1. HMA AWG Slide 1 GIGAS Pier Giorgio Marchetti - European Space Agency pier.giorgio.marchetti@esa.int

2. HMA AWG Slide 2 Objectives GIGAS (GEOSS INSPIRE & GMES an Action in Support) aims to tackle the FP7 Challenge 6: ICT for Mobility, Environmental Sustainability and Energy Efficiency. This challenge focuses on systems for safer and more efficient mobility of people and goods and on raising Europe’s capacity for sustainable growth. Specifically, GIGAS deals with the Objective ICT-2007.6.3: ICT for Environmental Management and Energy Efficiency which at point b) asks for: One Coordination and Support Action in each of the following areas shall address (1) the rapid adoption of standards, protocols and open architectures, in support of the INSPIRE, GMES and GEOSS initiatives in a holistic way;...

3. HMA AWG Slide 3 Objectives GIGAS promotes the coherent and interoperable development of GEOSS INSPIRE and GMES initiatives through their concerted adoption of standards, protocols, and open architectures by Analysing the gaps between the 3 initiatives Proposing strategies to overcome the gaps and best-practice examples from FP6 or FP7 projects Constituting a broad basis for the proposal by public consultation and consensus process Shaping the 3 initiatives by short term action items Influencing standardisation bodies as long-term action Providing an agenda for further strategic research areas to ensure investigation on problems currently unsolved

4. HMA AWG Slide 4 Main Outcomes Putting in place the consensus process that facilitates communication between INSPIRE, GEOSS, GMES and the standardisation bodies Understanding requirements, commonalities and discrepancies between INSPIRE, GEOSS and GMES architectures and identify common interoperability needs Contribute to a rapid uptake of standards including the definition and design of an open, persistent test-bed in which organisations or external projects can integrate their (compliant) services Assessment of FP6/FP7 investments Support and contribute to DG INFSO initiatives that promotes wider use of ICT Outreach and information dissemination

5. HMA AWG Slide 5 Workpackages and Tasks

6. HMA AWG Slide 6 The Consortium Participant Organization Name 1Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. (FhG) 11Nederlands Normalisatie-instituut (NEN) 2Joint Research Centre (JRC)12Statkart (ISO/TC 211) 3European Space Agency (ESA)13THALES ALENIA SPACE (TAS-F) 4Open GIS Consortium (Europe) Limited (OGC-E)14SpotImage 5Spacebel s.a.15Austrian Research Centres GmbH (ARC) 6Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)16Infoterra 7Italian National Research Council – Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis (CNR) 17Elsag Datamat S.p.A. (ED) 8interactive instruments Gesellschaft für Software-Entwicklung mbH (II)18Institut Géographique National (IGN) 9Technische Universität Dresden (TUD)19IONIC Software 10AED-SICAD Aktiengesellschaft

7. HMA AWG Slide 7 Schedule and Status The proposal for GIGAS has been submitted in early October 2007 The proposal is currently under negotiation with the EC A negotiation meeting was held on January 29th 2008 The EC Negotiation issues have been tackled and a new amended proposal has been submitted The KO is scheduled on 10-11 June 2008 in Fraunhofer premises in Darmstadt The expected project duration is 24 months

8. HMA AWG Slide 8 Negotiation Issues Contribution to Single Information Space (DG INFSO) Strategy for Involvement of CEE partners & reduction of partners Advisory Board Extending project duration Breakdown of Resources / budget reduction Work Plan – Beyond Comparative Analysis Work Plan – Additional Iterations Contingency Plan Measurable Output SME and public Involvement Reduction of the budget down to 2.1 Mio € Slight reduction of the number of consortium members

9. HMA AWG Slide 9 Negotiation Issues Work Plan – Beyond Comparative Analysis Interaction with GSC and Services alike GSCB will be indicated together with HAWG as interface DAP/r will be considered as input

10. HMA AWG Slide 10 Watch INSPIRE

11. HMA AWG Slide 11 Watch GEOSS

12. HMA AWG Slide 12 “Watch GMES”: interaction with GSCB and HAWG

13. HMA AWG Slide 13 Shape INSPIRE

14. HMA AWG Slide 14 Shape GEOSS

15. HMA AWG Slide 15 shape GMES