AEGOS highlights
 Preparatory phase for the building of a pan-African information system on Africa 's geology and related resources: raw material, minerals, groundwater, energy,…
Spatial data infrastructure and distributed architecture of national multidisciplinary data sets presently disseminated and managed by African and European geological surveys
Internet-based access to public geoscientific metadata and harmonised data
Operational procedures and open standards to browse interoperable spatial information: ISO/CEN, OGC (WMS, WFS), IUGS/CGI (GeoSciML)
Intellectual property rights management to preserve the data integrity and secure the re-use of public data sets in various contexts
User-oriented products and services: customized decision-support systems combining georesource information with socio-economic and sustainable development indicators
Innovative spin-off projects based on AEGOS information system and an evaluation of interoperability and interdisciplinarity in support of GEOSS. Fields of interest may be mineral resources and waste management, transboundary aquifers – resource management and protection, direct use of medium enthalpy geothermal resources
Capacity building: common strategy and training programmes
Permanent network of institutions and geoscientists to facilitate cross-border and continental overviews |
