Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network

Information Cooperative Country Nodes

List of Country Nodes

• CIESIN Estonia Center,
• Latvia,
• Lithuania,
• Hungary,
• Poland National Steering Committee,
• Thailand,
• Ukraine,

Country Node Concept

A country node provides an organized and user-friendly catalog of data and information about the country and coordinates information from a network of data centers with the country node. Eventually this information system will include georeferenced datasets, derived products, and other information that to be disseminated either online or via other media, such as on CD-ROM. Recommended Datasets has been identified for the country nodes, but the final selection remains with the country node adminstrators and the country Steering Committee.

A Country Node node has the following functions:

• Coordinates all participating data providers within the country;
• Locates key socioeconomic, environmental, and spatial data sources;
• Establishes data-sharing agreements with data providers;
• Develops directory and inventory metadata and guide information;
• Acquires and conditions data within the coordinating node.

Country Steering Committee

A steering committee composed of government, nongovernment, and private sector members is established in each country. This steering committee makes recommendations to the director/administrator of the Country Node on:

• technical matters;
• specific data sets or data centers whose inventories should be included; and
• a Country Node work plan including identification of ongoing funding for the node.

Contact

Vincent J. Abreu
2250 Pierce Road
University Center, MI 48710
USA

Tel: 1-517-797-2685
Fax: 1-517-797-2622

e-mail: vabreu@ciesin.org

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