Jérôme GENSEL, Claude GRASLAND

ESPON M4 Project

A new interface and data model for the ESPON Database

Introduction

« When it was proclaimed that the Library contained all books, the first impression was one of extravagant happiness. All men felt themselves to be the masters of an intact and secret treasure. There was no personal or world problem whose eloquent solution did not exist in some hexagon. The universe was justified, the universe suddenly usurped the unlimited dimensions of hope. »

J.L. Borges

Introduction

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The overall aim of the ESPON 2013 Programme is to: “Support policy development in relation to the aim of territorial cohesion and a harmonious development of the European territory by (1) providing comparable information, evidence, analyses and scenarios on territorial dynamics and (2) revealing territorial capital and potentials for the development of regions and larger territories contributing to European competitiveness, territorial cooperation and a sustainable and balanced development”.

ESPON 2013 Programme

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IT LOOKS IMPRESSIVE BUT COMPLICATED.

I SUSPECT SOME DIFFICULTIES TO FIND THE INFORMATION I NEED !

DON’T WORRY, WE HAVE ASKED TO ESPON PROJECT M4D A REVISED VERSION OF THE

DATABASE INTERFACE Really ?

Interface as visible part of the iceberg

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NewInterface

New DataModel

How to get quickly the information expected

by users of different profiles ?

THE NEW QUERY INTERFACE

Users profile n°1 / THEMATIC ORIENTED

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Member of EU Commission

DG MOBILITY AND TRANSPORT

Looking for data on multimodal accessibility covering all EU27 area at NUTS 3 level

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Search by themes

Select « Transport »

Choose indicatorand download data

Users profile n°1 / THEMATIC ORIENTED

Users profile n°2 / POLICY ORIENTED

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Representative of Member states

Ministery of Spatial Planning

Looking for data related to EUROPE 2020 Strategy in order to prepare discussions about REGIONAL POLICY after 2013

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Users profile n°2 / POLICY ORIENTED

Search by Policy

Select « Smart Growth»

Choose indicatorand download data

Users profile n°3 / GLOBALLY ORIENTED

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French researcher

Coordinator of anESPON Project

Looking for official mapkit covering the European neighborhood

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Users profile n°3 / GLOBALLY ORIENTED

Select « Ressources »

Select «Mapkit»

Choose mapkitand download geometry

Users profile n°4 / LOCALLY ORIENTED

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Regional policy maker

Head of a cross-border area of cooperation

Looking for indicators of benchmarking with other regions at different scales

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Users profile n°4 / LOCAL ORIENTED

Select « Tools »

Select «HyperAtlas»

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Users profile n°4 / LOCAL ORIENTED

Examine profile of selected local units

How to introduce easilydata from new ESPON projects

in the common database ?

THE NEW DATA INPUT PROCESS