5. Population online

6. Problem : locating relevant information sources corresponding to the needs IUFRO Task Force develops an Internet-based metadata service to provide co-ordinated world-wide access to forest-related information.

8. User 4.Data/ information A 3.Metadata $ 4.Data/ information B 4.Data/ information C 4.Data/ information D 4.Data/ information E 5.Housekeeping functions - information server  Assisting information Server  Data/information  Resource Discovery and Analysis  Metadata Internet Resource Discovery. Analysis Toolbox

9. User 4.Data/ information A 3.Metadata $ 4.Data/ information B 4.Data/ information C 4.Data/ information D 4.Data/ information E 5.Housekeeping functions - information server Resource Discovery. Analysis Toolbox 3.Metadata 4.Data/ information D 1. Data provision

10. User 4.Data/ information A 3.Metadata $ 4.Data/ information B 4.Data/ information C 4.Data/ information D 4.Data/ information E 5.Housekeeping functions - information server Resource Discovery. Analysis Toolbox User Analysis Toolbox Resource Discovery 3.Metadata Discovery 3.Metadata 4.Data/ information B Resource Discovery Analysis Toolbox Resource Discovery Resource Discovery 2.

11. User 4.Data/ information A 3.Metadata $ 4.Data/ information B 4.Data/ information C 4.Data/ information D 4.Data/ information E 5.Housekeeping functions - information server Resource Discovery Analysis Toolbox 3.Metadata Analysis Toolbox 3. Analysis toolbox 4.Data/ information B User 3.Metadata Resource Discovery Analysis Toolbox

15. GFIS projects... European Forest Information System prototype EC-JRC funded, January 2001-March 2002 by EFI, Frauenhofer Inst. TU Dresden, WCMC U.S. Adaptive Management Area’s Information Portal Information gateway for forest research sites in US Pacific Northwest

18. Future activities  Technical solutions refined for a global prototype  Technical development outside GFIS  Contribution by the associated projects (EFIS,NEFIS...)  IUFRO HQ activities Organisation: IUFRO TF, SP, HQ, SC, - associates

19. President and IUFRO Board Special Programme Coordinator GFIS Administration IUFRO Secretariat Technical Coordinator (Binh) Node Coordinator Project [Coordinator] Content [Coordinator] GFIS Latin America GFIS Africa GFIS …… EFISNEFIS GFIS Task Force Bibliographic Subgroup Technical Subgroup Business Subgroup User Needs Subgroup GLOBAL FOREST INFORMATION SERVICE STEERING COMMITTEE

20. Low cost –> uncertainties in sustainability, quantity and and quality of the service