FreeGIS.net presentation at the Geospatial World Forum in Rotterdam 2013
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The document outlines the activities and goals of the FreeGIS.net project led by R3 GIS, focused on providing open source geographical information system (GIS) solutions for public administrations in Italy and Austria. It emphasizes the development of multilingual web services, a FOSS-based reference implementation, and dissemination of open data licenses. The project aims to lower barriers for small administrations to implement INSPIRE-compliant services while fostering interoperability and new market opportunities.
FreeGIS.net presentation at the Geospatial World Forum in Rotterdam 2013
- 1. Paolo Viskanic ([email protected]) Lowering the entry barrier for INSPIRE compliant Web Services Leveraging SMEs’ Strength for INSPIREGWF 2013 16/05/2013
- 2. 18/10/2012 2 Leveraging SMEs’ Strength for INSPIREGWF 2013 16/05/2013 Content • Who is R3 GIS? • The FreeGIS.net Project • Project partners • Activities • Results • Our experience with INSPIRE
- 3. 18/10/2012 3 Leveraging SMEs’ Strength for INSPIREGWF 2013 16/05/2013 • Founded 2003 • Main office in Merano (BZ), second office in Milano • 12 Collaborators, (6 in software development) • Quality Certification ISO 9001:2008 • Member of the Open Geospatial Consortium • Funding member of the Foss Academy • Operating through partners in Italy, Austria and Germany
- 4. 18/10/2012 4 Leveraging SMEs’ Strength for INSPIREGWF 2013 16/05/2013 Ac0vi0es SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING SERVICES TRAINING PROJECTS ACTIVITIES ENVIRONMENT AND AGRICULTURE GREEN AREA MANAGEMENT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION TOURISM AND SKI AREAS FOSS ACADEMY UTILITIES SECTORS
- 5. 18/10/2012 5 Leveraging SMEs’ Strength for INSPIREGWF 2013 16/05/2013 Ver0cal solu0ons based on open source technology
- 6. 18/10/2012 6 Leveraging SMEs’ Strength for INSPIREGWF 2013 16/05/2013 Open Source Technology • CentOS or RedHat operating system • Geodatabase PostgreSQL/PostGIS • PHP, Java, Javascript, HTML • UMN Mapserver/GeoServer • Analysis: Grass, jGrass, gvSIG, uDig, QGis • WebGIS Client: OpenLayers, GisClient R3 GIS contributes to most of these Technologies
- 7. 18/10/2012 7 Leveraging SMEs’ Strength for INSPIREGWF 2013 16/05/2013 Our customers • Public Administrations in Italy and Austria (mainly small local administrations) • Infrastructure companies • Private contractors • Universities and research institutions
- 8. 18/10/2012 8 Leveraging SMEs’ Strength for INSPIREGWF 2013 16/05/2013 FreeGIS.net
- 9. 18/10/2012 9 Leveraging SMEs’ Strength for INSPIREGWF 2013 16/05/2013 FreeGIS.net Partners Lead Partner: Free Software Center of TIS Technology Park, Bolzano (I) Supporter: Province of Bolzano (I) Technology Partner R3 GIS srl (I) Swiss Partner: Kanton Graubünden (CH)
- 10. 18/10/2012 10 Leveraging SMEs’ Strength for INSPIREGWF 2013 16/05/2013 Main ac0vi0es The FreeGIS.net Project aims to find Free Open Source solutions to Public Administrations GIS needs. The main activities of the project are: • Geographical multilingual web services • FOSS-based Reference Implementation • FreeGIS data license • Documentation, dissemination and training Duration: 02.08.2010 – 02.08.2013 (extended to 31.12.2013)
- 11. 18/10/2012 11 Leveraging SMEs’ Strength for INSPIREGWF 2013 16/05/2013 Mul0lingual Web Services Multilingualism is a key aspect of WebGIS services, especially considering the INSPIRE directive. The Work Package included: • Analysis of OGC and INSPIRE specifications • Participate to OGC Technical Committee to support and follow-up extension of multilingual aspects • Support multilingual Services in the reference implementation • Implement Inspire compliant WMS in Mapserver (subcontracted to EOX)
- 12. 18/10/2012 12 Leveraging SMEs’ Strength for INSPIREGWF 2013 16/05/2013 FOSS-‐based Reference Implementa0on
- 13. 18/10/2012 13 Leveraging SMEs’ Strength for INSPIREGWF 2013 16/05/2013 FOSS-‐based Reference Implementa0on Activities carried out: • Analysis and selection of software components • Development of a FreeGIS.Viewer Map Client which communicates to the server only through OGC Services • Integration of Humboldt Tools for data transformation (Hydrologis) • Publication of a virtual machine with all components necessary to build an INSPIRE compliant SDI based on Free and Open Source Software
- 14. 18/10/2012 14 Leveraging SMEs’ Strength for INSPIREGWF 2013 16/05/2013 FreeGIS.net Viewer
- 15. 18/10/2012 15 Leveraging SMEs’ Strength for INSPIREGWF 2013 16/05/2013 Open Data Licence Analysis, discussion, training and promotion of licenses to make data openly available (Simone Aliprandi and Carlo Piana)
- 16. 18/10/2012 16 Leveraging SMEs’ Strength for INSPIREGWF 2013 16/05/2013 Dissemina0on • Participation to +10 international events to promote the Project and its result • Organisation of training sessions on INSPIRE and OGC standards to PAs and companies in the Province of Bolzano and Kanton Graubünden • Website and Newsletter • DVD, final report and a last round of presentations is being organised.
- 17. 18/10/2012 17 Leveraging SMEs’ Strength for INSPIREGWF 2013 16/05/2013 FreeGIS.net You can find documenta0on and the reference implementa0on on the website: www.freegis.net
- 18. 18/10/2012 18 Leveraging SMEs’ Strength for INSPIREGWF 2013 16/05/2013 Our experience with INSPIRE 1 • The FreeGIS.net project allowed us to study and implement new technologies to meet INSPIRE requirements • Through the participation to conferences and OGC we met new partners and created a network to meet changing requirements of market • However all this was possible because of the use of open technologies. Through Free and Open Source software we are actors in the application of INSPIRE and not spectators
- 19. 18/10/2012 19 Leveraging SMEs’ Strength for INSPIREGWF 2013 16/05/2013 Our experience with INSPIRE 2 • We re-engineered our products to use the same stack of applications as the FreeGIS.net reference implementation • We implemented INSPIRE policies in our application (e.g. management of urban green areas) • We proposed and implemented SDI based on this technology in many municipalities, provinces and regions in Italy and Austria • We are constantly extending the stack of applications of the FreeGIS.net project: e.g. mobile offline client
- 20. 18/10/2012 20 Leveraging SMEs’ Strength for INSPIREGWF 2013 16/05/2013 Our experience with INSPIRE 3 • INSPIRE enables interoperability • Interoperability opens new opportunities • INSPIRE opens new market opportunities • Through FreeGIS.net we have tried to lower the entry barrier for small administrations to implement iNSPIRE compliant services • However we miss consciousness about INSPIRE in the local Administrations in Italy and in Austria (our two main markets)
- 21. 18/10/2012 21 Leveraging SMEs’ Strength for INSPIREGWF 2013 16/05/2013 Thank you for your interest Main office: Via Johann Kravogl, 2 39012 Merano (BZ) Tel. +39 0473 494949 Fax +39 0473 069902 Office in Milano: Via Vallisneri, 2 20133 Milano (MI)