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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

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Thank youfor your attention