Development of the Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) for the Region of Crete
GET successfully implemented the SDI for the Region of Crete. The scope of the project was the modernization of the means used to manage geoinformation, a very important mean of planning and decision support.
The daily life, and the contact with the citizens and the institutions, highlighted the need for modern and integrated tools and methods accessing information. In this context, the Region of Crete, in order to improve the efficiency of its services and better serve the citizen, invested in the creation of the necessary digital infrastructure.
The project focused on the prioritization of the existing geospatial information, the development of advanced web services for the dissemination of the geoinformation to the public (citizens, professional engineers), but also the transfer of know-how to the executives of the Region, in order to improve internal management flows of geospatial data.
The infrastructure serves:
- the internal operation of the Services through:
- acquisition of modern tools and know-how
- single access to the same format and updated version of the data
- saving time due to a smaller number of transactions with the public
- automation of search, viewing and data access processes
- ability to perform combined queries
- work planning and monitoring
- citizens, professionals and organizations who have acquired capabilities to:
- access to modern and transparent electronic services
- participation and interaction
- the administration:
- creation and access to a common operational picture for the Region
- improving administrative capacity
- evaluation of the individual actions and projects that make up the strategic planning of the Region and the prioritization of needs
- achieving strategic goals related to the protection of the environment, the saving of natural and financial resources and the improvement of the quality of life and the strengthening of local democracy
The application provides, among other things, a Satellite Data Observatory using open satellite data of near real time, of the European Earth Observatory “Copernicus”.
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ΤΕΧΝΟΛΟΓΙΑ
- PostgreSQL
- PostGIS
- Quantum GIS (QGIS)
- Geoserver
- GeoWebCache
- Geonetwork Opensource
- GET SDI Portal
- GET Open Data
- CKAN
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Name: Region of Crete
Website: https://www.crete.gov.gr/
The Region of Crete is one of the 13 regions of Greece. It includes the island of Crete and smaller islands such as Gavdos, Gavdopoula, Zeus, Chrysi, Koufonissi and the islands of Dionysades. Its capital and largest city is Heraklion, which is the seat of the Region of Crete. Crete is the largest island in Greece and the second largest in the eastern Mediterranean after Cyprus. It is located at the southern tip of the Aegean Sea and covers an area of 8,336 km². Its permanent population is 623,065 inhabitants, according to the 2011 census, and is an important part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece, maintaining its own cultural elements.