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AEGOS RESULTS - SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE FOR GEORESOURCES IN AFRICA
19 April 2011 : Dakar, Senegal
Relevance of the project
Safeguard, share, valorise the knowledge and data archived in African and European geological surveys.
Main targets
Institutional decision-makers, geoscientific communities, investors and education professionals.
Focus
- Observation system on natural resources: geology, raw materials, minerals, groundwater, energy, etc.
- User-oriented products and services
- Innovative spin-off projects
- Spatial data infrastructure
- Operational procedures and open standards
- Distributed architecture - web access
- Intellectual property rights management
- Common strategy of capacity building
Expected impacts
Preparatory phase for setting-up a multi-national georesources observation system. Partnership with national institutions and regional organisations: UEMOA, SEAMIC, EuroGeoSurveys. AEGOS is a geoscience contribution to GEOSS in the context of the INSPIRE European Directive.
Objectives
- Present the final results of AEGOS Phase 1
- Invite the end-users of the new Spatial Data Infrastructure for Georesources in Africa to express their needs for innovative products, services and spin-off projects
- Initiate new partnerships for implementing AEGOS Phase 2
Topics
Distributed infrastructure of interoperable data sets in Africa / SDI reference models metadata and georesources data / Interoperability standards and internet / Capacity building in geosciences and information technologies / Charter of partnership.
Audience
Conference opened to data managers and decisionmakers in the field of geology-related natural resources (minerals, raw materials, groundwater and geothermal energy) in Africa:
- Governments
- Education and Research
- Public and private investors, Consultants
- NGOs
- End-users of geospatial information
Registration
Free Conference. Registration is mandatory.
Contact: Rokhaya DIENE,
CLOAKING
Deadline: April 10th, 2011
Contact and information
Project Coordinator: Marc Urvois,
CLOAKING
Provisional Programme
(updated 25 March 2011)
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Venue: Terrou-Bi Hotel
Route de la Corniche Ouest
Dakar, Senegal
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Organisers: Moussa SYLLA (DMG-MMI, Senegal)
Marc URVOIS (BRGM, France)
Chairman: Prof. Abdoulaye DIA, UNCAD, Senegal
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Time
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Topic
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Speaker
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8:30
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Registration
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9:00
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Welcome Address – Director, Direction de la Géologie et des Mines
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M. Sylla
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9:10
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Opening Remarks – French Embassy in Senegal
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tbc
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9:20
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Opening Remarks – European Commission, DG Research
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A. Nastaseanu
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9:40
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Opening Address – Ministère des Mines, de l’Industrie, de l’Agro-Industrie et des PME
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A. Baldé
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10:00
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AEGOS Project Overview – Project Coordinator
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M. Urvois
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10:20 – 10:50
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Refreshment Break
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10:50
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AEGOS Spatial Data Infrastructure: architecture, standards and data access
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K. Boamah / S. Ayele / K. Wilkinson
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11:10
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AEGOS Spatial Data Infrastructure: data, products and services
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I. Nyambe
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11:30
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Innovative spin-off projects based on AEGOS
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R. Samba Diène / I. Ploch
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11:50
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AEGOS Capacity building and training programmes
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M. Gebremichael / K. Tadesse
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12:10
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Questions – Discussions
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Chairman
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12:30 – 14:00
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Lunch
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14:00
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Geoscience in GEO work plan and GEOSS spatial data infrastructure – GEO Secretariat, Geneva
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H. Mudau
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14:20
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Building the African Regional Spatial Data Infrastructure for Africa: prospect and needs for sectoral initiatives – UNECA/ISTD, Addis Ababa
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A. Nonguierma
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14:40
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One Geology: making the geological map data for Earth accessible
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I. Jackson
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15:00
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Centre de Suivi Ecologique : Centre d’excellence pour la gestion durable des ressources naturelles, Dakar
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CSE - tbc
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15:20
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Gestion intégrée des ressources en eau (PAGIRE) – Direction Générale de la Planification des Ressources en Eau, Dakar
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N. Ndour
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15:40
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Questions - Discussion
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Chairman
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16:10 – 16:30
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Refreshment Break
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16:30
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AEGOS pour la promotion et la gestion des ressources naturelles du sous-sol au Sénégal – Direction des Mines et de la Géologie, Dakar
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R. Samba Diène / XX
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16:50
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AEGOS : source d’information et outil d’aide à la décision pour la définition de stratégies d’exploration minière (Iamgold)
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tbc
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17:10
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AEGOS Phase 2: charter of partnership, infrastructure development and implementation
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L. Chevallier / K. Tadesse
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17:30
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Questions – Discussions – Conclusion
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Chairman
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17:50
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Conference Closing Address
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Chairman
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Free Conference. Registration is mandatory.
Contact:
CLOAKING
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