The early registration deadline for the INSPIRE Conference 2012, in Istanbul, has been extended until 18th May 2012
May 5, 2012 by Karen Fullerton
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The early registration deadline for the INSPIRE Conference 2012, in Istanbul, has been extended until 18th May 2012For more information visit the conference site
http://inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu/events/conferences/inspire_2012/
New report: A Conceptual Model for Developing Interoperability Specifications in Spatial Data Infrastructures
April 25, 2012 by Karen Fullerton
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The report 'A Conceptual Model for Developing Interoperability Specifications in Spatial Data Infrastructures', has been published on the INSPIRE site .
The report provides a comprehensive overview of the data components of spatial data infrastructures and describes how to achieve interoperability by developing interoperability targets ... (more)
Exchange Forum: Public – Private Partnership for SDI @ the Geospatial World Forum
April 11, 2012 by Karen Fullerton
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The JRC is co-organising an Exchange Forum on Public – Private Partnership for SDI during the Geospatial World Forum 2012: The Premier Geospatial Industry Event taking place 23 – 27 April, 2012 RAI Convention Centre, Amsterdam. The Geospatial World Forum brings together the industry leaders from the public sector, the private ... (more)
Consultation on the EU environment policy priorities for 2020: Towards a 7th EU Environment Action Programme
March 15, 2012 by Karen Fullerton
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Environment Action Programmes have guided the development of EU environment policy since the early seventies. During this period, environment legislation was consolidated and completed to cover almost all environmental media, with the exception of soil. With the 6th EAP in its final year, the Commission continues to pursue an ambitious ... (more)
Open your Mind through GIS: training in Open Source GIS
January 11, 2012 by Karen Fullerton
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The University of Geneva in collaboration with UNEP/GRID-Geneva are pleased to announce a continuing education training on Open Source GIS that will be held in spring 2012.Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software have become extremely popular since global mapping services became available through the Web and mobile phones.GIS acquire and ... (more)
JRC publishes three grantholder positions related to INSPIRE
December 5, 2011 by Karen Fullerton
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The Spatial Data Infrastructures Unit of JRC has published three grantholder positions related to INSPIRE:
IES-2011-301164 Maintenance of the INSPIRE standards in the domain of biodiversity
IES-2011-301165 Maintenance of the INSPIRE standards in the water domain
IES-2011-301166 Socio-economic Assessment of Increased Access to Environmental ... (more)
Geospatial World Forum 2012: call for abstracts
October 4, 2011 by Karen Fullerton
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The theme of Geospatial World Forum 2012 shall be 'Geospatial Industry & World Economy'. In tune with the theme, the conference shall touch upon the dimensions and directions of geospatial industry and shall attempt to bring forward and project its utility, contribution and relevance to several important industries contributing to the ... (more)
Speech by Nelie Kroes: Opening up Europe: from Common Standards to Open Data
September 26, 2011 by Karen Fullerton
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Nelie Kroes made the opening speech at the OpenForum Europe Summit 2011, Brussels 22nd September 2011.
In her speech she spoke of the role of standards in the Digital Agenda.
"In all sectors, standards and standardisation drive competitiveness, promote innovation, and benefit consumers through competition. Standards are indispensable for ... (more)
Sad news: Death of Bruno Agricola
September 16, 2011 by Karen Fullerton
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It is with deep regret that we report the recent death of Ing. Bruno Agricola, former General-Director of the Italian Ministry of Environment. Bruno Agricola played a pivotal role in the development of the INSPIRE Directive, hosting in 2003 the public hearing on INSPIRE in Rome. A strong supporter of INSPIRE in Italy his ... (more)
Deadline for registering at the EnviroInfo 2011 conference - 21 September 2011
September 16, 2011 by Karen Fullerton
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25th International Conference on Environmental Informatics (EnviroInfo)Innovations in SharingEnvironmental Observation and Information
October 5-7, 2011,
Joint Research Centre (JRC) Ispra, Italy
EnviroInfo 2011 covers the complete field of processing environmental information. Thie programme includes general themes such as model building ... (more)
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