This document discusses a geomatics strategy for rural economic development in the GERS region of France. It outlines that 80% of existing information can be geolocated and that georeferenced data is a universal tool for visualizing information online. The strategy involves building consensus among key actors to define a long-term action plan around a chosen niche, such as geo-traceability of local products. Two projects, GRISI and GRISI PLUS, were launched to promote geomatics and resulted in new R&D projects, regional cooperation, and credibility for the region.

1. CCI GERS GEOMATICS STRATEGY
Michel DEBORD European Project Manager
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2. Content
• Geomatics: the opportunity of economic
development for rural regions
• Key points to built a regional «
Information Society » strategy thanks to
geomatics
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3. 80% of the existing info
can be geolocalised
Transport Municipal
Demographic Economic Tourism Leisure
Education Health
Social Cultural
INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Modernity for rural areas :
data banks with digital cadastre
and geolocalised information
about territory
Soil Area Development,
Fauna boundaries zoning, status
Air
Natural Public
Water resources Registration sector
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ENVIRONMTL RESOURCES Michel conference du GERS
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4. Opportunities
• Nowadays, where globalization increases more and more,
georeferenced information is the most expressive and most universal
tool to visualize on the Internet current status and events : geoportal
• All the key users understand cartography on the web
• GIS is the key area of the information society that will generate most
new value-added applications and thus create most jobs in the next
ten years in the rural areas
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5. Key points to elaborate a strategy
• Consensus of all key actors
• To choose a niche in relation with the
regional identity
• To define a long term action plan with the
key actors
• To choose “ the excellence” at the
European scale
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6. Teleparc consensus
• All the key actors local and regional (15 pepole)
are members of ICT Steering meeting (teleparc
group) to elaborate the action plan for future
– Objectives
– Strategic pathways
– Key actions to be conducted
• WITHOUT CONSENSUS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE
TO ELABORATE AN ACTION PLAN
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7. Choice of a niche
• GeoTraceability :
• HOW TO IMPROVE THE MARKET OF
LOCAL PRODUCTS BY CERTFICATION OF
GEOGRAPHIC ORIGINE OF THESE
PRODUCTS
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8. Teleparc 2000-2006 Action Plan
4 aims 4 strategic 4 key actions
pathways
1. Facilitate the arrival 1.1 Create multimedia 1. SOHO/SOLO
of new inhabitants content
2. Create and convert 1.2. Train people to 2. Training
JOBS use new IT in all jobs
3. Contribute to the 1.3. introduce « new 3. Geomatics plan
economic modernity » in rural
development space
4. Maintain the local 1.4 Develop local 4. Développement of
services consensus Internet connexion
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9. Choice of the « excellence »
• At the beginning no money at local and regional level
(less credibility)
• European Opportunities : R&D Framework program &
Interreg calls for proposals
• Objectives:
– To find partners with competences
– To find new ways of funding
• We bring our specific skills : innovation for project
conception and coordination management
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10. GRISI AND GRISI PLUS two main
projects to promote geomatics
• GRISI: Geomatics Regional Information Society
Initiative (OCR Interreg IIIC 2006 -2008) www.grisi.org
– Interroperability of geographic & spatial data
infrastructure
• Creation of Geomatics platforms for training in each
Region
• Creation of four interoperable Spatial Data Infrastructures
• Five subprojects developed to apply the INSPIRE best
practices
– E governance for geolocalization
– E economy to develop tourism and new comers
– E identity to promote regional inheritance
– E cooperation between regional universities
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12. GRISI AND GRISI PLUS two main
projects to promote geomatics
• GRISI PLUS Geomatics Rural Information
Society Initiative
• Capitalization of the GRISI results
• Exchanges of good practices between 14 regions
to improve policies for economic development in
rural areas
• Expected results : 2 to 3 new projects in each
region
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13. Results 10 years later
• 4 R&D projects in Geotraceability (Total
budget 8 M€)
• 8 Interreg projects in regional
cooperation’s (Total Budget 12 M€)
• Credibility at the local, regional and
national levels
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14. Thank you
• Questions ?
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