Transcript Call for Proposals within the ESPON Scientific Platform

ESPON Info Day on New Calls and Partner Café
8 September 2010 in Bruxelles
Call for Proposals
within the Scientific Platform and Tools
Priority 3: Four types of action
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ESPON Database and data development
Territorial Indicators/Indices and Tools
Territorial Monitoring System and Reports
Targeted Actions for Updates of Indicators and Maps
Triad:
Territorial Indicators
/Indices
Database
Monitoring
Priority 3: Objectives
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Ensure the consolidation of the territorial knowledge for
evidence-informed policy formulation and application
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Ensure data, territorial indicators and tools usable for policy
makers and practitioners at all levels
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Support the preparation of effective territorial policy,
strategy and planning processes
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Continuously assess and monitor territorial development
dynamics in relation to territorial policy objectives at
European level
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Ensure public access to the ESPON data and tools
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Stimulate use of the indicators, data and tools provided by
ESPON
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Ensure compliance with European standards for spatial
referencing and storage of data
Priority 3: Scientific Platform and Tools
ESPON Database (Phase II)
Main focus:
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Delivery of operational results and outputs based on research
activities and findings from the ESPON Database (Phase I)
Main categories of activities:
1. Data storage
2. Data diffusion
3. Time series
4. Various geographical objects
5. Support: internal and external networking
6. Research on selected topics
7. Overall time planning
8. Operational delivery of outputs
ESPON Database (Phase II)
1. Data storage: ensuring a continuous updated
ESPON database
• Integration of data from ESPON projects and external
sources
• Quality control
• Local data, European neighbourhood
• Samples of individual data
• Integration of four dimensions: scales, multiple source of
information, time series and thematic fields
ESPON Database (Phase II)
2. Data diffusion:
• Ensure a user friendly interface aimed at different types
of users
• Data query
• Visualisation tools
• Networking services supporting view, discovery and
download functions
3. Time series:
• Automation of time series and data harmonisation
• Visualisation techniques
ESPON Database (Phase II)
4. Geographical objects:
• Seamless integration of different types of data (urban
data, raster, NUTS, flows and networks)
• Integration of socio-economic with environmental data
• Development of an urban database
5. Supporting activities:
• Internal and external networking
• Guidance, support and recommendations for ESPON
Projects and ESPON CU
ESPON Database (Phase II)
6. Research on selected topics:
• Integration and management of local data
• Automation of data quality control
• Applicability of samples of individual data
• Automation of time series
• Integration of grid with socio-economic indicators
• Integration of urban datasets with accessibility data
• Combination of different types of data sources and data
7. Overall time planning:
• Definition of activities, planning and selection of priorities
ESPON Database (Phase II)
8. Operational delivery of outputs
• ESPON database
• Inventory of data available
• Guidance and recommendations for ESPON projects
• Delivery and maintenance of the ESPON Map Kit Tools
• Support in ESPON reports and publications at Programme
level
• Proposals for the future (beyond 2014)
ESPON Database (Phase II)
Outputs expected:
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Continuous outputs
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Inception report
– June 2011
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1st Interim report
– June 2012
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2nd Interim report
– June 2013
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Draft final report
– June 2014
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Final report
– December 2014
Budget: max. 1.300.000 €
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