SESSION 1:

SDI IN MARINE CONTEXT WORLDWIDE: BEST PRACTICES

·         Dr. Abbas Rajabifard (abbas.r@unimelb.edu.au), University of Melbourne, Australia

Marine SDI to facilitate Spatially Enabled Government and Society

·         Mr. John Pepper (John.Pepper@UKHO.gov.uk), UKHO

SDI: Policy, Process and Presentation

·         VAdm Alexandros Maratos (amaratos@ihb.mc), IHB, Monaco

The IHO responding to MSDI requirements

·         Mr. Barrie Greenslade (Barrie.Greenslade@ukho.gov.uk), UKHO, United Kingdom

S-100 : The IHO Geospatial Standard for Hydrographic Data

·         Dr. Tatiana Delgado (tatiana@geocuba.co.cu), Geocuba, Cuba

A multiple perspective of an SDI

·         Mr. Michel Huet (mhuet@ihb.mc), IHB, Monaco

Marine Information Objects: Use in ECDIS and Marine SDIs - Relationship to Current/Future IHO Standards

SESSION 2:

SDI AT REGIONAL (AMERICAS) / INTERNATIONAL LEVEL: EXPERIENCES AND READINESS

·         Dr. Tatiana Delgado (tatiana@geocuba.co.cu), Geocuba, Cuba

SDI in Latin America and the Caribbean

·         Dr. Guillermo García Montero (guillermog@acuarionacional.cu ), Chairman of IOCARIBE and co-Chairman of IOCARIBE-GOOS

“Programas en ciencias y servicios marino-costeros de la Subcomisión IOCARIBE : el sistema de observación IOCARIBE-GOOS”
Why an SDI in the Caribbean?

·         Dr. Jarmo Ratia (jarmo.ratia@nls.fi), Finland, President of GSDI

From SDI to GSDI with special focus on Regional SDI in Europe (INSPIRE)

·         Mr. Dale Nicholson (nicholsond@dfo-mpo.gc.ca), Canadian Hydrographic Service

Spatial Data Infrastructure in Canada

·         Mr. Keith Murray (Keith.Murray@ordnancesurvey.co), Ordnance Survey, UK

The European Union INSPIRE Project