EMODNET needs of Dutch government

1. EMODNET needs of Dutch government Gerben J. de Boer (Deltares, NL) Not representing the opinion of the Netherlands, nor necesarrily my own opinion (devil's advocate). Opportunities for matching EMODnet & legislation reqs.

2. EMODnet, yet another initiative, or the opportunity? WFD … OSPAR INSPIRE • Many top-down legislation: • no technology prescribed • Many top-down funds • many technologies available • Why aren’t these connected? • Dutch want EMODnet governance by EC • More than one solution too expensive: • EU can’t afford maintainance • MS can’t afford implementation • EMODnet the opportunity to link • top-down legislation with • subsidized bottom-up technologies • WFD, MSFD, N2000, NOOS, INSPIRE • can EMODnet’s best clients • to guarantee political support MSFD CISE ICES Natura 2000 WISE marine SEIS EMODnet … … EUROGOOS NOOS EUROBIS MyOcean GMES SDN JERICO

3. Dutch data open to flow into EMODnet • EMODnet opportunity: • 4 oct 2011 mininster • Schultz van Haegen • (Infrastructure & • Environment) declared • all their data open • by jan 1st 2015 on a • ‘yes, unless’ basis. http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/opendata http://www.clubvanmaarssen.org/ http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/opendata Min. Schultz and USB stick with data formerly under 50,000€ license (national topography DB)

4. WFD www.informatiehuiswater.nl • Dutch national body for WFD reporting technology: IHW • Information House Water • National government (Rijkswaterstaat ) • Provinces (IPO ) • Waterboards (WaterSchapsHuis ) • 100% Dutch standard www.Aquo.nl • Required by Dutch national standards forum • means secure IHW funding (~ 10 fte) • Concern: no match with EU standards (goodwill) • Too late to use EU standards for national technology • No double reporting coastal waters in WFSD: WFD is EMODnet concern • Suggested reqs. new tenders: • Let WFD institutes participate • Subsidize mapping & hosting of national to EU standards CF conventions for netCDF format BODC vocabs for SDN odv format tables for NOOS format Dutch UM Aquo for OGC formats WoRMS list for RDBMS format

5. MSFD www.noordzeeloket.nl/ihm/ • Official Dutch opinion: • Make EMODnet fit for INSPIRE-compliant WFSD reporting • Letter WG DIKE by Sandra vd Graaf & Niels Kinneging (RWS) • “… It should be made clear what still has to be done to make EMODnet operational for MSFD data reporting and a realistic time schedule should be set …” • Suggested reqs. new tenders: • let MSFD institutes participate this time, do not repeat WFD mistake • make generic MSFD assessment/workflow tools, using EU standards • 1st step towards WISE marine: from data to information

6. Natura 2000 e.g. http://www.maasvlakte2.com/nl/index/show/id/149/Monitoring,+evaluatie+en+bijsturing • Project-wise Monitoring & Evaluation Plans (MEP) • Millions of € budgets: much data • Large infrastructures & compliance with N2000 • After approval, data delivery acceptable format • Deltares in MEPs: • EU standards should be acceptable • Government should map to own central DB • We experience EU standards to be a challenge • No off-the-shelf scientific strategy on monitoring large works • Natural variability ? • Effect local ban bottom trawling on birds? • Suggested reqs. new tenders: • Get big MEP consortia into EMODnet • Organize free hands-on workshops to teach EU standards. Documentation is not enough. • Coordinate EU off-the-shelf monitoring strategy Port of Rotterdam MV2, foto: Aeroview www.dezandmotor.nl

7. Crisis information (Near Real Timevia NOOS, MyOcean) http://www.rijkswaterstaat.nl/water/veiligheid/watermanagement/ • Developing IT solutions is 20% of cost, maintenance is 80%. • Dutch are cleaning up their own technologies (my Matroos into FEWS) • Likewise, plethora of EMODnet technologies needs simplification • Q: will implementation of EMODnet technologies be financially feasible? • A: Operational systems & archives need 1 technology, at 2 service levels. • Technology tailored to most demanding client: NRT operational services: • direct acces of NRT and archive data, no delayed mode any more • Data stays at source, with live dissemination via web services (DataTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe4TeTowwUE Marc Philippart (Rijkswaterstaat) EMODnet EMODnet any user operational user archive database operational database

8. INSPIRE http://www.geonovum.nl/dossiers/pdok/nationaalgeoregister • INSPIRE is a slow top-down process • Experts sometimes surprised by de uire standards: ISO O&M?!? • Who will implement? At whos expenses? Will it work? • Need pragmatic ‘Manhattan project’ attitude, like GHRSST • Q: can we make EMODnet match INSPIRE? • A: discovery: let all EDMO institutes host catalogue service (CSW) • test live meta-data aggregation from EDMO sources (free geonetwork) • define reporting frameworks (MSFD etc.) into INSPIRE xml • A: view: all EMODnet WMS layers via CSW catalogs into one portal (VLIZ) • A: download: involve EMODnet lots in discussing data standards ……………………………… Reporting?

9. summary: legislation initiatives helped out by EMODnet • WFD: • participation WFD institutes • map national standards to EU standards • MSFD: • participation MSFD institutes • develop generic assesment tool software onto EU standards • Natura 2000: • common monitoring strategy • hands-on traning of EU standards to non-EMODnet partners • Crisis information: • make maintance affordable: 1 data technology, 2 service levels • INSPIRE • experiment with harvesting INSPIRE OGC services • let EMODnet participate in INSPIRE data standards