Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community INSPIRE Data Specifications

1. Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community INSPIRE Data Specifications Process and technical aspects Martin Tuchyna, Paul Smits and Vanda Nunes de Lima European Commission Joint Research Centre Institute for Environment and Sustainability Spatial Data Infrastructures Unit

2. The Mission of the Joint Research Centre … is to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies. As a service of the European Commission, the JRC functions as a reference centre of science and technology for the Union. Close to the policy-making process, it servesthe common interest of the Member States,while being independent of special interests,whether private or national.

3. Activities of the Unit GEO INSPIRE GMES Kopernikus SEIS Co-chair GEOSS ADC* Technical Coordination Common Architecture FTS**** Land Monitoring GEOSS Clearinghouse Implementing Rules European DEM***** Communication GEO** Portal EU Portal Data & Information Management Support Soil and Forest Data Centres Co-chair GEOSS UIC*** International SDI Heterogeneous Mission Accessibility Pilot Our Role: Architecture, Data integration, Information Management, Interoperability and Standards *Architecture and Data Committee, **Group on Earth Observations, ***User Interface Committee, ****Fast Track Service, *****Digital Evaluation Model

4. Objective of this presentation • Explain what INSPIRE is • Focus on drafting INSPIRE data specifications • Process • Methodology

5. Outline • INSPIRE Directive • Overview of INSPIRE Data Specifications process • Methodology • Next steps and conclusions

6. INSPIRE Directive • INSPIRE lays down general rules to establish an infrastructure for spatial information in Europe • for 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 is a distributed infrastructure. • INSPIRE does not require collection of new spatial data • INSPIRE does not affect existing Intellectual Property Rights • Entry into force 15 May 2007

7. Scope INSPIRE Directive • Spatial data held by or on behalf of apublic authority operating down to the lowest level of government when laws or regulations require their collection or dissemination • INSPIRE covers 34 Spatial Data Themes laid down in 3 Annexes • required to successfully build environmental information systems

8. Annex I Coordinate reference systems Geographical grid systems Geographical names Administrative units Addresses Cadastral parcels Transport networks Hydrography Protected sites Annex II Elevation Land cover Ortho-imagery Geology INSPIRE Spatial Data Scope Harmonised spatial data specifications more stringent for Annex I and II than for Annex III

9. Annex III Statistical units Buildings Soil Land use Human health and safety Utility and governmental services Environmental monitoring facilities Production and industrial facilities Agricultural and aquaculture facilities Population distribution – demography Area management/restriction/regulation zones & reporting units Natural risk zones Atmospheric conditions Meteorological geographical features Oceanographic geographical features Sea regions Bio-geographical regions Habitats and biotopes Species distribution Energy Resources Mineral resources INSPIRE Thematic Scope

10. INSPIRE Components • Metadata • Interoperability of spatial data sets and services • Network services (discovery, view, download, invoke) • Made available trough the European geo-portal • Data and Service sharing (policy) • Coordination and measures for Monitoring & Reporting INSPIRE is a Framework Directive Detailed technical provisions for the issues above will be laid down in Implementing Rules Once adopted, Implementing Rules become European legislative acts and national law in 27 Member States and in some EFTA countries

11. From Commission proposal to Community Directive implementation • Preparatory phase (2004-2006) • Co-decision procedure • Start of preparation of Implementing Rules • Transposition phase (2007-2009) • Directive entered into force 15 May 2007 • INSPIRE Committee starts its activities 26 June 2007 • Continuation of preparation of Implementing Rules • Transposition into national legislation • Adoption of Implementing Rules by Comitology • Metadata regulation approved, entry into force winter 2008 • Implementation phase (2009-2013) • Implementation and monitoring of measures • Continuation of preparation of Implementing Rules • Adoption of Implementing Rules by Comitology

12. Excerpt from Roadmap related to data specifications Adoption * = date proposed by Commission

13. Excerpt from Roadmap related to data specifications Implementation * = date proposed by Commission

14. Outline • INSPIRE Directive • Overview of INSPIRE Data Specifications process • Methodology • Next steps and conclusions

15. Interoperability and harmonisation of spatial data sets and services • The development of INSPIRE Implementing rules for the interoperability and, where practicable, harmonisation of spatial data sets and services follow a two-step approach: • Development of conceptual framework and specification methodology. • DS-D 2.3 Definition of Annex Themes and Scope • DS-D 2.5 Generic Conceptual Model (GCM), • DS-D 2.6 Methodology for Specification Development. • DS-D 2.7 Guidelines for Encoding • Development of data specifications for each data theme based on the • conceptual framework • common specification development methodology, • and on the INSPIRE roadmap

16. The Data specification Drafting Team is responsible for the developing and maintaining the conceptual framework • Data specifications of data themes will be developed by the Thematic Working Groups composed from domain and GIS/IT experts Data specification: progress

17. Data specifications are developed by Thematic Working Groups consisting of domain experts proposed by the stakeholders (SDIC/LMO) and a facilitator and editor nominated by the Commission Stakeholders’ participation 2 8 Thematic Working Groups on Annex I data

18. Specification development roadmap

19. Outline • INSPIRE Directive • Overview of INSPIRE Data Specifications process • Methodology • Next steps and conclusions

20. D2.6 Methodology for the development of data specifications proposed by the INSPIRE Drafting Team Data Specifications based on guidelines from OGC and results of the RISE project version 2.0 has passed review by SDICs and LMOs (1148 comments) Guideline for the INSPIRE Thematic Working Groups (TWGs) Baseline version published on the INSPIRE website

21. D2.6 Methodology for the development of data specifications Use case development Step-wise methodology As-is analysis Gap analysis Data specification development Identification of user requirements and spatial object types Implementation, testing and validation Cost-benefit considerations

22. Outline • INSPIRE Directive • Overview of INSPIRE Data Specifications process • Methodology • Next steps and conclusions

23. Next steps and conclusions • Thematic Working Groups • First draft data specifications on Annex I data themes have been delivered • Testing of draft INSPIRE Data Specifications will start in October 2008 • 78 organisations participating • Development of Annex II and III data specifications will start in early 2009 • INSPIRE and NATURE-SDIplus • The expected relationship Afternoon.

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