Shared Environmental Information SystemShared Environmental Information System for Europefor Europe

SEISSEIS

25 October 2007, Dublin25 October 2007, Dublin

What is SEIS? What is SEIS?

SEIS is a collaborative initiative of European and National bodies to establish an integrated and sustained information system for sharing environmental data.

A system where the public authorities are the providers but also the main end-users and beneficiaries

A contribution to the Commission’s commitment to better regulation and simplification

(Go4, 2007)

Towards sharing environmental information...

Directive INSPIRE, 2007

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Directive on Public Accessto Environmental Information, 2003

Directive on Reuse of Public SectorInformation, 2003

6th Community EnvironmentAction Programme, 2002

Aarhus Conventionon Access to Information, 1998

Declaration of the UN Stockholm Conferenceon the Human Environment, 1972

Standardized Environmental ReportingDirective, 1991

SEIS ?

Establishment EEA and EionetCouncil Regulation, 1990

GMES Action Plan, 2004

3 Drivers

Content

Streamlining

Access

Directive on Reuse of Public SectorInformation, 2003

Standardized Environmental ReportingDirective, 1991

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6th Community EnvironmentAction Programme, 2002-2012

Global Monitoring for Environmentand Security Action Plan 2004-2008

Establishment EEA and EionetCouncil Regulation, 1990

Directive INSPIRE, 2007

Directive on Public Accessto Environmental Information, 2003

Aarhus Conventionon Access to Information, 1998

Priorities 6th EAP 2002-2012

• Climate change • Nature and biodiversity • Environment and health • Natural resources and waste

7 Thematic Strategies

SEIS Principles• information should be managed as close as

possible to its source

• information is provided once and shared with others for many purposes

• data and information should be readily accessible

• information should be made available to the public after due consideration of the appropriate level of aggregation, given possible confidentiality constraints, and at national level in the national language(s)

Data and information services

ICT infrastructure, Inspire,...

SEIS componentsSEIS components

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Different focusDifferent focus

INSPIREINSPIRE GMESGMES SEISSEIS

Content Content ContentInfra

structureInfra

structureInfra

structure

Services Services Services

Obligation Obligation Obligation?

Business Business Business?

Building a shared information system for Europe

From• Centralised

reporting• Manual uploads• Insufficient

take-up• High barriers to

re-use

To• Full automated

sharing• Fast updates• Easy access to

data• Expanded use• Open protocols

EEA

One European Website

From data sharing…

Investment Return

Germany

France

UK

EEA

From data sharing…

Germany

France

UK

One European Website

web service

GermanyPotential 408,000 web pages

Potential 800,000 web pages

Potential 362,000 web pages

EEA

... to sharing & accessing information systems & services

Investment Return

France

UK

web service

One European Website

What are the benefits of SEIS ?

• at EU level: Increased European capacity Streamlining reporting

• at Member State level: “Report once, use many” Less duplication of efforts

• At Global level: Commitments international conventions Credibility of EU

Ozone-web: Near-real time ozone data

Water Information System for Europe

www.water.europa.eu

It will set out:

• the political framework for SEIS an integrated and common implementation strategy and

• its links with INSPIRE, GMES/GEOSS and the streamlining and updating of reporting and monitoring provisions of a) thematic legislation both existing and new proposals and b) the Reporting directive, Aarhus Convention, etc;

• suggest policy options to go from 'Concept to Reality'

European Commission Communication on SEIS - end 2007

5. Land-water-biodiversity integrated assessmentIntegrated assessment inputs for the EEA SOER2010 report

6. Ozone web extensionDemonstrate the possibilities to use the system for monthly summer ozone exceedance reporting, Consolidate the near real-time ozone data to full coverage and Extend the system to particulate matter

7. Indicators and assessments GHG emissionsTo get access to knowledge from national assessments, to improve SOER2010 reporting.

EEA SEIS Implementation plan 2008 (7 projects on Content)

October 2007 NFP meeting

October 2007 NFP meeting

11. Air quality data serviceIntegrate the future CAFÉ Directive data flows into the EEA air data service.

12. Effectiveness of waste policiesCreate a SEIS compliant reporting system for information that is of another kind.

13. SEIS country visits

15. EEA SEIS SignalsA first report in November 2008

EEA SEIS Implementation plan 2008 (7 projects on Content) (II)

1. Country performance improvements Priority DFTarget for 2010 100% reporting performance.

2. Reportnet enhancementsFurther develop Reportnet

3. IMS+ and CSICreate and agree on a common European information base for country benchmarking

EEA SEIS Implementation plan 2008 (3 projects on Streamlining)

4. SERIS upgradeImprove access to national information on SoE

8. Land cover data service Web service established by end 2008

9. GHG data serviceGHG emission data for the actual year -1

10. WISE data serviceProvide information services within WISE, enriching the current bathing water information.

14. SEIS Data policyDealing with accessing and sharing of data and information

EEA SEIS Implementation plan 2008 (5 projects on Access)