Network for a European Forest Information Service WP 4 Data preparation and data provision.

Network for a European Network for a European Forest Information ServiceForest Information Service

WP 4 Data preparation WP 4 Data preparation and data provisionand data provision

ObjectivesObjectives

to identify a limited number of datasets for to identify a limited number of datasets for input to the EFISinput to the EFIS

to prepare metadata records for Internet-, PC to prepare metadata records for Internet-, PC based datasetsbased datasets

to provide and prepare actual sample datasets to provide and prepare actual sample datasets available through the EFIS systemavailable through the EFIS system

Identify a limited Identify a limited number of number of datasetsdatasets

Statistical data PartnerNo.

Provider Coverage Role of dataprovider

InternationalUN-ECE/FAO: TBFRA 2000 4 Leader of the TBFRA

Team of specialists;Michael Köhl

Country Principal contractor

Long-term forest resourcesassessment database

1 EFI Country, timeseries

Coordinator

EU socio-economic data 1 EFI Country/regional CoordinatorForest products trade flowDB

1 EFI Country, timeseries

Coordinator

Forest Research CapacitiesDatabase

1 EFI 18 countries Coordinator

ICP-Forest data ICP/BFH Country SubcontractorNationalNFI data 7 Inventaire Forestier

NationalCountry/regional Principal contractor

Forestry statistics 6 Finnish ForestResearch Institute

Country/regional Principal contractor

Forestry statistics 9 Swedish University ofAgricultural Sciences

Country/region Principal contractor

Forestry experimental data,NFI data

8 Danish Forest andLandscape ResearchInstitute

Country Principal contractor

Forestry statistics 11 Umbria (Italy) Regional Principal contractorAggregated NFI data Hungarian State

Forest ServiceCountry Subcontractor

Rural development data; NFIdata

12 Accademia Italiana DiScienze Forestali

Country/regional Principal contractor

Rural development and landuse data

13 The ForestTechnology Centre ofCatalonia

Country/regional Principal contractor

Polygons Provider Special notes

NUTS 0/1/2 2 JRC Standardprojection

Principal contractor

European country polygons 2 JRC Principal contractorCORINE Land Cover, 4ththematic level, Experimentalforest types maps

12 Accademia Italiana DiScienze Forestali

ArcView/ArcInfo Principal contractor

Raster data (regular grids)

Daily Fire risk maps 2 JRC Europe (June-Sept.)

Principal contractor

Seasonal burnt-area map 2 JRC Europe Principal contractor

European forest map 2 JRC ArcView/ArcInfocomp.

Principal contractor

Temperature maps, rainfallmap

12 Accademia Italiana DiScienze Forestali

1 km resolution, bygeostatistic

Principal contractor

Metadata preparation for identified Metadata preparation for identified datasetsdatasets

Sample datasets available through Sample datasets available through the EFIS system (1)the EFIS system (1)

Relational Internet database

Adding an attribute manually

Sample datasets available through Sample datasets available through the EFIS system (2)the EFIS system (2)

Linking large data files in csv. format

Adding GIS data sets

Sample datasets available through Sample datasets available through the EFIS system (3)the EFIS system (3)

Data processing and visualisation - Data processing and visualisation - some resultssome results

MethodologyMethodology

Metadata Dublin Core (DC) metadata elements (15+) Use of keyword lists from WP2 Adding metadata to entry form (Resource

Discovery component of EFIS)

Data sets Preparation of data according to given

guidelines for linkage to EFIS

Items to clarifyItems to clarify

Availability of the dataAvailability of the data (1) public, (2) consortium only, (3) data (1) public, (2) consortium only, (3) data

agreement needed agreement needed Other?Other?

DatasetsDatasets Detailed description of the data neededDetailed description of the data needed Do the data have a corresponding map (maps) Do the data have a corresponding map (maps)

(where applicable)?(where applicable)? Linkage to EFISLinkage to EFIS

Other items?Other items?

PartnersPartners

European Forest Institute 6 Dresden University of Technology – Forest Biometrics and Computer Sciences 1 Finnish Forest Research Institute 2 Inventaire Forestier National 2 Danish Forest and Lanscape Reseach Institute – Dept. of Forestry 1 .5 Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet – Dept. of Forest Resource

Management and Geomatics 2 Regione Dell’Umbria – Servizio Programmazione Forestale 2 Accademia Italiana di Scienze Forestali 2 Centre Tecnologic Forestal de Catalunya – Forest Policy and Rural Development Dept 2

TOTAL: TOTAL: 20.520.5

Input in MM

Deliverables and Deliverables and milestonesmilestones

DeliverablesDeliverables D6: Metadata record D6: Metadata record

for each provided for each provided datasetdataset

D7: Readily prepared D7: Readily prepared sample datasetssample datasets

MilestonesMilestones Meeting for data Meeting for data

provider group (12)provider group (12) Comprehensive set of Comprehensive set of

metadata records for metadata records for various types of forest various types of forest data (Month 18)data (Month 18)

Prepared sample Prepared sample datasets from NEFIS datasets from NEFIS partners (Month 21)partners (Month 21)

Looking forward to getting this project Looking forward to getting this project on the road !!on the road !!