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r� 4� <br />GIS IN ACTION <br />tmpliance but also has a vision of the potential Looking Ahead <br />'GIS to offer services beyond the scope of the The partners of CC-. GIS (especially all, con terra <br />andate. Moreover, NRW's solution considets GmbH, and IFGI) and a variety of parties from <br />it only compliance on a national level but makes the private and public sectors are working toward <br />possible for the small business fanner to suc- building a spulial data infrastructure for the state <br />ssfully meet compliance requirements as well. of Norlhrine- Weslfalia— GeoDatandYastruclure <br />The image to Nie left shoots <br />field -unit geometries fin front <br />of the background of color - <br />infrared aerial photographs <br />displayed in ArcView 8.2. <br />A; rya r* <br />F- <br />AIR,, <br />f ' <br />Al <br />lid <br />� N " "�;�n,��krTg�� ., � � ���,�t t i� � ✓<�r�St,�. t <br />Il n�,ii'��CV l:f f��n!` mars# � hlpy9tlA�iF <br />This image shows <br />an Intranet -GIS <br />application for the <br />recording offield <br />units by regional <br />offices of fire depart- <br />ments of agriculture <br />in Nor shrine West - <br />f rlia, within the <br />fr-amework of the <br />integration ofG1S <br />reclorologv into the <br />Integrated Adminis- <br />tration and Control <br />System of the Euro- <br />pean Union. <br />Initiative NRW (GDI NRW). <br />CIS - enabled Web services. The application will <br />Wile describes his vision of this data spatial <br />allow the fanner to identity, edit, or create field <br />infrastructure: "At first, agricultural geospatial <br />units based on aerial photographs and cadastral <br />services could simply be a field unit docurnenta- <br />data, thus enabling the farmer to complete (he <br />tion service accessible via die Internet by every <br />application from the farm office. Once the farmer <br />rainier. Front his Point, we call extend consulting <br />has sent information to the server, the server <br />services. h is all about using and relining exist- <br />application will confirm the correctness of the <br />ing geodata. In this context geodata is no longer <br />data. Should this be incongruent with tae. gooda- <br />seen as simply data but as a product that must <br />tnbase, farm bureau employees will take mobile <br />be brought to market Making geodain acces- <br />GIS units into the field to resolve discrepancies. <br />Bible through geospatial services within it geodata <br />Farmers will also be able to take advantage of the <br />infrastructure gives the product both value and <br />IT support offered by local farm bureau offices <br />customer appeal. The geodlit a servers will oper- <br />where a representative can assist them wish tilling <br />ate as network nodes within this infrastrueture." <br />out the online applications. <br />When all this becomes a reality, NRW and <br />For more information, contact Olaf Niilic. the <br />CC —GIS will provide online geospatial services <br />Institute for Agricultural find Forestal Inl'ornnu- <br />to snr,tll form businesses that are not accustomed <br />ics of the University of Miinsler (ICI.: 0251 -R3- <br />lo using GIS. Most owners of small farm opera- <br />39767, tax: 0251 -83- 39763, a -mail: nolleo0vifgi. <br />(ions do not have GIS on their desktops. Through <br />uni- natenstende). <br />gcospntial services, however, these farmers can <br />complete aid applications on the Internet using <br />Select any ArcView 3 function to see how it's done in ArcGIS... <br />Key differences described <br />ArcGIS toolbar replicates <br />the ArcView 3 interface <br />www.MigrationAssistant.com <br />.._. <br />r,ls, Inc. www.appliedgis.com • (518) 346 -0942 <br />0 <br />