Geo-kennis zonder grenzen Ingrid Vanden Berghe ivb@ngi.be Grenzeloze geodata? Page 3 EuroGeographics Membership Full Associate 2 member 2 Out of scope 56 members 45 countries 2 2 2 2 2 Noordstraat 76 1000 Brussels 2 Belgium www.eurogeographics.org 2 2 3 Malta Distance elearning courses EduServ 5 European Spatial Data Research – www.eurosdr.net EduServ – Participant Countries • EuroSDR • Other European – Austria Belgium Croatia Cyprus Denmark Finland Germany Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom 6 – Albania Bulgaria Czech Republic Greece Hungary Latvia Poland Turkey • International – Angola Ecuador Ethiopia India Kenya Nigeria Oman South Korea Sri Lanka Taiwan European Spatial Data Research – www.eurosdr.net Cartesius Eén poort voor historisch geografisch materiaal Cartesius Cartesius How to make an NSDI in Belgium? ■ Spatialist/Prof Bouckaert Hierarchy / market / network ■ 3 conditions for ‘good governance’ From organisations with databases to databases with organisations Demand driven supply Multidisciplinary approach How to make an NSDI? ■ GDI doesn’t create itself ■ a law cannot make it work in practice ■ Data <> information ■ GDI has to be the ‘backbone’ of the ‘backoffice’ of all facets of public authority ■ Governance is the key, burocracy and power thinking are the bolts - Samenwerking is noodzakelijk - Kennisdeling is essentieel - Vertrouwen is onmisbaar Ingrid Vanden Berghe ivb@ngi.be