INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURES 2010

will be held from 15th to 17th September 2010 at FON University in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia.

The main theme of the Conference will be the development and use of Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI’s) and all their aspects – technology, criteria and standards for organizing and sharing spatial data. The realization of the European INSPIRE directive in the countries of South East Europe is expected to be an important part of the conference.

The ambition of the conference is to become the major SDI conference in the region and be influential for SDI development.

Chair:

Prof.Dr.sc. Bashkim IDRIZI

mail: bashkim.idrizi@unite.edu.mk

State University of Tetova

website: www.unite.edu.mk

Greetings to the International Conference on SDI 2010

Prof.Dr. Stig ENEMARK, President of FIG

It is my great pleasure as President of the International Federation of Surveyors, FIG, to co-sponsor the International Conference on Spatial Data Infrastructures, to be held in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, 15-17 September 2010.

The conference themes cover all aspects of SDI’s and will have a special focus on the realization of the European INSPIRE directive in the countries of South East Europe. The conference has the potential to become the major SDI conference in the region and be influential for SDI development in general. The conference will show the importance of SDIs and their use, on local, national or regional level in the region of South East Europe and its relation to global initiatives. more…

Prof.Dr. Mauro SALVEMINI, President of EUROGI

We are definitely living in an ICT era where the geographic information is playing more and more a relevant role in the everyday life. Governments and private companies are basing and offering to citizens services placed on geographic components of the information and, on the other hand, the final user demand of micro-knowledge about territory and environment is steadily increasing. This process is affecting all nations in different ways spanning from the essential cadastral information to advanced location based services. more…