Coastal/Marine GI/GIS - A Pan-European Perspective
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MAST (I, II & III) - Marine Science and Technology Programme, under DG
XII (Science, Research and Development), has three main areas of scientific
content: Marine Sciences, Strategic Marine Research and Marine Technology.
Because MAST is probably the most focused “marine” scientific programme of
the EC, it is described more fully in a later section.
The COST research support programme (European Cooperation in the field of
Scientific and Technical Research) of DG XII includes among its 15 main
domains the following areas of possible interest to CZM researchers:
oceanography, environment, meteorology.
Typical projects from these
domains are described in a later section.
Subsidiary actions or programmes which are also effected under DG XII
include seven special Task Forces created in the final years of the Fourth
Framework Programme, of which “Maritime Systems of the Future” and
“Environment - Water” have some relevance to both marine and CZM
research. There is also the RTD International Cooperation initiative (INCO)
which involves non-EU members in technology development and transfer
projects.
The ESPRIT RTD programme, overseen by DG III (Industry) has nine
different research domains, four cross-domain research “themes”, nine
“preparatory, support and transfer activities” and several “Joint Calls” with
other programmes, such as Telematics, Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci, TEN
Telecom, etc. There are no specific domains or themes for GI/GIS or CZM in
the current ESPRIT programme, which ends with a final Call for Proposals in
September 1997.
Education and exchange of academic research staff are/were effected under
the COMETT 1 & 2 programme(s), and its newer replacements, SOCRATES
(European Community action programme for co-operation in the field of
education) and LEONARDO DA VINCI (for part-funding of trans-national
partnerships for projects in training). The education and training initiatives
are often the focus of joint calls from EC Directorates, especially DG III, DG
XII and DG XIII, in the technology or research areas.
The Telematics Applications Programme (TAP), coordinated by DG XIII, was
divided into 17 different streams of activities, including Telematics for
Research, Telematics for the Environment, Telematics for Education and
Training and Research Networks, Telematics Engineering, Information
Engineering and more, for which individual calls for proposals were issued and
certain projects relating to CZM or other marine research were considered.
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MAST (I, II & III) - Marine Science and Technology Programme, under DG
XII (Science, Research and Development), has three main areas of scientific
content: Marine Sciences, Strategic Marine Research and Marine Technology.
Because MAST is probably the most focused “marine” scientific programme of
the EC, it is described more fully in a later section.
The COST research support programme (European Cooperation in the field of
Scientific and Technical Research) of DG XII includes among its 15 main
domains the following areas of possible interest to CZM researchers:
oceanography, environment, meteorology.
Typical projects from these
domains are described in a later section.
Subsidiary actions or programmes which are also effected under DG XII
include seven special Task Forces created in the final years of the Fourth
Framework Programme, of which “Maritime Systems of the Future” and
“Environment - Water” have some relevance to both marine and CZM
research. There is also the RTD International Cooperation initiative (INCO)
which involves non-EU members in technology development and transfer
projects.
The ESPRIT RTD programme, overseen by DG III (Industry) has nine
different research domains, four cross-domain research “themes”, nine
“preparatory, support and transfer activities” and several “Joint Calls” with
other programmes, such as Telematics, Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci, TEN
Telecom, etc. There are no specific domains or themes for GI/GIS or CZM in
the current ESPRIT programme, which ends with a final Call for Proposals in
September 1997.
Education and exchange of academic research staff are/were effected under
the COMETT 1 & 2 programme(s), and its newer replacements, SOCRATES
(European Community action programme for co-operation in the field of
education) and LEONARDO DA VINCI (for part-funding of trans-national
partnerships for projects in training). The education and training initiatives
are often the focus of joint calls from EC Directorates, especially DG III, DG
XII and DG XIII, in the technology or research areas.
The Telematics Applications Programme (TAP), coordinated by DG XIII, was
divided into 17 different streams of activities, including Telematics for
Research, Telematics for the Environment, Telematics for Education and
Training and Research Networks, Telematics Engineering, Information
Engineering and more, for which individual calls for proposals were issued and
certain projects relating to CZM or other marine research were considered.