Geospatial Workshop (A UK, Australia & New Zealand collaboration)

Hosted by the  SEE-GEO Project. For a copy of the draft e-Framework artefacts created under SEE-GEO, please visit GeospatialWorkshopCanberra08/SeeGeoArtefacts

Update: Go to Geospatial Report to find an attachment containing the scribes report on the discussion that took place during the workshop, and to view a report on the day by Lyle Winton.

Scroll to the bottom of this page to find (as attachments) copies of the presentations delivered on the day.

Thursday, 24 July 2008

A collaborative workshop in Service-Oriented Applications of Geospatial Information for Education and Research is to be held in Canberra on 24 July 2008. This is an informal, by-invitation, workshop which will bring together experts from the UK, Australia and New Zealand working in two different areas (geospatial information and education) with a view to discussing future directions regarding service-oriented applications of geospatial information in the education and research context, and potential collaborations.

Sections:

1. The objectives of the meeting
2. Overview
3. Attendees who have accepted the invitation
4. Venue
5. Meeting Program (Draft Program -)

The objectives of the meeting

• To provide an outline of the e-Framework infrastructure and current development and activities in the UK, Australia and New Zealand towards the support of education and research using information technology and particularly service oriented approaches

• To present early work being done in the UK to add a geospatial, standards compliant component to e-Framework

• To outline current use of geospatial data and service oriented architectures in the education and research context within the geospatial community

• To discuss future collaborations between the geospatial and education and research groups

• To identify a possible project to follow on from the initial geospatial work and further strengthen links between the two communities across the three countries

Overview

A number of representatives of the geospatial community will participate with expertise in the areas of geospatial standards, spatial data infrastructures and service oriented architectures, and the application of geospatial information in the education and research context.

Representatives from the education and research community will include those working on the e-Framework infrastructure. The e-Framework for Education and Research is an international initiative with a vision to enable effective use of information and communication technologies to support education, research and administration, particularly focusing on service oriented approaches. The initiative is a partnership between Australia, New Zealand, the UK and the Netherlands, and is supported by government and further education institutions in those countries.

Attendees who have accepted the invitation

Chris Higgins (co-chair) - EDINA, UK

Dr Kristin Stock (co-chair) - University of Nottingham, UK; EDINA, UK; Social Change Online, UK

Dr David Medyckyj-Scott - EDINA, UK

Dr Lyle Winton - University of Melbourne,& Link Affiliates, Australia

Kerry Blinco - Link Affiliates, e-Framework & Standards Manager & Technical Adviser to the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), Australia

Rob Atkinson - CSIRO Exploration & Mining, Australia

Chris Blackall - Australian Partnership for Sustainable Repositories (APSR), Australia

Ben Searle - General Manager, Australian Government Office of Spatial Data Management

Dr Robert Woodcock - CSIRO Exploration & Mining, Australia

Dr Jenni Harrison - Ministry of Research, Science + Technology, NZ

Dr.Simon Cox - CSIRO Exploration & Mining, Australia

Prof Anne Fitzgerald - QUT Law Faculty, Australia

Peter Nicholson - Manager, e-Research Section, Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR)

Robert Gibb - Geospatial Informatics Research Leader, Landcare Research (NZ) Limited

Venue

Drawing Room, University House

Australian National University

Cnr Balmain Cres & Liversidge St

Acton, Canberra, Australia

 Campus map and  Extra details

Meeting Program (Draft Program -)

The meeting is intended to allow open discussion, networking and collaboration, so presentations will be limited.

Time	Description	Presenter	Comment
9:00 am - 9:15am	Registration and Coffee
Session One: The e-Framework
9:15 am - 9:30am	Introduction	David Medyckyj-Scott, Kristin Stock
9:30 am - 10:00 am	Outline of e-Framework	Lyle Winton	20 min presentation, 10 mins for questions and discussion
	Objectives, goals; Current activities and development so far ; Explanation of e-Framework structure and components
10:00 am - 10:30 am	UK e-Framework Geospatial work	Kristin Stock	20 min presentation, 10 mins for questions and discussion
10:30 am – 11:00 am	Coffee break
Session Two: Overviews of Activities in Each Country
11:00 am – 11:45 am	GIS research in New Zealand	Robert Gibb	25 min presentation, 20 mins for questions and discussion
11:45 am - 12:30 am	Current geospatial SOA/SDI work in higher education in the UK	Chris Higgins	25 min presentation, 20 mins for questions and discussion
	Overview of activities; SEE-GEO project
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm	Lunch
Session Three: The Present and the Future
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm	Current geospatial SDI/SOA activities related to the National Collaboration Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) capabilities in Australia	Robert Woodcock	25 min presentation, 20 mins for questions and discussion
2.15 pm – 2:45 pm	Discussion	The current state of SOA/SDI work in the three countries and how they relate to each other
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm	Discussion	Geospatial SOA/SDI work and the e-Framework and how they relate to each other
3:15 pm – 3:45 pm	Afternoon Tea
3:45 pm – 5:00 pm	Wrap Up session and Conclusions	Kristin Stock