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BLAST
Bringing Land and Sea Together
Hirtshals, 16 September 2010
Evert Flier,
Director of the Norwegian Hydrographic Service
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Background
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Technological development
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New user groups
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2008 – Danish National Survey and Cadastre
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Improve cooperation between hydrographic offices in the North
Sea region
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Other organisations included
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Land and climate change aspects added
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Project approved summer 2009 by Interreg IVB
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Norwegian Hydrographic Service lead partner
Norway Digital
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National geographic infrastructure
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Aims to enhance the availability and use of
quality geographic information among a broad
range of users.
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All institutions make their data available to
other partners
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Cooperation and standardisation
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600 partners
The Harmonised Coastline Project
Aims to give seamless data over sea and
land
in order to tackle the challenge of existing
products with different definitions of the
coastline
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What is BLAST?
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A regional project under the Interreg IVB North Sea Region Programme
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Project period: 2009-2012
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Total budget: 6.3 million euros
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16 main partners, one sub-partner and six associated partners from seven
countries around the North Sea:
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Governmental organisations
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Private companies
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Universities
Overall Aim:
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Provide new and innovative solutions for the harmonisation and integration
of marine and terrestrial geographical data.
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Improve maritime safety and integrated coastal zone management and
planning – in the context of climate change.
Land and Sea Model
Maritime Traffic Harmonisation
Four BLAST work packages
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Navigating the North Sea
Climate Change in the Coastal
Zone
Why Bringing Land and Sea Together?
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North Sea nations handle geographical data independently
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Little integration of land and sea data
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Lack of collaboration between different countries
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Collaboration on national, regional and local level can be
improved
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Increasing pressure on coastal areas
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Threat of climate change and accelerated sea level rise
BLAST Characteristics
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Combining skills
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Applying Modern Project
Philosophy
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Network of organisations
Combining Skills
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Mariners
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Hydrographers
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Surveyors
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Geodesists
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IT professionals
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Spatial planners
Applying Modern Project Philosophy
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Land and sea approach
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Transnational approach
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International standards
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Service-based architectures
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Cooperation
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Public results
Network of Organisations
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Mapping Agencies
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Hydrographic Offices
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Coastal administrations
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Geological surveys
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Universities
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Local communities
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Private companies
How Does BLAST Support the Interreg IVB North Sea
Region Programme?
Six Principles of Assistance:
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Transnational cooperation
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Innovation
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Sustainable development
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Territorial cohesion
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Equal opportunities
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Additionality
Sustainable Development
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Environmental
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Economic
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Social
Territorial Cohesion
Assure that the same specifications
and procedures for geospatial and
navigational data and applications
are implemented across borders.
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BLAST is supporting a clean, safe,
attractive and sustainable future North
Sea region.
Thank you for your attention
www.blast-project.eu
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