GI2008 Dresden Symposium (May 2008)

The cross border GI2008 symposium was held in Dresden on the 15th and 16th 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)