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INSPIRE Conference, Aalborg (Denmark), 16 June 2014

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The smeSpire EEIG: a contribution to INSPIRE

capacity building

The training platform

Giorgio Saio (GISIG)[email protected]

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Training FrameworkTraining Package (www.smespire.eu/training_offer)

Is the main entrance to all training aspects related to smeSpire

Deployed via a section in the project website (translated into the different languages represented in the project) giving the user all necessary information about the training offer.

During the project, training offer has evolved constantly, increasing the resources available as various smeSpire training initiatives were developed.

Three main training resources have been available during the project:

• The INSPIRE knowledge exchange events • The KU Leuven seminars• The smeSpire Training Platform

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Training Framework

The INSPIRE knowledge exchange events:

Were based on a number of capacity building and training events organized in Italy.

In detail they consisted in:

• A series of webinars (in October, November and December 2013) to discuss about operative solutions for harmonizing spatial dataset at sub‐national level in Italy, and implement INSPIRE requirements.

• smeSpire project organized an on‐line hackathon on data harmonisation, within the Open Data Day Italy 2014 (February 2014).

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The KU Leuven seminars

A programme of seminars and hands‐on training sessions related to INSPIRE implementation had been launched, hosted and held by Spatial Applications Division of KU Leuven (SADL) during the second half of 2013 and until April 2014.

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Training Framework

The Training Platform (1)

• Represents one of the most important outcomes of the project

• Consists in a catalog of Training Modules.

• Created In view of a continuous availability, exploitation and maintenance of the smeSpire training resources (specially for the ones developed in the context of the KU Leuven training sessions and seminars)

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The Training Platform (2)

• Detailed descriptions of the structure and contents of the available training material (Metadata) are provided according to a template translated into the different languages.

• Features a catalogue of learning paths for the identified job profiles

• Direct access to the training platform for the network members

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Training FrameworkAvailable Training Modules:

• Introduction to INSPIRE• INSPIRE advanced• Introduction to costs/benefits of INSPIRE & possible opportunities• Introduction overview of Technological Geospatial Trends and potential

opportunities/benefits for the geo‐ICT market• Basics of INSPIRE Data and service sharing• Basics of INSPIRE Data Specifications• INSPIRE Data specifications advanced• Procedures for Data and Metadata Harmonization• Metadata and Data validation for INSPIRE• Examples of Data Transformation• How to publish data as Linked data• Introduction to Sensor Web Enablement• Introduction to Business Process Modelling – BPMN• Basics of INSPIRE Network Services• INSPIRE Network Services advanced• Innovative Cloud Computing solutions• Introduction to Linked Data• Introduzione ai Social Media

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Training FrameworkTraining Material• Self‐learning material in different formats:

• Text Lectures • Presentations• Audio presentations• Web‐Lectures• Video‐Lectures• Exercices (downloadable tests and sample data)

• All training components are provided by the members of the consortium under a under Creative Commons Attribution‐Share‐Alike License, ensuring maximum dissemination and use of project results.

• The material is collected, structured and organized in an eLearning platform, but all presentations are also available in SlideShare and and video‐lectures in YouTube making the material very easy to be shared and used in other contexts.


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E‐learning Platform (www.gisig.eu/platform)

• Constitute the infrastructure(s) hosting the training modules and training material

• Established by widely e‐learning tool (Moodle, the most popular open‐source Learning Management System)

• Open to the project members and all network members• Personalized access: All the network members can access

the Learning Management System using the same credentials used to access and interact with the smeSpireDatabase and Best Practices catalog.

• Feedback mechanisms (module evaluation questionnaire)• Allows monitoring the user progress and students/teachers

interaction

Training Framework

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Training Framework

Training section and training paths

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Training section: List of modules

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Training module description (metadata) Available in 10 languages

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Module list in e-learning platform

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Self‐learning material in different formats:

• Presentations• Text Lectures • Audio

presentations• WebLectures• VideoLectures• Exercises

(downloadable tests and sample data)

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A few numbers (2/06/2014)

• 18 training modules available• 581 users with access rights to the e‐learning platform• 58 users already enroled and active to smeSpire courses• 34 Presentations• 19 WebLectures• 3 VideoLectures• 5 Esercises+data for hands on training • Training Modules description available in 10 languages

Training Framework

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Thanks for your attention

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