G lobalForestInform ation Service R isto Päivinen European ForestInstitute IU FRO G FIS Task Force coordinator 41 st IU FRO Board M eeting V ancouver, BC, June 15, 2002
Jan 20, 2016
Global Forest InformationService
Risto PäivinenEuropean Forest Institute
IUFRO GFIS Task Force coordinator
41st IUFRO Board MeetingVancouver, BC,June 15, 2002
United Nations Conference on Environment andDevelopment in 1992 ,Agenda 21, Chapter 40:
"Countries and organisations should exploit variousinitiatives for electronic links to support information
sharing, to provide access to databases and otherinformation sources, to facilitate communication for
meeting broader objectives, such as the implementationof Agenda 21. “
GLOBAL MANDATE:
The Intergovernmental Forum on Forests urgedinternational organizations, donor countries and financial
institutions to enhance access to forest-relatedinformation and …
to work with IUFRO in exploring possibilities for aglobal forest information service.
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1000 mill. sites found, 550 000 mill. exists !
Population online
Problem : locating relevant information sources
corresponding to the needs
IUFRO Task Force develops an
Internet-based metadata service
to provide co-ordinated world-wide access to
forest-related information.
Global Forest Information Service:
A Network of Forest-Related Databases
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Collection Policy defines:
subject coverage, target audience, types of resources to be included, submission procedure, quality assessment, metadata standards and maintenance arrangements.
GFIS IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
Funds for implementing GFIS from varioussources
Task Force: Provide recommendations for IUFRO Board on strategic and
conceptual matters Advise GFIS Special Programme in implementation of the GFIS
IUFRO GFIS special programme co-ordinatesthe projects
GFIS-Related Ongoing Projects
Mobilizing Scientific Information on Forests toPromote Their Sustainable Management in ACPCountries
Establishment of five Global Forest InformationService nodes in Africa
GFIS projects...
European Forest Information System prototype
EC-JRC funded, January 2001-March 2002
by EFI, Frauenhofer Inst. TU Dresden, WCMC
U.S. Adaptive Management Area’s Information Portal
Information gateway for forest research sites in US Pacific Northwest
A Proposal to the World BankInformation for Development Program
(infoDev Activity Proposal)
Enhancing access to scientific information to promotesustainable forestry
in Latin America(Within the framework the Global Forest Information Service)
December 2001
A GFIS –Asia proposal :discussed with Prof. Don Koo Lee and Prof Youn,
for submission to the South Korean Ministry of ForeignAffairs and Trade.
GFIS development phases
1. Concept development 1996-2001
2. Prototyping 2001-2002GFIS Launch in Copenhagen in August 2002
3. Implementation 2003 -
Metadata standards further developed Dublin core -> qualified fields: contribution by
IUFRO Working Parties welcome! Data Provision
start with IUFRO members and bibligraphic
Future activities
Technical solutions refined for a global prototype Technical development outside GFIS Contribution by the associated projects (EFIS,NEFIS...) IUFRO HQ activities
• Organisation: IUFRO TF, SP, HQ, SC, - associates
President andPresident andIUFRO BoardIUFRO Board
Special ProgrammeSpecial ProgrammeCoordinator GFISCoordinator GFIS Administration
IUFRO Secretariat
TechnicalCoordinator
(Binh)
NodeCoordinator
Project[Coordinator]
Content[Coordinator]
GFISLatin America
GFISAfrica
GFIS……
EFIS NEFIS
GFIS Task ForceBibliographic
SubgroupTechnicalSubgroup
BusinessSubgroup
User NeedsSubgroup
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STEERING COMMITTEE
Three strategies for populating GFIS
1. Self-registration 0,5 – 1 M USD/year2. Nodal level 2-4 M USD3. Roving Resources Discovery high cost
Low cost –> uncertainties in sustainability, quantity and and quality of the service
More information:
http://www.iufro-gfis.net/