Global & Regional Global & Regional InitiativesInitiatives

ononInformation Information

ManagementManagementEero Mikkola(IUFRO) Joris Siermann (CIFOR)

Mikkola@iufro.org J.Siermann@cgiar.org

Global Forest information Service (GFIS)Global Forest information Service (GFIS)

Second Asia ConsultationSecond Asia Consultation

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – August 2/4, 2004Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – August 2/4, 2004

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OverviewOverview

1.1. iMarkiMark

2.2. ReFOP/IKMReFOP/IKM

3.3. Forest Spatial Catalog (FSIC)Forest Spatial Catalog (FSIC)

4.4. Open Access InitiativesOpen Access Initiatives

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Information Management Resource Kit

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

a partnership-based e-learning initiative

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Information Management Resource Kit

IMARK modules use the latest instructional methods in e-learning to increase awareness, understanding and skills.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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Information Management Resource Kit

Instructional methods

Storytelling and mini-cases…

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Information Management Resource Kit

…simulations and…

Instructional methods

…“demonstration-practice” method

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Information Management Resource Kit

Interactions: tests and exercises with personalized feedback

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Information Management Resource Kit

Learners can create their own personal learning path based on their interests and needs.

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Information Management Resource Kit

Illustrative case studies and self-study tutorials are provided for in-depth study.

Each module includes public domain applications and tools for information management.

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Information Management Resource Kit

On-line community: a "virtual" community on the Internet for

contributors and learners

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ASEAN Regional Forestry Clearing House Mechanism

ReFOP/ASEAN

Information & Knowledge Management (IKM)

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ASEAN Clearing-House MechanismASEAN Clearing-House Mechanism

• ReFOP: ASEAN-German Regional Forest Programme for Southeast Asia

• ReFOP is currently developing a web-based information platform geared to support ASEAN Forestry Officials in information and knowledge exchange for regional forest policy coordination.

• Participating countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and the ASEAN Secretariat

• Geared to decision makers, • Access is semi public & registered users

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ModulesModules

• Document Database– Metadata standards:

• XML• Dublin Core Compliant

• Discussion Forum

• News Center

• Calendar

• Web Links

• Search Engine

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Linkages to GFISLinkages to GFISThrough the use of GFIS standards it is hoped that

the GFIS initiative is promoted and supported within the ASEAN Member Countries and awareness.

• ReFOP is developing its system with the Dublin Core as meta data standard

• ReFOP is using XML as the Mark Up language• ReFOP is eager to adopt a controlled vocabulary

for metadata elements developed by GFIS, when it is available.

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Forest Spatial Forest Spatial Information CatalogInformation Catalog

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Forest Spatial Information CatalogForest Spatial Information Catalog

• GIS Specialists

• Partner institutions

• Policy makers & Consultancies

• (Local) Government

• NGO’s

• Researchers

Share forestry related information between a wide range of stakeholders:

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Create Metadata Work FlowCreate Metadata Work Flow

Digital dataset

Metadata Explorer

Metadata Entry Application

Metadata connector (ArcIMS)

ArcSDE

Metadata database

Publishing Metadata

Create/edit metadata

Open dataset

Connects to ArcSDE

Connects to database

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Select DataSelect Data

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View MetadataView Metadata

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Create Metadata Work FlowCreate Metadata Work Flow

Digital dataset

Metadata Explorer

Metadata Entry Application

Metadata connector (ArcIMS)

ArcSDE

Metadata database

Publishing Metadata

Create/edit metadata

Open dataset

Connects to ArcSDE

Connects to database

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Create & Edit MetadataCreate & Edit Metadata

All digital files are All digital files are supported:supported:

Spatial files:

• Vector (shp)

• Raster (tif, bmp, jpg)

Non spatial files:Non spatial files:

• PDF

• MS Office (doc, xsl, ppt)

• Images

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Create & Edit MetadataCreate & Edit Metadata

Compatible to Compatible to multiple thesaurusmultiple thesaurus

• GEMET

• CABI

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Create & Edit MetadataCreate & Edit Metadata

Compliant to:Compliant to:

• FGDC

• ISO

• Dublin Core

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Find Metadata WorkflowFind Metadata Workflow

Connects to FSIC and performance a query

FSIC translates query into ArcXML

Connects to ArcIMS

Connects to ArcSDE

Connects to the database Database returns found records

ArcSDE passes it on to connector

Connector returns ArcXML

User

FSIC graphic user interface

FSIC Application logic

Metadata Connector (ArcIMS)

ArcSDE

Metadata Database

FSIC transforms XMLinto formatted html tables

Result is presented back tothe user

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Find MetadataFind Metadata1. Search1. Search

2. Browse2. Browse

3. Find3. Find

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Web MappingWeb Mapping

Web Mapping ClientWeb Mapping Client

•OpenGIS

•Flash

•Beta version

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OAIOAI

The Open Archives InitiativeThe Open Archives Initiative

http://www.openarchives.org/http://www.openarchives.org/

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OAI: Open Archives InitiativeOAI: Open Archives Initiative

“The Open Archives Initiative has been set up to create a forum to discuss and solve matters of interoperability between electronic preprint solutions, as a way to promote their global acceptance. “

“The OAI develops and promotes interoperability standards that aim to facilitate the efficient dissemination of content.”

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OAI in contextOAI in context

technology

law

economy

sociology

establish a technological basis that

allows other issues to be addressed

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OAI - Protocol for Metadata OAI - Protocol for Metadata HarvestingHarvesting

Data Provider (Repository)

Service Provider

(Harvester)Protocol requests

XML metadata

• “OAI-PMH”• Simple protocol. Free implementations

available.• Designed to allow harvesting of any XML

metadata (schema described)

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OAI for discoveryOAI for discovery

R3

R4

R2

R1

User

Information islands

?

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OAI for discoveryOAI for discovery

R3

R4

R2

R1

User

Metadata harvested by service

Searchservice

Service layer

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Building the networkBuilding the network

• Services have to be able to locate repositories– Outside knowledge– Through OAI registry– Through <friends> data

• Still issues of selection and local collection building

• Network may contain intermediate aggregators and proxies