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PCIDEA CURRENT PCIDEA CURRENT ACTIVITIES IN ACTIVITIES IN THE AMERICASTHE AMERICAS

PCIDEA CURRENT PCIDEA CURRENT ACTIVITIES IN ACTIVITIES IN THE AMERICASTHE AMERICAS

INTER-AMERICAN WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL DATA INTER-AMERICAN WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ACCESSACCESS

3-6 March 2004, Campinas-SP BRAZIL3-6 March 2004, Campinas-SP BRAZIL

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ANTECEDENTSANTECEDENTS Resolution 3, 6th. UNRCCA:*Resolution 3, 6th. UNRCCA:*

To ETo Establish a Permanent Committee of Spatial Data Infrastructures for the Americas

Resolution 4:Resolution 4:

To establish National Spatial Data To establish National Spatial Data InfrastructuresInfrastructures

* * New York, June 1997New York, June 1997

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ANTECEDENTSANTECEDENTS

Meeting of delegates and experts from Meeting of delegates and experts from the UNRCCA in Aguascalientes, Mexico; the UNRCCA in Aguascalientes, Mexico; March 1998. Reaffirming resolutions and March 1998. Reaffirming resolutions and plan to establish the Permanent plan to establish the Permanent CommitteeCommittee

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ESTABLISHMENTESTABLISHMENT

March 2000, Santa Fe de Bogota, March 2000, Santa Fe de Bogota, Colombia;Colombia;

First Provisional Board:First Provisional Board:– Colombia, IGAC, ChairmanshipColombia, IGAC, Chairmanship– Mexico, INEGI, VicepresidencyMexico, INEGI, Vicepresidency– Colombia, IGAC, Executive SecretaryColombia, IGAC, Executive Secretary

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MEMBER COUNTRIESMEMBER COUNTRIES

ArgentinaArgentina Belize Belize BoliviaBolivia

BrasilBrasil Canada Canada ChileChile

ColombiaColombia Costa Rica Costa Rica CubaCuba

El Salvador EcuadorEl Salvador Ecuador USAUSA

Guatemala GuyanaGuatemala Guyana HondurasHonduras

JamaicaJamaica Mexico Nicaragua Mexico Nicaragua

PanamaPanama Paraguay Paraguay PeruPeru

Dominican R. UruguayDominican R. UruguayVenezuelaVenezuela

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SECOND MEETINGSECOND MEETING

7th UNRCCA, New York, January 2001.7th UNRCCA, New York, January 2001. Ideas renewed:Ideas renewed:

– Create national conditions which Create national conditions which guarantee that infrastructures for guarantee that infrastructures for geographic information development are geographic information development are supported as an strategic policy.supported as an strategic policy.

– Adhere to the concept of Spatial Data Adhere to the concept of Spatial Data Infrastructures and look after the Infrastructures and look after the development of the regional and national development of the regional and national SDI´sSDI´s

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THIRD MEETINGTHIRD MEETING

Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, May Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, May 2001.2001.

– Along with GSDI5Along with GSDI5– Membership upgraded to 24 countriesMembership upgraded to 24 countries– Statutes and Bylaws approvedStatutes and Bylaws approved– Working Groups created Working Groups created – Election of new authoritiesElection of new authorities

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THIRD MEETING; NEW THIRD MEETING; NEW AUTHORITIESAUTHORITIES

Venezuela, IGVSB, ChairmanshipVenezuela, IGVSB, Chairmanship

Panama, IGNTG, VicepresidencyPanama, IGNTG, Vicepresidency

Colombia, IGAC, Executive SecretaryColombia, IGAC, Executive Secretary

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DEFINED OBJECTIVESDEFINED OBJECTIVES

Establish and coordinate policies and Establish and coordinate policies and technical standards for the technical standards for the development of the regional SDI.development of the regional SDI.

Foster with a high priority the Foster with a high priority the establishment and development of establishment and development of national SDIs in the member countries.national SDIs in the member countries.

Promote geospatial information Promote geospatial information interchange among the membersinterchange among the members

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OBJECTIVES (2)OBJECTIVES (2)

Estimulate cooperation, research, Estimulate cooperation, research, complementarity and interchange of complementarity and interchange of experiencesexperiences

Define guidelines and strategies to Define guidelines and strategies to support cadaster information support cadaster information developmentdevelopment

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WORKING GROUPSWORKING GROUPS

Group on Legal and Economic Aspects Group on Legal and Economic Aspects

Revise and adjust the Statutes, taking Revise and adjust the Statutes, taking care of technical considerations and care of technical considerations and legal principles, in order to have the legal principles, in order to have the legal frame supporting the legal frame supporting the establishment and operation of the establishment and operation of the regional SDIregional SDI

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Group on CommunicationsGroup on Communications

Disseminate basic concepts about Disseminate basic concepts about SDIs with a wide coverage and in SDIs with a wide coverage and in greater detail for a theme covering a greater detail for a theme covering a country (case study)country (case study)

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Technical issuesTechnical issues Fundamental Data Fundamental Data

Define, establish and generate a set Define, establish and generate a set of basic geographic data of high of basic geographic data of high usability, for which there is a justified usability, for which there is a justified necessity in the national and regional necessity in the national and regional levels.levels.

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Technical IssuesTechnical Issues Geoespatial Standards Geoespatial Standards

Develop and promote among Develop and promote among member countries the collection, use member countries the collection, use and efficient management of and efficient management of standards for regional geographic standards for regional geographic informationinformation

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WORKING GROUPSWORKING GROUPS Technical IssuesTechnical Issues Policies and Capacity Building Policies and Capacity Building

Propose resolutions and Propose resolutions and recommendations focused on recommendations focused on dissemination, quality standards and dissemination, quality standards and guidelines to share and interchange guidelines to share and interchange geospatial data in the regional, geospatial data in the regional, national and local levels.national and local levels.

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Technical IssuesTechnical Issues ClearinghousesClearinghouses

Install a Clearinghouse node in each Install a Clearinghouse node in each one of the member countries in order one of the member countries in order to establish the geographic metadata to establish the geographic metadata consultation system, with support and consultation system, with support and technological transfer from the FGDC technological transfer from the FGDC and Colombia.and Colombia.

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Technical IssuesTechnical Issues CadasterCadaster

Develop initiatives and actions in the Develop initiatives and actions in the member countries of PCIDEA to member countries of PCIDEA to foster awareness on the importance foster awareness on the importance of cadaster in connection with SDI of cadaster in connection with SDI development. development.

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• Technical IssuesTechnical Issues

• Geographic NamesGeographic Names

Support and fortify the initiatives from the Support and fortify the initiatives from the UN Groups of Experts, PAIGH and the UN Groups of Experts, PAIGH and the national authorites or committees, aimed to national authorites or committees, aimed to the normalization and precise and consistent the normalization and precise and consistent use of geographic names, considered as an use of geographic names, considered as an essential element of global, regional and essential element of global, regional and national SDIs,.national SDIs,.

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WORKING GROUPSWORKING GROUPS• Technical IssuesTechnical Issues

• Capacity BuildingCapacity Building

Objective: To increase the management Objective: To increase the management capacity of the Permanent Committee and capacity of the Permanent Committee and of its members, through the formalization of its members, through the formalization of technical, cooperation and financing of technical, cooperation and financing agreements with different sectors of the agreements with different sectors of the international community, to guarantee international community, to guarantee technolgical transfer and the sustainable technolgical transfer and the sustainable development of the región.development of the región.

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FOURTH MEETINGFOURTH MEETING

San Jose, Costa Rica. June 2003San Jose, Costa Rica. June 2003

Reports from Working GroupsReports from Working Groups

Presentations of national initiatives on Presentations of national initiatives on SDISDI

Election of new authoritiesElection of new authorities

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NEW AUTHORITIESNEW AUTHORITIES

Mexico, INEGI, ChairmanshipMexico, INEGI, Chairmanship

Panama, IGNTG, VicepresidencyPanama, IGNTG, Vicepresidency

Mexico, INEGI, Executive SecretaryMexico, INEGI, Executive Secretary

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MESSAGE FROM THE MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMANCHAIRMAN

Strong challenges to face to develop theStrong challenges to face to develop the

regional SDIregional SDI The same for national SDIsThe same for national SDIs Strenghtening of PCIDEA is requiredStrenghtening of PCIDEA is required Need to develop new paradigms among Need to develop new paradigms among

member countriesmember countries Need to open new doors with the rest of Need to open new doors with the rest of

the worldthe world

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MESSAGE FROM THE MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN (2)CHAIRMAN (2)

New challenges as connected to mutual New challenges as connected to mutual understanding, cooperation and understanding, cooperation and development of knowledge.development of knowledge.

Opening of opportunities in a world of Opening of opportunities in a world of globalized information and globalized information and communicationscommunications

Need to work towards the development Need to work towards the development of new ideas. Everybody has to learn of new ideas. Everybody has to learn from the othersfrom the others

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PROGRESS PROGRESS

Several countries are working in the Several countries are working in the conception, development and conception, development and implementation of national SDIs:implementation of national SDIs:

Some are in the conceptual stage,Some are in the conceptual stage, Others are working on implementationOthers are working on implementation A few have already an outstanding and A few have already an outstanding and

impressive progress, (USA and Canada)impressive progress, (USA and Canada)

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COUNTRIES WITH SDI COUNTRIES WITH SDI INITIATIVESINITIATIVES

ArgentinaArgentina Bermuda Bermuda BoliviaBolivia

CanadaCanada Chile Chile ColombiaColombia

Costa RicaCosta Rica Cuba Cuba Dom. Republic Dom. Republic

El SalvadorEl Salvador Ecuador Ecuador GuatemalaGuatemala

HondurasHonduras Jamaica Jamaica MexicoMexico

NicaraguaNicaragua Panama Panama PeruPeru

Trinidad/Tobago U.S.A.Trinidad/Tobago U.S.A. UruguayUruguay

VenezuelaVenezuela

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CLEARINGHOUSECLEARINGHOUSE

Several countries already have a Several countries already have a clearinghouse nodeclearinghouse node

Significant assistance from the FGDC, Significant assistance from the FGDC, United States of AmericaUnited States of America

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COUNTRIES WITH COUNTRIES WITH CLEARINGHOUSECLEARINGHOUSE

ArgentinaArgentina Barbados Barbados Bolivia Bolivia

Canada Canada Chile Chile Colombia Colombia

Costa Rica DominicaCosta Rica Dominica El Salvador El Salvador

USAUSA Dominican Rep. Guatemala Dominican Rep. Guatemala

HondurasHonduras Mexico Mexico Nicaragua Nicaragua

PeruPeru Trinidad/Tobago Uruguay Trinidad/Tobago Uruguay

VenezuelaVenezuela

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STANDARDSSTANDARDS

There is already a link established There is already a link established with ISO/TC211with ISO/TC211

Information on geospatial information Information on geospatial information standards is being received from ISO standards is being received from ISO

This information is going through This information is going through organization for the benefit of PCIDEA organization for the benefit of PCIDEA members members

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COMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION

PCIDEA has an operating WebsitePCIDEA has an operating Website

Communications will be strenghtened Communications will be strenghtened through this facilitythrough this facility

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PROGRAM FOR THE NEXT PROGRAM FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARSTWO YEARS

Establishment and/or strenghtening Establishment and/or strenghtening of links:of links:

GSDIGSDI PCGIAPPCGIAP EUROGIEUROGI SDI-AFRICASDI-AFRICA

OGCOGC PAIGHPAIGH FGDCFGDC ISO/TC211ISO/TC211

ICAICA ISCGMISCGM UNUN And others And others

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REDEFINE AND FORTIFY REDEFINE AND FORTIFY WORKING GROUPSWORKING GROUPS

Make working groups better integrated Make working groups better integrated and operableand operable

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SPECIAL ATTENTION TO SPECIAL ATTENTION TO REGIONAL AND REGIONAL AND SUBREGIONAL SUBREGIONAL INITIATIVES INITIATIVES

SIRGASIRGA MACGAMACGA

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MEMBERSHIP MEMBERSHIP REINFORCEMENTREINFORCEMENT

To cover the whole American To cover the whole American ContinentContinent

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REGIONAL SHOPS REGIONAL SHOPS ORGANIZATIONORGANIZATION

Shop on Geographic Names. Shop on Geographic Names. Aguascalientes, date to be defined for Aguascalientes, date to be defined for 20042004

Shop on Metadata Development, Shop on Metadata Development, Clearinghouse Management and Web Clearinghouse Management and Web Map Services. Aguascalientes, November Map Services. Aguascalientes, November 20042004

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CPIDEA MEETINGS CPIDEA MEETINGS ORGANIZATIONORGANIZATION

Organization of the 5th. PCIDEA Organization of the 5th. PCIDEA meeting in Aguascalientes, Mexico, meeting in Aguascalientes, Mexico, october 2004.october 2004.

6th Meeting along with the next 6th Meeting along with the next UNRCCA (date to be determined by UNRCCA (date to be determined by UN for 2005)UN for 2005)

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ENHANCEMENT OF ENHANCEMENT OF COMMUNICATIONSCOMMUNICATIONS

Promote better communications with and Promote better communications with and between members, and encourage participation.between members, and encourage participation.

To Privilege the use of resources from information To Privilege the use of resources from information and communication technologies. and communication technologies.

Possibility to report on information regarding Possibility to report on information regarding national geospatial information projects.national geospatial information projects.

Establishment of discussion forums between Establishment of discussion forums between members through the PCIDEA Website.members through the PCIDEA Website.

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CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION PCIDEA is young organizattion aiming to put PCIDEA is young organizattion aiming to put

together common interests in the realm of together common interests in the realm of geospatial information for the development of geospatial information for the development of integrated national spatial data infrastructures. integrated national spatial data infrastructures.

Increasing demands imposed by globalization, Increasing demands imposed by globalization, economic sustainable development and the ever economic sustainable development and the ever present growing technology can not be ignored. present growing technology can not be ignored.

PCIDEA progress is on the line but will take some PCIDEA progress is on the line but will take some time to reach all of its goals within a formal reality. time to reach all of its goals within a formal reality.

Through mutual understanding, cooperation and Through mutual understanding, cooperation and the will to make things happen in our American the will to make things happen in our American Nations, those goals will be attained in due time. Nations, those goals will be attained in due time.

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THANK YOUTHANK YOU

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1 PCIDEA CURRENT ACTIVITIES IN THE AMERICAS INTER-AMERICAN WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ACCESS 3-6 March 2004, Campinas-SP BRAZIL