Geographical Infomation Systems International Group VESTA-GIS a networking training frame for Geo-Information (Giorgio Saio, Geographical Information Systems.

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VESTA-GIS a networking training frame for Geo-Information

(Giorgio Saio, Geographical Information Systems International

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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

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The thematic Network approach

INSPIRE and NATURE-GIS

The Leonardo GI-INDEED project

The VESTA-GIS background

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The Thematic Network Approach

Thematic Networks are promoted in order to create frameworks of common interest among the GISIG members and to establish linkages and partnership with various GIS applications domains, users groups and professional operators.

The following networks have been started: ICAM-GIS

GIS for Integrated Coastal Area Management, jointly promoted by ICCOPS and GISIG

NATURE-GIS GIS for protected areas and nature conservation

WATER-GIS GIS for Water Environment, jointly promoted by Techware and GISIG

INSPIRE SDIC

GI-CLAN NATURE-GIS

Stakeholders and User Communities

Water Thematic Network (TECHWARE)

TWINBASIN Project

GI for Coastal Management Nature Conservation Water Resources

HUMBOLDT (leadership WP Training)

ECO-GEOWATER(Marie Curie)

TRANSCAT

Leonardo DaVinci

GMES

Other

ECO-IMAGINE (Marie Curie)Coast-GIS’03

ENCORA

GI-INDEED

Nature-GIS (IST)

Protected Areas Scenarios

VESTA-GIS (Leonardo da Vinci project)

Registered organisations About 360 About 350 About 350

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INSPIRE & NATURE-GISINSPIRE Principles

• Information should be managed as closely as possible to its source;

• Information is provided once and shared with others for many purposes;

• Information should be accessible to enable clients to make comparisons at the appropriate geopgraphical scale (e.g. countries, cities, catchment areas);

• Information should be made available to the puplic after due consideration of the appropriate level of aggregation, given possible confidentiality constraints, and at national level in the national language(s);

IST Nature-GIS project A European thematic network for Protected Areas / Nature Preservation and Geographical Information

In parallel with the definition of the INSPIRE Directive:

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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)

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Registration to NATURE-GIS www.gisig.it/nature-gis

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New training challenge to support the INSPIRE process

• Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI)

• Web Services

• Practice on real cases

The GI-INDEED ProjectGI-INDEED

Geo-Information in the Implementation of Net-based Distance Education for Environmental Decision-making

Leonardo Pilot Project 2005-S/05/B/F/PP-161012October 2005 – October 2007http://www.gisig.it/gi-indeed

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The GI-INDEED Training material has been categorised as follows:

Course: a set of modules and/or components provided by a training provider to single trainees or to organisations;

Module: a set of components combined each other

Training component: an independent training unit

The GI-INDEED Training Package

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The GI-INDEED Platform for distance learning

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The Home Page of GI-INDEED Training Package

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The GI-INDEED Geoportal

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GI-INDEED exploitation

• Possibility to access the GI-INDEED Training Package

• Definition of new use cases (Coastal Areas Module)

• The GI-INDEED Modules will be part of VESTA-GIS (included in the VESTA-GIS course catalogue)

• E-learning platform (tools) and approach for training material organisation (including the course selector), useful for other initiatives.

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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

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VESTA-GIS

Three main pillars

• A Training Framework for GI courses

• A Mobility Framework

• The Network (Leonardo Thematic Network)

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VESTA-GIS at a glance

The aim is to to pool knowledge in the GIS domain (technology, applications), to share experience and foster innovation in vocational training by bringing together experts, organisations and users of GI and its application domains, as well as to identify the trends and skills requirements in this area and to improve the anticipated benefit of vocational training initiatives.

The following main activities are foreseen:

• 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

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The network will be developed in the favourable framework of the new European Directives for environment and territory, which are dealing with problems that have reached a new European dimension (such as the INSPIRE Directive recently approved by the European Parliament). The project focuses in particular on these application domains:

VESTA-GIS at a glance

• Water Resource Management• Natural Environment Protection• Coastal Management and Landscape

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• GI potential and actual users in the different EU Countries;

• providers of GIS training (both professional operators and GI experts and Academy);

• officers of Administrations (main users of geo-information);

• environmental operators;

• companies providing GI services;

• fresh graduates approaching the labour market;

VESTA-GIS target group

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• Metadata for Training Courses

• Training course catalogue

• A flexible organisation on the training material

• A course builder

VESTA-GIS Training Framework

• Links to courses organised or hosted by the partners

• Some courses hosted in the VESTA-GIS e-Learning platform

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VESTA-GIS Certificate

• Based on ECVET - European Credit system for Vocational and Educational Training – principles, now under discussion at the EU level

• It is based upon the EUROPASS system

• Link with European Computer Driving Licence

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The Mobility Framework

• Definition of a Template Agreement for the VESTA-GIS Mobilities

• Organisation of mobility demand (offers for hosting)

• CVs organisation into an on-line database (protected)

• Matching placement offers-demand

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VESTA-GIS Tasks and WPs

WP1: Management1.1 Project set-up1.2 Monitoring progress and coordination of tasks1.3 Preparation of LdV report

WP2: Analysis of training demand and supply2.1 Questionnaire for training need and training offer2.2 Survey2.3 Analysis of results2.4 Metadata for training courses

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VESTA-GIS Tasks and WPs

WP3: The VESTA-GIS Training Framework3.1 VESTA-GIS platform and tools 3.2 Metadata and training material organisation3.3 Catalogue building 3.4 Material validation

WP4: Mobility promotion4.1 –Set-up and maintain the mobility framework4.2 – Definition of standards for mobility4.3 – Mobility promotion and monitoring

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VESTA-GIS Tasks and WPs

WP5: Network building and awareness5.1 VESTA-GIS Network5.2 WATER-GIS sub-network5.3 NATURE-GIS sub-network5.4 ICAM-GIS sub-network5.5 Web site and promotional material

WP6: Quality and Evaluation Plan6.1 Quality and evaluation Plan6.2 Reports on quality management6.3 Monitoring and testing6.4 External review

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VESTA-GIS Tasks and WPs

WP7 Dissemination7.1 – Dissemination Plan7.2 – Production and diffusion of material7.3 – Organisation of seminars & final conference

WP8: Exploitation8.1 Exploitation Plan8.2 Demo material8.3 VESTA-GIS certification

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The VESTA-GIS parntership

Around 60 partners from 17 EU Countries

7 Core partners

52 Associated partners

Open Network (already 9 new members)

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

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The VESTA-GIS Core Partners

• GISIG - Geographical Information Systems International Group (Project Coordinator)

• GIS Institute at the University of Gävle

• Centre for GeoInformatics at Salzburg University

• LabSITA at the University of Rome La Sapienza

• Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Spatial Applications Division Leuven

• IRIDE ACQUA GAS

• ICCOPS - Landscape, Natural and Cultural Heritage Observatory

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The VESTA-GIS Associated PartnersAalborg UniversityAGISEE – Association for Geospatial Information in South-East EuropeAristotle University Thessaloniki Autorità di Bacino del Fiume PoBudapest University of Technology and Economics CEMAGREFCentral European University Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche CSI PiemonteEge (Aegean) University ENEA Epsilon International SAFondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM)Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics ResearchGerman Aerospace Center (DLR)Grad RijekaHellenic Centre for Marine ResearchIGN France InternationalIH CantabriaINI-GraphicsNet StiftungInstituto Geografico PortuguesIRENAV – Institut de Recherche de l'Ecole navaleISEGI – Universidad Nova de LisboaMacedonian Ecological SocietyMasaryk UniversityNational Technical University of AthensPamukkale University

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The VESTA-GIS Associated PartnersPAP/RAC – UNEP-MAP Priority Action Programme / Regional Activity CentrePolitechnika Opolska (Opole University of Technology)Provincia di VercelliRegione PiemonteResearch Institute of Geodesy, Topography and Cartography (VGTK)SEMIDE-EMWIS Technical University of DenmarkUNEP/GRID WarsawUNESCO IHE, Institute for Water EducationUniversidad Rey Juan CarlosUniversità Ca' Foscari – Interdepartemental Centre IDEASUniversità degli Studi di Cagliari – Dipartimento di Ingegneria del Territorio (DIT), Sezione Urbanistica (SU)Università degli Studi di Cagliari – Dipartimento Scienze della TerraUniversità degli Studi di Milano – BicoccaUniversità degli Studi di PaviaUniversity of Architecture, Civil Engineering and GeodesyUniversity of GironaUniversity of MunsterUniversity of Nice – Sophia AntipolisUniversity of SevilleUniversity of West HungaryUSRIEP Ukrainian Scientific and Research Institute of Ecological ProblemsVrije Universiteit AmsterdamVrije Universiteit BrusselVSB Technical University of Ostrava

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The VESTA-GIS New Members

• Intergraph Italia LLC

• Provincia di Bologna

• Distance Learning University - Portugal

• Institute of Water Problems - BAS

• Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti

• University of Trieste

• Technical University of Sofia

• EURONATUR

• Università Ca Foscari

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Module title Keywords Partner no. Distance learning course on Geographic Information Science and GIS

Geographic Information Science, e-Learning, education and training 18

GIS fundamentals GIS, Remote sensing, Data integration, Data management, Data analysis 29 Overview. What is GIS? Application areas, data component, technology component, people component,

datatypes, development of application schemas 41

Project management in GIS projects Project management, key competencies 52 GIS project management Preparation of project plans and proposals 55 GIS Project management – Application and advanced use of ArcGIS

Concepts, methodologies, data acquisition and project management 53

GIS applications I Geographical data sources, Vector and Raster analysis and modelling, Network analysis

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GIS applications II 3D visualization, development of stand alone and WebGIS applications 30 Land change models Land change and analysis, types of land change models, comparison and

evaluation 30

OGC for decision makers Introduction to processes, specifications and compliance testing in OGC 41 Standards in GIS Metadata, quality standards, GeoWeb services: WMS, WFS, WPS, GML, Google

Earth 41

Data harmonisation and SDI INSPIRE, Spatial Data Infrastructures, standards 55 Spatial Data Infrastructures Metadata and catalogues, data quality, access to reference data, network services,

spatial data infrastructure, standardisation of geospatial data, organisational issues 55

GI Web services OGC, Geographical Data publication, Web services 2 Data Harmonisation – usage of data in different fields of application

Harmonisation, semantics, data model 21

Use of 3D Geoinformation in SDIs CityGML, 3D GIS, W3DS 21 Raster analysis Map algebra 41 Vector data analysis Length, area, point in polygon, implicit/explicit topology, to9pological relationship,

within distance, Voronoi/Delauny, nearest neighbour, buffering, intersection 41

Data acquisition techniques Surveying methods, map scanning, digitizing, GPS, photogrammetry, remote sensing, laser scanning

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Coordinate Reference Systems Horizontal, vertical and compound Coordinate Reference Systems, Geodetic Datum, map projections, coordinate operations, EPSG-codes

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Planning Support System Laboratory Planning Support Systems 46 Introduction to GIS – Application of ArcGIS Concepts, methodologies, data management, GUI and project management 53 Data acquisition and integration Surveyng, GPS, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, GIS, OGC 55

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Module title Keywords Partner no.Use of SDI for protected areas Protected areas management, Nature 2000 Network, Web services publication, SDI 1Use of SDI for coastal areas Integrated Coastal Management, Coastal data models, Web services publication,

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River Basin Management and Planning River basin, integrated river basin management, Water Framework Directive 12Hydroinformatics and Water Management Hydroinformatics, modelling of water resources systems, status of surface and

groundwater bodies, water and environmental protection, nature protection12

GIS and submarine acoustics Geoscience, submarine acoustics, sonar, bathymetry 29Maritime GIS Maritime cartography, real-time GIS, GIS-based decision-aided systems in maritime

navigation29

GIS Applications in Hazard Assessments Natural hazards, Risk assessment, earthquakes 34GIS and Remote Sensing for EnvironmentalScience

Environmental Science, GIS 43

GIS and Remote Sensing for River BasinDevelopment

River Basin Development, GIS 43

GIS and Remote Sensing for Integrated UrbanWater Management

Integrated Urban Water, GIS 43

GIS for the management plans within the Nature2000 Network. SCIs and SPAs

SCIs, SPAs, Nature 2000, monitoring, management plans 45

GIS for the protection of the Venice lagoon withinthe Water Framework Directive. GIS for transitionwaters

Water, pollution, water protection, ecotones 45

Urban Management Urban and Regional policy-making, planning and management, Planning SupportSystems

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Spatial analysis in Urban and Regional Planning GIS principles, Spatial and data analysis and decision making 46Advanced application of GIS in the IntegratedCoastal Zone Management

Concepts, data acquisition, techniques and tools, field survey, uncertaintymanagement, project management

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Application of GIS in the water domain Hydrology, data analysis, rainfall/runoff computation, DEM, water resourcesmanagement, hydrological simulation

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Practical GIS application for development ofEcological Atlas, System of River BasinManagement, Waste Management

Water basin management system, GIS 56

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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

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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)

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VESTA-GIS NEXT STEPS

• Contact with all the partners for checking their field of interest in a operational level within the Network

• Collection for new adhesion to VESTA-GIS

all of you are welcome• Circulation of the questionnaire for training needs-training

offer analysis

Many Thanks for your contribution

(and for your interest in VESTA-GIS)