Maximizing Impact of Priority E-Reporting Datasets through INSPIRE

1. MIWP Action 2016.5 ”Priority List of E-Reporting Datasets” Progress and Outlook Jose Miguel Rubio (EEA) On behalf of 2016.5 Co-Chairs (Stefan Jensen and Joeri Robbrecht) 7th INSPIRE MIG meeting – Brussels, 7.12.2017

2. Context • Monitoring and Reporting under environmental acquis as a priority use case for developing pan-European products building on INSPIRE. • (Rolling) List of priority datasets for e-Reporting identified following Fitness Check evaluation of environmental reporting. • Starting point for a consistent mapping of reporting datasets to INSPIRE spatial objects • Extension of the list to be expected beyond environmental domains (e.g. Reference data) • Key aspect is to ensure a cross-cutting impact of this exercise across different Directives, maximising the reuse of INSPIRE datasets in reporting obligations • Need to work on usage domains (Biodiversity and Nature, Emissions...) to optimise this impact • INSPIRE maturity and digital readiness to be assessed and documented • An important contribution to the Action Plan on streamlining environmental reporting, applyingthe “once-only” principle on underlying INSPIRE geospatial datasets • The involvement of those working in reporting at MS level is essential for success • Note that this action does NOT change existing legal provisions or deadlines of INSPIRE Directive

3. MIWP 2016.5 subgroup • Temporary MIG sub-group (including INSPIRE and EIONET experts) • Coordination by EC-ENV and EEA • Scope of the sub-group is in a nutshell to: • Further develop and clarify the list of datasets related to environmental reporting • Support MS in making the priority datasets accessible through INSPIRE infrastructure • Set up a platform to exchange MS experiences and provide feedback on conceptual mapping and proposals for stramlining ROs • It is NOT in the scope of the group to: • Develop proposals to amend existing reporting obligations • Amend INSPIRE IR/TGs • Meetings: • Kick Off Meeting in Kehl (DE) back-to-back to the INSPIRE Conference (4 September 2017) • 2nd Meeting in Copenhagen (DK) back-to-back to the NRC-EIS meeting (23 November 2017)

4. MIWP 2016.5 Work Programme 2017-2021 4 Core Tasks: • T1: Manage and update the priority list of e-Reporting datasets • T2: Make data available as-is: identify datasets, document metadata, make metadata and data available on the EU geoportal by providing network services • T3: Discuss common and interoperable European data models per reporting obligation/data flow that are fit for purpose for the envisaged use case. • T4: Monitor the availability of pan-European datasets

5. Progress and outlook per task T1: Manage and update the priority list of e-Reporting datasets • Current version (1.2) available on the wiki (here). • The list is now being further analysed to facilitate the identification and publication of the datasets “as-is” by MS: • EEA with support of UBA (AT) working on a more detailed version of the list that specifies further the reporting datasets to be identified by MS. Issues detected: • Need to clarify some INSPIRE datasets are actually reported several times under different ROs • How to deal with different reporting periods for the same INSPIRE dataset • One reported dataset but several (regional or national) INSPIRE datasets • An updated version of the list to be delivered in Jan 2018 taking into account MS issues and concerns: • Sweden (many datasets in the list are reported several times under ROs; other ROs do not contain spatial datasets) • The Netherlands (some datasets are not reported by MS) • Outcomes from the EIONET survey launched by EEA (focused only on ECDF)

6. Progress and outlook per task T1: Manage and update the priority list of e-Reporting datasets • Detailed datasets behind each PDS entry, frequency of reporting and link to other reporting obligations • Reporting guidelines, data formats, additional comments • INSPIRE Theme, Metadata tag, possible issues Proposed refinements on the list by UBA/EEA

7. Progress and outlook per task T1: Manage and update the priority list of e-Reporting datasets • Current version (1.2) available on the wiki (here). • The list is now being further analysed to facilitate the identification and publication of the datasets “as-is” by MS: • EEA with support of UBA (AT) working on a more detailed version of the list that specifies further the reporting datasets to be identified by MS. Issues detected: • Need to clarify some INSPIRE datasets are actually reported several times under different ROs • How to deal with different reporting periods for the same INSPIRE dataset • One reported dataset but several (regional or national) INSPIRE datasets • An updated version of the list to be delivered in Jan 2018 taking into account MS issues and concerns: • Sweden (many datasets in the list are reported several times under ROs; other ROs do not contain spatial datasets) • The Netherlands (some datasets are not reported by MS) • Outcomes from the EIONET survey launched by EEA (focused only on ECDF)

8. Progress and outlook per task T1: Manage and update the priority list of e-Reporting datasets • Each entry in the current PDS list can be more than one actual dataset • Some entries need to be renamed more accurately Proposed refinements on the list by SE (A. O. Ryden)

9. Progress and outlook per task T2: Make available datasets as-is • Experiences shared by several MS (IT, NL, SK, SE) in order to compile methodologies and good practices for reuse by other MS. • Agreed to identify PDS through metadata tagging with keywords. Methodology proposed by JRC based on a controlled code-list available in the INSPIRE Registry (here) • Subgroup to provide comments on the code-list by 8 December • More details in the next presentation from Robert Tomas (JRC) • Agreement to start piloting the metadata tagging focusing first on the Biodiversity and Nature datasets (as detailed analysis by UBA is already available) • Tagging to follow-up the other PDS as UBA analysis is extended to the whole list by January • An audio conference to be organised with the group to review the final reviewed PDS list by early February • All PDS proposed to be identified, tagged and made available by 15 May 2018 (see Roadmap)

10. Progress and outlook per task T3: Common and interoperable European data models per reporting obligation/data flow • Task not yet addressed directly by the sub-group. Stepwise approach to be agreed upon and worked through in 2018. • Ongoing work in CDDA, EU Registry on Industrial Emissions by thematic units in EEA/ENV • Upon request of thematic communities, the subgroup will be represented in technical domain workgroups on eReporting and provide INSPIRE implementation support. • Also need to link to discussions under upcoming Reportnet 3.0 project (e-Reporting reusing INSPIRE) T4: Monitor the availability of pan-European datasets • Thematic Viewer (JRC) facilitating monitoring and simplifying access to MS priority datasets • Viewer in the field of Biodiversity and Nature already available: http://inspire-geoportal.ec.europa.eu/thematicviewer/ • Current development is ready to be adapted in order to monitor tagged PDS (see T2) • As a generic application, the viewer can easily be extended to other thematic areas • More details on this activity in the presentation from Robert Tomas (JRC)

11. Roadmap for 2018 • Q1 2018 • T1 – Manage and update the priority list of e-Reporting datasets • An updated version of the list including details from UBA/EEA and SE analysis • Updated INSPIRE Registry code list for environmental priority data sets following feedback by MS • T2 - Make data available as-is • Pilot conclusions of the tagging of Biodiversity and Natura datasets • MS to make priority reporting data sets available “as-is” • T3 – Common and Interoperable European data models • Analysis for agreed policy domains • T4 – Monitor the availability of pan-European datasets • Further develop thematic viewer application to support download and visualisation of data. • Webex meeting to review of the final list in early February • 3rd (virtual) subgroupmeetingonsecond half of March

12. Roadmap for 2018 • Q2 2018 • T2 - Make data available as-is • All priority reporting data sets are made available by MS “as-is”. • 15 May 2018 deadline: INSPIRE monitoring report including the implementation progress of priority reporting data sets. • T3 – Common and Interoperable European data models • Analysis for agreed policy domains • T4 – Monitor the availability of pan-European datasets • Thematic viewer application is publicly accessible on the condition that the offering of priority data sets is acceptable across Member States. • 4th subgroup meeting • F2F MIG-T meeting: progress report, discussion of proposals and validation of outcomes • June 8th MIG: state of implementation of the list by Member States, progress report and validation of outcomes

13. Roadmap for 2018 • Q3 2018 • T1 – Manage and update the priority list of e-Reporting datasets • Updated version including more detailed data sets from analysed domains • T2 - Make data available as-is • Review of implementation progress • T3 – Common and Interoperable European data models • Analysis for agreed policy domains • T4 - Monitor the availability of pan-European datasets • Further develop thematic viewer application (integration with INSPIRE knowledge base, INSPIRE dashboard, Monitoring & Reporting process …). • 5th subgroup meeting at 2018 INSPIRE Conference (BE)

14. Roadmap for 2018 • Q4 2018 • T3 – Common and Interoperable European data models • Analysis for agreed policy domains • T4 - Monitor the availability of pan-European datasets • New version thematic viewer application • 6th subgroup meeting • F2F MIG-T meeting: progress report, discussion of proposals and validation of outcomes • December 9th MIG: state of implementation of the list by Member States, progress report and validation of outcomes

15. Conclusions and recap of next steps (I) • There is a clear potential of harvesting benefits from this activity in the short-term (“low hanging fruits”) • It will facilitate the creation of pan-European applications based on INSPIRE datasets • Offers the opportunity to improve implementation (metadata and services especially, later on also on data interoperability) • This activity can only succeed if complemented with MS efforts. MS are invited on a voluntary basis and by 15/05/18 (next monitoring round) to: • Identify the priority datasets where possible • Tag the dataset MD with the appropriate PDS keyword (and ensure the MD is available through the Geoportal!) • Work with JRC to ensure the datasets are found by the Thematic Viewer(s) • Progress in the implementation of network services (especially download)

16. Conclusions and recap of next steps (II) • On our side, the INSPIRE Coordination Team will: • Follow up in writing with some technical clarifications raised by the subgroup by January at the latest • Test the proposed new monitoring indicator on priority datasets • Improve the Thematic Viewer (and publish once a critical mass of datasets are available) • Explore the development of the priority list beyond environmental domain • Report back to MIG on the progress in this exercise

17. Thank You! Jose Miguel Rubio (EEA) jose.rubio@eea.europa.eu 7th INSPIRE MIG meeting – Brussels, 7.12.2017