Transcript Network for a European Forest Information Service

Network for a European
Forest Information Service
(NEFIS)
WP 4 Data preparation and data provision
Solsona, 22.03.04
Andreas Schuck
European Forest Institute
European Forest Institute
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Objectives
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to identify a limited number of datasets for input to the
EFIS
to prepare metadata records for Internet-, PC based
datasets
to provide and prepare actual sample datasets available
through the EFIS system
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Methodology
Metadata
 Based on Dublin Core (DC) metadata elements
 Use of keyword lists from WP2 (when available)
 Adding/importing metadata EFIS Resource Discovery
component (also to GFIS?)
Data sets
 Preparation of data according to given guidelines for
linkage to EFIS
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Statistical data
International
UN-ECE/FAO: TBFRA 2000
NEFIS datasets
Partner
No.
Provider
Coverage
Role of data
provider
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Country
Principal contractor
Coordinator
Long-term forest resources
assessment database
EU socio-economic data
Forest products trade flow
DB
Forest Research Capacities
Database
ICP-Forest data
National
NFI data
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Leader of the TBFRA
Team of specialists;
Michael Köhl
EFI
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EFI
EFI
1
EFI
Country, time
series
Country/regional
Country, time
series
18 countries
ICP/BFH
Country
Subcontractor
Country/regional
Principal contractor
Forestry statistics
6
Country/regional
Principal contractor
Forestry statistics
9
Country/region
Principal contractor
Forestry experimental data,
NFI data
8
Country
Principal contractor
Forestry statistics
Aggregated NFI data
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Regional
Country
Principal contractor
Subcontractor
Rural development data; NFI
data
Rural development and land
use data
12
Inventaire Forestier
National
Finnish Forest
Research Institute
Swedish University of
Agricultural Sciences
Danish Forest and
Landscape Research
Institute
Umbria (Italy)
Hungarian State
Forest Service
Accademia Italiana Di
Scienze Forestali
The Forest
Technology Centre of
Catalonia
Provider
Country/regional
Principal contractor
Country/regional
Principal contractor
Standard
projection
7
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Polygons
NUTS 0/1/2
2
JRC
European country polygons
CORINE Land Cover, 4th
thematic level, Experimental
forest types maps
Raster data (regular grids)
2
12
JRC
Accademia Italiana Di
Scienze Forestali
Daily Fire risk maps
2
JRC
Seasonal burnt-area map
2
JRC
European forest map
2
JRC
Temperature maps, rainfall
European
Forest Institute12
map
Accademia Italiana Di
Scienze Forestali
Coordinator
Coordinator
Coordinator
Special notes
ArcView/ArcInfo
Principal contractor
Principal contractor
Principal contractor
Europe (JuneSept.)
Europe
Principal contractor
ArcView/ArcInfo
comp.
1 km resolution, by
geostatistic
Principal contractor
Principal contractor
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Principal contractor
Metadata
(DCMI)
European Forest Institute
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Metadata preparation for identified datasets
European Forest Institute
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Sample datasets available through the EFIS
system (1)
Relational Internet
database
Adding an
attribute manually
European Forest Institute
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Sample datasets available through the
EFIS system (2)
Linking large data
files in csv. format
European Forest Institute
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Sample datasets available through the
EFIS system (3)
Adding GIS data sets
European Forest Institute
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Data processing and visualisation some results
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NEFIS test data sets
we will hear about this later in
the day from all participating
data providers
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Description of test data
required
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Accessibility of data through
Internet browser
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Corresponding map is
needed
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Linkage to EFIS visualisation
tookit
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Deliverables and milestones
Deliverables
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Milestones
D6: Metadata record for
each provided dataset
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D7: Readily prepared
sample datasets
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Meeting for data
provider group (12)
Comprehensive set of
metadata records for
various types of forest
data (Month 18)
Prepared sample
datasets from NEFIS
partners (Month 21)
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Outcomes of this meeting
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Clarification of tasks and deliverables of the partners in
WP4
Familiarising with the preparation of metadata and the
EFIS VTK
Linkages of WP4 activities to other WP’s
Setting time schedule for achieving WP 4 tasks
Discussion on EFIS, GFIS and NEFIS
(including a teleconfernce with members of the GFIS SC on 23.03.04)
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Happy 1 year anniversary NEFIS
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