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European Initiatives: European Initiatives: INSPIRE (Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe) INSPIRE (Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe) and and Public Sector Information Directive ProposalPublic Sector Information Directive Proposal

J.F.DallemandEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre,

Institute for Environment and SustainabilityLand Management Unithttp://ies.jrc.cec.eu.int/

http://www.ec-gis.org/

NATURE-GIS Workshop, Prague, 2October 2002

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Introduction

Evolution- ActivitiesTraining courses, Workshops, Expert consultations, Pilot Projects, Projects, Enlargement Projects- Terminology Communist, Eastern, PHARE, CEEC, PECO, Pre-Accession, Enlargement

Results Med

Spatial Data Infrastructures: Flood, Common Agriculture Policy, Environment, Sustainable development

SDI in EU & Enlargement countries: Technology transfer or Technical/Scientific cooperation ?

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Objective of INSPIREObjective of INSPIRE

Support good governance through the establishment of integrated spatial information

services.

The users of INSPIRE are governmental organisations at all administrative levels.

Good governance includes informing and interacting with the citizen.

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Examples of ProblemsExamples of Problems

• Lack of standards in legislation• Lack of coordination• Lack of data• Data policy restrictions

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Need for action: INSPIRENeed for action: INSPIRE

• Required by 6th Environment Action Programme

• Geographic information is increasingly used to support environmental policy

– Urban, waste, water, nitrates, thematic strategies, air quality, noise...

• Explicitly required by Water Framework Directive

– Provide river basin characterisation in GIS format

Without a co-ordinated framework: problems will persist !

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INSPIRE vision: INSPIRE vision: 6 common principles6 common principles

1. Data should be collected once and maintained at the level where this can be done most effectively

2. it should be possible to combine seamlessly spatial information from different sources across Europe and share it between many users and application

3. it should be possible for information collected at one level to be shared between all the different levels, detailed for detailed investigations, general for strategic purposes

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INSPIRE vision: INSPIRE vision: 6 common principles6 common principles

4. geographic information needed for good governance at all levels should be abundant under conditions that do not refrain its extensive use

5. it should be easy to discover which geographic information is available, fits the needs for a particular use and under which conditions it can be acquired and used

6. geographic data should become easy to understand and interpret because it can be visualised within the appropriate context selected in a user-friendly way

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DG ENV

COGI Commission DG’s (AGRI, TREN, REGIO, INFSO, …)

INSPIRE Expert GroupESPON, UNEP, ETC, Accession Countries, EFTA Countries,

Environmental Ministries, Geographic Information Institutions, GMES stakeholders

The INSPIRE driving forcesThe INSPIRE driving forces

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Architecture & Standards

Legal Aspects& Data Policy

Funding & Implementation

structures

Reference Data & Metadata

ImpactAnalysis

Env thematic coordination

Inter-sectoral co-ordination

…..biodiversity

soilsseveso

urbannoise

forestwater

Environmental components

HorizontalComponents

Agricultural components

Transportcomponents

Other components

Technical Co-ordination & Secretariat

EC inter-service group onGI (COGI)

INSPIRE Expert Group

Thematic Components

E-ESDI

Otherthematic

co-ordination

Transportthematic

co-ordination

Agriculturalthematic

co-ordination

Phase 1: Environmental

Sector

INSPIREINSPIRE

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INSPIRE INSPIRE timelinetimeline

October 2002 Position papers by Working groups and user requirements (environment)

November 2002 Summary paper based on position papers for internet consultation

Early 2003 Draft INSPIRE Framework Legislation

Early 2003 Proposal for INSPIRE Framework Legislation adopted by Commission

2003 Preparation of daughters

2004 INSPIRE Framework Legislation adopted

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Architecture & Standards

Legal Aspects& Data Policy

Funding & Implementation

structures

Reference Data & Metadata

ImpactAnalysis

Env thematic coordination

Inter-sectoral co-ordination

…..biodiversity

soilsseveso

urbannoise

forestwater

Environmental components

HorizontalComponents

Agricultural components

Transportcomponents

Other components

Technical Co-ordination & Secretariat

EC inter-service group onGI (COGI)

INSPIRE Expert Group

Thematic Components

E-ESDI

Otherthematic

co-ordination

Transportthematic

co-ordination

Agriculturalthematic

co-ordination

Phase 1: Environmental

Sector

INSPIREINSPIRE

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Prioritising data needsPrioritising data needs

Preliminary priority listReference data P Common

Thematic data P Specific thematic

data P

Administrative units 1 Water catchments 1 WFD: River basin management units

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Elevation 1 Protected areas 1 Bio-geographical regions 1 Hydrographic network

1 Land cover 1 Env monitoring sites 2

Transport infrastructure 1 Soil 1 Local contamination 2 Ortho-imagery 2 Natural risk zones 1 Erosion 2 Geographical names 2 Techn risk zones 1 Vegetation 2 Property/Parcels 3 Utility infrastructure 1 Species 2 Buildings 3 Geology 2 Habitats 2 Addresses 3 Climatic regions 3 Noise 3 Land regulation/ land use

plans 3

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Link to reporting and Link to reporting and implementationimplementation

Geographical reference data(geometry, topography, administrative limits…)

Core thematic maps(geology, climate, soil,

hydrography, land cover,vegetation, infrastructures,

population, land regulation…)

Regular data collection• Statistical surveys•Administrative registers•Monitoring networks

Analysis, modelling(critical loads, emission to the air, non-

point emissions to water, carbon uptake, soil erosion risk, landscape

wilderness, urban areas, coastal areas…)

Legal reporting

Compliance data

Assessment, indicators

Nationalstatistics

Regional &local statistics

Voluntary reporting

Geographical reference data(geometry, topography, administrative limits…)

Core thematic maps(geology, climate, soil,

hydrography, land cover,vegetation, infrastructures,

population, land regulation…)

Regular data collection• Statistical surveys•Administrative registers•Monitoring networks

Analysis, modelling(critical loads, emission to the air, non-

point emissions to water, carbon uptake, soil erosion risk, landscape

wilderness, urban areas, coastal areas…)

Geographical reference data(geometry, topography, administrative limits…)

Core thematic maps(geology, climate, soil,

hydrography, land cover,vegetation, infrastructures,

population, land regulation…)

Regular data collection• Statistical surveys•Administrative registers•Monitoring networks

Analysis, modelling(critical loads, emission to the air, non-

point emissions to water, carbon uptake, soil erosion risk, landscape

wilderness, urban areas, coastal areas…)

Legal reporting

Compliance data

Legal reportingLegal reporting

Compliance data

Assessment, indicators

Nationalstatistics

Regional &local statistics

Voluntary reporting

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Architecture & Standards

Legal Aspects& Data Policy

Funding & Implementation

structures

Reference Data & Metadata

ImpactAnalysis

Env thematic coordination

Inter-sectoral co-ordination

…..biodiversity

soilsseveso

urbannoise

forestwater

Environmental components

HorizontalComponents

Agricultural components

Transportcomponents

Other components

Technical Co-ordination & Secretariat

EC inter-service group onGI (COGI)

INSPIRE Expert Group

Thematic Components

E-ESDI

Otherthematic

co-ordination

Transportthematic

co-ordination

Agriculturalthematic

co-ordination

Phase 1: Environmental

Sector

INSPIREINSPIRE

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AST visionAST vision

• The architecture envisioned by AST deploys interoperable services that will help to produce and publish, find and access, and eventually, use and understand geographic information over the internet across the European Union and Accession Countries at

local, national, and European levels.

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Generic architecture modelGeneric architecture model

Clients

Middleware

ServersGeospatial data

Metadata updateCatalogs

Geo-processingand catalog Services

ContentRepositories

Other data

e.g., administrative,statistical, env. reporting

Service chaining:search, display,

access, e-commerce,

….

User applications

Directdataaccess

Access to transformeddata, pictures, maps, reports,

multi-media content

Metadata search and retrieval for data and services

After the Digital Earth Reference Model

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AST Position Paper: AST Position Paper: Getting the process rightGetting the process right

IND

AC

INSPIRE standards

profiles and guidelines documents

INSPIRE CEN Workshop Agreement

MS

UNI

MS

ISOOGC

EU technical body for INSPIRE

CEN: European Standardization CommitteeAC: Accession Countries

MS: Member StatesIND: Industry

UNI: University

INSPIRE profile and guidelines

INSPIRE CWA:Open to all interested parties

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Architecture & Standards

Chair : JRC Ispra

Legal Aspects& Data Policy

Chair : UK

Funding & Implementation

structuresChair : SE

Common Reference Data & Metadata

Chair : ESTAT

ImpactAnalysisChair : NL

Environmental thematic

co-ordinationChair: EEA

Inter-sectoral co-ordinationChair: ESTAT

…..biodiversity

soilsseveso

urbannoise

forestwater

Environmental components

HorizontalComponents

Agricultural components

Transportcomponents

Other components

Technical Co-ordination & Secretariat JRC Ispra - Institute for Environment and Sustainability

COGIChair: ESTAT

INSPIRE Expert GroupChair : DG ENV & ESTAT

Thematic Components

E-ESDI

Otherthematic

co-ordinationChair:

Transportthematic

co-ordinationChair:

Agriculturalthematic

co-ordinationChair:

Phase 1: Environmental

Sector

INSPIREINSPIRE

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SCHEMATIC CHARGING FRAMEWORK FOR SHARING & TRADINGSPATIAL INFORMATION SHORT-TERM

DATA TYPE ACCESS/VIEW DELIVER/DOWNLOAD

THIRD PARTYRE-USE

METADATA FREE FREE FREEPRIMARY DATA FREE MARGINAL

COSTROYALTIES

REFERENCEDATA

FREE SUBSIDIARITY ROYALTIES

VALUE-ADDEDDATA

FREE MARKETPRICING

ROYALTIES

Sharing and Trading INSPIRE DataSharing and Trading INSPIRE Data

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SCHEMATIC CHARGING FRAMEWORK FOR SHARING & TRADINGSPATIAL INFORMATION: LONG-TERM

DATA TYPE ACCESS/VIEW DELIVER/DOWNLOAD

THIRD PARTYRE-USE

METADATA FREE FREE FREEPRIMARY DATA FREE FREE ROYALTIESREFERENCEDATA

FREE FREE ROYALTIES

VALUE-ADDEDDATA

FREE FREE ROYALTIES

Sharing and Trading INSPIRE DataSharing and Trading INSPIRE Data

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The Public Sector Information Directive proposalThe Public Sector Information Directive proposal

On 5th June 2002 the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Directive on the re-use and commercial exploitation of public sector

information.

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PSI: what is at stake?PSI: what is at stake?

• PSI is prime content resource

– more and more cross-border services/mobile

• Barriers at European level limit exploitation

– more and more cross-border services/mobile

• Competitive disadvantages vis-à-vis the US

– PSI important basis for US digital industries

– Clear and comprehensive policy on exploitation

• Some countries move ahead, others do not

Follow up to

Green Paper on Public Sector Information in the Information Society .

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The political context: The political context: eEurope 2005eEurope 2005

Focus on:• Modern online public services, particularly e-government, e-learning and e-

health

• A dynamic e-business environment

• Widespread availability of broadband access at competitive prices

• A secure information infrastructure

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The proposal for a Directive The proposal for a Directive (1)(1)

• Transparency: prices and other conditions for re-use should be pre-established and publicly known

• Charges

– upper limit based on cost-orientation +

– no radical move (marginal costs for dissemination) imposed, although analyses show economic potential

• Non-discrimination

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The proposal for a Directive The proposal for a Directive (2)(2)

• Limit exclusive deals

– exception: provision of service of public interest (no market interest)

• Practicalities

– online licences

– replying times: in line with replying times access regimes

– format: availability in all pre-existing formats

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Current status, next stepsCurrent status, next steps

• Commission Directive Proposal adoptedon 5 June 2002

• Discussions in Council and Parliament

– first presentation, Telecom Council 18 June 2002

http://www.cordis.lu/econtent/psi/pubsec.htm

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ConclusionsConclusions

• New approach with INSPIRE

• European Spatial Data Infrastructure one of JRC activities in the Sixth Framework Programme (2003-2006)

• FAO, ESA, MARS, MERA, PANEL GI...

• Future: Integrated Projects & Networks of Excellence (DG Research), DG AGRI, DG REGIO

http://www.ec-gis.org/inspire/