GI2008 Dresden Symposium (May 2008)

The programme included presentations within central Europe in the Czech Republic, German, Polish cross-border regions.

Programme, Proceedings, Abstracts and Posters (Final edited version July 2008)

The presentations included (those with permission to publish):

Day 1: 15 May 2008, Dresden

Session 1

Uniform Resource Management in EU-FP6-Project “NATURNET”, presented by Karel Charvat, Czech Republic.
26 Slides (PDF format) – English language

HUMBOLDT for Forestry Data Harmonisation, presented by Jan Cernohous, Czech Republic
15 Slides (PDF format) – English language

Handling Conceptual Knowledge with GARP 3, presented by Bert Bredeweg, The Netherlands.
2 Slides (PDF format) – English language
Video downloadable from slide 2

Session 2

ICT solutions for a future, managed by farmers and foresters, producing food/feed, biomass & a healthy environment, presented by Walter H Mayer, PROGIS GmbH, Austria
39 slides (PDF format) English language

Agenda ScFAS-Project Seminars, presented by Walter H Mayer, PROGIS GmbH, Austria
61 slides (PDF format) English language

The public Awareness of Local Landscapes as a basis condition for Environment Protection, presented by Martin Modry, Liberec Region, Czech Republic
24 slides (PDF format) – English language

F-GIS_ONLINE und GeoMIS.FORST - Schnittstellen des SBS zur GDI-Sachsen, presented by Andreas Hergert, Staatbetrieb Sachsenforst, Germany
24 Slides (PDF format) – German language

Anforderungen an die GeoInformatik-Ausbildung, presented by G.Meinel, University Ausbildung, Germany
9 Slides (PDF format) – German language

GIS fur hydrologische Fragestellungen- GeoMedia Grid unterstutzt Geowissenschaften, presented by Markus Schaffert, Intergaphy, Germany
31 slides (PDF format) – German language

ESRI Technologieentwicklung & GIS-Weiterbildung, presented by Jorg Schaller, ESRI, Germany
53 slides (PDF format) – German language

Day 2: 16 May 2008, Dresden

Session 1

Current State of Cross-Border Cooperation in the Context of Objective 3: Saxony – Poland & Saxony – Czech Republic, presented by Dirk Bolitz, SAB Sachsische Aufbaubank, Germany
23 Slides (PDF Format) – English language

The review of the EU Public Sector Information re-use Directive: towards global action, presented by Chris Corbin, ePSIplus Analyst
24 slides - PPT format

Summary – 3 pages
Abstract – 1 page
PSI Re-use Questionnaire (English & German) – 1 page

Analysis of returned Questionnaires (Version 2) - 19 pages PDF

PSI educational experience at Charles University Prague, presented by Aleš Pekárek, EPMA

PhD student of Information Science, Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, Charles University, Praha
10 slides – PDF format – English language
10 slides – PPS format – English language
10 slides - PPT format - English language

Cartographic Presentation of Environmental Information in Ecophysiographical study of the Dolnoslaskie Voivodeship, presented by Jan Blachowski, WBU, Wroclaw, Poland
26 slides (PDF format) – English language

Searching the Treasure - How to find Geodata throughout Europe, presented by Sabine Witschas, Leibniz Institute of Ecological and Regional Development Dresden, Germany
21 slides (PDF format) – English language

Session 2

Sustainable Development in the German-Czech-Polish Tri-Border Region, presented by Rick Glockner, Dresden University of Technology, Germany.
32 Slides (PDF Format) – English language

Environment, Geoinformation and GIS-Awareness in Kindergarden? Some experiences from Liberec Region, presented by Jana Modra, Silva Sacra, Czech republic
13 Slides (PDF Format) – English language

Intergraph und die GIS-Ausbildung: Anforderungen an die GIS-Ausbildung, Forderung der GIS-Ausbildung, presented by Markus Schaffert, Intergraph (Deutschland) GmbH, Germany
20 Slides (PDF format) – German language

The EU Life Long Learning Program (2008-2013) – Status of Continuing Education of (private and non-profit) Saxonian Educational Institutes (VSBI), presented by P.Brauer, VSBI, Germany
24 Slides (PDF Format) – English language

Regional Learning Tools and Environment in Vysocina region, presented by VacLav Jachim, Kraj Vysocina, Czech republic
10 Slides (PDF Format) – English language

RURIS – RURal Information Society - Internet connectivity for rural Sicily, presented by Nino Paterno, Stepim s.a.s, Mascalucia, Italy
12 Slides (PDF Format) – English language

RURALWINGS - A Satellite-based Network for Dissemination of Learning Contents in Rural areas of Europe, presented by Nina Kahnwald, TU Dresden, Germany
14 Slides (PDF Format) – English language

Session 3

INSPIRE’d SDI building: The role of GI Literacy & CAGI Practice, presented by Jiri Hiess, Czech Association for Geo-Information, Prague, Czech Republic
26 Slides (PDF Format) – English language

Alternative Geospatial Data Handling and Augmented Reality, presented by Zdenek Stachon, Masaryk University, Brno Czech Republic
13 Slides (PDF Format) – English language

Quality as basic characteristics of State Map 1:5000 Quality Management System, presented by Tomas Cajthami, Czech Republic
15 Slides (PDF Format) – English language

Automatic Indentification of Inconsistencies in Spatial Databases, presented by Karel Janecka, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Germany
15 Slides (PDF Format) – English language

Experiences on Flood emergency training supported by spatial information in Liberec Region, presented by Irena Koskova, Regional Government of Liberec Region, Czech Republic
52 Slides (PDF Format) – English language

The “Naturnet+Redime (NNR) Content Navigator: A personalized support tool for Learning & Teaching, presented by Frank Hoffman, IGN, Dresden, Germany
27 Slides (PDF Format) – English language

GI Awareness & Educational Challenges for the Future, presented by Jeff Thurston, V1 Magazine, Berlin, Germany
8 Slides (PDF Format) – English language

Session 4

15 Years Bildungswerk Ost-West (BOW) GIS- Courses (1993 to 2008), presented by Frank Hoffman, BOW, Dresden, Germany
9 Slides (PDF Format) – English language

NEXTMap Workshop

Session 1

The GI2008 Symposium was preceded by a workshop titled: NEXTMap®-3D DEUTSCHLAND & EUROPA

Technologien zur Erstellung groBflachiger Homenmodelle im Vergleich (Technologies for State-wide Digital Elevation Models), presented by Andreas Keim, Intermap, Germany
8 slides (PDF Format) – German & English languages

Radarfernerkundung am Beispiel SRTM (spaceborne) und NEXTMap, presented by Andreas Keim, Intermap, Germany
12 slides (PDF Format) – German language

Session 2

NEXTMap – 3D Neukartierungsprogramm, presented by Rene Gunzkofer, Intermap, Germany
12 slides (PDF Format) – German language

NEXTMap – Anwendungsbeispiele, presented by Rene Gunzkofer, Intermap, Germany
12 slides (PDF Format) – German language

Composite file for the above presentations 44 slides (PDF Format)