Angela Baker
Angela Baker is Data Access and Integration Programme Manager for EuroGeographics, an independent not-for-profit organisation representing Europe’s National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authorities. She has particular responsibility for facilitating access to members data by managing the production and provision of pan-European datasets, including the CEF-Funded Open Maps For Europe Project - an online gateway connecting users to free to use maps from official national sources.
Angela has worked in the Geospatial industry for over 20 years. She has a MA in Human Geography from Aberdeen University, an MSc in Cartography and Geo-information Technology from Glasgow University and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society where she sits on the Professional Advisory Panel.
Sessions
Open Maps for Europe provides easy access to harmonised pan-European geospatial open data from Europe’s National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authorities (NMCAs).
This presentation will demonstrate how users can access the maps, via the online gateway for discovering, viewing, licensing, and downloading the datasets. These include pan-European topographic data at 1:250 000 and 1:1 million scale, as well an Open Gazetteer, imagery and digital open data elevation model. A pilot open cadastral map for 4 countries will also be available.
The pan-European datasets are created using a unique data integration process which harmonises national geospatial information to standard specifications so users can be confident that it is consistent, comparable, and easily shared.
The project, which is co-financed by the Connecting Europe Facility of the European Union, is coordinated by EuroGeographics, the voice of European National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authorities, in partnership with the National Geographic Institute (NGI) Belgium.
www.eurogeographics.org