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Convincing users of potentials of geo-
informationwithin the context of SDI initiatives
Researcher: Floris de Bree
Supervisors: Abbas Rajabifard
Joep Crompvoets
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Involving users in the process of sharing and using geo-
informationwithin the context of SDI initiatives
Researcher: Floris de Bree
Supervisors: Abbas Rajabifard
Joep Crompvoets
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Contents
• Background• Stakeholders• Research Problem• Methodology• Timeline
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Background
– Geo-information covers all information that is linked in one or other form to a particular place on the earth’s surface (Ravi, 2003)
– SDI can generally be defined as the facilitation and coordination of the exchange and sharing of spatial data between stakeholders in the spatial data community (Crompvoets et al., 2004)
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StakeholdersGI specialists
– producers and providers of geo-information– GI-councils
Politicians and decision-makers
Users– organizations and people that have
potential to share and use spatial data
mappingagencies cadastral
agencies
private dataproviders
geologicalsurveys
RS companies
land administrations
emergencyservices
transport
insurance
governmentswater gastelecom
privateinstitutes
tourism
policefire
brigade
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Research Problem
GI SPECIALISTS
mappingagencies
cadastral agencies
value addedresellers
private dataproviders
geologicalsurveys
RS companies
land administrations
Yes, it is important, though we have
other higher priorities
Our new system will
solve all your problems
There are many
returns from SDI
The world will be a
safer place with SDI
No you don’t want that, we have
something much better
Why should we change? Our system
works.
Why invest? It will only cost
money.
What is an SDI, I’ve
never heard of it
Reorganize again?! We just had two large reorganizations behind
us!
(POTENTIAL) USERS
emergencyservices
transport
insurance
governmentswater gastelecom
privateinstitutes
tourism
police
firebrigade
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ImportanceSustainable development:“initiatives should be supported by all
stakeholders”
– Economical Paid back by some kind of revenue in future
– Social Broad basis for
further development
economy environment
social
sustainable developmen
t
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Objectives
phase 2 phase 3phase 1
– phase 1: create a list of needs, interests, bottlenecks and perceived threads of users
– phase 2: use user’ point of view in showing potentials of geo-information
– phase 3: write advice to GI specialists for further research and investment
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Methodology phase 2 phase 3phase 1
List of needs, interest, drawbacks
and perceived threads
Information from emergency services
Personal experience
Literature
Acquire needs, interests, drawbacks, perceived threads emergency services
Acquire needs, interests, drawbacks, perceived threads from citizens
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Potentials of geo-information
using user’ point of view
LiteratureExpert
knowledge
Write potentials of geo-information using
user’ point of view
List of needs, interest, drawbacks
and perceived threads
Methodology phase 2 phase 3phase 1
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Methodology phase 2 phase 3phase 1
Potentials of geo-information
using user’ point of view
Write advice to GI specialists
Advice to GI specialists
Literature
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Timelineactivities September October November December January February
Writing research proposal
Preparation & Presentation DSE
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
Writing report
Writing paper
Days off