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AGILE: A Cornerstone for the Development of Geographic and Territorial Information and Related Systems in the EU
Mauro Salvemini chairman of AGILE
Università di Roma La [email protected]
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• Presentation of the association ;
• The Development Of Agile Activities In Connection With The Activities Of The EC Relative To The Geographic and Territorial System
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AGILE is an Association consisting of geographic information laboratories in Europe.
The mission is :
to promote academic teaching and research on GIS at the European level.
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• Association as legal formhttp://www.agile-online.org
• self started and self-sustained association, very low fee
• About members :– research groups (laboratories), not individuals– 50 founder members (1998) 55 ( 2000) some applications pending– 18 countries
Affiliated members :– non-academic research groups (e.g.private sector), Autodesk and Mapinfo
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The Conferences (self sustained) :
1998 - Enschede, 1st Conference , the “foundation”(themes: dynamic modelling; data quality; GI-infrastructures; interoperability)
1999 - Rome , 2nd Conference (theme: user-friendly information)
2000 - Helsinki, 3rd Conference (theme:Mobile GIS , Semantic, GI policies)
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2001 - Brno Czech Republic April 19-21th, 2001 call for paper end of July 2000
Milan Konecny : chair of LOCAnders Ostman : chair of PC
1st Call for paper within July 15.See : http://www.agile-online.organd :http://www.geogr.muni.cz/agile2001/index.htmlfrom July 15.
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Within two years AGILE was able to gather :
about 200 experts, teachers and young researchers;
about 300 participants to conferences;
about 160 papers and presentations
on the following themes :
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•Dynamic Modelling of Spatial Processes•Management of Data Quality•Geographical Information Infrastructures•Aspects of Interoperability•Integration of Spatial and Administrative Databases•Spatial Aspects of Socio-Economic or EnvironmentalModelling•Emerging Technologies•GI Infrastructures•Web-based visualisation•GIS for Public Planning•Emerging technologies•Spatial modelling•Transportation and mobile GIS•Geodata usability•GI policies
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AGILE’s “columns” :
•research agenda or roster of research activities
•WGs :
GIS and environment, Interoperability, Data policy
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European IST Landscape and AGILE Member Activities :
• Members in more than 100 EU projects
•Working groups
•Participation of Association through the WGs in ETeMII project
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EC themes :
•infomobility•integration of ITT•large data bases•multimedia •infomobility and e-commerce•multifarious uses of GI•……………..•………………
European IST Landscape and AGILE Member Activities
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National mandates for NMAs and other agencies
which rely on/use GI, limiting their activities to the
national boundaries.
A lack of funds to work outside the national
borders
A lack of interest or awareness, jingoism and
nimbyism and fear of exploitation
Political issues and subsidiarity
Too little inter-disciplinary contact
Lack of a clear lead from appropriate EU-DGs and
other EU organisations
Uncertainty or difficulties with copyrighting and
other legal issues.
(P.Burrough 1997)
Conflation and data integration;
GIS and society;
GIS in decision making;
Inter-operability;
Participatory GIS;
Aspects of data quality;
Cartography;
GIS and institutions;
Cadasters
(AGILE Research Agenda 1999)
Some findings :
Positive environment for GI and GIS;
Necessity of joint and coordinated activity
Necessity of clustering
Necessity of transnational and international data and actions
Necessity of common objectives at *all* levels.
Common GI and GIS ( Science and System)
*Interoperability * of higher education
MOU between AGILE and UCGIS signed on 1998 and renewed on the year base.
AGILE/UCGIS bilateral events and r/d activities:• focused on challenging topics or views not yet covered at other meetings•prepared by joint scientific committee/s•targeted to a diverse(research, commercial,
public bodies, etc) but dedicated audience•contributing towards mutual benefits•funding from ESF and NSF
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The Development Of Agile Activities in Connection and Collaboration With The Activities of EC relative To Geographic and Territorial System.
The following functions are considered essential:
•that of operativity through the Association itself;•that of operativity through the working groups of the Association;•that of involvement in activities aimed at the development of a
collaboration between academic research and external world;
•that of undertaking specific activities together with Associations from outside the EU;
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Scholars, Research and teaching people are customer to
challenges :
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Bringing together the research and teaching community for
the progress of GI Science and applications in the EU society
http://www.agile-online.org
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