NSDI and INSPIRE Days and Cartography and Geoinformation
Conference
25-29 September 2012, Zagreb, Croatia
NSDI and INSPIRE Days and Cartography and Geoinformation Conferences are
traditionally organized every year. Three NSDI and INSPIRE Days and
Cartography and Geoinformation Conferences have been organized so far:
Varaždin (2009), Opatija (2010) and Split (2011). The Regional INSPIRE
Training and Forum organized by EU INSPIRATION Project was also included
this year. The Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) Days were organized by:
SDI Days were held in the Hotel International in Zagreb, September 25th –
29th, 2012. SDI Days included training, conferences and social events:
- 2nd Regional INSPIRE Training, September 25th - 26th, 2012;
- 1st Regional INSPIRE Forum and 4th Croatian NSDI and INSPIRE Day,
September 27th, 2012;
- 8th Cartography and Geoinformation Conference, September 28th, 2012;
- Tour to Hrvatsko Zagorje, September 29th, 2012.
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Ivan Vrdoljak, Minister of Construction and Physical Planning
of the Republic of Croatia, Anka Mrak Taritaš, President of
the NSDI Council of the Republic of Croatia and the representatives
of the National Mapping and Cadastral Agencies of the region. |
SDI Days had several auspices, partners, supporting organizations and
donors. General Conference auspices were Ministry of Construction and
Physical Planning of the Republic of Croatia and NSDI Council of the
Government of the Republic of Croatia. The Minister of Construction and
Physical Planning, Mr. Ivan Vrdoljak opened SDI Days. SDI Days were
supported by European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC), International
Cartographic Association (ICA), International Federation of Surveyors (FIG),
EuroSDR and Croatian Academy of Engineering. Partners of the SDI Days were
Association for Geospatial Information in the South-East Europe (AGISEE),
the National and University Library in Zagreb, Croatian Environmental Agency
and City of Zagreb Office for the Strategic Planning and Development. Donors
of the SDI Days were Croatian Geological Survey, Geomatika-Smolčak Ltd.,
Igea Ltd. and the Zagreb Tourist Board.
SDI Days side events included:
- Announcing the Ideas Competition by INSPIRATION Project;
- Visiting the Exhibition SDI of the City of Zagreb SDI in
ZagrebForum;
- Visiting the Collection of Maps and Atlases of the National and
University Library;
- AGISEE General Assembly.
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SDI Days participants. |
SDI Days themes included SDI, NSDI, INSPIRE, cartography, geoinformation,
spatial data and others. A wide range of topics and distinguished keynote
speakers guaranteed interesting presentations. SDI Days keynote speakers
were:
- Hugo de Groof, Directorate-General Environment, Chief
Scientist, Research and Innovation Unit;
- Rik Wouters, EULIS Managing Director;
- Athina Trakas, Director of the OGC European Services;
Prof. Dr. Vlado Cetl, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Geodesy,
Scientific/Technical Project Officer at JRC;
- Dr. Andreas Wytzisk, Project manager and INSPIRE Expert, con
terra GmbH;
- Prof. László Zentai, Eötvös Lorand University, Department of
Cartography and Geoinformatics in Budapest, ICA Secretary-General and
Treasurer;
- Ulrich Boes, member of the Global Advisory Council of the
Open Geospatial Consortium, AGISEE President;
- Dr. Chryssy Alex. Potsiou, School of Rural & Surveying
Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, FIG
Vice-President;
- Dr. Joep Crompvoets, Public Management Institute of KU Leuven
(Belgium), Centre for Spatial Data Infrastructures and Land
Administration of Melbourne University (Australia), EuroSDR
Secretary-General;
- Dr. Adam Iwaniak, Assist. Prof. at the Institute of Geodesy
and Geoinformatics at the Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life
Sciences, Member of the ICA Commission on Geoinformation Infrastructures
and Standards.
The conference language was English with simultaneous translation to
Croatian. Two hundred participants from fifteen countries took part at SDI
Days. Forty-three presentations were presented at the 1st Regional INSPIRE
Forum and the 4th Croatian NSDI and INSPIRE Day and at the 8th Cartography
and Geoinformation Conference. Presentations and more information about SDI
Days can be found on the SDI Days website
http://nipp.kartografija.hr.
Željko Hećimović
Miljenko Lapaine
Ivica Skender
September 2012
15 October 2012
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