co-funded by the European Community eContentplus programme

The NATURE-SDI plus and

the VESTA-GIS project

[G.Saio][GISIG]

eContentplus project for a Best Practice Network

NATURE-SDIplus Best Practice Network for SDI in

Nature Conservation

Starting date: October 1st, 2008Duration: 30 monthsEU Funding: 2.7 M € - 30 partners

Nature-SDIplus Network aims to improve the harmonisation of national datasets and make them more accessible and exploitable..

Dalai Lama says: "Imagine how our life would be void if we couldn't enjoy the beauty of nature, the presence of the animals, the magnificence of the mountains and the expanse of the oceans…“

… it is the biodiversity, intended as the whole of the ecosystems and the genetic diversity of fauna and flora

Background I

General backgroundNatura 2000 and the new transboundary EU approach for protected sites management

Needinteroperable, accessible and harmonised datasets for the EU, as addressed by the INSPIRE Directive

Background II

NATURE-GIS IST ProjectA European thematic Network for Protected Areas / Nature Preservation and Geographical Information

The NATURE-GIS Guidelines Data Infrastructures for Protected Areas

THE NATURE-GIS SDICRegistered as a Thematic SDIC within INSPIRE

The Nature-GIS Guidelines

What are they for?To provide in a single volumethe salient findings of the project and to draw “best practice” indications for the discovery, access and use of geo-spatial data on protected areas

They are divided into three parts- Nature-GIS context- Nature-GIS Survey- Nature-GIS Architecture

They are available on Internet as well (www.gisig.it)

NATURE-SDIplus outlinesAimto improve harmonisation of national datasets and make them more accessible and exploitable, with reference to a cluster of data themes on nature conservation:Protected sites (Annex I);Biogeographical regions, Habitats and

biotopes, Species distribution (Annex III).

Objectiveto involve new stakeholdersto share data and best practicesto improve and stimulate exploitation and re-use of information

NATURE-SDIplus outlines IIResults a EU metadata profile based on standards and a data model

in CEN/TC 287 Geographic information a common multilingual/multicultural approach to geo-data,

with a Thesaurus to support data modelling and metadata provision

a demonstration infrastructure (INSPIRE compliant Geoportal) supported by web services providing data access to users

share with the INSPIRE Teams of expertise, outcomes and best practices, to drive to adoption of INSPIRE specifications

a Community on SDI for nature conservation addressing themes and consensus building and ensuring wide awareness (also with training and dissemination)

Not only test data-sets, but also Best Practices will be provided by partners for many EU Member States

The project directions

NATURE-SDIplus Consortium European country coverage

Partners

1 Geographical Information Systems International Group GISIG IT

2 Austrian Academy of Sciences, Research Unit for Geographic Information Science OEAW AT

3 Trabajos Catastrales TRACASA ES

4 Intergraph Italia INGRIT IT5 Epsilon International EPSGR GR6 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven K.U.Leuven BE7 Disy Informationssysteme Disy DE

8 Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche CNR-IMATI IT9 Institute of Aerial Geodesy AGI LT

10 University of Aberdeen UNIABDN UK11 Portuguese Geographical Institute IGP PT

12 Government of Navarra GNA-MA ES13 Regione Piemonte RegParchi IT14 Graphitech Foundation GT IT

15 Research Institute of Geodesy, Topography and Cartography VÚGTK CZ

16 University of West Hungary - Faculty of Geoinformatics GEO HU

17 Institute of Ecology and Botany of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences IEB HAS HU

18 Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography GUGIK PL

19 URSIT URSIT BG20 Strandja Nature Park Directorate (NPD), under The State Forestry Agency Strandja NPD BG21 University of Cyprus UCY CY22 University of Gävle HiG SE

23 Centre National du Machinisme Agricole, du Génie Rural, des Eaux et desForets

CEMAGREF FR

24 French Research Institute for Development IRD FR

25 Danube delta National Institute for Research and Development DDNI RO26 Regione Liguria RegLIG IT27 Fraunhofer Institute Fraunhofer DE

28 Atelier Technique des Espaces Naturels CEN/LR ATEN FR29 University of Zilina UNIZA SK30 Stichting Nederlands Normalisatie-Instituut NEN INT

Partners

6.1 Networking activities and consensus building 6.2 Nature-SDIplus Best Practices 6.3 Training initiatives and on-line training framework 6.4 Nature-SDIplus services organisation 6.5 Clustering

WP 6 – NATURE-SDIplus Network development

Expected results: the NATURE-SDIplus Network

NATURE-SDIplus Good Practices workshop “Experiences in data modelling and management for

nature conservation”

6.1 Networking activities and consensus building 6.2 Nature-SDIplus Best Practices 6.3 Training initiatives and on-line training framework 6.4 Nature-SDIplus services organisation 6.5 Clustering

WP 6 – NATURE-SDIplus Network development

Expected results: the NATURE-SDIplus Network

Link with

VESTA-GISVocational Education and Sectoral

Training network on GIS & GI application domains

LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME 2007 - 2013

Leonardo Da Vinci Network

Duration: 01/11/2007 - 31/10/2010

WWW.VESTA-GIS.EU

Three main pillars

• A Training Framework for GI courses, supported by an on-line catalog

• A Mobility Framework

• The Network (Leonardo Thematic Network)

Thematic sub-networks on:

(GI &) Water Resource Management (GI &) Natural Environment Protection (GI &) Coastal Management and Landscape

• Network Building and sharing knowledge

• Analysis of training course offer and demand

• Implementation of the Network training framework

• Implementation of an e-learning platform

• Training course catalogue building.

• Promotion of people mobility

• Exploitation and dissemination actions

The following main activities are foreseen:

VESTA-GIS at a glance

VESTA-GIS Mobility Framework

All the organisations interested to share their experience are welcome in VESTA-GIS

Around 70 partners from 21 European countries

7 Core partners

64 Associated partners

Open network

Associated Members contributions

• Provision of training material and GIS expertise

• Participation in mobility schemes

• Analysis of skills and training needs

• Dissemination and Workshops organisation

• Networking activities

Associated partners benefit (and role)

• Promotion of their own training offer• Possibility to access the VESTA-GIS Training Catalogue and Training Courses• Share training experiences• Improve training offer

Partnership for new training initiatives

• Hosting placements (mainly enterprises, but not only)• Sending placements (mainly Universities, but not only)

co-funded by the European Community eContentplus programme

Thank you

Giorgio Saio - GISIGg.saio@gisig.it