CONTENTS

Basics
Mission Goals
Motto
Scopes
Competence in Disciplines
Key Roles

BASICS

Full name :
Hungarian Association for Geo-Information (HUNAGI)

Date of foundation :
November 9, 1994

Date of Court registration:
January 8, 1996 under No. 6812 Capital Court decision August 14, 2002 under 61314/95/5 Capital Court decision on upgrade into the Public Benefit Society category

Type of association :
Non-profit, interdisciplinary umbrella association

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MISSION GOALS

Mission Goals of the Association:
• to promote, stimulate, encourage and support the development and use of GI and its associated technologies
• to strengthen the institutional links between the multidisciplinary GI communities in Hungary and in abroad.
The objective of the Hungarian GI Association is to provide representation and visibility of the GI community's interests in the European Umbrella Organisation for Geographic Information (EUROGI), and to build up contacts with similar national GI associations. HUNAGI carries out actions related to the EUROGI membership and provides representation of its members' interest on international fora.

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MOTTO

"Data does not equal information;
information does not equal knowledge;
and, most importantly of all, knowledge does not equal wisdom.
We have oceans of data,
rivers of information,
small puddles of knowledge,
and the odd drop of wisdom."

Henry Nix: A national geographic information system - an achievable objective? (Keynote address, AURISA, 1990)

Better it is to get wisdom than gold
Main Entrance Gate's Script, Victoria & Albert Museum, London)

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SCOPES

The enhanced Statute accepted and unanimously voted by HUNAGI's General Assembly on December 13, 2001 has been approved by the Capital Court which upgraded the Association into the category “Public Benefit Association”.
Scopes of the Statute include among others:
• establish and forges international links in high priority GI issues such as education, research and development, networking, applications and co-ordinated joint actions,
• distributes information to international organisations, participants of conferences, symposia and workshops about HUNAGI's activities according to the interest of the members, with special emphasis on the development of the Hungarian GI related infrastructure, service and applications,
• collects information on GI related applications, developments and trends via European institutions and organisations and distribute them among the members,
• supports GI related international events and provides representation on conferences and exhibitions abroad,
• promotes and supports the services provided by its members such as the Hungarian GIS Market Survey, on exhibitions, conferences, workshops and meetings

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COMPETENCE IN DISCIPLINES

Data and value added products and service providers; data brokers; academic institutions, governmental agencies and users in the following disciplines and application areas:
Geographical Information Strategy, Spatial Data Infrastructure, Information Technology and Computer Sciences, Applied Geospatial Data Technologies, Products and Related Services, GI-related Marketing, Internet Supported Spatial Data Services, Legal Issues and Data Policy;
Land Administration and Management, Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing, Earth Observation, Geodesy and Satellite Positioning, Geography, Geographical Names;
Geology, Geochemistry and Mineral Research and Soil Sciences; Meteorology, Climatology, Disaster mitigation, Civil protection;
Agricultural Informatics, Precision Farming, Location based services, Animal sciences, Forest Management, Water and Environmental Management, Nature and Wildlife Protection, Biodiversity and Biotop mapping, Botanics, Vegetation science, Plant and Soil Protection,
Resource and Environment Monitoring, Rural and Regional Development, Landscape Planning, Urban Planning, Village Renewal, AM/FM, Utilities, Public Administration Informatics, GIS/LIS Conference Organisation and Logistical Arrangements, Knowledge Transfer, Advanced Education and Vocational Training, Public-Private Partnership, SMEs in the GI Sector; EU accession related LIS/GIS/RS application;

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KEY ROLES

Key Roles of the Association:
- GI policy maker
- Knowledge and information supplier
- Public relations, awareness raising and promotion of GI
- Program assistance and support
- Political interface, lobbyist
- Facilitator for education (professional development) and training

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