Alberto Aparicio
Computer Analyst
Gobierno de Extremadura
Spain

Biography
Alberto Aparicio Ríos is currently a computer engineer at the Cartographical and Territorial Information Center of Extremadura. He has 4 years of experience developing the Spatial Data Infrastructure of Extremadura, and is a member of the Architecture and Standards Spanish Thematic Working Group since 2011. In 2013 he wrote a guideline on how to implement WMS Services using Mapserver to accomplish INSPIRE directive data specifications. Nowadays trying to harmonize data and processes to get better information with a lower cost, and make it available for every citizen who needs it.

Abstract
Urban and Territorial Planning: The More Complete, the Cheaper

Co-Authors:
Fernando Ceballos-Ziga Rodriguez, Jefe de Seccion de Ordenacion del Territorio, Gobierno de Extremadura
Javier Rubio Muriel, Architect, Francisco Javier Rubio Muriel
Loreto del Viejo Trejo, Architect, GISVESA
Ana Rocha Romero, Geographer, GISVESA
Cesar DÃiaz Prieto, Surveyor, Gobierno de Extremadura

INSPIRE is making a great effort to show us the benefits of data harmonization, standard services, cooperation between different administrative units, and Spatial Data Infrastructure of Extremadura is a great example of how this has been achieved in a local way. The development of the of SDI Extremadura has been a starting point to focus on standardization of information in our region. When there are many and so different providers, it's recommendable to harmonize data so as to make them more comprehensible for the final user. The aim of this article is to explain how this harmonization has taken place throughout the years, and to show the great amount of money and time saved with it. Nowadays, information is much more complete than it used to be, and cheaper to obtain, thanks basically to this standardization and cooperation between every administrative unit.