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Mr. Mesfin W. GebremichaelSEAMIC, Tanzania
Mr. Shiferaw AyeleGSE, Ethiopia
Dr. Marc URVOISProject CoordinatorBRGM, France
The Spatial Data Infrastructure for georesources and industrial development in Africa
CODIST-II – Geo-information Sub-committeeAddis Abeba – 2-5 May 2011
2Project overview CODIST – II UNECA – Addis Abeba, 4 May 2011
During the next 20 mn…
Why AEGOS?
Contexts: geoscience and international cooperation
Objectives
Access to georesources data
Which benefits from AEGOS?
Governance maps and examples
Phase 1 achievements
Towards Phase 2: present context, opportunities and challenges
Conclusion & Recommendation
3Project overview CODIST – II UNECA – Addis Abeba, 4 May 2011
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Mr./Mrs. Stakeholder: I wish I knew, in my language or English at least,
which is the mineral sector investment framework, what data /
information is available on georesources potential, in which format, and how to access it, its
quality and if it is interoperable with our IT system…
Or how the mineral resources of Africa can financially benefit to prioritise Information Management on the continent?
4Project overview CODIST – II UNECA – Addis Abeba, 4 May 2011
Background for a SDI on georesources
• Africa has an important share of the global mineral resources and reserves
• A unique archive of Africa-related geoscientific data and information exists in African and European geoscientific organisations
• Data realises its full potential and value when made accessible (free or at affordable cost), used and disseminated.
• Sustainable development of geology-related resources requires data, information and expertise for informed decision-making.
> Where is the data and knowledge available? AEGOS knows!
> AEGOS = pan-African Spatial Data Infrastructure of public interoperable georesources data & user-oriented services.
5Project overview CODIST – II UNECA – Addis Abeba, 4 May 2011
Why AEGOS?
AEGOS to fill the gap for more African countries to integrate georesources information in a common reference and format
Developing the knowledge on mineral resources potential benefits to knowledge development on other underground natural resources
e.g. groundwater and geothermal energy.
Web-based Georesources databases are a key factor to base proper land-use planning/ environmental management policies and to attract local/ foreign investment both at large and small scales.
They are essential infrastructures for combining data, knowledge and skills in support of the sustainable development policies. The role of AU, UNECA, RECs, OAGS and the ACP Group of States is essential.
AEGOS scope:– Visibility and accessibility of accurate and reliable public data– Capacity building for qualified human resources– Efficient promotion of the available information on potential
resources with appropriate Intellectual Property Right management
6Project overview CODIST – II UNECA – Addis Abeba, 4 May 2011
Objectives
African-European Georesources Observation System Strengthen the sustainable use of
underground resources in Africa by designing the SDI for Georesources based on interoperable geoscience data and user-oriented services
Safeguard, share and valorise the knowledge and data archived in African and European Geological Surveys
Support geoscientific communities and institutional decision-makers for sustainable development public policies
Elaborate common strategies for capacity building and training programmes
7Project overview CODIST – II UNECA – Addis Abeba, 4 May 2011
EU – ACP initiative in FP7 RTD
Two Phases project
Phase 1 (2008-2011 – 30 months): detailed design of a multi-national georesources observation system
Main targets: institutional decision-makers, investors, geoscientific communities and education
9 European geological surveys
8 African counterparts: geological surveys, ministries of mines, school of mines
4 International organisations: European Commission (Joint Research Centre), CIFEG, UEMOA, SEAMIC
Work package co-leadership EU-Africa 9 Advisors: UNECA, African Union, OAGS, ACP
Secretariat, GSAf, EuroGeoSurveys, UNESCO/IHP, GEO Secretariat, ICSU/ROA
8Project overview CODIST – II UNECA – Addis Abeba, 4 May 2011
Links & contributions of geoscience and AEGOS SDI to other programmes
GEO – GEOSS: Group on Earth Observations – Global Earth Observation System of Systems / AEGOS is task no. CB-09-05d in GEO work plan 2009-2011
INSPIRE: Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe / guidelines for implementing the interoperability of metadata, data and services through open systems
OneGeology: Making geological map data for the Earth accessible
GMES & Africa: Global Monitoring for Environment and Security / Referencing AEGOS as a georesources data infrastructure in the GMES-Africa Action Plan
Geo-Information policies and SDIs in Africa initiated and supported by AUC and UNECA: African Regional Spatial Data Infrastructure (ARSDI) and national SDI plans; Natural Resources Information Exchange (NRIE)
9Project overview CODIST – II UNECA – Addis Abeba, 4 May 2011
AEGOS distributed infrastructure
Metadata on-line Data (on-line and off-line /
e-AEGOS) Products (customised) Services (on-line and off-
line) Capacity building
10Project overview CODIST – II UNECA – Addis Abeba, 4 May 2011
The intellectual property rights and conditions for access and use of data of each country or institution are strictly respected and national policy will be respected
Free access to the data custodian’s metadata. The principle of access to georesources data will have to be, as much
as possible, in agreement with the GEOSS data sharing principle. Determine the levels of accessibility (public, restricted, confidential,
free of charge or not, etc.); Distribution and pricing of products and services in accordance with
the laws and interests of the national stakeholders.
Access to georesources information
A) Basic Data
B) Products: data with added value i.e. combination of data layers (primary/secondary – done by the AEGOS Operational Group
C) Services: dedicated production – customised and complex data processing based on catalogue of possibilities - done by African Centres of Excellence and experts
11Project overview CODIST – II UNECA – Addis Abeba, 4 May 2011
Web Portal for georesources in Africa
AEGOS portal demonstrator– ISO & OGC compliant: (ISO 191xx, WMS, WFS, WSC)– Developped with Open-Source software– Access to metadata catalogue and web services published
by distributed providers in Europe and Africa
12Project overview CODIST – II UNECA – Addis Abeba, 4 May 2011
Which benefits from AEGOS? (1/2)
Become an active partner in designing and implementing the Spatial Data Infrastructure for georesources in Africa and relevant capacity building programmes
Benefit from the strength and efficiency of collective means and actions
Adopt AEGOS SDI standards and procedures and thereby save time and resources
Facilitate cross-border harmonisation of georesources data within the AEGOS infrastructure and network
Develop human resources of the beneficiaries in areas where knowledge gaps are identified
Enhance the capacity to plan and build scenarios to better manage non-renewable georesources
Foster investment in the georesources sector Improve governance incl. socio-economic factors for social acceptance Further develop domestic commodities to support the economy and
meet the Millennium Development Goals (poverty reduction)
13Project overview CODIST – II UNECA – Addis Abeba, 4 May 2011
Which benefits from AEGOS? (2/2)
Access to latest data update that was previously not / hardly available
interest of the data users: exploration companies, land owners, land developers, water supply, agriculture, administrations,…
Fast and reliable distribution of primary, processed and other derived data, incl. governance maps, conflict maps...
interest of the government, data owners, administration,… Time saving
interest of the data producers and data users By law enforced use of data: governance maps
e.g. priority areas, preference areas,…. Quick involvement of large communities into decision-making
processes (e-governance) interest of administration, stakeholders
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Promoting the results of mining sector support programmes
Senegal, Ghana, Niger, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Tanzania, Madagascar, …
15Project overview CODIST – II UNECA – Addis Abeba, 4 May 2011
Governance maps for policy makers
A governance map is a integrated decision-making document
It is derived by combination of georesources data with socio-economic data at different scales, showing included and excluded areas based on a set of selection criteria aiming at:– well-informed consensus and decisions
– supporting the communication with concerned groups of the civil society
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Governance maps for sustainable use of georesources in Africa
Respect of Environment:
Economical aspects:
Georesource maps, such as:
- Minerals inventory
- Ground water resources
- Predictive map of mineral resources
Vulnerability or risk maps, such as:
- mineral exploitation vs pollution of aquifer or soil contamination
- small scale mining vs landscape destruction (soil erosion prediction modelling)
- geothermal exploitation (plant) vs landscape destruction or discharge of effluent
Social acceptance:
Conflict maps where you
value conflicts between different interest groups:
- groundwater vs mineral exploitation
- Fe vs Au exploitation
- small scale miners vs mining company
- existing/future mining sites vs other type of land use
- social acceptance of mining project (U)
Maps for sustainable
use of georesources
Equitable Viab
le
Bearable
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Several examples
Developed methodologies for predictive modelling
- High resolution mineral predictive map – Ghana
These could be used as a starting point for prospecting and exploration activities for:• mining companies• small scale minersGuidance for local land use planning: • delineation of preferred prospecting
areas• construction of roads and settlements
Accuracy 50 - 100 m
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Conflict analyses in land use planning in Senegal
Conflicts between existing gold mining and other land use (left), and a predictive map of conflicts between licensed gold exploration and other land use (right).
19Project overview CODIST – II UNECA – Addis Abeba, 4 May 2011
Land use priority map and Health: Soil contamination in Kabwe, Zambia
This zone CANNOT be used for Agriculture
20Project overview CODIST – II UNECA – Addis Abeba, 4 May 2011
AEGOS Phase 1 achievements
Assessment of existing situation in the partner organisations and associated geoscientific institutions from data producer and end-user point of view on human resources, technical infrastructure, info systems
Gap analysis and requirements identification
Definition of data specifications for the AEGOS SDI, a common Reference Model and metadata profiles
Technical design of systems architecture (hardware, software, network) and data flows
Proposals for capacity building strategies, training programmes and reference institutions
Charter of Partnership including data sharing recommendations (Intellectual Property Right Management)
Plan for sustainable operation of AEGOS as an organisation
AEGOS Knowledge BaselineAEGOS Operational Equipment
Minimum Required Equipment
Human ResourcesEquipment
Minimum Required Knowledge
21Project overview CODIST – II UNECA – Addis Abeba, 4 May 2011
Towards AEGOS Phase 2 and … 3
AEGOS – Phase 1, 2008-2011 Design, Networking and
Referencing
AEGOS – Phase 2, 2012-2016 Develop and implement
- AEGOS spatial data infrastructure- User-oriented products and services- Knowledge transfer & best practices
Facilitate the data discovery & assess Extend the network of participants and beneficiaries at national
and regional levels (Regional Economic Communities) Set up / contribute to spin-off projects as part of the development
programmes in line with EU-AU partnership, WB programmes, etc.
Phase 1Design
Phase 2Development
Implementation
Phase 3SustainableOperation
Phase 3SustainableOperation
AEGOS – Phase 3 Operational Autonomous Permanent African-driven Under pan-African
umbrella: AUC
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Preparing AEGOS Phase 2: present context and opportunities (1/2)
Technological environment mature: interoperability standards for metadata and common data models e.g. OGC, INSPIRE, GeoSciML,EarthResourceML, etc.
Operational systems successfully implemented: OneGeology, eWater, GeoSeas, GEOSS, etc.
Africa-EU Strategic partnerships incl. “Science, Information Society and Space”
African Mining Vision 2050 EU Raw Material Initiative
Development PoliciesEU, AU, WB,
RECs, Countries
ProjectsInformed decision-
making
Knowledge managementBest PracticesData & SkillsTechnology
23Project overview CODIST – II UNECA – Addis Abeba, 4 May 2011
Preparing AEGOS Phase 2: present context and opportunities (2/2)
Bilateral cooperation on raw materials, incl. “Geological Knowledge and Skills”
=> link strategies to create a win-win situation => consistent policy of information and knowledge management for industrial development
– AUC “African Mining Vision 2050” (adopted Feb. 2009)
– EC “Raw Material Initiative” Communication COM (2011-25) Feb. 2011 “AEGOS project brings EU’s and Africa’s geo-surveys together to improve the level and quality of resources data available for Africa”
> AEGOS SDI/organisation is a “practical example” which is technically possible to implement as an actual example of the AU-EU joint strategies for the sustainable development of non-renewable underground natural resources.
24Project overview CODIST – II UNECA – Addis Abeba, 4 May 2011
How to get there?
AEGOS = SDI + Products + Services + Skills + Network
Phase 2 initiated with the required minimum topics
Focus first on quick and visible benefits of AEGOS to maximum of user communities (emphasis on local communities):• IT infrastructure• Data and Products• Application / use cases• Training
Select test countries/ institutions for first implementation
Extend the experiences to the remaining partners after lessons feedback
25Project overview CODIST – II UNECA – Addis Abeba, 4 May 2011
Challenges for Phase 2
Extend the Phase 1 partnership in Africa but keep a manageable number of participants having operational data infrastructure and related skills
Involve the RECs in the partnership (e.g. SADC, IGAD, ECOWAS, …)
Encourage the NSDI initiatives further to the setting up of the national SDI committees (several stalled as reported by UNECA)
Strengthen the political support in Europe and Africa for facilitating access to the data (data policies, DRM,GEOSS compliant)
Strengthen a uniform support and involvement from EuroGeoSurveys and African Geological Surveys members
Confirm the support in Europe and Africa (AU, UNECA, ACP Sec., ICSU/ROA, UNESCO, etc.)
Confirm the financial resources Increase awareness and get support from African
Conferences of Ministers (S&T, Mines, Water, Environment) Minimise trained skill turnover
26Project overview CODIST – II UNECA – Addis Abeba, 4 May 2011
a pan-African spatial data infrastructure of public geology-related metadata, data and user-oriented services
a web-based multilingual portal for controlled access to a network of interoperable databases distributed over Europe and Africa
a one-stop information point to unlock Africa’s georesources data in Europe and Africa: maps, reports, data, added-value products and services, downloads, access conditions, contacts
a network of geoscientific institutions and skilled geoscientists to support informed decision-making, investments and education
As a conclusion, AEGOS will be…
Recommendation: call for the support of development partners to ensure the
operationalisation of AEGOS, in synergy with comparable platforms for public data and
geoscientific information sharing
27Project overview CODIST – II UNECA – Addis Abeba, 4 May 2011
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