1. 1 PCIDEA CURRENT ACTIVITIES IN THE AMERICAS INTER-AMERICAN WORKSHOP ON ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ACCESS 3-6 March 2004, Campinas-SP BRAZIL

2. 2ANTECEDENTS Resolution 3, 6th. UNRCCA:* Resolution 3, 6th. UNRCCA:* To E To Establish a Permanent Committee of Spatial Data Infrastructures for the Americas Resolution 4: Resolution 4: To establish National Spatial Data Infrastructures To establish National Spatial Data Infrastructures * New York, June 1997

3. 3 ANTECEDENTS Meeting of delegates and experts from the UNRCCA in Aguascalientes, Mexico; March 1998. Reaffirming resolutions and plan to establish the Permanent Committee Meeting of delegates and experts from the UNRCCA in Aguascalientes, Mexico; March 1998. Reaffirming resolutions and plan to establish the Permanent Committee

4. 4 ESTABLISHMENT March 2000, Santa Fe de Bogota, Colombia; March 2000, Santa Fe de Bogota, Colombia; First Provisional Board: First Provisional Board: –Colombia, IGAC, Chairmanship –Mexico, INEGI, Vicepresidency –Colombia, IGAC, Executive Secretary

5. 5 MEMBER COUNTRIES Argentina BelizeBolivia Brasil CanadaChile Colombia Costa RicaCuba El Salvador EcuadorUSA Guatemala GuyanaHonduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama ParaguayPeru Dominican R. UruguayVenezuela

6. 6 SECOND MEETING 7th UNRCCA, New York, January 2001. 7th UNRCCA, New York, January 2001. Ideas renewed: Ideas renewed: –Create national conditions which guarantee that infrastructures for geographic information development are supported as an strategic policy. –Adhere to the concept of Spatial Data Infrastructures and look after the development of the regional and national SDI´s

7. 7 THIRD MEETING Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, May 2001. Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, May 2001. –Along with GSDI5 –Membership upgraded to 24 countries –Statutes and Bylaws approved –Working Groups created –Election of new authorities

8. 8 THIRD MEETING; NEW AUTHORITIES Venezuela, IGVSB, Chairmanship Venezuela, IGVSB, Chairmanship Panama, IGNTG, Vicepresidency Panama, IGNTG, Vicepresidency Colombia, IGAC, Executive Secretary Colombia, IGAC, Executive Secretary

9. 9 DEFINED OBJECTIVES Establish and coordinate policies and technical standards for the development of the regional SDI. Establish and coordinate policies and technical standards for the development of the regional SDI. Foster with a high priority the establishment and development of national SDIs in the member countries. Foster with a high priority the establishment and development of national SDIs in the member countries. Promote geospatial information interchange among the members Promote geospatial information interchange among the members

10. 10 OBJECTIVES (2) Estimulate cooperation, research, complementarity and interchange of experiences Estimulate cooperation, research, complementarity and interchange of experiences Define guidelines and strategies to support cadaster information development Define guidelines and strategies to support cadaster information development

11. 11 WORKING GROUPS Group on Legal and Economic Aspects Group on Legal and Economic Aspects Revise and adjust the Statutes, taking care of technical considerations and legal principles, in order to have the legal frame supporting the establishment and operation of the regional SDI

12. 12 WORKING GROUPS Group on Communications Group on Communications Disseminate basic concepts about SDIs with a wide coverage and in greater detail for a theme covering a country (case study) Disseminate basic concepts about SDIs with a wide coverage and in greater detail for a theme covering a country (case study)

13. 13 WORKING GROUPS Technical issues Technical issues Fundamental Data Fundamental Data Define, establish and generate a set of basic geographic data of high usability, for which there is a justified necessity in the national and regional levels. Define, establish and generate a set of basic geographic data of high usability, for which there is a justified necessity in the national and regional levels.

14. 14 WORKING GROUPS Technical Issues Technical Issues Geoespatial Standards Geoespatial Standards Develop and promote among member countries the collection, use and efficient management of standards for regional geographic information Develop and promote among member countries the collection, use and efficient management of standards for regional geographic information

15. 15 WORKING GROUPS Technical Issues Technical Issues Policies and Capacity Building Policies and Capacity Building Propose resolutions and recommendations focused on dissemination, quality standards and guidelines to share and interchange geospatial data in the regional, national and local levels. Propose resolutions and recommendations focused on dissemination, quality standards and guidelines to share and interchange geospatial data in the regional, national and local levels.

16. 16 WORKING GROUPS Technical Issues Technical Issues Clearinghouses Clearinghouses Install a Clearinghouse node in each one of the member countries in order to establish the geographic metadata consultation system, with support and technological transfer from the FGDC and Colombia. Install a Clearinghouse node in each one of the member countries in order to establish the geographic metadata consultation system, with support and technological transfer from the FGDC and Colombia.

17. 17 WORKING GROUPS Technical Issues Technical Issues Cadaster Cadaster Develop initiatives and actions in the member countries of PCIDEA to foster awareness on the importance of cadaster in connection with SDI development. Develop initiatives and actions in the member countries of PCIDEA to foster awareness on the importance of cadaster in connection with SDI development.

18. 18 WORKING GROUPS Technical IssuesTechnical Issues Geographic NamesGeographic Names Support and fortify the initiatives from the UN Groups of Experts, PAIGH and the national authorites or committees, aimed to the normalization and precise and consistent use of geographic names, considered as an essential element of global, regional and national SDIs,. Support and fortify the initiatives from the UN Groups of Experts, PAIGH and the national authorites or committees, aimed to the normalization and precise and consistent use of geographic names, considered as an essential element of global, regional and national SDIs,.

19. 19 WORKING GROUPS Technical IssuesTechnical Issues Capacity BuildingCapacity Building Objective: To increase the management capacity of the Permanent Committee and of its members, through the formalization of technical, cooperation and financing agreements with different sectors of the international community, to guarantee technolgical transfer and the sustainable development of the región. Objective: To increase the management capacity of the Permanent Committee and of its members, through the formalization of technical, cooperation and financing agreements with different sectors of the international community, to guarantee technolgical transfer and the sustainable development of the región.

20. 20 FOURTH MEETING San Jose, Costa Rica. June 2003 San Jose, Costa Rica. June 2003 Reports from Working Groups Reports from Working Groups Presentations of national initiatives on SDI Presentations of national initiatives on SDI Election of new authorities Election of new authorities

21. 21 NEW AUTHORITIES Mexico, INEGI, Chairmanship Mexico, INEGI, Chairmanship Panama, IGNTG, Vicepresidency Panama, IGNTG, Vicepresidency Mexico, INEGI, Executive Secretary Mexico, INEGI, Executive Secretary

22. 22 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN Strong challenges to face to develop the Strong challenges to face to develop the regional SDI regional SDI The same for national SDIs The same for national SDIs Strenghtening of PCIDEA is required Strenghtening of PCIDEA is required Need to develop new paradigms among member countries Need to develop new paradigms among member countries Need to open new doors with the rest of the world Need to open new doors with the rest of the world

23. 23 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN (2) New challenges as connected to mutual understanding, cooperation and development of knowledge. New challenges as connected to mutual understanding, cooperation and development of knowledge. Opening of opportunities in a world of globalized information and communications Opening of opportunities in a world of globalized information and communications Need to work towards the development of new ideas. Everybody has to learn from the others Need to work towards the development of new ideas. Everybody has to learn from the others

24. 24 PROGRESS Several countries are working in the conception, development and implementation of national SDIs: Several countries are working in the conception, development and implementation of national SDIs: Some are in the conceptual stage, Some are in the conceptual stage, Others are working on implementation Others are working on implementation A few have already an outstanding and impressive progress, (USA and Canada) A few have already an outstanding and impressive progress, (USA and Canada)

25. 25 COUNTRIES WITH SDI INITIATIVES Argentina BermudaBolivia Canada ChileColombia Costa Rica Cuba Dom. Republic El Salvador EcuadorGuatemala Honduras JamaicaMexico Nicaragua PanamaPeru Trinidad/Tobago U.S.A.Uruguay Venezuela

26. 26 CLEARINGHOUSE Several countries already have a clearinghouse node Several countries already have a clearinghouse node Significant assistance from the FGDC, United States of America Significant assistance from the FGDC, United States of America

27. 27 COUNTRIES WITH CLEARINGHOUSE Argentina Barbados Bolivia Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominica El Salvador USA Dominican Rep. Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Peru Trinidad/Tobago Uruguay Venezuela

28. 28 STANDARDS There is already a link established with ISO/TC211 There is already a link established with ISO/TC211 Information on geospatial information standards is being received from ISO Information on geospatial information standards is being received from ISO This information is going through organization for the benefit of PCIDEA members This information is going through organization for the benefit of PCIDEA members

29. 29 COMMUNICATION PCIDEA has an operating Website PCIDEA has an operating Website Communications will be strenghtened through this facility Communications will be strenghtened through this facility

30. 30 PROGRAM FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS Establishment and/or strenghtening of links: Establishment and/or strenghtening of links: GSDIPCGIAPEUROGISDI-AFRICA OGCPAIGHFGDCISO/TC211 ICAISCGMUN And others

31. 31 REDEFINE AND FORTIFY WORKING GROUPS Make working groups better integrated and operable

32. 32 SPECIAL ATTENTION TO REGIONAL AND SUBREGIONAL INITIATIVES SIRGA SIRGA MACGA MACGA

33. 33 MEMBERSHIP REINFORCEMENT To cover the whole American Continent

34. 34 REGIONAL SHOPS ORGANIZATION Shop on Geographic Names. Aguascalientes, date to be defined for 2004 Shop on Geographic Names. Aguascalientes, date to be defined for 2004 Shop on Metadata Development, Clearinghouse Management and Web Map Services. Aguascalientes, November 2004 Shop on Metadata Development, Clearinghouse Management and Web Map Services. Aguascalientes, November 2004

35. 35 CPIDEA MEETINGS ORGANIZATION Organization of the 5th. PCIDEA meeting in Aguascalientes, Mexico, october 2004. Organization of the 5th. PCIDEA meeting in Aguascalientes, Mexico, october 2004. 6th Meeting along with the next UNRCCA (date to be determined by UN for 2005) 6th Meeting along with the next UNRCCA (date to be determined by UN for 2005)

36. 36 ENHANCEMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS Promote better communications with and between members, and encourage participation. Promote better communications with and between members, and encourage participation. To Privilege the use of resources from information and communication technologies. To Privilege the use of resources from information and communication technologies. Possibility to report on information regarding national geospatial information projects. Possibility to report on information regarding national geospatial information projects. Establishment of discussion forums between members through the PCIDEA Website. Establishment of discussion forums between members through the PCIDEA Website.

37. 37 CONCLUSION PCIDEA is young organizattion aiming to put together common interests in the realm of geospatial information for the development of integrated national spatial data infrastructures. PCIDEA is young organizattion aiming to put together common interests in the realm of geospatial information for the development of integrated national spatial data infrastructures. Increasing demands imposed by globalization, economic sustainable development and the ever present growing technology can not be ignored. Increasing demands imposed by globalization, economic sustainable development and the ever present growing technology can not be ignored. PCIDEA progress is on the line but will take some time to reach all of its goals within a formal reality. PCIDEA progress is on the line but will take some time to reach all of its goals within a formal reality. Through mutual understanding, cooperation and the will to make things happen in our American Nations, those goals will be attained in due time. Through mutual understanding, cooperation and the will to make things happen in our American Nations, those goals will be attained in due time.

38. 38 THANK YOU