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Description
SDIC Title IfGI, University of Münster, Germany
Acronym IfGI
Details
Mission and Objectives The institute for geoinformatics (ifgi) is among the few German university departments that offer a program of study in geoinformatics. The ifgi aims at internationalizing education in cooperation with international networks such as eduGI.net, eduGI.LA, ISAP or the AGILE education working group.
Mandate Research and education
Formal Mandate None
Main Activities Research, testing and education
SDIC URL http://ifgi.uni-muenster.de
Membership -
Typology Thematic
Comments
Contact information for SDIC
Contact Person Sven Schade
Organisation Institute for Geoinformatics, University of Münster, Germany
Function PhD Student
Address Weseler Straße 253, 48151 Münster
Country GERMANY
Tel +49 251 83 33085
Fax +49 251 83 39763 
PROPOSED ROLE IN INSPIRE DEVELOPMENT
Which role(s) do you foresee for the SDIC in INSPIRE development
  1. submit reference material as input to the Drafting Teams
  2. register a project to test/revise/develop the draft Implementing Rules
  3. participate in the review process
  4. implement pilot projects to test/revise/develop the draft Implementing Rules
  5. contribute to awareness raising and training
  6. be kept informed
Area of work/experience
Geographic Domain: International
Description of geographic extent ...
Societal Sector research, education
Specific Expertise
Metadata
Network services
INSPIRE Data Themes
Title UserProducerCoordinator
Coordinate reference systems    
Transport networks    
Land cover    
Geology    
Statistical units    
Land use    
Mineral Resources    
Previous Experience relevant for INSPIRE development Participation in "ESDI Workshop on Conceptual Schema Languages and Tools" Detailed testing of schema mapping tools (FME, GoPublisher, Spatial Data Integrator, GeoXSLT, Haskell)
Primary Business Cross-domain research and education 
Environmental application domains incl. Water Resources Management, Mineral Resource Management, Coastal Zone Management  

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