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David stressing that projects in this area should have user facing/user interface expertise involved.

Details of this strand are at http://infrastructurecalloct2010.jiscpress.org/appendix-d-geospatial/, and a briefing paper is available at http://inf11briefingoct2010.jiscpress.org/geospatial/

Looking for 8-12projects, with total funding available £700k – David noting the very tight deadlines on these projects – 6 months – so projects with teams already in place will probably have an advantage.

Proposals required to:

• Contribute to wider geo community
• Define end user requirements
• Describe interoperability as part of other geospatial tools, services and infrastructure
• have experts in end user, geospatial data, and development
• Applicability to current and future policies – David mentions the Inspire Directive specifically
• Reuse existing tools/components where applicable
• Particiapte in programme activity (13 days)
• Support from Senior instituiton staff that active participation in community is viable – and that it fits with institutional strategy/objectives

Q: Look at LandMap – something that might be reused by projects

A: Absolutely – LandMap mentioned in briefing document – reuse important

Again David is on Skype as david.flanders