THE EUROPEAN UMBRELLA ORGANISATION FOR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION Introduction

THE EUROPEAN UMBRELLA ORGANISATION FOR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION Introduction Bino Marchesini secretary general LORIS 25 March 2003 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 1

Presentation z. Describes y. What EUROGI is y. What EUROGI does incl. GINIE 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 2

What EUROGI is Members y. Founded in 1993 on initiative of EC y. Membership of EUROGI has grown by 50 % to 24 y. Members National GI associations from EU, accession-countries, EFTA, Pan European organisations y. Collectively EUROGI represents about 6000 public and private sector organisations 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 3

What EUROGI is Status z EUROGI is an independent non governmental organisation z Foundation under Dutch law z members meet at least once a year to discuss strategy and workplan, briefings on EU and other developments, approve its accounts z Elect President and a 9 person Executive Committee to manage its affairs z activities serviced by a full time secretariat currently based in Apeldoorn 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 4

What EUROGI does Mission z. EUROGI’s mission is y. To maximise the effective use of geographic information for the benefit of the citizen, good governance and commerce in Europe y. To represent the views of the geographic information community y. To promote, stimulate, encourage and support the development and use of geographic information and technology 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 5

Objectives and Actions (1) 1. To encourage the greater use of geographic information in Europe y. EUROGI participation in GI projects y. EC GI&GIS conferences y. 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 y. EUROGI case study service y. Cross-border activities 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 6

Objectives and Actions (2) 3. To work towards the development of strong national GI associations in all European countries yevaluation of national GI associations updated in GINIE y. In GINIE WS (e. g. WS Capacity building, Prague) 4. To facilitate the development of a European Spatial Data Infrastructure y Towards a strategy for GI in Europe Geographic Information Network In Europe (GINIE) 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 7

Objectives and Actions (3) 5. To represent European interests in the Global Spatial Data Infrastructure y 6 th Global Spatial Data Infrastructure conference held in Budapest September 2002 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 8

Examples z Some important issues and examples were and are: y. Participation in workshops (e. g. Cadastre ws Budapest 2001, Cad. conf. Grenada 2002) y. Advise e. G. PSI and INSPIRE y. Conference GSDI-6 y. Ginie 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 9

CADASTRE WS 2001 z. JRC/EUROGI/HUNAGI Workshop review and discuss cadastre and SDIs zabout 80 national and European policy makers z. Report published 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 10

SURVEY ON CADASTRAL GIS z CADASTRE CONFERENCE IN GRANADA MAY 2002: BY GABOR REMETEY WITH EUROGI MEMBERS z THE SURVEY VERIFIED THE FUNDAMENTAL IMPORTANCE OF THE CADASTRAL GIS z EUROGI’S INTERDISCIPLINARITY AND MEMBERS’ COMPETENCE IN THIS FIELD PROVED VALUABLE 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 11

INSPIRE EUROGI AND INSPIRE z Very important initiative backed by 3 European commissioners warmly welcomed by EUROGI z Deserves the active support of the whole GI community z Eurogi in expert group as observer z Participation by members in wg z Input also through GINIE-project 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 12

PSI z. Contributes to increase possibilities to reuse PSI resources throughout Europe and thereby employment and economic growth z. Opens way to ‘level playing field’ z. And a greater use of PSI z. Lobby through members 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 13

GSDI-6 conference z Budapest, 16 -19 September 2002 z Theme: From global to local z organised by EUROGI, HUNAGI, GSDI z sponsored by 22 sponsors, largest was EC z record of 238 attendants from 51 countries z over 80 presentations z proceedings: http: //195. 228. 254. 144/program_set. html 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 14

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. 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 15

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 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 16

z EC funded project in IST Programme z Partners: y. University of Sheffield, Project Co-ordinator y. EUROGI y. Joint Research Center of the European Commission (JRC) y. Open GIS Consortium (Europe), Ltd. (OGC-E) 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 17

GINIE z Basis: EUROGI consultation paper: towards a GI strategy for Europe, October 2000 z Funded timeframe: 1 st November 2001 to the end 2003 z Strategy: broad issues relating to GI diffusion and capacity building, establish ABGI z Members very much involved e. g. in WS 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 18

GINIE z Aim: Develop a cohesive Geographic Information Strategy at the European level 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 19

GINIE Key activities z Develop a sound knowledge base through the comparative policy analysis of frameworks for access, use, and dissemination of GI z Raise awareness and capacity building which includes targeted actions for policy-makers at national and European levels z Strategic input to INSPIRE and contributing to the international debate taking place at the GSDI Conference (Budapest, Sept. 2002) z Establishing government and industry panels to help formulate a cohesive European Strategy for GI, and a business model to make it work. 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 20

GINIE Workshops z 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) z One Workshop to come - Mediterranean (Greece- Crete, April 03) z Some 100 Experts from 23 countries have participated so far 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 21

GINIE ABGI z The objective of GINIE is to establish a fully functioning Advisory Board on Geographic Information (ABGI) z Representatives of ygovernments yindustry yresearch 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 22

GINIE ABGI z 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”. 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 23

GINIE/ABGI EUROGI’s opinion z Need for improved co-ordination of pan European organisations in GI in order to strengthen the voice for GI at European level. z independent organisation to improve the co-ordination z Best achieved through an existing organisation. . 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 24

GINIE/ABGI EUROGI’s opinion z 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. 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 25

GINIE/ABGI EUROGI’s opinion z existing organisation as EUROGI adapt and take on the ABGI role rather than establish a new organisation z Business-plan would set how EUROGI could take on the ABGI. z GINIE-consortium to decide in April 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 26

GINIE Results published z. On paper and on website z. See www. ec-gis. org/ginie zreports in English and up to ten other languages z. Final conference at end of project 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 27

Thank you for your attention www. eurogi. org 9/3/2021 European Umbrella Organisation for GI 28