

ORGANIZER: South-East European Research Association on Geo Sciences “Geo-SEE”Ĭo-organizers: International Federation of Surveyors “FIG” European Umbrella Organization for Geographic Information “EUROGI” Chamber of Authorized Surveyors of the Republic of Macedonia Geography department – State University of Tetova, Tetova, Macedonia FON University, Skopje, Macedonia Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation – University of Twente, Enschede, Netherland Through scientific and practical solutions presented by the participants (scientific institutions-researchers, governmental and private sector organizations), and fruitful discussions and papers, methodologies and ways would be put forward, which will help finding out the probably best-appropriatecommon ways for developing SDI’s in the region and in general and for special purposes and applications. Participation of professionals from all over the world, especially from European countries in the conference allowed sharing their experiences in developing and using SDI’s in their countries. Scientist, researchers, industry and data owners from public or private sector are expected to contribute to increased understanding and awareness of SDIs in the region and to the identification of new ways of their implementation and use. Participants from other countries-continents would contribute with their research and experience. The conference brought together stakeholders interested in the development and use of SDIs, with a focus on the region of South-East Europe. It targets the process of spatial data sharing through the Internet, as a tool for faster, easier and simpler access to spatial data by all stakeholders, customers and clients the implementation of International/Global and European criteria for organizing digital spatial data the impact of SDIs on all application fields cooperation between stakeholders such as state institutions responsible for collecting, structuring, archiving, updating and analyzing spatial data according to their legal mission and obligation. The conference showed the importance of SDIs and their use, on local, national or regional level in the region of South East Europe and its relation to global initiatives. It follows an earlier conference entitled “Importance of developing National Spatial Data Infrastructure of the Republic of Macedonia based on INSPIRE directive” that took place in Skopje on 27 March 2009 at the FON University. The conference has the ambition to become the major SDI conference in the region and be influential for SDI development.

It comprises the technology, policies, standards and human resources necessary to acquire, process, store, distribute and improve utilization of spatial data. A Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) provides access to any kind of spatial data to users. The realization of the European INSPIRE directive in the countries of South East Europe was expected to be an important part of the conference. GENERAL INTRODUCTION The main theme of the Conference was the development and use of Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI’s) and all their aspects - technology, criteria and standards for organizing and sharing spatial data. Dzon Kenedi, 25/1-d3 1000 Skopje MACEDONIA. South-East European Research Association on Geo Sciences “Geo-SEE” str. Dzon Kenedi, 25/4-20, 1000 Skopje MACEDONIA Tel: + 389 75 712-998 e-mail: e-mail: web: Dimo TODOROVSKI, MSc Researcher in Land Administration Domain e-mail: e-mail: Bashkim IDRIZI, President of Geo-SEE Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics State University of Tetova Str. INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE “INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURES 2010” 15-17 September 2010, FON University, Skopje, Macedonia ĮDITORS:. INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE “International Conference on Spatial Data Infrastructures 2010” 15-17 September 2010, FON University, Skopje, MacedoniaĪll papers have been reviewed by the international review commission
