National register for geographic data and the new SNIG GeoPortal

Authors

  • Paulo Patrício
  • Danilo Furtado
  • Vanda Bica
  • Alexandra Fonseca
  • Ana Luísa Gomes
  • André Serronha
  • Henrique Silva
  • Sérgio Ferreira
  • Mário Caetano

Keywords:

SNIG, RNDG, geographic information, metadata, Open Source

Abstract

SNIG is the Portuguese Spatial Data Infrastructure and Directorate-
General for the Territory (DGT) is responsible for its operational
coordination. In 2015 DGT began a strategic and technological
restructuring process of this Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) and
in 2019 DGT launched the new SNIG GeoPortal and formalized
the National Register for Geographic Data (RNDG). This new infrastructure
is built on Open Source technology and, in addition
to enhancing the platform design to make the interface more
dynamic and user-friendly, new functionalities have also been developed
to improve spatial data sets searching and visualization
processes. This paper reflects on the developments of the new
SNIG GeoPortal and the implementation of the RNDG.

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Author Biographies

Alexandra Fonseca

Alexandra Fonseca is a researcher at Directorate-General
for the Territory (DGT). Her background is on Environmental Engineering and her PhD was focused on
the use of multimedia GIS for environmental impact
assessment. She is also part of CENSE, a research centre
on Environmental and Sustainability Research from the
New University of Lisbon (FCT/UNL). She has been involved,
for several years, in national and European projects
exploiting geographic information and ICT for environmental
concerns as well as in INSPIRE related projects.
She was part of the development team of the Portuguese
NSDI, SNIG, from 1994 to 1999. She has been part of
the INSPIRE Expert Group (2001-2007) and she is one of
the PT delegates in the INSPIRE MIG-P. Her present research
interests are related to Volunteered Geographic
Information (VGI). She is the author of several publications
in books, journals and conference proceedings.

Ana Luísa Gomes

Ana Luisa Gomes is a researcher at Directorate-General
for the Territory (DGT). She has a PhD on Wilderness/
Conservation/Spatial Modelling from Portuguese Geographical
Institute (IGP), Lisbon, a MSc on Environmental/
GIS/Multimedia, National Centre of Geographical
Information (CNIG), Lisbon, and a BSc on Environmental
Engineering, New University of Lisbon. Her research
focuses on the development of protected area selection
techniques based on an expert system for modelling the
wilderness concept in Portugal. She has participated in
several projects related with GIS, Spatial Data Infrastructures,
Nature Conservation and INSPIRE implementation
(e.g. Cross-Forest, Cross-Nature, NATURE-SDI,
HELM, GIS4EU, HUMBOLDT).

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Published

2020-03-01

How to Cite

Patrício, P., Furtado, D., Bica, V., Fonseca, A., Gomes, A. L., Serronha, A., Silva, H., Ferreira, S., & Caetano, M. (2020). National register for geographic data and the new SNIG GeoPortal. REVISTA INTERNACIONAL MAPPING, 29(199), 12–21. Retrieved from https://ojs.revistamapping.com/MAPPING/article/view/253

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 199 (2020): ENERO-FEBRERO 2020

Section

Artículos Científicos