PROGIS Conference 2009

Conference program

The PROGIS 2009 Conference was one of four parallel conferences within the Joint International Conference

Conference brochure

The presentations have been published and available on request to PROGIS

Information and communication technologies for rural areas

12th May 2009

Welcome address “Karel Charvat - CCSS, Czech Centrum for Science and Society, CZ”

A shared service platform - PROGIS AGROffice – a solution for the current global agro-economic situation “DI Walter Mayer – PROGIS, AT” followed by detailed presentations of

  • DokuPlant software modules – tools for planning, documentation, cost calculation, nutrient balancing and mapping, for farmers, for advisors/extension services and for regional planning “DI Renate Writzl – PROGIS, AT”
  • LoGIStic – with central and mobile units for service providers allows profit from synergies – best practise from Germany “Dieter Ott, German Machine Cooperatives” and new developments “Ewald Petutschnig – PROGIS, AT”

Integrated Water and Fertilizer Management with Sensors and Telemetry “Dr. Bernhard Pacher – ADCON Telemetry, AT”

WinGIS I – Overview -- Import / export interfaces - Internal database (IDB) - Thematic Maps - ISO Module - Virtual Earth Module “Bernhard Aigner - PROGIS”

Microsoft Virtual Earth – a jump-starter for GIS-applications “Dr. Kauer, Microsoft Virtual Earth, GE”

Good Agricultural Practise, Trust Center and Quality Marketplace for LOHAs “Dr. Peter Müller, Agri Food Advisors, GE”

“RFID Solutions to benefit the agricultural value chain – farming, distribution, consumer “Dominik Berger, RF-iT Solutions, AT”

13th May 2009

Rural area management – state of the art IT services – status quo and outlook “DI Walter Mayer – PROGIS, AT”

Sense&Spray: integration of earth observation and satellite navigation for precision agriculture “Tamme van der Wal, Portolis BV, NL”

Earth Observation solutions from Rapid-Eye as base for precision farming “Dr. Georg Lösel, RapidEye, GE”

Forest inventory and Forest management based on WinGIS & Treeforst database best practice “DI Christian Benger – owner of Forstgut Wallersberg, AT”

WinGIS II - AXWinGIS Introduction -- Building applications with AXWinGIS - WinGIS Canvas solution “Aigner – PROGIS, AT”

Sponsoring of pilot-projects about “the modernization of agriculture with the help of ICT and farm advisory services in developing countries “Dr. Michel Lavollay, FR”

Integrated internet based monitoring system with local weather forecast to optimize plant protection, irrigation and fertilizer application, “Dr. Heinrich Denzer, Pessl Instruments GmbH, AT”

Real estate cadastre in Romania based on WinGIS technology – best practice “Alin PFANDL, S.C. Pfandl, gisromania, RO”

Certification of forest protection services against natural disasters – a precondition for insurance and a case study of natural landscape as job reservoir in the current commercial crisis “Prof. Pitterle – ForCert, AT”

Innovative IT tools for large-scale farm management – benefits and beneficiaries. “Arman Manukyan – PROGIS, ARM”

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