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European GI Initiatives

Prof. Bas KokDelft University of Technology

Director Ravi

Open WorkshopMelbourne, November 11th 2005

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Infrastructure framework (1992)

Natural person Legal person

ParcelBuilding

geometric 1:10.000

topographic set

addressesadministrative

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Europe

• Developments

• EU Directive for Public Sector Information

• EULIS

• INSPIRE

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• EC

• Launched in 2002

• Adopted in 2004

• Co-decision procedure at first reading

• EP adopted 7th June 2005

• unanimous political agreement 24th June 2005

• EC doesn’t support the agreement

Decision making procedure EU INSPIRE

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INSPIRE framework

Catchments

Meteo data

Land Cover

5 cm /year

ITR F93

N NR -N UV EL1A

GI Institutional framework

GI technicalstandards

Spatial InformationServices

Fundamentaland thematic GI data sets

Spatial Data Infrastructure

GIS to manage Natura2000 sites

Different Policies and standards

Europe is moving 3cm/ year

Different sea levels in Europe

Need to create pan-European spatial data

sets

eEurope : eGovernement on line

CatchmentsCatchments

Meteo dataMeteo data

Land Cover

5 cm /year

ITR F93

N NR -N UV EL1A

GI Institutional framework

GI technicalstandards

Spatial InformationServices

Fundamentaland thematic GI data sets

Spatial Data Infrastructure

GIS to manage Natura2000 sites

Different Policies and standards

Europe is moving 3cm/ year

Different sea levels in Europe

Need to create pan-European spatial data

sets

eEurope : eGovernement on line

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11th EC-GI&GIS WorkshopAlghero, Sardinia 29 June - 1 July 2005

INSPIRE WORK PROGRAMMEHans Dufourmont

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11th EC-GI&GIS WorkshopAlghero, Sardinia 29 June - 1 July 2005

INSPIRE co-decision statusPeter Wicks

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11th EC-GI&GIS WorkshopAlghero, Sardinia 29 June - 1 July 2005

INSPIRE co-decision statusPeter Wicks

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11th EC-GI&GIS WorkshopAlghero, Sardinia 29 June - 1 July 2005

INSPIRE co-decision statusPeter Wicks

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Timetable

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Implementing rules procedure

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Why is INSPIRE successful?

Success factors:

• Active stakeholders in Working Groups

• Experiences of GI 2000 process

• Clear target

• Catalyst: Aarhus Convention

• Support by decision makers EC

• Regional best practices

• Huge response consultation

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Steps forward INSPIRE

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GSDI Working group legal and economic aspects

• organizing workshops on legal and economic issues:• Europe • Asia and the Pacific

• literature search engine• SDI research pages

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Further information

Spatial data infrastructure and policy development in Europe and the United Stateshttp://www.library.tudelft.nl/dup/leaflets/2467.html

Database with SDI literaturehttp://www.otb.tudelft.nl/NGII/

More information: www.gsdi.org

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In conclusion

• Dutch NSDI has been defined (and approved by government in 1993)

• NSDI is a catalyst for cooperation

• Main elements of NSDI part of e-government

• NSDI: ready for innovation

• NSDI: building block for Europe

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