GEO-CRADLE Networking Platform
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Details
- First NameIvan
- Last NameBlinkov
- TitleMr
- Positionfull professor
- Email 1ivanblinkov12@yahoo.com
- Email 2blinkov@sf.ukim.edu.mk
- Phone 1389 70 205 782
- Organisation NameSs. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Forestry
- DepartmentLand and Water
- TypeResearch & Academic
- Website(s)www.sf.ukim.edu.mk
- Street Namebul. "16 Makedonska brigada"
- Street No1
- Postal Code1000
- TownSkopje
- CountryFYROM
Activity Focus
- 1. Which of these statements best describe your Organisation’s role in the value chain?End User with in house GIS/ mapping capabilities
- 2. What are the main thematic areas of activity of your Organisation?Other
- Other Thematic AreasForestry, Urban Greenery, Forest Environment, Natural hazarads
- 3. Has your organisation participated in EO-related projects?N/A
- 4. Has your Organisation participated in any Copernicus service provision, Copernicus User requirements definition or Copernicus Research & Innovation action?N/A
- 5. Has your Organisation participated in any GEO/GEOSS SBA Tasks, community activities or initiatives?No
- 6. How would you rate your Organisation’s level of collaboration with other EO actors in your country or abroad?
- A. In your CountryLow(1-4 actors)
- Please expand on the collaboration if appropriate, indicating if possible the contact details of these EO actors.
Ss. Cyril and Methodius (Institute of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture and food, Faculty of civil engineering, Faculty of Natural sciences)
Spatial Planning Agency - B. AbroadLow(1-4 Actors)
Capacities
- From the list below, please choose all the domains in which your organisation has capacities. 4) EO data exploitation for the provision of value-adding services and products
- Do you deliver services / products that are based on the exploitation of EO data? Yes
- Which of the following areas do your products/services cover? You can choose more than one Ecosystems(desertification-environmental impact- pollution)Land Use/Cover & Change (classified activities and statistics)ForestFloodsFiresOther (e.g. landslide-earthquakes-etc)
- Please provide some additional details and/or give concrete examples of the products/services.
Our products are within various projects and delivered to the final beneficiary. It depend on a project.
Modeling erosion, modeling multi-hazard, etc. - Do you provide these products/services freely or on a commercial basis?Some are charged for
- Are you using open EO data sources (e.g. EOSAT, USGS, NASA, ESA) for providing services and which?
USGS, NASA
- Which are your main customers / end-users?
Mostly we use data and lunch various analyses with students (part of educational processes), then for preparation research papers that are obligatory for each scientist although usually pay-less even we should pay for conference participation and presentation result on conferences or in journals. . If there is any project then work on project is usually charged. Main user depend on a project.
- If applicable, please provide a link(s) where these products/services can be accessed.
Part of personal research on Research gate site: Ivan Blinkov, Ivan Mincev
National Activities
- 1. Is there funding for EO activities available in your country? N/A
- 2. Is there a National Space Policy/Strategy? N/A
- 3. Is there a Space Agency in your country? No
- 4. Which of the following best describes the level of coordination of EO activities in your country? Basic
- Please provide examples of collaboration between research and private sector entities in your country.
Forests are state owned and we cooperate with state institutions.
- 5. Which of the following best describes the level of interaction between the EO community and decision makers in your country?In specific thematic areas
- Please provide examples of EO-based services and/or products in your country which are operationally used by public sector bodies.
Spatial Planning Agency (Spatial Plans, Urban plans) , Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and water economy (Land Policy Information System, Fire protection, floods ...) Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning (natural hazards, ......) Protection and Rescue Directorate, Crisis Management Center (natural hazards...)
- 6. Can you give examples of high impact EO dedicated workshops organized in your country in the last decade?
Unfortunately NO. I haven't been invited on any workshop organized in my country related to this matter.
Engagement in GEO-CRADLE
- 1. Would your Organisation be interested in contributing with its capacities to a regional initiative of GEO and/or Copernicus, addressing regional needs in the domains of Climate Change, Access to Raw Materials, Energy, Food Security and Water? N/A
- 2. Would you be interested in providing feedback to the GEO-CRADLE consortium for establishing a roadmap for the implementation of GEO and Copernicus in North Africa, Middle East and the Balkans? N/A
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