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Impact of the EU directives in the national practices – towards INSPIRE implementation in Bulgaria Evgenia Karadjova BAGIS. BAGIS. Bulgarian Association for Geospatial Information Systems – non-profit organization Mission
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Impact of the EU directives in the national practices – towards INSPIRE implementation in Bulgaria EvgeniaKaradjova BAGIS
BAGIS Bulgarian Association for Geospatial Information Systems – non-profit organization Mission Our mission is to foster the growth of the GIS society in Bulgaria and to promote the development and wider use of GI and GIS in Bulgaria in the field of business, science, and government for a more sustainable development.
INSPIRE is part of a bigger (GI) picture Galileo … Water Framework GEOSS SISE Access to Environ. Info Re-use of PSI SEIS GMES Lisbon strategy NSDI NSDI NSDI NSDI NSDI
Water Framework Directive • Ministry of Environment and Water
INSPIRE Directive • INSPIRE lays down general rules to establish an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europefor the purposes of Community environmental policies and policies or activities which may have an impact on the environment. • INSPIRE to be based on the infrastructures for spatial information established and operated by the Member States. • INSPIRE does not require collection of new spatial data • INSPIRE does not affect existing Intellectual Property Rights
INSPIRE Directive • Key elements: • Metadata • Spatial datasets and spatial data services • Network services • Spatial data exchange, access and usage agreements and policies • Mechanisms for coordination and monitoring • Processes and Procedures
INSPIRE Directive • Key prerequisites: • Spatial data management • Spatial data quality • Standards and Interoperability • GI/GIS Capacity (trained people, accumulated knowledge, …)
INSPIRE Directive • The importance of cadastre • Reference data (Annex 1 of the Directive) • Already a working system (for the whole process) • Key role for many other systems ( utility, municipal, etc..) • ???
INSPIRE Directive Towards INSPIRE Implementation in BG • BG - Data themes readiness • Reference data (Annex 1 of the Directive): • Coordinate reference systems • Geographical grid systems • Cadastre Parcels • Administrative units Cadastre Agency Military Geographic Service, BG Army
INSPIRE Directive • BG - data themes readiness • Reference data (Annex 1 of the Directive): • Hydrography • Protected sites River Basin directorates, MOEW NATURA, MOEW
INSPIRE Directive • BG - data themes readiness • And others (Annexes 2-3 of the Directive): • Soil • Utility services • Atmospheric conditions … Electricity System Operator, NEC Executive Soils Agency
INSPIRE Directive • Technological readiness • Implemented GIS: • For almost all data themes • Ensuring better quality data & metadata • Already some SOA based (web services) • Implementing OGC/ISO and general IT standards • Supporting e-Government
INSPIRE Directive • Capacity readiness • Technology (SW+HW) • Data (Metadata) • Procedures • People
INSPIRE Directive • The road ahead: • Data Harmonization: Implementation of Implementing Rules & Data Specifications • Metadata development/harmonization: Implementing Rules & Metadata Regulation • Network services provision: Network Architecture, Implementing Rules & Technical Guidance • Access / Sharing agreements, e-commerce …
INSPIRE Directive • The road ahead: • Increasing GI/GIS capacity • Trainings • Best practice sharing communication, coordination and collaboration
Thank you! Email: bagis@bagis.bg