1. 28 October 2004slide 1/13 Convincing users of potentials of geo-information within the context of SDI initiatives Researcher: Floris de Bree Supervisors: Abbas Rajabifard Joep Crompvoets

2. 28 October 2004slide 2/13 Involving users in the process of sharing and using geo-information within the context of SDI initiatives Researcher: Floris de Bree Supervisors: Abbas Rajabifard Joep Crompvoets

3. 28 October 2004slide 3/13 Contents Background Stakeholders Research Problem Methodology Timeline

4. 28 October 2004slide 4/13 Background –Geo-information covers all information that is linked in one or other form to a particular place on the earth’s surface (Ravi, 2003) –SDI can generally be defined as the facilitation and coordination of the exchange and sharing of spatial data between stakeholders in the spatial data community (Crompvoets et al., 2004)

5. 28 October 2004slide 5/13 Stakeholders GI specialists –producers and providers of geo-information –GI-councils Politicians and decision-makers Users –organizations and people that have potential to share and use spatial data mapping agencies cadastral agencies private data providers geological surveys RS companies land administrations emergency services transport insurance governments water gas telecom private institutes tourism police fire brigade

6. 28 October 2004slide 6/13 Research Problem GI SPECIALISTS mapping agencies cadastral agencies value added resellers private data providers geological surveys RS companies land administrations Yes, it is important, though we have other higher priorities Our new system will solve all your problems There are many returns from SDI The world will be a safer place with SDI No you don’t want that, we have something much better Why should we change? Our system works. Why invest? It will only cost money. What is an SDI, I’ve never heard of it Reorganize again?! We just had two large reorganizations behind us! (POTENTIAL) USERS emergency services transport insurance governments water gas telecom private institutes tourism police fire brigade

7. 28 October 2004slide 7/13 Importance Sustainable development: “initiatives should be supported by all stakeholders” –Economical Paid back by some kind of revenue in future –Social Broad basis for further development economyenvironment social sustainable development

8. 28 October 2004slide 8/13 Objectives phase 2 phase 3 phase 1 –phase 1: create a list of needs, interests, bottlenecks and perceived threads of users –phase 2: use user’ point of view in showing potentials of geo-information –phase 3: write advice to GI specialists for further research and investment

9. 28 October 2004slide 9/13 Methodology phase 2 phase 3 phase 1 List of needs, interest, drawbacks and perceived threads Information from emergency services Personal experience Literature Acquire needs, interests, drawbacks, perceived threads emergency services Acquire needs, interests, drawbacks, perceived threads from citizens

10. 28 October 2004slide 10/13 Potentials of geo-information using user’ point of view Literature Expert knowledge Write potentials of geo-information using user’ point of view List of needs, interest, drawbacks and perceived threads Methodology phase 2 phase 3 phase 1

11. 28 October 2004slide 11/13 Methodology phase 2 phase 3 phase 1 Potentials of geo-information using user’ point of view Write advice to GI specialists Advice to GI specialists Literature

12. 28 October 2004slide 12/13 Timeline activitiesSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecemberJanuaryFebruary Writing research proposal Preparation & Presentation DSE Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Writing report Writing paper Days off

13. 28 October 2004slide 13/13 Thank you for your attention