GeoSUR

Eric van Praag (GeoSUR), Antonio Rodriguez (IGN Spain),Santiago Borrero (GeoSUR), Rodrigo Barriga (PAIGH)

GeoSURSetting the foundation for a

regional SDI

Area: 21 MM Km2

Population: 610 MM

GDP: $ 5.16 trillion

Countries: 33

Biodiversity: Highest in the world

2050 projection: 2 LAC economies among the worlds 5 biggests (Goldman Sachs)

Scope: Latin America and the Caribbean

21 MM Km2

4.3 MM Km2

Bottom Line: We believe INSPIRE and GeoSUR are the only fully operational SDI-oriented regional networks in the world today

GeoSUR´s Institutional Framewok

Coordination

CAF – The Latin American 

Development Bank

PAIGH – Pan American Institute of Geography and 

History

Technical Support

CartoGEO

GIS/ICT Consultant

Colombia´sGeographic Institute

US Geological Survey

Spain´sGeographic Institute

Participating agencies

Geographic Institutes

Ministries of Environment

Ministries of Planning, Infras‐tructure,Transport

etc.

Academia, NGOs, private 

companies, research agencies

1. IGN Argentina

2. IGN El Salvador

3. IGN Costa Rica

4. IGN Perú

5. IGN Guatemala

6. IGVSB, Venezuela

7. IGAC, Colombia

8. IGM Chile

9. IGM Ecuador

10. IGM Bolivia

11. IGN Rep.  Dominicana

12. IGN Panamá

13. SGM Uruguay

14. SGM Paraguay

15. Land Information Center, Belize

16. Centro Información Espacial, Haiti

17. Land Information Council , Jamaica

18. IBGE, Brasil

19. INETER, Nicaragua

20. INPE, Brasil

21. IGN Trinidad y Tobago

22. INEGI México

23. SNIT, Chile

24. Geobolivia

25. CONCAR, Brasil

26. CLIRSEN Ecuador

27. Ministerio del Ambiente, Perú

28. Ministerio Ambiente, Rep.  Dominicana

29. Ministerio del Ambiente, Costa Rica

30. Ministerio del Ambiente, Guatemala

31. Ministerio de Ambiente, Ecuador

32. Ministerio de Ambiente, Brasil

33. Dirección Medio Ambiente, Uruguay

34. IDEAM , Colombia

35. CIREN, Chile

36. Instituto Von Humboldt, Colombia

37. Secretaría de Ambiente, Paraguay

38. Autoridad Nacional Ambiente, Panamá

39. Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Chile

40. Ministerio Obras Públicas, Chile

41. Ministerio Obras Públicas, Paraguay

42. Ministerio de Transporte, Perú

43. Ministerio de Transporte, Colombia

44. Ministerio Desarrollo Urbano, El Salvador

45. Consejo Nacional de Electricidad, Ecuador

46. SEGEPLAN, Guatemala

48. IVIC, Venezuela

49. CPDI, Venezuela

50. Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, Bolivia

51. Instituto Nacional Estadística, Panamá

52. Secretaría de Energía Sao Paulo

53. Ministerio Energía Perú

54. Ministerio Energía Bolivia

55. Instituto Nacional Estadística, Costa Rica

56. Instituto Socio Ambiental, Brasil

57. Programa Catastro, Costa Rica

58. INGEMMET, Perú

59. Intendencia de Montevideo

60. Alcaldía de Bogotá

61. Alcaldía de Chacao

62. Alcaldía de Cali

63. Gobernación de Miranda, Venezuela

64. Gobernación de Santa Cruz, Bolivia

65. Gobernación de la Región de los Ríos

66. Sistema Emergencias, Uruguay

67. Ministerio de Agricultura, Nicaragua

68. Ministerio de Agricultura,.Argentina

70. SEARPI, Bolivia

71. Electoral Office, Jamaica

72. Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira

73. Institute of Marine Affairs, Trinidad

74. Universidad del  Azuay, Ecuador

75. Universidad de Colorado

76. Universidad de Columbia

77. Guyra Paraguay

78. Empresa SIGIS

79. University of  the West Indies, Trinidad

80. The Nature Conservancy

81. UNIGIS

82. CIIFEN

83. Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

84. Centro Internacional Agricultura Tropical

85. Comunidad Andina

86. JRC, Unión Europea

87. OneGeology

88. OTCA

89. RAISG

90. IIRSA

91. Universidad de Twente

92. Nature Serve

Participating agencies

Point of entry to all of GeoSUR´s maps and services

Offers access to a decentralized network of more than 100 viewers, 300 WMS services, 30 WFS services and 12 CSW services.

Available at www.geosur.info

GeoSUR´s Portal

Provides access to more than 700 regional maps, some of them not available elsewhere in geoservices

Free access, user can view and download the datasets at no cost

Developed with support form the U.S. Geological Survey

GeoSUR´s Latin American Map Service

Free tool.

User can produce a watershed delineation,slope map, viewshed analysis, elevation map, and carry several other analyisis.

First of its kind in the developing world.

Can be enhanced to incorporate climate change analysis.

Topographic Processing Service

Cloud hosting, virtual workshops, and more . .

Cloud hosting, Map Service, CNR El Salvador

Cloud hosting, Map Service, Cadastral Agency, Honduras

Virtual training on environmentalindicators and map services, with

IGN Spain and UNEP

HydropowerAssessments

in LAC: Peru´s Study

Similar projects are underway in Sao Paulo (Brasil), Bolivia and Hispaniola

The SRTM 30-meter DEM and precipitation and river flow data were the basis forthe analysis

Theoretical hydropower for more than 300,000 river segments was calculated.

Integrated Mesoamerican Map

8 thematic layers

1:250.000 scale

Produced in 3 regional workshops with SMA specialists

Supported by PAIGH, CAF, the USGS and the SMAs of Mesoamerica

Available in GeoSUR´sViewer

Methodology could be expanded to South America

Flood Mapping in near-real-time

Source: Darmouth Flood Observatory

Flood Mapping in Bolivia, February 2014

Europe and Latin America: Possibilities for Cooperation in SDI

Development

Since 2007 the two regions have made important advances in regional SDI development and stand to benefit from greater cooperation

The PAIGH, SIRGAS, GGIM Americas and GeoSUR Joint Action Plan 2013-2015

To expedite SDI development in the Americas

The joint plan of action aims to:

• harmonize efforts and work plans, • foster specialization • avoid duplication• prepare institutions for technology changes and SDI

innovations

Cooperation with IGN Spain

Workhop on geoservices, Sioux Falls, 2011 (30 participants, one week)

Virtual training on metadata management, 2012 (60 participants, six weeks)

Virtual training on environmental indicators, map services and Cloud hosting, 2014 (64 participants, six weeks, on-going).

Translation of selected ISO1900 standards to Spanish (cooperation with PAIGH)

Technical assistance to Latin American agencies to operate geoservices in the Cloud (Eye on Earth funding)

Technical assistance to integrate seamless regional datasets in Latin America (planned).

Organization of four workshops (two virtual and two hands-on) in Latin America (planned).

Possibilities of cooperation with other European entities

With EEA support we could have Latin American agencies join the European Eye on Earth Networkand we could share best practiceson environmental indicators and SOERs. We could jointly evaluate the value of replicating the GeoSUR cloud hosting agreements in Europe.

With Eurogeographics, we could leverage their experience building regional integrated core datasets and the construction of Knowledge Networks (LOI signed in Aalborg hours ago!!).

There are possibilities also for pursuing joint projects with national mapping and cadastral agencies in Europe that could benefit Latin American stakeholders.

JRC INSPIRE (JRC) and GeoSUR (CAF/PAIGH)Cooperation for the Americas

INSPIRE is globally unique for multiple reasons. In the Americas we don´t foresee the development of a comparable regional SDI in the near future. This is why we need to take a closer look at INSPIRE. INSPIRE can influence regional SDI development due to its support to open data, its record on interoperability and data sharing, its experience integrating regional datasets and its development of shared regional GIS resources. Since INSPIRE 2012 in Istanbul, CAF, PAIGH and JRC have on-going talks aimed at increasing and projecting collaboration in key areas such as:• Methodologies, processes and modeling that could be leveraged in Latin America

and the Caribbean• Development of spatial and environmental datasets for monitoring biodiversity

hotspots • Assistance to GeoSUR and the national geographic institutes for the adaptation

data compliance mechanisms • Capacity building and technical assistance in SDI-related topics

Overall, greater collaboration with INSPIRE might lead to the consolidation of SDI as an increasingly efficient mechanism in support of decision-making, regional

integration and sustainable development in the Americas

More information:

Eric van Praag: evanpraag@caf.com

Antonio Rodriguez: afrodriguez@fomento.es

Rodrigo Barriga: rbarrigav.ipgh@gmail.com

Santiago Borrero: sborrerom@hotmail.com

Portal: www.geosur.info

GeoSURGeospatial Information

for Latin American and Caribbean Integration

Eric van PraagCAF – The Latin American Development Bank

CAF The Latin American Development Bank