Title of operation

Alps Visitors Information System - Natural Hazards (Project in the framework of the INTERREG III A programme Austria - Slovenia)

Acronym

AV.IS

Duration

Start: October 2005
End: December 2007 (Carinthia); March 2007 (Slovenia)

Milestones

• December 2005: agreement on general project implementation plan
• March 2006: realization plan for joint information system
• April 2006: information event and presentation of the project
• June 2006: roadmap for course of action at the local level, based on the test case of one municipality
• September 2006: detailed organization of cross-border co-operation
• November 2006: presentation conference and panel discussion
• December 2006: product catalogue (1^st draft)
• March 2007: end of cross-border co-operation – Partial report for the Slovenian final report
• June 2007: information event with presentation and discussion of preliminary results
• November 2007: presentation of final results
• December 2007: conclusion of the project (Carinthian part)

Project managing agency

Office of the Carinthian Provincial Government, Dept. 20 / Spatial Planning
KAGIS - Kärntner Geografisches Informationssystem

Field of action of the project managing agency

The Carinthian Geographic Information System (KAGIS), under Dept. 20 / Spatial Planning of the Office of the Carinthian Provincial Government, provides geographic and basic data for a varied array of analyses and spatial planning purposes.
Making use of advanced Internet technologies, KAGIS is able to provide geo-information swiftly and everywhere, also across borders.
KAGIS' role in the project is to collect, store and provide data. Additionally, it has been tasked with the creation of a specific geodata infrastructure for the Internet.

Project partner No. 1 and his role in the project

PUH d.d., Torrent and Erosion Control Enterprise (Slovenia)

Field of action of the project partner

Research and experimentation aimed at the development of new technologies for the protection against erosion, floods/torrents, landslides, avalanches and other natural hazards in mountain regions.

Role of the project partner in the project

The partner has a long-standing and ample experience in the project area and possesses precious (digital) information on how to deal with natural hazards. This competence has also translated into a collaboration with the National Park and local municipalities. The contribution of this experience on risk management and the working out of solutions to specific problems (winter and summer) are bound to influence “visitors management”. As a result, a map of natural hazards will be worked out providing further incentives to tourism.

Project partner No. 2 and his role in the project

Triglavski narodni park  (Triglav National Park)

Field of action of the project partner

Management of the Triglav National Park, environmental protection, surveillance, co-operation in the fields of spatial, agricultural and economic development of the national park, information of residents and visitors, promotion of the protected area.

Role of the project partner in the project

Contribute know-how to the working out of a visitors information system (maps, Internet);
Exchange experiences on the topic of "natural hazards risk management";
Integrate results into the visitors centre;
Conduct joint PR-activities.