NatureGIS

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• Nature-GIS
• Introduction
• GISIG
• Giorgio Saio - Emanuele Roccatagliata

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Nature-GIS a European thematic network for
Protected Areas/Nature Preservation and
Geographical Information
Thematic network IST Programme,
IST-2001-34641 Start April 2002 Duration 36 months
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The Context
The ProblemIn the EU there are many different
organisations and individuals involved in the
management of Protected Areas COMPLEXITY A
SolutionGeospatial technologies can provide an
integrated and common interface to the data and
information required to manage Protected
Areas HoweverTo make data and information more
widely accessible, it must be collected to
certain standards and be fully documented
(metadata)
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Statement of the Problem

• The availability of geospatial data and
  information for Protected Areas in Europe is
  still relatively limited and in general poorly
  catalogued
• Internet and communications technology can help
  to facilitate wider availability and use of data
  and information
• Realising the potential of this technology is
  often restricted by the gap between technical
  experts, technology and end-user communities
• There is lack of awareness, knowledge and
  understanding about the availability of,
  requirements for and uses of the geospatial
  technologies, data and information

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Nature-GIS objectives

• To support the provision of harmonised
  geo-information about Protected Areas
• To support public access to data and information
  in the EU and in the new accession countries
• To raise awareness regarding the use of GI-GIS in
  this field

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Expected outcome

• Technical guidelines for GI data for protected
  areas
• Definition and demonstration of a Web access to
  GI data
• European awareness for a supra-national approach
  in GI management in protected areas
• establishment of a pan-European group in the
  field Thematic Network NATURE-GIS

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WP structure
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NATURE - GIS Partnership
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Partnership (1/2)

• GISIG (Project Co-ordinator)
• JRC /IES (EC)
• Aberdeen University (UK)
• IONIC software (B)
• University Evora (P)
• Cemagref (F)
• Regione Piemonte (I)
• Tarnium (F)
• University of Grenoble Joseph Fourier (F)
• Euronatur (D)
• Girona University, GIS Center (E)
• Lulea University of Technology (S)

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Partnership (2/2)

• Ursit Ltd (BG)
• University of Cyprus (CY)
• VUGTK - Research Institute of Geodesy, Topography
  and Cartography (CZ)
• Estonian Environment Information Centre (EE)
• University of West Hungary (HU)
• Jagiellonian University (PL)
• University of Zilina (SK)
• Geomatics Ltd.(EL)
• Technical University of Civil Engineering -
  Bucharest (RO)
• PAP/RAC of UNEP-MAP (HR)
• Other subcontractors at a National level

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Nature-GIS development (first year)
1. Mission statement 2. Questionnaire and
survey 3. Nature-GIS geo-Architecture 4. Network
development
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Nature-GIS the European context

• Major political developments setting the
  boundary conditions for the Nature-GIS project
• Habitats Directive
• Access to geographic information
• Access to environmental information
• Aarhus Convention
• Sixth Environmental Action Plan
• Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe
  (INSPIRE)

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Nature-GIS Mission statement

• to assess user needs in relation to the policy
  requirements and to raise awareness on use and
  access to geo-information
• to serve the community of people dealing with
  environmental protection programmes and
  management of protected areas in their daily
  tasks
• applications and information services Inspire
  Complying to better stream the flow of
  geo-information at local, regional, national and
  supra-national level, also through the definition
  and adoption of common data models
• collaboration and synergies with other European
  organisations that focus on the conservation of
  protected areas at the regional, national and
  European level.

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Nature-GIS is a network bringing together the
different stakeholders in protected areas, both
users and experts in IT and in nature
conservation, to address the requirements for
geographic information in protected areas, with
special reference to European policies in this
field.
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Questionnaire and Survey

• Assessment of
• user needs (part 1)
• data requirements (part 2)
• functional requirements (part 3)

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Nature-GIS Questionnaire
Sent to Nature-GIS Stakeholders selected by the
partners (research institute, public
administration, regional parks, etc.) Online
questionnaire (in English) Also available in
Bulgarian, Dutch, French, German, Italian,
Portuguese, Spanish, for survey activity at a
National level by the Nature-GIS Partners.
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Nature-GIS Questionnaire Survey

• Filled questionnaire returned (30/04/2003) over
  270
• from 26 European countries

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Nature-GIS Geo-Architecture

• Definition of the NATURE-GIS system architecture
  
• ? Proof of Concept Paper
• Compliance OpenGIS and International Standards
  specifications
• Training Course for Nature-GIS nodes for
  prototype implementation

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NatureGis geo-Architecture
Awarness
Includes public access
NASA ESA SPOT METEO
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Network Development
1. NATURE-GIS Partners (196) 2. Network
enlargement (open Network) 3. Volunteer nodes
for Protected areas cases implementation
4. Link and co-operation with other European
networks 5. Network development at a
National/Regional level
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Network development at a National/Regional level

• (by the NATURE-GIS partner National responsibles)
• NATURE-GIS Stakeholders identification
• Survey (questionnaire distribution and
  collection)
• National context assessment for Protected
  Areas
• Dissemination and networking activities at a
  National level

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National context assessment for protected areas

• I. Description of national system of Protected
  Areas
• II. Networks and Stakeholders
• III. Commercial aspects
• IV. National Legislation
• V. Success stories
• VI. Useful web links and other information

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Dissemination activities

• Czech and Slovak Nature-GIS Workshop (Prague, 2nd
  October 2002)
• Nature-GIS workshop - Lyon (F), April 23rd 2003,
  (within the AGILE Conference)
• followed by a French Nature-GIS Workshop Lione
• Nature-GIS Conference -La Coruna (June 24th) on
  the occasion of the 9th EC GIGIS Workshop

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• Future events and Network development information
  on the Nature-GIS web-site at
• www.gisig.it/nature-gis
• contact nature-gis_at_gisig.it

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