European CZM and the GSDI Initiative
553
Don’t let the initiative for development of a Marine GSDI default into the hands of
only those who take the time to attend.
Some of you are only now starting on your CZM research careers while others
still have many years of productive work ahead. Technological advances continue
apace. Digital data grows in volume almost exponentially. Collecting, managing,
using and disseminating this data is already your direct concern and will continue to be
more of a problem as time goes on. The job of a researcher becomes more
multidisciplinary year by year. The data required to solve marine research problems
becomes more interlinked year by year. New skills are required and “old” skills can be
improved via new technology. Because of the tremendous importance of the oceans
and the coastal zone to the needs of mankind, local, national and regional
governments, research councils, international aid and development organisations and
numerous global climate and environmental investigation programmes all need the
best input from the CZM and marine research community. Ideally, an effective GSDI
will assist that community in producing ever higher quality results, ever more quickly.
References
Anderson, N.M., and Evangelatos, T. (1996). “Marine Global Spatial Data
Infrastructure”, in Proceedings of a Conference on the Emerging Global
Spatial Data Infrastructure, Bonn, Germany, 4-6 September 1996.
AUSLIG (1996). Report of Proceedings from the second meeting of the Permanent
Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia and Pacific, 29.9-4.10.1996,
Sydney, Australia. AUSLIG - Australian Surveying and Land Information
Group, PO Box 2, Belconnen, ACT 2616, Australia.
Chenez, C.C. (1996). Proceedings of a Conference on the Emerging Global Spatial
Data Infrastructure, held under the Patronage of Dr Martin Bangemann,
European Commissioner for Industrial Affairs, Information and
Telecommunications Technologies, Bonn, 4-6 September 1996.
EUROGI Wider Approach Task Force (1997). The European Geographic Information
Infrastructure (EGII) - Towards a wider approach: Raising awareness across
Europe - Executive Summary - What is the EGII? - How do we realise the
EGII? EUROGI, PO Box 508, 3800 AM Amersfoort, the Netherlands.
European Commission, DG XIII/E (1997). GI-2000: Towards a European Policy
Framework for Geographic Information. DG XIII/E, Luxembourg.
Langaas, S. (1993). Global GIS Data Made Regional. UNEP/GRID-Arendal,
Stockholm, Sweden.
Morrison, J. L. (1994). ‘The Global Spatial Data Infrastructure: A Proposal”,
Proceedings of GIS/LIS ‘94 - Central Europe, Budapest, Hungary, June 12,
1994. GIS World Books, Fort Collins, CO, USA, pp. 23-28.
Post, J. C., and Lundin, C.G. (1996). Guidelines for Integrated Coastal Zone
Management. Environmentally Sustainable Development Studies and
Monographs Series, No. 9. The World Bank, Washington, D.C., USA (ISBN
0-8213-3735-1).
553
Don’t let the initiative for development of a Marine GSDI default into the hands of
only those who take the time to attend.
Some of you are only now starting on your CZM research careers while others
still have many years of productive work ahead. Technological advances continue
apace. Digital data grows in volume almost exponentially. Collecting, managing,
using and disseminating this data is already your direct concern and will continue to be
more of a problem as time goes on. The job of a researcher becomes more
multidisciplinary year by year. The data required to solve marine research problems
becomes more interlinked year by year. New skills are required and “old” skills can be
improved via new technology. Because of the tremendous importance of the oceans
and the coastal zone to the needs of mankind, local, national and regional
governments, research councils, international aid and development organisations and
numerous global climate and environmental investigation programmes all need the
best input from the CZM and marine research community. Ideally, an effective GSDI
will assist that community in producing ever higher quality results, ever more quickly.
References
Anderson, N.M., and Evangelatos, T. (1996). “Marine Global Spatial Data
Infrastructure”, in Proceedings of a Conference on the Emerging Global
Spatial Data Infrastructure, Bonn, Germany, 4-6 September 1996.
AUSLIG (1996). Report of Proceedings from the second meeting of the Permanent
Committee on GIS Infrastructure for Asia and Pacific, 29.9-4.10.1996,
Sydney, Australia. AUSLIG - Australian Surveying and Land Information
Group, PO Box 2, Belconnen, ACT 2616, Australia.
Chenez, C.C. (1996). Proceedings of a Conference on the Emerging Global Spatial
Data Infrastructure, held under the Patronage of Dr Martin Bangemann,
European Commissioner for Industrial Affairs, Information and
Telecommunications Technologies, Bonn, 4-6 September 1996.
EUROGI Wider Approach Task Force (1997). The European Geographic Information
Infrastructure (EGII) - Towards a wider approach: Raising awareness across
Europe - Executive Summary - What is the EGII? - How do we realise the
EGII? EUROGI, PO Box 508, 3800 AM Amersfoort, the Netherlands.
European Commission, DG XIII/E (1997). GI-2000: Towards a European Policy
Framework for Geographic Information. DG XIII/E, Luxembourg.
Langaas, S. (1993). Global GIS Data Made Regional. UNEP/GRID-Arendal,
Stockholm, Sweden.
Morrison, J. L. (1994). ‘The Global Spatial Data Infrastructure: A Proposal”,
Proceedings of GIS/LIS ‘94 - Central Europe, Budapest, Hungary, June 12,
1994. GIS World Books, Fort Collins, CO, USA, pp. 23-28.
Post, J. C., and Lundin, C.G. (1996). Guidelines for Integrated Coastal Zone
Management. Environmentally Sustainable Development Studies and
Monographs Series, No. 9. The World Bank, Washington, D.C., USA (ISBN
0-8213-3735-1).