NFGS 2005 Conference Stockholm, Sweden

EFGS 2005 Stockholm Sweden

Program for the fifth Nordic Forum for Geo-statistics Stockholm September 21-23, 2005

Place Statistics Sweden

Karlavägen 100

Stockholm Sweden

From date September 21, 2005
To date September 23, 2005
Lars H. Backer

Day 1: Wednesday September 21, 2005

Afternoon plenum: Introduction

Place: “Styrelserummet”

Chair: Leif Norman (Head of Unit, Statistics Sweden)

Time Topic Responsible
1300 Getting organised Chair
15 minutes Welcome to Statistics Sweden Svante Öberg, (Director General, Statistics Sweden)
15 minutes Introductions Chair
30 minutes The general Context: KeyNote address: INSPIRE and geo-statistics for both national and EU needs. (Questions) Daniele Rizzi, (Eurostat, Coordinator of the GISCO project)
30 minutes The Nordic contribution to the development of INSPIRE and european Geo-statistics. Marja Tammilehto-Loude, (Statistics Finland)
1430-1500 Break (Refreshments)  
15 minutes The first five years

Nordic Forum for geo-statistics. The first 5ive years.

Sten-Åke Hallén, (Statistics Sweden)
15 minutes The next five years: The circle is closed is it time for a new beginning? Lars H. Backer, (Statistics Sweden)
60 minutes Discussion: Quo Vadis? Chair
1630 End of Session  

Evening

Time Topic Responsible
1700-2000 Welcome drink with snack Backer, Valhallavägen 145., (4 Stairs) (Tel: +46 (0) 8 6645215) Lars H. Backer, (Statistics Sweden)

Day 2: Thursday September 22, 2005

Morning: Plenum

Place: “Styrelserummet”

Chair: Leif Norman (Head of Unit, Statistics Sweden)

Plenum: Introductions to workshops

Time Topic Responsible
0900 Getting organised Chair
15 minutes The case for a  Nordic Grids II project. Lars H. Backer, (Statistics Sweden)
15 minutes Discussion
10 minutes Workshop 1. (Form and Scope): SDI for Statistics (SSDI) in response to user needs. (Presentation of members) Moderator: Marja Tammilehto-Luode, (Statistics Finland)
15 minutes Learning from the Tandem project and the Eurogrids system (Problem statement) Marja Tammilehto-Luode, (Statistics Finland)
Questions
10 minutes Workshop 2. (Content): Infrastructures of Spatial Statistical Data. (Presentation of members) Moderator: Vilni Verner Holst Bloch, (Statistics Norway)
15 minutes Standard layers for dynamic regions? (Problem statement) Vilni Verner Holst Bloch, (Statistics Norway)
Questions
1030-1100 Break (Refreshments)  
10 minutes Workshop 3. (Dissemination technologies): A network of web-based Geo-Portals for Geo-Statistics?  (Presentation of members) Moderator: Marianne Vik Dysterud, (Statistics Norway)
15 minutes Demonstration of a draft towards a prototype for a NSI contribution to a Geo-portal built according to INSPIRE principles.(Problem Statement) Bo Justusson, (Statistics Sweden)
Questions:
30 minutes Discussion Chair
Conclusion: Getting organized for Working groups Chair
1200 End of Session  

Lunch

Time Topic Responsible
1200-1330 Lunch  

Afternoon: Workshop 1:

Form and Scope: SDI for Statistics (SSDI) in response to user needs

Place: “Grönsaken” A713

Moderator: Marja Tammilehto-Luode (Statistics Finland)

Time Topic Responsible
1330 Getting organised Moderator
15 minutes Best practices_1: Finland

Presentation about workplan of the Finnish Council of Geographic Information  (a steering group for implementation of INSPIRE)

Reino Ruotsalainen, (National Land Survey Finland)
15 minutes Best practices _1 Denmark About user needs for grid data, an update from Denmark Erik Sommer, (Statistics Denmark)
15 minutes Best practices _2 Denmark FAD and INSPIRE Jesper Lauritzen, (Statistics Denmark)
1430-1500 Break (refreshments)  
15 minutes Best practices _2: Finland

A presentation about topical discussion about data policy and data sharing in Finland and SFs position on that. SFs methods to define user needs and examples of customer services and especially in the field of geostatistics.

Marja Tammilehto-Luode, (Statistics Finland)
15 minutes Best practices _3: Finland

The ongoing work towards a new production model in Statistics Finland and its connections to Spatial Data Infrastructure.

Maija Leppänen, (Statistics Finland)
15 minutes Discussion Moderator
30 minutes Wrapping up Moderator
Prepare presentation in Forum Friday morning Moderator
1700 End of Session All

Afternoon workshop 2: Content: Infrastructures of Spatial Statistical Data.

Place: “Ekonomen” A513

Moderator: Vilni Verner Holst Bloch (Statistics Norway)

Time Topic Responsible
1330 Getting organised Moderator
15 minutes Best practices _1: Finland

The definition of rural and urban areas in Nordic countries – results of a seminar in Finland  – future delineation of urban areas.

Liisa Kanerva and Kari Seppä (Statistics Finland)
15 minutes Best practices _2: Finland

The grid database -an  example towards standard for the dissemination of grid data

Rina Tammisto, (Statistics Finland)
1430-1500 Break (refreshments)  
15 minutes Best practices _1: Denmark New principles for the delineation of urban areas in Denmark Michael Berg Rasmussen, (Statistics Denmark)
15 minutes Best practices _1: Sweden

Concentrations of workplaces outside localities (2000)

Marianne Eriksson & Håkan Hedenvind, (Statistics Sweden)
15 minutes Best practices _2  Sweden:

Built-up areas and accessibility to coast and shores – statistics for the Water Framework Directive

Erik Carles, (Statistics Sweden)
15 minutes Best practices _3  Sweden

Geostatistics for Sustainable development

Lars H. Backer (Statistics Sweden)
15 minutes Discussion Moderator
30 minutes Wrapping up Moderator
Prepare presentation in Forum Friday morning Moderator
1700 End of Session All

Afternoon workshop 3: Dissemination technology: A network of web-based Geo-Portals for Geo-Statistics?

Place: “Styrelserummet”

Moderator: Marianne Vik Dysterud (Statistics Norway)

Time Topic Responsible
1330 Workshop: Moderator
15 minutes Best practices_1: Norway Norway digital – examples of dissemination practices in the Norwegian Spatial Data Infrastructure Arvid Lillethun, (National Land Survey Norway)
15 minutes Best practices _1: Finland Spatial statistics and a network of  Geoportals – current practices and perspectives for the future Ulla-Maarit Saarinen, (Statistics Finland)
1430-1500 Break (refreshments)  
15 minutes Best practices _1: Sweden In search of a common approach to the dissemination of spatial data on the internet Bo Justusson, (Statistics Sweden)
15 minutes Discussion Moderator
30 minutes Wrapping up Moderator
Prepare presentation in Forum Friday morning Moderator
1700 End of Session All

Evening: Social

Time Topic Responsible
1700-2200 Guided introduction to maritime Stockholm. Dinner at the Beckholmen docks Lars H. Backer, (Statistics Sweden)

Day 3: Friday

Morning plenum: A Consortium and a Project?

Place: “Styrelserummet”

Chair: Leif Norman (Head of Unit, Statistics Sweden)

Time Topic Responsible
0900 Plenum  
10 minutes Getting organised Chair
15 minutes Presentation from workgroup 1 Workgroup _1: Marja Tammilehto-Luode
Questions / Comments
15 minutes Presentation from workgroup 2 Workgroup_2: Vilni Verner Holst Bloch
Questions / Comments
15 minutes Presentation from workgroup 3 Workgroup _3 Marianne Vik Dysterud
Questions / Comments
20 minutes Conclusions /Discussion Chair
1030-1100 Break (refreshments)  
15 minutes Do we agree on a project proposal? Chair
15 minutes Do we have a Network of Excellence? Chair
15 minutes The next Nordic Forum for Geo-statistics?
10 minutes Closing down Chair
10 minutes Other business? Chair
1200-1300 Closing down