The GIPSIE Project Werner Kuhn Institute for Geoinformatics University of Muenster.

The GIPSIE Project

Werner Kuhn

Institute for Geoinformatics

University of Muenster

28 June 1999 EC-GIS Workshop Stresa 2

What is GIPSIE?

• GIS Interoperability Project Stimulating the Industry in Europe

• Goal: promote GIS interoperability in Europe Co-ordinated by:

• Department of Geoinformation, TU Vienna

Partners from academia & industry• Institute for Geoinformatics, University of Muenster

• Space Applications Institute, JRC

• SICAD Geomatics

• Laser-Scan

• Intergraph Europe

• OGC


Why GIPSIE?

• OpenGIS is the industrial standards approach to grow GI markets

• European GIS industry is losing market share in a growing market

• Europe has special requirements for OpenGIS• Europe has specialised industries, sophisticated

users, and experienced universities• OpenGIS offers chances for SME’s


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Framework of OpenGIS Interfaces

Service and Data Components

The OpenGIS Approach


How does GIPSIE operate?

• Create a bridge between the European GIS community and the Open GIS Consortium (OGC)

• Four main tasks:1. Inform European GIS community about Open GIS

2. Represent European interests within OGC

3. Provide discussion forum

4. Co-ordinate European contributions to OpenGIS specification development


What has GIPSIE achieved?

• 4 GIPSIE Information days• 4 Technical debriefings• GIPSIE Web-site

http://gipsie.uni-muenster.de

• GIPSIE Information Service (GIPSIE-IS)• European Special Interest Group in OGC (E-SIG)• Contributions to OpenGIS specifications (e.g.,

Feature ID, Semantic SIG?, Environmental SIG?)


First year achievements

Measure Target year 1 Achieved year 1 Target year 2

Attendance Information Days 100 380 300

# Information Days 2.5 4 5

Debriefings (total) 70 83 100

European OGC members(industry)

24 24 35

Contributions 4 6 12

Leading topics 1 2 1 (2)


Plans for Second Year

• Information days for France & southern Europe• Restructure debriefings (topic-wise chronological

instead of synchronous) • Introduce European topics into OGC process


European Topics

• General research topics:• Raster-vector integration

• Formalisation of Geometry

• Specific European topics:• Data quality and pricing

• Localised Mapping

• European Cadastre

• Impacts on structure of European GI organisations

• Domain Object Model water planning

• Spatial Reference Systems

• Semantics and language issues


Conclusions

• GIPSIE is progressing ahead of schedule• Plans for year 2 address weaknesses in

information dissemination• Process of engaging Europe is slow and cannot be

completed within 2 years


For more information:http://gipsie.uni-muenster.de

Email: [email protected]

The GIPSIE Project Werner Kuhn Institute for Geoinformatics University of Muenster.

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