Beyond SDI – Ed Parsons (Google)
The SDI is Dead, it is an ex-SDI I’m of the age that the Monty Python Parrot Sketch seems to be something I have always been able to recite, if you have not seen it yet of course it is on YouTube. The main theme of the sketch is an issue of customer support, the […]
Meet EUROGI at Geospatial World Forum
The 2020 Geospatial World Forum is scheduled for April 7-9 in Amsterdam. EUROGI is proud to join this leading global event as a supporting organisation and to integrate its Members’ (EMM) and General Board Meeting (GBM) into the agenda. On April 8 afternoon EUROGI will focus the theme ‘Beyond SDI‘ and invites its members and […]
Beyond SDI – Zaffar Mohamed-Ghouse (President SSSI)
The Next Generation Spatial Infrastructure The next generation Spatial Data Infrastructure will most likely comprise an agile Data Infrastructure, a satellite based Positioning Infrastructure, a Location Index (Loc-I) Framework and Open Spatial Analytics coupled with a United Nations Integrated Geospatial Information Framework implementation plan. An improved Spatial Infrastructure framework will accurately collect, efficiently process, effectively […]
Beyond SDI – Joep Crompvoets (KU Leuven)
Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) is about the concept to facilitate and govern the exchange and sharing of geospatial data between stakeholders in the data community. We see trends that geospatial data become more mainstream data and SDI-stakeholders are no longer from the geospatial data community only. This means that SDIs will likely be integrated into […]
Beyond SDI – Mike Goodchild (UCSB)
Thanks for asking! I gave a presentation in March 2018 at a Hong Kong conference on SDI that was part of their planning process for what they are calling CSDI, the C standing for community I believe. I’ve attached the ppt as the quickest way of summarizing what I said. I think the model of […]
Beyond SDI – Josef Aschbacher (ESA)
The concept of Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI) is central to bringing the benefits of space applications, and in particular of Earth Observation (EO), to citizens in Europe and worldwide. However, recent developments call for an evolution of the SDI concept. Such developments include a massive increase in available data, as epitomized by Copernicus – the […]
News from Members: EARSC published two new industry positions
Recently, EARCS published two new industry positions: A position paper on the future evolution of Copernicus A statement on the ESA earth observation proposal for Space 19+ The first one details the position of the European Earth Observation (EO) services industry (represented by EARSC) on the evolution of the Copernicus programme, an EU flagship programme […]
EUROGI has elected new President
At the last General Board meeting on 12 October in Dublin, IE, EUROGI members have elected Hans Breemersch as a new EUROGI president.
CALL FOR TENDER: Data ecosystems for geospatial data – Evolution of Spatial Data Infrastructures
In the context of ELISE (European Location Interoperability Solutions for e-Government) Action of the ISA2 programme, the JRC is planning to launch a procurement aiming to investigate how Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) can evolve into data ecosystems to support the goals of digital government in Europe. The work should take into account factors such as relevant actors, their […]
EUROGI towards New Challenges and Visions
In the beginning of April EUROGI celebrated its 25 year anniversary with two events. On 5 April a one day event “Horizon 2030 – Visions and Challenges in GI” has been held where where representatives of European Commission and stakeholders of our members community discussed current challenges and opportunities of the GI sector. The day […]