6th EC GI & GIS Workshop. 28.6.20001 GI and GIS: Eurostat activities Gilles Decand - Unit E4 - Regional accounts and indicators, population and geographical

6th EC GI & GIS Workshop. 28.6.2000 1

GI and GIS: Eurostat GI and GIS: Eurostat activitiesactivities

Gilles Decand - Unit E4 - Regional Gilles Decand - Unit E4 - Regional

accounts and indicators, population accounts and indicators, population

and geographical information and geographical information

systemsystem


Eurostat mandate:Eurostat mandate:

management of the Commission management of the Commission reference database (GISCO)reference database (GISCO)

participation to the co-ordination participation to the co-ordination of Commission initiativesof Commission initiatives

promotion and co-ordination of the promotion and co-ordination of the use of GIS within the European use of GIS within the European Statistical SystemStatistical System


GISCO reference databaseGISCO reference database

GISCO TodayGISCO Today

Gisco as it is today is the first step Gisco as it is today is the first step towards a homogeneous European towards a homogeneous European set of base data for the Commissionset of base data for the Commission

It is a collection of what is available It is a collection of what is available at a reasonable quality/price ratioat a reasonable quality/price ratio



Main problems (1)Main problems (1) difficulties to access informationdifficulties to access information

different projections and scalesdifferent projections and scales

observation date rarely statedobservation date rarely stated

prohibitive costprohibitive cost



Main problems (2)Main problems (2) lack of standardised transfer formatlack of standardised transfer format lack of standardisation in codeslack of standardisation in codes data qualitydata quality no long-term solutionsno long-term solutions . . .. . .


Co-ordination of Co-ordination of Commission initiativesCommission initiatives

Interservice Committee for Interservice Committee for

Geographical Information (COGI)Geographical Information (COGI)


WHYWHY

Lack of co-ordination on GI/GIS Lack of co-ordination on GI/GIS within the Commissionwithin the Commission

Lack of awareness on the potential Lack of awareness on the potential benefits of using GI/GISbenefits of using GI/GIS

Lack of consistency of data policyLack of consistency of data policy Poor visibility of EC activities Poor visibility of EC activities Who is doing what within the Who is doing what within the

Commission ?Commission ?


COGICOGI

Joint initiative Eurostat/INFSOJoint initiative Eurostat/INFSO First meeting in November 1999First meeting in November 1999 Chaired by Eurostat DGChaired by Eurostat DG All services invitedAll services invited Participants: Eurostat, INFSO, ENV, Participants: Eurostat, INFSO, ENV,

REGIO, RDT, JRC, EEAREGIO, RDT, JRC, EEA


Mandate (1)Mandate (1)

Improve the availability of GI within the Improve the availability of GI within the Commission services mainly by proposing Commission services mainly by proposing joint acquisition of basic GI complying joint acquisition of basic GI complying with common specifications and needswith common specifications and needs

Improve the level of awareness on GI/GIS Improve the level of awareness on GI/GIS amongst Commission management amongst Commission management

Project a coherent image of the Project a coherent image of the Commission’s GI activities to the outside Commission’s GI activities to the outside worldworld



Develop a data policy applicable to Develop a data policy applicable to all Commission services to better all Commission services to better share existing in house GI and share existing in house GI and facilitate its dissemination to facilitate its dissemination to outside users at the lowest outside users at the lowest possible price thereby stimulating possible price thereby stimulating the market for value added the market for value added services building on this dataservices building on this data



Reduce duplication of effort through Reduce duplication of effort through better co-ordination between better co-ordination between individual activitiesindividual activities

Exchange of best practices and Exchange of best practices and experiences between departments experiences between departments and thereby contribute to extending and thereby contribute to extending and maintaining an in-house and maintaining an in-house expertise and know-how on GI/GISexpertise and know-how on GI/GIS


Co-ordination within the Co-ordination within the European Statistical European Statistical SystemSystem

yearly working group with NSIyearly working group with NSI

yearly joint working group with yearly joint working group with

NSI/NMANSI/NMA

Documents

6th EC GI & GIS Workshop. 28.6.20001 GI and GIS: Eurostat activities Gilles Decand - Unit E4 - Regional accounts and indicators, population and geographical