Coordination de l’information géographique et des systèmes d’information géographique

Coordinazione dell‘informazione geografica e dei sistemi di informazione geografica

Coordination of geographic information and geographic information systems
Koordination der Geoinformation und geografischen Informationssysteme
• Mission
• Organisation
• Strategy for Geo-information
• National Spatial Data Infrastructure
• e-geo.ch

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 Mission

COGIS ensures:

• movement towards a better promotion of geographical information, its

methods and tools;
• agreement on a common strategy for geographical information and GIS;
• coordination of acquisition, diffusion and pricing policies related to
geographical data;
• the promotion in the use of tools and standards for modeling and
geographical data exchange.

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COGIS
administratively attached to swisstopo

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Organisation of KOGIS

niveau décisionnel

niveau opérationnel

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Actual problems

• Lack of coordination (data producers in the public sector)

• Lack of meta data
• Prices
• Copyrights and licensing
• Different data formats
• Lack of full coverage (cadastral data)

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Federal strategy for geoinformation

• Basic Geo-information shall be available easily and on simple terms

• National Spatial Data Infrastructure for the whole country shall be
established
• Coordination with the cantons and communities
• Personal data protection, copyright and liability taken into
consideration
• New legal bases to be established if needed
• Standards for data producing and transfer (metadata, modelling,
formats)

The federal strategy for geoinformation passed by the federal council in June 2001

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Federal strategy for geoinformation

With first priority this strategy is directed at the creation of a

national spatial data infrastructure (NSDI) with:

– a permanent interconnection of the services in connection

with the geodata – not only within the federal administration,
but also in connection with the cantonal authories in this area

– the definition of a general pricing- and sales strategy,

facilitating the access to the geodata

> COGIS concentrated its efforts in 2002 on the preparation of an

implementation concept for the federal strategy for
geoinformation.

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 Political economics profit, Impact and the
National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)

Political Impact National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)

economics profit
Easy available Basic Geo- Basic Geo-
added value for: Metadata
Optimal offer information services
• public sector
(Federal, Cantons, Education
Communes) Technical Network Training
• Organisations Enlarged use
infrastructure e-geo.ch
(private sector, Research
science etc.)
• Public Favourable prices Legal Strategy for distri-
Standards
Transparency basis bution and pricing

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 Political economics profit

Political Impact National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)

economics profit
Easy available Basic Geo- Basic Geo-
added value for: Metadata
Optimal offer information services
• public sector
(Federal, Cantons, Education
Communes) Technical Network Training
• Organisations Enlarged use
infrastructure e-geo.ch
(private sector, Research
science etc.)
• Public Favourable prices Legal Strategy for distri-
Standards
Transparency basis bution and pricing

Big benefit for the whole political economics

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 Impact

Political Impact National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)

economics profit
Easy available Basic Geo- Basic Geo-
added value for: Metadata
Optimal offer information services
• public sector
(Federal, Cantons, Education
Communes) Technical Network Training
• Organisations Enlarged use
infrastructure e-geo.ch
(private sector, Research
science etc.)
• Public Favourable prices Legal Strategy for distri-
Standards
Transparency basis bution and pricing

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 National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)

Political Impact National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)

economics profit
Easy available Basic Geo- Basic Geo-
added value for: Metadata
Optimal offer information services
• public sector
(Federal, Cantons, Education
Communes) Technical Network Training
• Organisations Enlarged use
infrastructure e-geo.ch
(private sector, Research
science etc.)
• Public Favourable prices Legal Strategy for distri-
Standards
Transparency basis bution and pricing

NSDI is a generally available system of procedures, institutions,

technologies, data, and persons permitting the mutual exchange and
efficient use of geographic information
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 National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)

Basic Geo- Basic Geo-

Metadata
information services

Education
Technical Network Training
infrastructure e-geo.ch
Research

Legal Strategy for distri-

Standards
basis bution and pricing

The systematics of basic Geo-information in Switzerland:

• Reference data (e.g. official administrative units, cadastral survey data, ortho-
images, topographic national maps vector/pixel, elevation grid etc.)
• Thematic data (e.g. transport networks, hydrology, air, vegetation, land use,
forestry etc.)

Produced and needed in public interest and with public funds.

Basic Geo-information have:
• a data model (UML class diagramm and object catalogue)
• a defined quality
• their maintenance is ensured
• a full coverage all over Switzerland

The definition of the basic Geo-information is a pragmatic process and demands

finally a political decision. COGIS April 03 Folie 13
 National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)

Basic Geo- Basic Geo-

Metadata
information services

Education
Technical Network Training
infrastructure e-geo.ch The geocat.ch project is looking at
Research setting up a catalogue of discovery
metadata for GI.
Legal Strategy for distri-
Standards
basis bution and pricing
It will be realised as a decentral
framework of distributed metadata
user
and applications in a federated and
1
Discovery
Service
heterogeneous infrastructure.
Discovery Service

Catalog
2 gateway
Gateway manager
Gateway and Client of
Metadatabases
Search Server

Database and Tool Metadata Catalog Import / Export

Administration Management Management
Search Server
3

Catalog
Service de découverte
Server geocat.ch
Metadata Metadata
Metadatabase
MetaCH

general metadata catalog catalog metadata metadata catalog

administrator contributor administrator administrator contributor contributor administrator

Partner and Partner and Partner and

KOGIS producer of A producer of B producer of C
Geodata Geodata Geodata
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 National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)

Basic Geo- Basic Geo-

Metadata
information services

Education
Technical Network Training
infrastructure e-geo.ch
Research

Legal Strategy for distri-

Standards
basis bution and pricing

• a service for webmapping

• a service for the exchange of data

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 National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)

Basic Geo- Basic Geo-

Metadata
information services

Education
Technical Network Training
infrastructure e-geo.ch
Research

Legal Strategy for distri-

Standards
basis bution and pricing

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 National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)

Basic Geo- Basic Geo-

Metadata
information services

Education
Technical Network Training
infrastructure e-geo.ch
Research

Legal Strategy for distri-

Standards
basis bution and pricing

• Training is an important component for the advancement

of an efficient use and correct revaluation of geodata
• COGIS is coordinating each year the organization of
courses for people, mainly from the federal administration

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 National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)

Basic Geo- Basic Geo-

Metadata
information services

Education
Technical Network Training
infrastructure e-geo.ch
Research

Legal Strategy for distri-

Standards
basis bution and pricing

• COGIS also cooperates with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in

Zurich and l’Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne:
– A study about the organisation of the NSDI in Switzerland and the
technical aspects has been worked out by this institutes

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 National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)

Basic Geo- Basic Geo-

Metadata
information services

Education
One key component being
Technical Network Training the creation of the INTERLIS,
infrastructure e-geo.ch
Research a system-independent data-
modeling and data exchange
Legal Strategy for distri- mechanism, and which is
Standards
basis bution and pricing
implemented throughout
Switzerland (cadastral
survey).

A human understandable, textual

notation for data structures: INTERLIS
• object oriented
• adapted to GIS: all essential geodata types, etc.
• can generate UML class diagrams and can be
generated by UML
• can generate XML Schema (others like GML are
possible)

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 National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)

Basic Geo- Basic Geo-

Metadata
information services

Education
Technical Network Training
infrastructure e-geo.ch
Research

Legal Strategy for distri-

Standards
basis bution and pricing

• The preparation of an implementation concept for the federal strategy for

geoinformation is the moment for the discussion of new legal basis.
• Presently we are discussing a new Geo-information law for the federal
administration.

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 National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)

Basic Geo- Basic Geo-

Metadata
information services

Education
Technical Network Training
infrastructure e-geo.ch
Research

Legal Strategy for distri-

Standards
basis bution and pricing

• Easy available basic Geo-information and an

optimal offer of Geodata is the aim of the
distribution strategy
• Favourable prices for basic Geo-information
and transparency in the price-building is the
aim of the pricing strategy

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 National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)

Basic Geo- Basic Geo-

Metadata
information services

Education
Technical Network Training
infrastructure e-geo.ch
Research

Legal Strategy for distri-

Standards
basis bution and pricing

The e-geo Project is an initiative from the COGIS with the aim to
encourage GIS activities that are interlinked. It is an example of
promoting the NSDI to a wider public.
The aim: Partnerships and getting players on-board

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 e-geo.ch will bring an impulse

The contact network e-geo.ch:

• Political support at the highest level is needed

• The brochure e-geo.ch will help us

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Charter e-geo.ch: common engagement

All federal agencies, as well as

the cantons and communities,
economic enterprises and
research institutes, which
collect, manage, and work with
geodata, are asked to support
the common goals. They all are
to take an active part in the
development of the NSDI, by
creating the prerequisites,
further development of
electronic cooperation and
services, and benefit-oriented
interconnection.

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 www.e-geo.ch

Thank you for your attention!

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