1. 2/22/2014 E U R O P E A N F O R E S T I N S T I T U T E The general objectives of NEFIS are maximising the value of existing data and databases by: coordinating efforts to create forest information systems and services supporting development of harmonised standards and procedures for data provision increasing the usability of available data and databases NEFIS

2. 2/22/2014 E U R O P E A N F O R E S T I N S T I T U T E 1)Review the state of the art in the technical development of information services 2)Publish a follow-up version of the currently available EFIS prototype 3)Develop metadata standards and controlled vocabularies 4)Suggest unified and operable methods for communication between different Internet based forest information service activities 5)Test the EFIS using regional, national and international data sets 6)Evaluate the service from the users and data providers perspectives 7)Develop strategies for development of the service NEFIS will implement a set of specific tasks during the project duration:

3. 2/22/2014 E U R O P E A N F O R E S T I N S T I T U T E Project Timetable

4. 2/22/2014 E U R O P E A N F O R E S T I N S T I T U T E WP 1: Management Partner 1, 2, 3, 4 Data available from multiple sources on the Internet GFISEFIS WP 3: UML description and establishment of a NEFIS and GFIS KnowledgeBase Partner: 3, 1, 4, 5, 6, 10 Refining the work plan and agreement on data input WP 2: NEFIS Metadata and Controlled Vocabularies Standards Partner 3, 1, 4,5, 6, 7, 8, 9 10, 11, 12, 13 WP 4: Data preparation and provision Partner 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13 WP 5: Evaluation of (1) metadata standards, (2) process of data provision and (3) the advanced GFIS/EFIS system Partner: 4, 1, 5, 10 Advanced GFIS/EFIS WP: 6 Links with Commission Services, dissemination of results and follow-up activities Partner: 2, 1, 3, 4, and 10 Background Provider 1 Provider 2Provider 3Provider n