scholarly journals Towards a governance assessment framework for geospatial data: A policy coherence evaluation of the geospatial data policy in Flanders

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Cesar Casiano Flores ◽  
Maxim Chantillon ◽  
Joep Crompvoets
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Network Governance ◽  
Institutional Arrangements ◽  
Geospatial Data ◽  
Assessment Framework ◽  
Policy Coherence ◽  
Geospatial Information ◽  
The Public ◽  
Data Policy

Abstract. Governance Assessment Frameworks allow the identification of implementation bottlenecks and they can propose answers to the identified challenges. However, no assessment framework has been developed to 1) understand how governance factors can affect the development and use of geospatial data (GD) and 2) to allow comparison across different governance contexts. Previous research proved that GD and governance are highly interrelated. Understanding the relevance of policy coherence, and aiming to address the aforementioned gap, we propose the Coherence Assessment Framework for Geospatial Data (CAFGD). CAFGD objective is to contribute to the GD governance literature from an implementation perspective. CAFGD is based on two existing frameworks: 1) the Framework to Support Institutional Arrangements in Geospatial Information Management (FSIAGIM) (Crompvoets and Ho, 2017, 2019) and 2) the Governance Assessment Tool (GAT) (Bressers et al., 2016a). CAFGD uses as governance dimensions the seven structural instruments of FSIAGIM, classified under the hierarchy, market and network governance approach and uses as evaluative quality coherence from GAT. In order to demonstrate the application of CAFGD, we have selected the region of Flanders in Belgium to analyze its GD policy coherence. Our results conclude that coherence is higher in the instruments related to hierarchy. Therefore, coherence is higher among the public sector actors when comparing with the private sector actors. The relation to this sector corresponds to the market and network instruments.

scholarly journals DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CROWDSOURCING BASED CHINA'S NATIONAL PUBLIC GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION COLLECTION SYSTEM

2019 ◽  
Vol XLII-2/W13 ◽  
pp. 1621-1624
Author(s):  
H. Zhang ◽  
J. Jiang ◽  
W. Huang ◽  
L. Yang
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Information Service ◽  
Geospatial Data ◽  
Process Data ◽  
Geospatial Information ◽  
Service Platform ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Government ◽  
Data Update

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> As the basis of public geospatial information service, geospatial information data with wide coverage, strong timeliness, rich content and high positioning accuracy is the key infrastructure of geospatial infrastructure for building smart cities and digital China. How to collect and update massive geospatial information resources fast and efficiently has always been the bottleneck for the rapid development of surveying and mapping geospatial information science and technology and industries, and the construction of China's national spatial data infrastructure. At present, the mainstream of geospatial data collecting and updating in China is that the government and enterprise employ professional engineers to for this work, but the problems of professional and complex data processing process, data management level by level, closed and off-line data update mode lead to a relatively slow update rate and poor data actuality, which seriously restricted the applications of geospatial information service in the fields of government decision-making, planning and construction, resource and environment monitoring, and emergency response. The contributions to the geospatial information data from the public community has also been ignored. This paper addresses the issues of low efficiency on data collection and update occurring in China's national geospatial information service platform, proposing a solution for public geospatial data collection and update based on crowdsourcing. The key technologies of data collection, storage, reviews and publication are studied, and the basic technical process of online data update for the government and the public users is designed. In order to verify the effectiveness and practicality of the mode discussed above, a prototype system is developed by expanding China's national geospatial information service platform, which fulfilled data online collection and reviewing, such as POIs, roads, and residential areas. The system can provide new methods and reference ideas for the collection and update of spatial data for the national geospatial information public service platform. It is a useful supplement to the current spatial data collection and update, and has important significances.</p>

scholarly journals BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN SURVEYORS AND THE GEO-SPATIAL SOCIETY

2016 ◽  
Vol XLI-B4 ◽  
pp. 683-686
Author(s):  
H. Müller
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
International Association ◽  
Data Entry ◽  
Geospatial Data ◽  
Data Bases ◽  
Geospatial Information ◽  
Spatial Reference ◽  
Management Consultancy ◽  
Close Cooperation

For many years FIG, the International Association of Surveyors, has been trying to bridge the gap between surveyors and the geospatial society as a whole, with the geospatial industries in particular. Traditionally the surveying profession contributed to the good of society by creating and maintaining highly precise and accurate geospatial data bases, based on an in-depth knowledge of spatial reference frameworks. Furthermore in many countries surveyors may be entitled to make decisions about land divisions and boundaries. By managing information spatially surveyors today develop into the role of geo-data managers, the longer the more. Job assignments in this context include data entry management, data and process quality management, design of formal and informal systems, information management, consultancy, land management, all that in close cooperation with many different stakeholders. Future tasks will include the integration of geospatial information into e-government and e-commerce systems. The list of professional tasks underpins the capabilities of surveyors to contribute to a high quality geospatial data and information management. In that way modern surveyors support the needs of a geo-spatial society. The paper discusses several approaches to define the role of the surveyor within the modern geospatial society.

scholarly journals IMPREMENTATION OF VGI-BASED GEOPORTAL FOR EMPOWERING CITIZEN’S GEOSPATIAL OBSERVATORIES RELATED TO URBAN DISASTER MANAGEMENT

2016 ◽  
Vol XLI-B2 ◽  
pp. 621-623
Author(s):  
Sanghoon Lee
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Reference Model ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Geospatial Data ◽  
Urban Structure ◽  
Geospatial Information ◽  
The Public ◽  
Urban Disaster ◽  
Action Model ◽  
Disaster Potential

The volunteered geospatial information (VGI) will be efficient and cost-effective method for generating and sharing large disasterrelated geospatial data. The national mapping organizations have played the role of major geospatial collector have been moving toward the considering public participation data collecting method. Due to VGI can conduct to encourage public participation and empower citizens, mapping agency could make a partnership with members of the VGI community to help to provide well-structured geospatial data. In order to effectively be understood and sharing the public semantics, datasets and action model of the public participation GeoPortal, the implemented VGI-GeoPortal designated as the basis of ISO 19154, ISO 19101 and OGC Reference Model. The proof of concepts of VGI-GeoPortal has been implemented urban flooding use-case in Republic of Korea to collect from the public, and analyze disaster-related geospatial data including high-disaster potential information such as the location of poor drainage sewer, small signs of occurring landslide, flooding vulnerability of urban structure, and etc.

Geospatial Preparedness: Empirical Study of Alternative Sources of Information for the Humanitarian Community

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto San Martin ◽  
Marco Painho
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Geospatial Data ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Geospatial Information ◽  
Community Mapping ◽  
Community Information ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Alternative Sources

Abstract In response to a disaster, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs creates a framework for cooperation in which Information Management Officers from different organisations can work together to provide decision makers with necessary information. Geospatial data are among the first information delivered. Recently, online mapping, remote sensing and the support of volunteers and technical communities wrought dramatic changes in the use of geospatial information, bringing new challenges to the digital humanitarian community. Information Management Officers are tapping alternative data sources, and institutions are adapting their working procedures to this new reality. The perspectives of these Information Management Officers have been studied through semi-structured interviews and monitoring of the tools used during responses to real emergencies. This study determines the required data and the relation with geospatial preparedness. It also explores the potential and limitations of development organisations, community mapping and social networks as alternative sources of information.

scholarly journals IMPREMENTATION OF VGI-BASED GEOPORTAL FOR EMPOWERING CITIZEN’S GEOSPATIAL OBSERVATORIES RELATED TO URBAN DISASTER MANAGEMENT

2016 ◽  
Vol XLI-B2 ◽  
pp. 621-623
Author(s):  
Sanghoon Lee
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
Reference Model ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Geospatial Data ◽  
Urban Structure ◽  
Geospatial Information ◽  
The Public ◽  
Urban Disaster ◽  
Action Model ◽  
Disaster Potential

The volunteered geospatial information (VGI) will be efficient and cost-effective method for generating and sharing large disasterrelated geospatial data. The national mapping organizations have played the role of major geospatial collector have been moving toward the considering public participation data collecting method. Due to VGI can conduct to encourage public participation and empower citizens, mapping agency could make a partnership with members of the VGI community to help to provide well-structured geospatial data. In order to effectively be understood and sharing the public semantics, datasets and action model of the public participation GeoPortal, the implemented VGI-GeoPortal designated as the basis of ISO 19154, ISO 19101 and OGC Reference Model. The proof of concepts of VGI-GeoPortal has been implemented urban flooding use-case in Republic of Korea to collect from the public, and analyze disaster-related geospatial data including high-disaster potential information such as the location of poor drainage sewer, small signs of occurring landslide, flooding vulnerability of urban structure, and etc.

scholarly journals BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN SURVEYORS AND THE GEO-SPATIAL SOCIETY

2016 ◽  
Vol XLI-B4 ◽  
pp. 683-686
Author(s):  
H. Müller
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
International Association ◽  
Data Entry ◽  
Geospatial Data ◽  
Data Bases ◽  
Geospatial Information ◽  
Spatial Reference ◽  
Management Consultancy ◽  
Close Cooperation

For many years FIG, the International Association of Surveyors, has been trying to bridge the gap between surveyors and the geospatial society as a whole, with the geospatial industries in particular. Traditionally the surveying profession contributed to the good of society by creating and maintaining highly precise and accurate geospatial data bases, based on an in-depth knowledge of spatial reference frameworks. Furthermore in many countries surveyors may be entitled to make decisions about land divisions and boundaries. By managing information spatially surveyors today develop into the role of geo-data managers, the longer the more. Job assignments in this context include data entry management, data and process quality management, design of formal and informal systems, information management, consultancy, land management, all that in close cooperation with many different stakeholders. Future tasks will include the integration of geospatial information into e-government and e-commerce systems. The list of professional tasks underpins the capabilities of surveyors to contribute to a high quality geospatial data and information management. In that way modern surveyors support the needs of a geo-spatial society. The paper discusses several approaches to define the role of the surveyor within the modern geospatial society.

scholarly journals Regulating health professional scopes of practice: comparing institutional arrangements and approaches in the US, Canada, Australia and the UK

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Leslie ◽  
Jean Moore ◽  
Chris Robertson ◽  
Douglas Bilton ◽  
Kristine Hirschkorn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Professional ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Institutional Arrangements ◽  
Scope Of Practice ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Uk

Abstract Background Fundamentally, the goal of health professional regulatory regimes is to ensure the highest quality of care to the public. Part of that task is to control what health professionals do, or their scope of practice. Ideally, this involves the application of evidence-based professional standards of practice to the tasks for which health professional have received training. There are different jurisdictional approaches to achieving these goals. Methods Using a comparative case study approach and similar systems policy analysis design, we present and discuss four different regulatory approaches from the US, Canada, Australia and the UK. For each case, we highlight the jurisdictional differences in how these countries regulate health professional scopes of practice in the interest of the public. Our comparative Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) analysis is based on archival research carried out by the authors wherein we describe the evolution of the institutional arrangements for form of regulatory approach, with specific reference to scope of practice. Results/conclusions Our comparative examination finds that the different regulatory approaches in these countries have emerged in response to similar challenges. In some cases, ‘tasks’ or ‘activities’ are the basis of regulation, whereas in other contexts protected ‘titles’ are regulated, and in some cases both. From our results and the jurisdiction-specific SWOT analyses, we have conceptualized a synthesized table of leading practices related to regulating scopes of practice mapped to specific regulatory principles. We discuss the implications for how these different approaches achieve positive outcomes for the public, but also for health professionals and the system more broadly in terms of workforce optimization.

scholarly journals Current trends in the management of groundwater specific geospatial information

2019 ◽  
Vol 85 ◽  
pp. 07020
Author(s):  
Codrina Maria Ilie ◽  
Radu Constantin Gogu
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Data Model ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Crucial Importance ◽  
Geospatial Information ◽  
European Directive ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Paper Address ◽  
Operational Service

The purpose of this paper is to present the state-of-art of groundwater geospatial information management, highlighting the relevant data model characteristics and technical implementation of the European Directive 2007/2/EC, also known as the INSPIRE Directive. The maturity of the groundwater geodata management systems is of crucial importance for any kind of activity, be it a research project or an operational service of monitoring, protection or exploitation activities. An ineffective and inadequate geodata management system can significantly increase costs or even overthrow the entire activity ([1-3]). Furthermore, following the technological advancement and the extended scientific and operational interdisciplinary connectivity at national and international scale, the interoperability characteristics are becoming increasingly important in the development of groundwater geospatial information management. From paper recordings to digital spreadsheets, from relational database to standardized data models, the manner in which the groundwater data was gathered, stored, processed and visualized has changed significantly over time. Aside from the clear technical progress, the design that captures the natural connections and dependencies between each groundwater feature and phenomena have also evolved. The second part of our paper address the variations that occurred when outlining the different groundwater geospatial information management models, differences that depict the complexity of hydrogeological data.

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