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Project details

Project reference: IST-2001-34641
Acronym: NATURE-GIS
Title: A European thematic network for protected areaS/NATURE preservation and Geographical Information
Subject Index: Information Processing, Information Systems; Innovation, Technology Transfer; Transport
Objectives: Objective: Nature-GIS is a network bringing together the different stakeholders in protected areas: users and experts in IT and in nature conservation. Its objectives are: improving reporting on the implementation of the EU policies, raising awareness on GI-GIS in this field, supporting access to data and information. The objectives will be actualised into a reference outcome, "Technical guidelines for data infrastructures for protected areas", a companion product for operators, whose content will be verified through web access to structured geoinformation on protected areas using OpenGIS technology. Through Conferences, its website, Newsletters and other means Nature-GIS will operate an operational network able to involve new external users and to carry out actions of dissemination at different levels to diffuse the obtained achievements and to propose them to all operators in this field. It is intended to become a permanent and structured group active in the field of GIS for protected areas.

Objectives:
The objectives of the project are:
- to offer a contribution to improve information for EU policy making and evaluation, particularly for improving reporting related to the implementation of the EU Nature Protection and Biodiversity policy area;
- to offer as well a contribution to raise awareness regarding the use of GI-GIS in this field. The proposal should be seen in the larger frame of its contribution to the different European documents and conventions that require research, identification and exchange of information to ease and promote conservation of biodiversity;
- as per the VI Environmental Action Plan, to contribute to develop and broaden the dialogue among all levels of responsibility, from the EU to the local level, e.g. will support public access to data and information, in the EU and in the new Accession countries. Very operationally, Nature-GIS could become a focal point to identify specific GI-GIS requirements for "Nature Conservation & Biodiversity" in the E-ESDI development.

Work description:
The network is developed in the following activities. In the first phase there is the assessment of - user needs, to characterise the stakeholders in the field, and to make a survey of the scenarios for use of GI in this domain- data requirements, to individuate and specify the common kernel of GI content to describe protected areas- functional requirements, to identify the functional requirements for the management of Geo-Information and to define the framework for spatial databases for protected areas. The results of this assessment will allow:
- to define and realise a web access to information on European protected areas;
- to produce Technical guidelines for data infrastructures for protected areas, as an integration of the previous workpackages in order to contribute to geo-data access and exchange through standardisation of data infrastructures for protected areas.
Finally the project will have a strong content of dissemination of results towards the GIS and Nature Preservation communities at European level. The networking and dissemination will be carried out at national and at a European level in such a way to involve in a pan-European network for protected areas, the stakeholders of protected areas, targeting a permanent "Nature-GIS Group".

Milestones:
The expected results of the network are:
- Use of the Guidelines to implement GIS in protected areas;
- Demonstration of how web access to information is applicable in the field;
- European awareness for a supra-national approach in GI management in the field and a push for more concerted / integrated actions;
- The establishment of a truly pan-European "Nature-GIS Group", able to live also after the project end.
Start date: 2002.04.01
End date: 2005.03.31
Duration: 36 months
Project status: Execution
Project cost: 1.13 million euro
Project funding: 1.13 million euro
Programme type: 5th FWP (Fifth Framework Programme)
Subprogramme area: Cross Programme Actions (CPA) - CPA3: Use of Geographic Information
Contract type: THN (Thematic network contracts)
Prime contractor: GISIG Geographical Information Systems International Group
Organisation type: Other
Country: ITALY
Region: NORD OVEST, LIGURIA, Genova
City: Genova
Post Code: 16138
Address: Via Piacenza 54
Contact person: ROCCATAGLIATA, Emanuele (Dr)
Telephone: +39-010-8355588
Fax: +39-010-8357190
E-mail: gisig@gisig.it
Contractor: University of Cyprus, Department of Computer Science
Organisation type: Education
Country: CYPRUS
Region: Region Desc. N/A(CYPRUS)
City: Nicosia
Post Code: 1678
Address: Kallipoleos Street 75, PO Box 20537
Contact person: SCHIZAS, Christos
Telephone: +357-2-2892241
Fax: +357-2-2339062
E-mail: schizas@ucy.ac.cy
Contractor: Regione Piemonte, Settore Pianificazione Aree Protette
Organisation type: Other
Country: ITALY
Region: NORD OVEST, PIEMONTE, Torino
City: Torino
Post Code: 10122
Address: Piazza Castello 165
Contact person: PIA, Susanna
Telephone: +39-011-4324383
Fax: +39-011-4324759
E-mail: bdn.parchi@regione.piemonte.it
Contractor: The University Court of The University of Aberdeen, David Green
Organisation type: Education
Country: UNITED KINGDOM
Region: SCOTLAND, GRAMPIAN
City: Aberdeen
Post Code: AB24 3FX
Address: King's College
Contact person: ALEXANDER, Alastair
Telephone: +44-1224-272477
Fax: +44-1224-487658
E-mail: a.alexander@abdn.ac.uk
Contractor: University of West Hungary, College of Geoinformatics
Organisation type: Education
Country: HUNGARY
Region: Region Desc. N/A(HUNGARY)
City: Szekesfehervar
Post Code: 8002
Address: Pirosalma U. 1-3, PO Box 52
Contact person: MARKUS, Bela
Telephone: +36-22-312988
Fax: +36-22-327697
E-mail: mb@cslm.hu
Contractor: Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, GIS Laboratory
Organisation type: Education
Country: POLAND
Region: Region Desc. N/A(POLAND)
City: Krakow
Post Code: 31-007
Address: Golebia 24
Contact person: WIDACKI, Wojciech
Telephone: +48-12-4230354
Fax: +48-12-4225578
E-mail: wwidacki@gis.geo.uj.edu.pl
Contractor: Vyzkumny Ustav Geodeticky, Topograficky a Kartograficky
Organisation type: Research
Country: CZECH REPUBLIC
Region: Region Desc. N/A(CZECH REPUBLIC)
City: Zdiby
Post Code: 250 66
Address: Zdiby 98
Contact person: HNOJIL, Josef
Telephone: +420-284-890351
Fax: +420-284-890056
E-mail: josef.hnojil@vugtk.cz
Contractor: Luleaa Tekniska Universitet, Department of Environmental Engineering
Organisation type: Education
Country: SWEDEN
Region: ÖVRE NORRLAND, Norrbottens län
City: Luleaa
Post Code: 971 87
Address:
Contact person: OESTMAN, Anders
Telephone: +46-920-491975
Fax: +46-920-492830
E-mail: Anders.Ostman@sb.luth.se
Contractor: Centre National du Machinisme Agricole, du Genie Rural, des Eaux et des Forets, Mediterranean Agricult.
Organisation type: Research
Country: FRANCE
Region: ÎLE DE FRANCE, Hauts-de-Seine
City: Antony
Post Code: 92163
Address: Parc de Tourvoie, BP 44
Contact person: MAILLE, Eric
Telephone: +33-4-42669932
Fax: +33-4-42669971
E-mail: eric.maille@cemagref.fr
Contractor: Universite Joseph Fourier Grenoble 1, Systèmes Environnementaux d'Information Géographique
Organisation type: Education
Country: FRANCE
Region: CENTRE-EST, RHÔNE-ALPES, Isère
City: Grenoble
Post Code: 38041
Address: 621 Avenue Centrale - Domaine Universitaire, BP 53
Contact person: DUMOLARD, Pierre
Telephone: +33-476-514596
Fax: +33-476-514596
E-mail: Pierre.dumolard@ujf-grenoble.fr
Contractor: Universitat de Girona, GIS Center
Organisation type: Education
Country: SPAIN
Region: ESTE, CATALUÑA, Girona
City: Girona
Post Code: 17071
Address: Placa Sant Domenec 3
Contact person: COMPTE, Irene
Telephone: +34-972-418039
Fax: +34-972-418374
E-mail: irene.compte@pas.udg.es
Contractor: European Commission - Joint Research Centre, Land Use/Land Cover Unit
Organisation type: Research
Country: ITALY
Region: LOMBARDIA, TP270, Varese
City: Ispra
Post Code: 21020
Address: Via Fermi 1
Contact person: DALLEMAND, Jean François
Telephone: +39-033-2789937
Fax: +39-033-2789074
E-mail: Jf.dallemand@jrc.it
Contractor: Zilinska Univerzita V Ziline, Department of Transport Networks
Organisation type: Education
Country: SLOVAKIA
Region: Region Desc. N/A(SLOVAKIA)
City: Zilina
Post Code: 01026
Address: Moyzesova 20
Contact person: FABIAN, Peter
Telephone: +421-41-5651015
Fax: +421-41-5651015
E-mail: fabi@frdsa.fri.utc.sk
Contractor: Ursit Ltd.
Organisation type: Other
Country: BULGARIA
Region: Region Desc. N/A(BULGARIA)
City: Sofia
Post Code: 1164
Address: Malusha Street 2 a , Apt. 10
Contact person: BOES, Ulrich
Telephone: +359-2-665660
Fax: +359-2-665660
E-mail: u.boes@computer.org
Contractor: Stiftung Europaisches Naturerbe, Project Management
Organisation type: Other
Country: GERMANY
Region: BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG, FREIBURG, Konstanz
City: Radolfzell
Post Code: 78315
Address: Konstanzer Str 22
Contact person: SCHNEIDER-JACOBY, Martin
Telephone: +49-7732-927221
Fax: +49-7732-927222
E-mail: Martin.Schneider-Jacoby@euronatur.org
Contractor: Tarnium
Organisation type: Industry
Country: FRANCE
Region: MÉDITERRANÉE, LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON, Hérault
City: Ganges
Post Code: 34190
Address: 10, Plan de l'Ormeau
Contact person: ARNAL, Patrick
Telephone: +33-4-67733490
Fax: +33-4-67733491
E-mail: arnal@tarnium.fr
Contractor: Ionic Software Sa
Organisation type: Other
Country: BELGIUM
Region: RÉGION WALLONNE, LIÈGE, Liège (Arrondissement)
City: Grace-Hollogne
Post Code: 4460
Address: Rue de la Wallonie 18
Contact person: MONIE, Dimitri
Telephone: +32-4-3640364
Fax: +32-4-2534737
E-mail: dimitri.monie@ionicsoft.com
Contractor: Universidade de Evora, Laboratory of Biological Cartography
Organisation type: Research
Country: PORTUGAL
Region: CONTINENTE, ALENTEJO, Alentejo Central
City: Evora
Post Code: 7000-730
Address: Largo Dos Colegiais 2
Contact person: ARAÚJO, Miguel
Telephone: +351-26-6987467
Fax: +351-26-6744969
E-mail:
Contractor: Estonian Environment Information Centre
Organisation type: Other
Country: ESTONIA
Region: Region Desc. N/A(ESTONIA)
City: Tallinn
Post Code: 10616
Address: Mustamae Tee 33
Contact person: MEINER, Andrus
Telephone: +372-6-737570
Fax: +372-6-564071
E-mail: Andrus.Meiner@ic.envir.ee
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