1. PUBLIC PROTECTION AND ETHICAL GEOSPATIAL DATA DISSEMINATION AN INITIATIVE OF GEOIDE (PROJECT IV-23) Public Protection and Ethical Geospatial Data Dissemination Social and Legal aspects Project IV-23 Marc Gervais Ph.D., project leader Rodolphe Devillers Ph.D., deputy leader

2. Plan  GEOIDE’s mission and funding  Some of our concerns  GEOIDE project IV-23 agenda  Project team  Goals of today’s workshop 2Brussels, May 7th

3. GEOIDE’s mission and funding  GEOIDE’s mission :  to consolidate and strengthen the domestic geomatics industry, while making optimum use of Canada’s Research and Development resources and to create a sustainable networking structure integrating all sectors of the Canadian geomatics community. 3Brussels, May 7th

4. GEOIDE’s mission and funding  GEOIDE’s funding :  Research projects : to develop new products/services, to insure technology transfer in the industry, to make or to keep Canada as an international leader in geomatic (specific topics chosen by GEOIDE);  Student funding : to train highly qualified professional (HQP) in geomatic’ field, because the students are the leaders of tomorrow.  Market development : to explore the results obtained in the course of GEOIDE projects and to assist the researchers to commercialize their results by filling the “gap” between the development of a new technology and its introduction in the market place and/or in the user communities. 4Brussels, May 7th

5. Some of our concerns Decisions based on wrong or poor maps … 5Brussels, May 7th

6. Some of our concerns Decisions based on erroneous geospatial data … 6Brussels, May 7th

7. Some of our concerns Damages caused by GPS navigation or errors in location … 7Brussels, May 7th

8. Some of our concerns New ways of tracking people or objects…. 8Brussels, May 7th

9. Some of our concerns New ways to capturing pictures everywhere, anytime … 9Brussels, May 7th

10. Some of our concerns More and more geospatial data dissemination on the web.. 10Brussels, May 7th

11. GEOIDE project IV-23 agenda 11 Research issues Data mashups (web 2.0) Selection, usability and quality of GI Guarantee of quality and certification Public portal (documentation, examples of bad GI use) Canadian survey on quality user’s needs Development of a Code of ethics Brussels, May 7th Legal aspects (civil liability, privacy and copyright) Time frame 2008-2012

12. GEOIDE project IV-23 agenda (Our goals) 1.Evaluate the impact of technology on privacy; 2.Evaluate the strength of copyright protection and identify new ways to protect investments; 3.Identify risky situations and clarify the share of legal obligations between producers and users; 4.Identify and test new GI quality documents (Ex. : guarantee of quality, attestation, certification); 12Brussels, May 7th

13. GEOIDE project IV-23 agenda (Our goals) 5.Develop a public portal related to GI quality; 6.Conduct a Canadian survey to identify the users’ needs on quality information; 7.Identify data mashup impacts and liability challenges, including user-driven feeding and updates; 8.Develop new methods to select GI and reduce inappropriate uses a priori. 13Brussels, May 7th

14. GEOIDE project IV-23 agenda (Total budget : 734 000 €) 14Brussels, May 7th Sponsors In cash (Can $) In kind (Can $) Total Centre d’études sur les réseaux, les transports, l’urbanisme et les constructions publiques (CERTU) -19 000$ Commissariat à la protection de la vie privée du Canada-20 000$ EuroGeographics-22 500$ GéoConnections15 000$20 000$35 000$ Groupe Trifide Inc.27 000$18 000$45 000$ Hydro-Québec17 500$ 35 000$ Infrastructure Canada-20 000$ Ordre des géomètres-experts (OGE)71 000$20 000$91 000$ Organisation de l’Aviation Civile Internationale-20 000$ Ressources Naturelles Canada (CIT-S)-20 000$ Transport Canada30 000$ Transport Québec20 000$ GEOIDE604 000$- Total :734 500$247 000$981 500$

15. Project team (Canadian researchers) David J. Coleman U. of N-Brunswick Jennifer Chandler U. of Ottawa Marc Gervais Laval U. Teresa Scassa U. of Ottawa Rodolphe Devillers U. of Newfoundland 15 Project leader Deputy leader Elizabeth Judge U. of Ottawa Brussels, May 7th Yvan Bédard Laval U. M. Nouri Sabo Laval U. Project coordinator

16. Project team (International researchers) Alexis Comber U. of Leicester (England) Robert Jeansoulin U. de Marne-la-Vallée (France) Harlan Onsrud U. of Maine (United states) 16 ??? Colette Cuijpers Tilburg U. (Netherlands) Brussels, May 7th

17. Project team (Some of our students) 17Brussels, May 7th Nathalie Massé Armelle Verdier Guillaume Pomerleau Pascal Cloutier Karina Onton-Silva Joël Grira Krista Jones Tania Roy

18. Project team (Industrial partners) Federal government Provincial government International partners Private partners 18Brussels, May 7th

19. Our website (http://dataquality.scg.ulaval.ca)http://dataquality.scg.ulaval.ca 19 Montréal, 21 octobre 2009

20. Goals of today’s workshop 20  Continue the collaboration that have been done in the past (2006 in Paris, 2009 in Rotterdam);  Explain what we are doing and know more about what you are doing;  Explore and identify your needs about geospatial data quality management;  Explore and identify new ways of collaborations, if possible (survey on users’ needs quality information?). Brussels, May 7th

21. 21 Questions ? Brussels, May 7th