1. UN Mtg. on Cartography and Geographic Information Science 28-30.03.2000 r. Some European Initiatives for GIS Database Creation and Mapping Marek Baranowski UNEP/GRID-Warsaw

2. UN Mtg. on Cartography and Geographic Information Science 28-30.03.2000 r. GRID-Warsaw Overview over 8 years of activity (est. 17.09. 1991)over 8 years of activity (est. 17.09. 1991) 12 employees:12 employees: –geographers (8) –agriculture engineer (1) –administration & accounting (3) homepage: www.gridw.plhomepage: www.gridw.plwww.gridw.plwww.gridw.pl

3. UN Mtg. on Cartography and Geographic Information Science 28-30.03.2000 r. Mapping Related Projects State of environment PolandState of environment Poland National Atlas of PolandNational Atlas of Poland State of environment Europe (Dobris+3)State of environment Europe (Dobris+3) Maps for SoER EU’98Maps for SoER EU’98 School Electronic Atlas of PolandSchool Electronic Atlas of Poland Electronic Atlas of Environment, PolandElectronic Atlas of Environment, Poland Biodiversity Report of EuropeBiodiversity Report of Europe

4. UN Mtg. on Cartography and Geographic Information Science 28-30.03.2000 r. GIS Database Related Projects CORINE Land CoverCORINE Land Cover MapBSRMapBSR Creation of national spatial databasesCreation of national spatial databases –general (1 : 500 000) –topographic (1 : 100 000) topographic (1 : 100 000)topographic (1 : 100 000) –thematic

5. UN Mtg. on Cartography and Geographic Information Science 28-30.03.2000 r. Selected European Databases CORINECORINE CORINE Land Cover DB –mantained –mantained by ETC Land Cover GISCOGISCO GISCO DBDB DB DB(Eurostat) PELCOMPELCOM MapBSRMapBSR 14 countries of Baltic Sea Drainage Area (1997 ) 14 countries of Baltic Sea Drainage Area (1997 ) 1:1M 1:1M Hydrography, Administration, Transportation, Settlements, Protected Areas, Contour Lines, Geographic Names, Drainage

6. UN Mtg. on Cartography and Geographic Information Science 28-30.03.2000 r. Digital Base Map 1 : 100 000 Digital Base Map 1 : 100 000

7. UN Mtg. on Cartography and Geographic Information Science 28-30.03.2000 r. CORINE Land Cover

8. UN Mtg. on Cartography and Geographic Information Science 28-30.03.2000 r. GISCO Reference Database Topographic dataTopographic data –Administrative boundaries (AD) –Infrastructure (IN) –Hydrography (HY) –Altimetry (AL) –Support (SU) Thematic dataThematic data –Community Support Frameworks (CS) –Infra regional statistics (IR) –Industrial themes (ID) –Land Resources (LR) –Nature resources (NR) –Environment (EN) –World Database (WD)

9. UN Mtg. on Cartography and Geographic Information Science 28-30.03.2000 r. SoE Report Europe (Dobris+3)