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Introducing ReportnetIntroducing Reportnet

Miruna Badescu

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A linear view of Reportnet processA linear view of Reportnet process

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Data reporting tools (ROD)Data reporting tools (ROD)

• Reporting Obligations Database (ROD) http://rod.eionet.europa.eu

• Web-enabled database with all relevant reporting obligations and deadlines

• Obligations that countries have towards organizations, such as DG Environment, Eurostat, OECD, UN, EEA

• Also contains links to the official documents describing how the obligations are to be fulfilled (in the DD or in other places)

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Data reporting tools (DD)Data reporting tools (DD)

• Data dictionary (DD): Reportnet service providing detailed data definitions, templates and schemas for reporting: http://dd.eionet.europa.eu• Provides definitions of data elements and data types• Generates data reporting templates, schemas and

guidelines available• It focuses on data harmonisation and ensuring the

comparability of data from the countries

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Data handling tools (DEM)Data handling tools (DEM)

• Data comes in many different formats and flavours

• EEA has chosen the XML format for storing all the reported data in their Data Repositories

• Specific Data exchange modules DEMs are available for some dataflows for uploading and downloading data to/from CDR

• they can be run locally (e.g. MS Access databases or spreadsheets which include quality checks)

• example http://air-climate.eionet.europa.eu/country_tools/aq/aq-dem

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Data handling tools (CDR)Data handling tools (CDR)

• Data repositories currently implemented in form of the:• Central Data Repository http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu (CDR)

• Mediterranean Data Repository (MDR)http://cdr.eionet.europa.eu

• A Data Repository is the place where: • Data or reports are uploaded

• Reports are made available to the Data Requestor and the public

• search by obligation available

• Data can be converted in other formats

• Built-in services, built to match the reporting requirements:• Conversion

• Quality Assessment

• Web Form Service

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Data handling tools (DMM)Data handling tools (DMM)

• Customised software for data gathering,

importing and exporting

• Client application that is installed locally

• A tool for Data Processors that

aggregates data in local files or

databases

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Who are the people?Who are the people?

• Network directory (or Eionet directory) is Eionet’s central user database http://eea.eionet.europa.eu/Public/irc/eionet-circle/Home/central_dir_ad

min?fn=roles&v=eionet&rd=1&ud=1 • An Eionet account can be granted access to several Reportnet tools

such as CDR, ROD, DD etc. (e.g. Data Reporter, Data Requester)

• It also stores the organisational structure and maps it to people

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Content monitoringContent monitoring

• Unified Notification System (UNS) notifies subscribers on new

content and events

Content monitoring: search and notification services across all

Reportnet modules: http://uns.eionet.europa.eu

• Content registry - one search entry point for deliveries,

obligations and data definition entries

http://cr.eionet.europa.eu

• Global Eionet search http://search.eionet.europa.eu

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Data disseminationData dissemination

• EEA data services: the platform for publishing final data sets: http://dataservice.eea.europa.eu

• Information products: reports, indicators, maps, graphs, etc. with relevant information for end-users: http://www.eea.europa.eu/products