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Network Relay in Malta

Dr. Elaine SCIBERRAS, Copernicus Relay (Malta)

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• Various national spatial datasets

– Spatial datasets managed by various local entities

– Various resolutions – basemaps, aerial orthophotos, Lidar imagery, satellite imagery

– Spatial datasets included in various geoportals (with INSPIRE compliant datasets in some cases):

• Malta GeoPortal (MITA) https://msdi.data.gov.mt

• Geoserver (PA) http://geoserver.pa.org.mt/publicgeoserver

• Water Services Corporation Live https://live.wsc.com.mt/publicweb/

• Transport Malta GIS Platform http://egis.transport.gov.mt

• CloudIsle 3D point data (University of Malta) http://www.um.edu.mt/projects/cloudisle/DATA1/cloudisle.html

• Malta Community Map http://mappa.com.mt/

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• Satellite Solutions for Smarter Islands Conference (November 2015) – MCST / Eurisy

• Satellite Solutions for Smarter Malta App Challenge (November 2015) – MCST / MITA / MEPA

• MEPA’s ERDF 156 project entitled Developing National Environmental Monitoring Infrastructure and Capacity - (€4.6M ERDF project 2009-2014)

• PA’s SIntegraM - Developing Spatial Data Integration for the Maltese Islands -(€7M ERDF project 2016 – 2019)

• PA’s SpatialTrain Scholarships Scheme – training opportunities in Geomatics(Project under review 2016 – 2020)

• Other initiatives such as UoM projects covering oceanography, heritage, underwater archaeology, Earth systems

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• Space Governance Group

– Aims to raise awareness about space in consultation with various government entities

– Take decisions on space activities and cooperation agreements (e.g. ESA)

– Invite entities who have initiatives on space research

• European Space Strategy

– The COMPET council of 30 May 2017 adopted the Council Conclusions on the European Space Strategy that was published by the Commission on 26th October 2016.

• National Space Policy

– Launched on 26 April 2017 (http://www.mcst.gov.mt)

– To present a common front between the ongoing space initiatives at a European level and those at a national level

– To better coordinate space activities current being undertaken locally

– To exploit opportunities presented by space systems

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C o p e r n i c u s N e t w o r k R e l a y ( M a l t a )

• Copernicus Network Relay (Malta) – consortium

– Planning Authority (lead contact)

– Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST)

(alternate contact)

– Environment Resources Authority

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R o l e o f C o p e r n i c u s N e t w o r k R e l a y - 1

• Copernicus Network Relay – to act as a permanent one-stop information point for the Copernicus Program.

• Copernicus Relays act as multipliers developing initiatives:

– To promote Copernicus as a source of free, open, and reliable information to meet the needs of local public services.

– To promote Copernicus as source of full, free, open, and reliable data for the development of environmental services with high commercial potential by local entrepreneurs.

– To promote opportunities offered by the Copernicus programme at a national level e.g. Copernicus Masters competition & Copernicus Accelerator 2017

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• All the Copernicus initiatives aim to achieve increasing awareness and use of data

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Copernicus Support Office

Copernicus Network Relay

Local spatial data users(Government entities, UoM, R&I, private sector)

Supports the frequent questions which are(i) directed to the right network / tool or

(ii) forwarded directly to the EC to answer the right questions.

(i) Helpdesk/information point(ii) Organisation of awareness activities (iii) Provide background materials(iv) Facilitate networks dealing with

space/spatial data(v) Promotion, events & training sessions

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M a l t a N e t w o r k R e l a y – C O N T A C T P O I N T S

• Planning Authority –elaine.sciberras@pa.org.mt

• MCST – stephen.a.grixti@gov.mt

• ERA – julie.auerbach@era.org.mt

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Make also a shorter version of the video (of ca.

3 Min)

TBD

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