Training on INSPIRE: a real challenge

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Training on INSPIRE a real challenge
co-funded by the European Community
eContentplus programme

VESTA-GIS / NatureSDI 6 November 2008, Genova
Danny Vandenbroucke K.U.Leuven (SADL)
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INSPIRE training - background

• Background
• Intense involvement of K.U.Leuven in the INSPIRE
  process
• Demand for specific training Belgium level, EC,
  other countries
• (-) All kinds of interpretations are floating
  around we are INSPIRE compliant in line
  with INSPIRE ...
• VESTA-GIS offer something within the framework
  of the training platform share with other
  projects

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INSPIRE training - approach

• Looking into the Body of Knowledge (BoK) UNIGIS
• Different types of use

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INSPIRE training - approach

• Some units of some knowledge areas
• DA1-DA7 design
• GD12 metadata, standards, SDI
• GS1-GS7 legal, economic,
• OI1-0I6 coordination, institutional aspects,
• Modular approach

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Training multiple challenges

• Course 1 How to understand INSPIRE?
• Course 2 INSPIRE looking into the details of
  the Implementing Rules
• Course 3 How can I use INSPIRE in my daily
  work?

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Course 1 How to understand INSPIRE?

• Duration 1 day and 2 days
• Public decision makers from national
  authorities, EC program officers, non GI experts
  who want to know about INSPIRE, GI experts
  involved in NSDI development.
• Format seminar with presentations and
  questions/discussions
• Outcomes students know what INSPIRE is and what
  it is not

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Course 1 How to understand INSPIRE?

• Background of the INSPIRE initiative
• Past and current problems related to the use of
  GI in Europe. Examples
• History of initiatives to promote the use of GI
  in Europe (GI2000, )
• Use of GI for different policy fields within the
  EC and the corresponding use in MS
• Preparation of INSPIRE major discussions on
  content, scope, potential impact,
• INSPIRE related to other initiatives
• Other related Directives PSI, Aarhus,
• Other programs Galileo, GMES, SEIS, GEOSS,

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Course 1 How to understand INSPIRE?

• Important concepts to understand INSPIRE
• Spatial Data Infrastructures
• Data and service sharing
• Public Authority, Third Party,
• Spatial data sets and themes
• Harmonisation and interoperability of data
• Service Oriented Architecture
• INSPIRE as a dynamic process
• Involvement of stakeholders SDIC and LMOs,
  involvement of all levels of PA
• IR development process
• Time line of INSPIRE

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Course 1 How to understand INSPIRE?

• The technical components of INSPIRE
• Metadata
• Data and service interoperability
• Network services
• Architecture and standards
• The non-technical components of INSPIRE
• What is sharing about? What is expected and what
  not?
• On IPR issues
• On licensing and free access to data
• Coordinating structures and role NCP
• Monitoring and reporting the implementation and
  use of the infrastructure in the MS

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Course 1 How to understand INSPIRE?

• FAQ and frequently occurring misunderstandings
  about INSPIRE
• Examples of INSPIRE implementations
• Organisation and sharing practices examples of
  strategy documents, coordination and
  collaboration, pricing mechanisms, funding
  strategies,
• Technical implementations examples geo-portals,
  well performing services, filled metadata
  catalogues,

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Course 2 INSPIRE looking into the details of
the Implementing Rules

• Duration varies from ½ day 2 days
• Public those that will implement (parts) of
  INSPIRE, GI/SDI experts, coordinators of NSDI,
  NCPs,
• Format workshops with presentations on the
  methods, cases and breakout sessions/exercises
• Outcomes defined per unit (module)

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Course 2 INSPIRE looking into the details of
the Implementing Rules

• Potential Units
• How to apply the metadata IR
• How to apply the network service IR for
  discovery, viewing and download services?
• How to apply the data specifications methodology
  for a specific thematic area and how to map
  existing data set to data specs?
• How to set-up a MR mechanism according to the IR
  MR?
• How to prepare a good sharing agreement which is
  conformant with the IR on data and service
  sharing?
• How can coordinating structures be set-up to
  support the INSPIRE process?

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Course 3 How can I use INSPIRE components in my
daily work?

• Duration ½ to 1 day
• Public desk officers from European, national,
  and sub-national PA, GI users from universities,
  
• Format short intro and hands on exercises
• Outcome attendee is able to use basic
  functionalities of an SDI

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Course 3 How can I use INSPIRE components in my
daily work?

1. How to use the European geo-portal to search and
   find data, metadata and services?
2. How can I understand the characteristics and
   quality of the data and know that the data are
   fit for my intended use?
3. How can I use a data set from INSPIRE in my own
   desktop application for viewing?
4. How can I download data sets or parts thereof?
5. How can I publish data sets and corresponding
   metadata?

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INSPIRE training time frame

• Working ste-by-step
• Time frame
• Course 1 by April 2009
• Parts of course 2 spring 2009
• Course 3 by April 2009
• Future
• From classical training to e-learning
• From PPT to INSPIRE handbook
• From EN/NL to multilingual offer
• Collaboration at EU level (VESTA, Humbold, ...)

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Sharing knowledge

• Collaboration and sharing of knowledge
• Collaboration within the European context
• Integrate existing modules, international tutors,
  ...
• VESTA-GIS, Humbold, Cascadoss, ...
• Vespucci Summer School
• Collaboration within the global context
• Interaction regarding the BoK
• Summer School on SDI K.U.Leuven / University of
  Melbourne

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Thank you
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