1. Ispra, 19 mai 2008 1 GEOMATIC REGIONAL INFORMATION SOCIETY INITIATIVE OCR Interreg IIIC Sud N° 3S0145R

2. Ispra, 19 mai 2008 2 Principal Aim “How geographical information can support regional development and cooperation in Europe” 1. EU co-Founding : RFO INTERREG IIIC 2. Core objective : bring new added-value to existing initiatives concerning economy, governance, territorial identity promotion and interregional cooperation by geographical information tools 3. Main partners : 1.France : Region Midi-Pyrenees (CCI Gers) coordinator 2.Spain : Gobierno de Navarra 3.Italy : Abruzzo Region 4.Latvia : Latvian Government - Technological Development Foundation 4. Period : July 2005 – June 2008 (36 months)

3. Ispra, 19 mai 2008 3 GRISI and INSPIRE “GRISI, an interregional INSPIRE-like project” 1. The principal aim of GRISI is not SDI 2. GRISI difficulties : 1.Diversity of partners (culture, technology, langage etc) 2.Guarantee of re-use of GRISI products 3.Short duration of subproject

4. Ispra, 19 mai 2008 4 GRISI Framework GRISI4SOHOGEOPOPREGISGISSTAGT 5 26 12 8 4

5. Ispra, 19 mai 2008 5 GRISI and INSPIRE “GRISI, an interregional INSPIRE-like project” 1. The principal aim of GRISI is not SDI 2. GRISI difficulties : 1.Diversity of partners (culture, technology, langage etc) 2.Guarantee of re-use of GRISI products 3.Short duration of subproject 3. Partners has chosen INSPIRE as a common framework 1.Consensus, common vision 2.Technical interoperability 3.Opportunity for INSPIRE best practices dissemination in regions 4. Four new regional SDIs has been created to organize GRISI spatial data and web services

6. Ispra, 19 mai 2008 6 Midi-Pyrénées http://sdi.grisi.org/ Navarre http://ide.pamplona.es Abruzzes www.regione.abruzzo.it/grisi Lettonie http://www.grisi.lv European GRISI Geoportal http://geoportail.grisi.org GRISI SDIs

7. Ispra, 19 mai 2008 7 + serveur WMS/WFS Accessible avec un client WMS/WFS (ArcGIS, Udig, GVSig, Mapserver, etc) GRISI SDIs Find spatial data IDS GRISI MP Géoportal Géo-Catalogue Viewer / Client WMS Teleatlas etc Import/download data Regional reference data Geoportal to get access to SDI services View data Create maps Analyse data

8. Ispra, 19 mai 2008 8 Project organisation “Involving local actors through out calls for proposals” 1. Each GRISI regional partner has carried out an interregional call for proposal : 1.Related to existing initiatives on the GRISI thematic areas : economy, governance, territorial identity, interregional cooperation; 2.Hold by an public interregional partnership; 3.Producing thematic Geoportals, useful for public users, focused on demonstration of Geomatics benefits ; 4.Publishing their results on GRISI regional SDI. 2. Five interregional subprojects have been accepted. 1.26 participants to 5 subprojects 2.One leader partner assisted by the regional GRISI partner 3.Regional and interregional workshops for training and experiences exchange : GRISI Geomatics plateforms

9. Ispra, 19 mai 2008 9 Main results “Five thematic Geoportals, based on interregional Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI), compliant with geographical information European directive INSPIRE” 1. Five GRISI subprojects have implemented Geoportals for 1.GEOPOP : geolocalizing publics services 2.GISST : offering new geoservices for “green tourism” 3.AGT : tracing, certifying and promoting typical food products 4.GRISI4SOHO : promoting the rural areas appeal to attract new citizens 5.REGIS : finding and knowing new European regional partners 2. Four Geomatics platforms with data, tools and training for subprojects participants 3. An interregional Geoportals to access to 4 regional SDI’s with : 1.Reference data and web services useful for developing subprojects tasks 2.Subproject products catalog

10. Ispra, 19 mai 2008 10 Main results GRISI created or updated spatial data Metadata in GRISI SDIs geo-catalogs Websites with mapping services Dissemination and collaborative websites Presentation, training and dissemination events

11. Ispra, 19 mai 2008 11 Success and difficulties “A methodology based on INSPIRE recommendations to overcome regional context differences” Success factors : 1.Interesting initiative for local and regional organizations 2.Methodology based on INSPIRE recommendations to ensure consensus and interoperability 3.Use of IT tools and facilities to collaborative work : SDI, extranets, Wiki, Geomatics platforms 4.A major effort in best practices dissemination Difficulties encountered : 1.Gap among geographic data and services availability y in each region 2.Integration in GRISI approach of various geographic information regional strategies

12. Ispra, 19 mai 2008 12 Success and difficulties “A methodology based on INSPIRE recommendations to overcome regional context differences” More details about : Subprojects results : –http://www.grisi.org/ http://www.grisi.org/ Best practices report : –http://cap.grisi.org http://cap.grisi.org

13. Ispra, 19 mai 2008 13 Sustainability “Ensuring GRISI results re-use and evolution, extending GRISI initiative to other European regions” Sustainability at the project Level –Large dissemination of GRISI results at regional level (good practices, data and technologies) –Take in account GRISI product evolution and interoperability at every project stage Sustainability beyond the project –Shared maintenance of GRISI data and tools by the most competent regional and local organisms to assure their durability –To extend GRISI initiative to all European regions (GRISI +)

14. Ispra, 19 mai 2008 14 3rd GRISI Capitalization Workshop June 24-25th in Toulouse The stakes of Geographical Information for the interregional cooperation in Europe http://cap.grisi.org

15. Ispra, 19 mai 2008 15 More Information about GRISI www.grisi.org cap.grisi.org seminaire.grisi.org geoportail.grisi.orgSubproject websitesregional SDIs

16. Ispra, 19 mai 2008 16 Thank you for your attention Rafael MORENO, GRISI Coordination rafael.moreno@rm-consulting.org www.grisi.org