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CWMI

Description
Organisation: 
Cross-Border Water Management Initiative
Acronym: 
CWMI
Details
Mission and Objectives: 
A large-scale project (1.7M EUR), set up in the framework of the BSIK Space for Geo-Information (SGI) research programme. The objective of this project is to create an easy and customised web-based access to primarily geological and hydrological information in relation to water management issues in the border area of North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany) and The Netherlands. The project activities to be carried out are seen as a contribution to implementation of the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) and to development of an international geo-information structure.
Formal Mandate: 
None
Mandate: 
a three years long project, involving 12 public and private organisations
Activities: 
The main part of the project will be dedicated to “translation” and harmonisation of data and information required for selected issues/stakeholders combinations. This will be primarily geological, hydrogeological, hydrological and landuse-related data and information. Finally, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) will be applied to provide on-line, synchronised access to various data and information sources.
Membership: 
The ministry MUNLV en Geological Survey (both of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) The Dutch provinces of Overijssel, Gelderland and Limburg Universities of Aachen (G) en Wageningen (Nl) Companies Envidat (G), Synoptics (Nl), Knowledge institutes Alterra (Nl) and TNO (Nl -as project leader).
URL: 
http://igrac.nitg.tno.nl/pub/bscw.cgi/0/15797
Typology: 
Thematic
PROPOSED ROLE IN INSPIRE DEVELOPMENT

Which role(s) do you foresee for the SDIC in INSPIRE development

  • submit reference material as input to the Drafting Teams
    • yes
  • register a project to test/revise/develop the draft Implementing Rules
    • yes
  • be kept informed
    • yes
    Geographic Domain
    TransNational
    Cross-border area of Netherlands and Germany
    Societal Sector
    research
    Specific Expertise
    Specific Expertise: 
    Metadata
    Network Services
    Monitoring and Reporting
    Data Specifications
    Data and Service Sharing
    Previous Experience relevant for INSPIRE development
    ?
    Environmental application domains
    Water and Soil Resource Management
    Primary Business
    Hydrogeology
    INSPIRE Data Themes
    Coordinator
    Geology
    Producer
    Soil, Geology, Land use
    User
    Coordinate reference systems, Geographical grid systems, Geographical names, Administrative units, Hydrography, Soil, Geology, Land use