PUBLISHING EXTREMADURA "LEADER" LOCAL ACTION GROUPS DATA IN A GEOPORTAL

From the 90s to the present day, Rural Policies called LEADER Method have been put in place in European rural areas, in particular in Extremadura. LEADER method is a territorial strategy to achieve economic development in rural areas and to reduce the differences between them and urban areas. These is carried out through economic diversification of the territory from the exploitation of local resources and through co-financing projects always with the participation of local people and taking into account their characteristics and needs. In this research it is exposed an experience of developing an online geoportal intended to publish data management of this European Initiative (projects, investments, measures, etc.), along with other environmental, demographic, economic, infrastructure and cultural indicators in a geoportal designed with ArcGIS Server and Viewer for Flex. With the publication of these data allows the dissemination and implementation knowledge of the effects of implementation of progress strategy (not as traditional in its mode administer public funds) known as LEADER Method. This method is yet unknown by most part of citizens, as well as the influence of economic, demographic and natural contexts of benefactor rural areas in the distribution of rural development aids. Such knowledge would allow a more rigorous assessment the territorial impact of these policies by local people, and agents and managers of this initiative.