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The Gers CCI, coordinator of the implementation phase of the CRIGEOS MIP |
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 The 14 members of the futur Regional GEOSpatial Information Centre of Midi Pyrennees (CRIGEOS MIP) announced officially their wish to implement the CRIGEOS on the 1st of July 2010. Thus, the implementation phase of the CRIGEOS was launched with the Gers Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the coordination of the CRIGEOS unit from July 2010 to December 2011.
A new period of work started during which several important actions will be carried out:
- First group acquisitions (land registry, orthophotomap/altimetry)
- Creation of several thematic working groups (land registry, orthophotomap/altimetry, SDI, urban planning, etc) which will be coordinated by local organizations (members of the Executive Committee)
- Implementation of the INSPIRE directive (organization of tranings, etc)
- Creation of an appropriate governance structure.
The CRIGEOS project will benefit of national, regional and European (ERDF) funding. The estimated budget for the coordination unit and the thematic working groups is 269 450 euros.
The “Teleparc” geomatics centre of the Gers CCI conducted successfully the CRIGEOS feasibility phase from June 2009 to March 2010 and it produced useful recommendations for the successful implementation of the CRIGEOS in the Midi Pyrenees region. The members of the Executive Committee have been very satisfied of the efficient work of the Gers CCI and they decided to entrust the continuation of the project to it.
More information concerning the CRIGEOS MIP is available on the internet site of the project (its new version will be online soon).
Reminder : The members of the Executive Committee of CRIGEOS on the 1st of July 2010 are: Préfecture de Région Midi Pyrénées, Région Midi-Pyrénées, Conseils Généraux du Gers, de l’Ariège, de l’Aveyron, du Lot, des Hautes Pyrénées, Communautés de Communes du Grand Auch, de Tarn et Dadou, du Saint Gaudinois, Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie du Gers, Syndicat Mixte pour l’Informatisation des Collectivités Aveyronnaises, Ordre des Géomètres Experts, Assemblée Pyrénéenne d’Economie Montagnarde
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A new dynamic year starts at the Teleparc centre |
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 The « Teleparc » geomatics centre of the Gers CCI wishes you a happy new year 2010, full of happiness, health and success in your projects.
The new year started actively with the submission of the European research project « AGRIFAIR : Sustainable Elementary Territorial Unit for Fair Agriculture ». In response to the call for proposals KBBE-2010.1.4-03 of the 7th Framework Programme, the AGRIFAIR project aims at developing a new tool to manage the new Common Agriculture Policy 2013-2020. This tool, based on the definition of the Sustainable Elementary Territorial Unit (SETU) will allow characterizing local specificities of rural territories from a social, economic and environmental point of view. The project gathers 11 partners from 5 Member States and it will be executed in 3 years.
Furthermore, two other European research projects were submitted at the European Commission in the frame of the 7th FP in December 2009 : the « ENERGIC » and « LEAKDETECT » projects.
In the frame of its participation in the NEREUS network, the Gers CCI proposed the ENERGIC (European NEtwork of Regional Geospatial Information Centres) project within the SPACE call. The project aims at developing a network of existing platforms of data mutualisation in Europe. The ENERGIC platform will allow raising awareness to the European regions in the field of GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) applications and services. The ENERGIC project gathers 8 European partners and one American, the NASA.
The « LEAKDETECT » project was prepared on behalf of the French Technical Centre for Food Industry (CTCPA, CRITT Agro in Gers) which assigned the project coordination to the Gers CCI. The project objective is to develop a new technology in order to detect leaks of packed food products in modified atmosphere. The LEAKDETECT project groups 4 technical centres and 5 SMEs which will collaborate to carry out the research activities.
Additional information on these three projects is available on the Teleparc web site .
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6 Placements available in the framework of GEO FAIR TRADE |
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 The Gers CCI, coordinator of the EU research project « GEO FAIR TRADE » (FP7 Environment) and CIRAD are offering six student placements in each of the case studies, which will contribute to the definition of relevant geo-indicators regarding the Fair Trade sustainable.
The six selected case studies in six different locations:
- Handicraft (Panama hats) in Ecuador
- Coffee in Minas Gerais state - Brazil
- Shea Butter in Burkina Faso
- Tea in Uganda
- Vanilla in Madagascar
- Cashew, coffee, and spices in Kerala state - India
The main focus of the work will be to collate and organise in digital form existing socio-economic and environmental data related to the fair trade activities.
More information about the placement is available : Internship opportunity offer
More information about the GEO FAIR TRADE project is available in the project's website
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Dynamic news after summer holidays |
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Steering Committee of the RGIC MIP project
“Teleparc”, the geomatics centre of the Gers Chamber of Commerce and Industry is the contracting authority and in charge to carry out the feasibility study of the future Regional Geospatial Information Centre of the Midi Pyrenees Region (RGIC MIP). The first meeting of the RGIC Steering Committee was held on the 28th of August 2009 and it gathered the 10 sponsors of this feasibility study.
The RGIC Steering Committee is currently composed of several public authorities and territorial organizations: the Midi Pyrenees Region, the national authority of Midi Pyrenees region, the Gers CCI, the Provinces of Ariège, Aveyron, Lot and Tarn et Garonne, the Municipalities Association of Grand Auch, the French Order of Licensed Surveyors and the Pyrenean Assembly of Mountain Economy. The Steering committee should be completed by the 15th of October 2009.
More information on the RGIC project is available here (in french only).
In addition, the Gers CCI signed an agreement with the AFIGEO association aiming at the creation of a network of the Regional Centres of Geographic Information (RGIC) in France. The main purpose of this network is to define the common specifications for all the regional platforms of geographic information. For more information, you can visit the internet site dedicated to the network of the French RGIC (in french only).
GEO FAIR TRADE consortium meeting
The Gers CCI, coordinator of the EU research project « GEO FAIR TRADE » (FP7 Environment) will gather all the project partners in Lyon (France) from the 1st to the 4th of October 2009, during the 2nd European Fair Trade Fair . During this consortium meeting, the 11 project partners will choose the 5 case studies which will contribute to the definition of relevant geoindicators regarding the Fair Trade sustainable development.
CREA BUSINESS IDEA consortium meeting in Auch
 The Gers CCI will host the next consortium meeting of the CREA BUSINESS IDEA project (INTERREG IVB, SUDOE) on the 6th and 7th October 2009. All the partners will be represented in this meeting: the Regional Development Agency of La Rioja, the Technological Institute of Andalusia, the Development Institut of Madrid, the BIC of Beira Interior, the Algarve University and the Foundation for the Development of Sciences and Technology in Extremadura. A main point to discuss during the consortium meeting is the creation of a creativity virtual cluster for the development of enterprises.
E-INCORPORATE consortium meeting
 The Gers CCI, project partner of the E-INCORPORATE project (INTERREG IVB SUDOE), will attend the next consortium meeting in Portugal on the 22nd and 23rd September 2009. The project is coordinated by the Development Institut of Madrid and it is jointly executed by the Municipalities Federation of Madrid, the Entrepreneurship Association of Sintra and the Technological Institut of Aragon. The meeting aims at planning the creation of a special platform for independent workers using information technologies.
  
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Launching of the feasibility study of the « Regional Geospatial Information Centre» |
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The feasibility study of the « Regional Geospatial Information Centre» (RGIC) of the Midi Pyrenees Region was officially launched on the 22nd of June 2009 in Toulouse (France). All the partners and several key actors of geographical information at regional level met during the kick-off meeting in order to set the bases of this strategic project. Both the feasibility study and the RGIC project will be coordinated by the « Teleparc » geomatics centre of the Gers CCI. The study will be finished in March 2010 and its results will be used to prepare the set-up of the RGIC in the best possible way.
The kick-off meeting gave the opportunity to all concerned actors (local, regional, national authorities, etc) to meet, to express their needs and expectations and to exchange ideas so that the feasibility study will be efficiently conducted. Moreover, a final decision was taken on the partnership composition. Thus, the founding group of the RGIC project is the following one: Gers CCI, Midi Pyrenees Region, Midi Pyrenees Prefecture, Ariège Province, Tarn et Garonne Province, Aveyron Province (represented by the SMICA), Association of Municipalities of Grand Auch and the French Order of Licensed Surveyors. A Steering and a Monitoring Committee will ensure the good development of the study.
Useful results will be produced during the feasibilty period, which will be then used to set up the RGIC efficiently. The feasibility study has three objectives:
1. Drafting of a detailed geomatics portrait of the Midi Pyrenees region
2. Implementation of an operational Spatial Data Infrastructure covering the whole region.
3. Definition of a RGIC governance with legal and financial models and with the consent of as many as possible key-actors.
The first actions will begin in July 2009. A budget of 145 000 euros will be allocated to the Gers CCI during the feasibility study.
More information is available on the Teleparc website and on the RGIC website (in french only).
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