Thursday 11th April
8:30-9:00 Welcome
9:00- 10:00 Introductory Session
- Presentation of the workshop objectives and programme
- Presentation of the projects that will be presenting information in the Thematic Sessions will give brief overviews of their project aims, objectives and achievements to date. (5 minute overall view of the project)
10:00-10:15 Coffee break
10:15-13:00 Thematic Session 1: Energy data for urban planning: multiple representations of energy information
Urban planners need comprehensive information from different realms in order to take informed decisions. Typically, they base their decisions from the information from disparate sources (regulations, data portals, etc.). Integrated data environments which combine these different data would be helpful to understand the multidimensionality of the problems they are tackling, including energy efficient planning.
The data collected in the semantic web needs to be assembled and presented in a way that enables human reasoning about the data. This raises issues of appropriateness of data visualization, complementary visualizations (diagrams, tables, 3d models, etc.) and different data platforms (e.g. portable devices). In particular, existing geographic systems (Google Maps, GIS, Bing maps, OpenStreetMap, etc.) can be the base for the development of integrated energy environments.
(3-4 projects, 10 min. each followed by 2 hours round table discussion)
13:00- 14:00 Lunch break
14:00-15:00 Conclusions from Theme 1
15:00 – 15:15 Coffee break
15:15 – 16:45 Thematic Session 2: Interactive interfaces of energy data visualization and the pan-European context.
The end user requires that data be presented in such a way that they can understand it and, furthermore, can make decisions based upon it. Additionally, the data will often need to be exported to other tools and be capable of undergoing further processing.
Users in European countries have different input data available and have different needs for output data, depending on national preferences, laws and traditions. The user interface for both input and output must be designed in a way that makes the tool useful across Europe.
(2-3 projects, 10 min. each followed by 1 hour round table discussion)
16:45-17:15 Conclusions from Theme 2
Friday 12th April
9:00-10:30 Review of Day 1 incorporating online content and mind map.
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30 Thematic Session 3: Developing business models based on new energy services.
For the platforms to be effective in achieving real CO2 reductions they must be implementable in a competitive market environment. This requires assessment the potential value of tools to end users and their willingness to pay, as well as questions of the political value of tools for CO2 emissions reduction from the built environment.
(2-3 projects, 10 min. each followed by 1 hour round table discussion)
12:30-13:00 Conclusions from Theme 3
13:00-15:00 Lunch
15:00-16:30 Concluding remarks: Towards a Discussion Document
In this final session, the summary mind map and discussion notes will used to facilitate a consensus view that will be the basis for compiling the Discussion Document from the workshop. By sharing experience we intend to produce a document that will be a valuable tool to address the current key issues for the analysis and visualisation of energy related data in the urban environment throughout Europe.