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Nature-GIS: A European thematic network for Protected Areas/Nature Preservation and
Geographical Information
Nature
conservation and protected habitats present complex problems. These range from
environmental management and planning to social and economic issues and are addressed by
numerous different organisations, interest groups and individuals from diverse cultural or
technical backgrounds.
Nature-GIS is a Thematic Network aiming at bringing together different organisations
operating in protected areas or nature conservation interested in Geographic Information
and GIS.
The objectives of NATURE-GIS are to:
- increase European awareness about a more
integrated approach to the use of GI in protected areas at a European level;
- support European policy development in the use
of GI for nature conservation (in particular INSPIRE - Infrastructure for Spatial
Information in Europe);
- contribute to INSPIRE specifications, through
a user needs assessment as well as data modelling (producing Guidelines for GI in
protected areas);
- investigate and test the feasibility of web
access to distributed data in order to support the work of stakeholders of protected areas
and nature conservation;
- establish a pan-European "Nature-GIS
Group", to further benefit the network of stakeholders.
The Conference will introduce the Nature-GIS
project and its network, together with a view about the protected areas and Geographical
Information at a European and a national level and the link of the network with INSPIRE
and the Nature-GIS support to its implementation.
Moreover the technological framework in which Nature-GIS will develop will be discussed
with the firsts results achieved by the project in terms of user needs, data requirements,
data models and functional requirements.
Some experiences at national level by Nature-GIS partners, as well as the perspective for
the establishment of a pan European NATURE-GIS group will conclude the Conference.
Target audience:
- GI Community and participants to the 9th EC
GI&GIS Workshop
- Nature-GIS stakeholders (actual or potential
users and producers of GI technology in protected area
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