Stairway to….. Pan European base data Clarify legal issues Technical availability of VMap Production plan Who is paying?

PETIT - pan European mapping 5 th EC-GIS 99 Stresa 28 th -30 th June 1999 Co-operation model NMAs Military EC Pan European Base data VARs USER Community "Raw data" Value added funding updates rights base data

PETIT - pan European mapping 5 th EC-GIS 99 Stresa 28 th -30 th June 1999 Base data is for all to use Reduce cost (no duplication) improve cross-sector communication and exchange (common reference) better governance And for all to create together

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