Agenda
Date
Monday
20/6
Time
17.00-17.30
17.30-20.00
Tuesday
21/6
08.45-09.00
09.00-0930
09.30-09.40
09.40-12.30
12.30-13.30
13.30-14.40
14.40-15.00
15.00-15.45
15.45-16.00
16.00-17.00
17.00-18.30
Last modified 19 June
Event
Registration at NGU
Icebreaking -Welcome
Coffee
Opening of the Meeting
Arne Bjørlykke - Director, NGU
Presentation of the agenda and practical information
(B. Nordahl)
Business Meeting – Highlights from the National Reports
(Chair: U. Strauss)
Lunch
Delivery and exchange of information (Chair D. Čápová)
 The role of a Geological Survey as a data provider, seen in
the perspective of a reorganisation of the public sector;
Jørgen Tulstrup
 Geoinformation Dissemination in the African Context;
Manie Brynard
 Data management and the reaction to the draft SDI policy at
GSN; Anna-Karren Nguno
 The beauty of surface geology; Peter Hayoz (5-10 min)
Coffee break
 Earth's timeless energy on a human timescale: Glimpses of
the upper crust; Elizabeth Eide, NGU
 The Geological Information Centre – Tasks, Services, Plans;
Peter Hayoz
IGC-2008 in Norway - Idea’s from GIC-20 for topics
Topic to be discussed during the days and evenings
(P. Ryghaug)
GIC in the geological organizations? Presentations and
discussions (Chair: B. Nordahl)
 Summary of contacts during the last year. Udo Strauss
 IUGS- CGI background, objectives, progress; Ian Jackson
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Steering group meeting
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Wednesday 08.45-09.00
22/6
09.00-11.15
11.30-12.30
Coffee
The need for geological information in a Spatial Data
Infrastructure -SDI (Chair: P. Ryghaug)
 The building blocks in an Spatial Data Infrastructure; Per
Ryghaug
 Update on INSPIRE Directive, what consequences for
Geological Surveys and for harmonisation processes;
Francois Robida
 Are European Geological Surveys ready to play a part in the
INSPIRE spatial data infrastructure; Ian Jackson
 Release of Geological Metadata Clearinghouse for
Geoscience data of Japan and East Asian countries; Yutaka
Murakami
 Discussion
Visiting Statoil (3D vision)
13.00-13.45
Lunch
13.45-16.30
Workshop/discussion in groups: (Coordinator: )
- Organization of GIS/IT in the individual Geological Surveys
(GS)
- The use of Metadata and Metadata implementations in your
GS
- What do we or must do to increase the use of geological
information for the society.
- Other topics
15.45-16.30
- Plenary conclusions
Coffee available from 14.30
18.30-19.30
Evening
Guided tour at Sverresborg Folk Museum
Festal dinner at Tavern (restaurant since 1739)
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Thursday
23/6
08.45-09.00
09.00-12.30
12.30-13.30
13.30-14.15
14.15-14.30
14.30-15.00
15.00-16.00
Friday 24/6 Day Trip
09.30
09.50
12.12
App. 13.30
14.00
15.00
15.30
16.30
19.35
22.00
Coffee
Delivery and exchange of information (Chair: R. Kouda)
 The problems and lessons learned after 7 years of operating a
corporate information system; Ian Jackson
 MÁFI’s WebMaps – a short overview; Gábor Turczi
 Geoportal of the Geological Surveys in Germany
InfoGEO.de; Benrhard Wagner
 Multilingual Internet-driven service of borehole data —
results and conclusions from the eEarth project; Tomasz
Mardal with partners (40 min)
 Web maps - deploying standards; Sverre Iversen –NGU
 The plans for the United States Geospatial One-Stop and
issues related to geologic data as part of the national data
framework; Gregory Allord
 Dealing with Customers; Mary Carter
 The new DINO: Integration of Basic Data, maps and 2,5D;
Jan Jellema (10min)
 Large rock slides and tsunamis: challenges related to science
and information; Lars Harald Blikra NGU
 The effects of the Tsunami in Indonesia; Jan Jellema
Lunch
What is GIC to be in the future (Chair: B. Nordahl)
IGC-2008 in Norway - Idea’s from GIC-20 for topics
Sum-up of ideas from the meeting (P. Ryghaug)
Coffee break
Conclusions, wrap up, next meeting
(Chair: U. Strauss)
Tour to Røros.
Travel and guiding NOK 590;Meet at the railway station
Departure by train
Arrival Røros
Lunch
Transport to the mines
Guiding at the mines
Return to city
Guiding at the museum
Walk on the slag heaps and in the streets with the low wooden
houses
Shopping and dinner
Departure by train for Trondheim
Return to Trondheim
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