I N S P I R EI N S P I R EINfrastructure for SPatial InfoRmation in Europe

Spatial Data Infrastructures (Madrid)(22 December 2004)

http://www.ec-gis.org/inspire/http://www.eurosion.org/index.html

Joep Crompvoets (Centre Geo-Information)

IntrduvObjectives

Introduction Spatial Data Infrastructure

EUROSION (Motivatie European Geo-InformationInfrastructure)

INSPIRE

Impacts

Access Network

Policy

Standards

Data (& services)

People

GIIComponents of Spatial Data Infrastructures

EUROSION :

Motivation for an European SDI

and the role of spatial data within SDI

Project funded by the

European Commission

OBJECTIVE

“To provide the European Commission with a package of recommendations on policy and management measures to address coastal erosion in the EU.

These recommendations should be based on a thorough assessment of the state of coastline and of the response options available at each level of administration.”

Moderately vulnerable areas

Lowly vulnerable areas

Highly vulnerable areas (hotspot)

Assessment of European coastlineExample of Ajaccio Bay

Analysis

Vulnerable areas andMonitoring indicators

In terms of

Lives at riskEconomy at risk

Nature at risk

ElevationBathymetryAdministrative boundariesHydrographyInfrastructureErosion patterns (CCEr)Sediment discharges from riversHydrodynamics and sea level riseLand cover (LC) and LC changesLaws and decreesNationally designated areasSocial and economical profiles

From Data to Information

INFORMATION PROBLEMS

A large variety of formats exist

Many geographical gaps still remain

Reference systems are not harmonized

Many data sources are not consistent

Scales are not compatible

All data are not interoperable

Costs and access restrictions

Issue No. 1 - A large variety of formats exists

Integration of various formats is time consuming and uncertain

- Satellite images

- Maps

- Aerial photographs

- Diagrams

- Statistics

- Reports

- Databases- Etc.

Issue No. 2 – Many geographical gaps still remain

Geological data at scale 1:50,000(source: BRGM, France)

Need to identify the gaps and make priorities to bridge them

Reference system 1 : ETRS89

Issue No. 3 - Reference systems are not harmonized

Need to define a common terrestrial reference system for data production and processing

Reference system 2 : Clarke 80

- 5 m

- 5 m

- 5 m

- 10 m

- 10 m

- 15 m

- 20 m

- 25 m

- 25 m

5 m

5 m

5 m

10 m

10 m

15 m

15 m

15 m

10 m

15 m

Sources 1:

Coastline : SABE (EuroGeographics)Bathymetry : TCIFMS (SHOM)Topography : BDTOPO (IGN)

Sources 2:

Coastline : SABE (EuroGeographics)Bathymetry : GEBCO (BODC)Topography : MONA PRO

Issue No. 4 – Many data sources are not consistent

Need to build pan-european “seamless” data with standard specifications

Issue No. 5 - Scales are not compatible

1:100,000 (source: SABE)

1:250,000 (source: WVS)

Need to adopt a common level of perception and representation of data

0 m < Difference < 50 m

50 m < Difference < 200 m

Difference > 200 m

CORINE Land Cover 1990

SABE Coastline

Issue No. 6 – All the data are not interoperableIssue No. 6 – All the data are not interoperable

Issue No. 7 – Costs and access restrictions (1/2)

Most existing datasets are “copyrighted”: you do not

buy information itself, but a right to use it (“license”)

The more users will handle the data, the moreexpensive the license

Dissemination of end-products is restricted(sometimes, end-products have to be “degraded”)

Quality “label” are not commonly adopted : uncertaintyabout the products licensed

Issue No. 7 – Costs and access restrictions (2/3)

28% acquisition of licensed data (e.g. Elevation)

17% update of existing data (e.g. Coastal Erosion)

33% production of missing data (e.g. Hydrodynamics)

24% Format conversion, integration, and quality control

EUROSION database = 2 Millions Euros

CONCLUSIONS

Higher investment costs (2 to 3 times)

Delayed implementation (8 to 10 months)

Uncertain quality

dissemination constraints

The absence of a European spatial data infrastructure results in:

I N S P I R EI N S P I R EINfrastructure for SPatial InfoRmation in Europe

Main objective INSPIRE

To deliver useful, standardised and high quality data in order to formulate, implement, monitor and evaluate European, National andLocal Policy.

Differences between Height Reference Levels

Start-up phase

End 2001: Launch INSPIRE Action within 6th Environmental Action Program (6EAP)

-> Better Policy/Realisation Environment -> INSPIRE Legal framework for EU SDI

2001 – 2004: Preparation of INSPIRE (Coordination EC Brussels, supported by JRC, EUROSTAT + working groups)

23 Juli 2004: Acceptance of the INSPIRE-proposal by the European Commission A major Milestone for European SDI!!

Architecture & Standards

Chair : JRC Ispra

Legal Aspects& Data Policy

Chair : UK

Funding & Implementation

structuresChair : SE

Common Reference Data & Metadata

Chair : ESTAT

ImpactAnalysisChair : NL

Environmental thematic

co-ordinationChair: EEA

Inter-sectoral co-ordinationChair: ESTAT

…..

biodiversitysoils

air

marine

noiseforest

water

Environmental components

HorizontalComponents

Agricultural components

Transportcomponents

Other components

Technical Co-ordination & Secretariat JRC Ispra - Institute for Environment and Sustainability

COGIChair: ESTAT

INSPIRE Expert GroupChair : DG ENV & ESTAT

Further phases: other themes

Otherthematic

co-ordinationChair:

Transportthematic

co-ordinationChair:

Agriculturalthematic

co-ordinationChair:

Phase 1: Environmental

Sector

INSPIRE

Architecture & Standards

Chair : JRC Ispra

Legal Aspects& Data Policy

Chair : UK

Funding & Implementation

structuresChair : SW

Common Reference Data & Metadata

Chair : ESTAT

ImpactAnalysis

Chair : NL

Environmental thematic

co-ordinationChair: EEA

Inter-sectoral co-ordinationChair: ESTAT

…..biodiversity

soilair

urbannoise

forestwater

Environmental components

Agricultural components

Transportcomponents

Other components

Technical Co-ordination & Secretariat JRC Ispra - Institute for Environment and Sustainability

COGIChair: ESTAT

INSPIRE Expert GroupChair : DG ENV & ESTAT

Otherthematic

co-ordinationChair:

Transportthematic

co-ordinationChair:

Agriculturalthematic

co-ordinationChair:

First steps Further stepsINSPIREINSPIRE

Ver sion 28 Feb 2002

Impact of INSPIRE Framework• Positive impact on the demand and supply of spatial

datasets and services• Positive impact on decision-making• Positive impact on cost savings• Positive impacts to streamline environmental policy-

making• Positive impact on human resources• Positive impact on professional education (GIS, data

visualization, navigation and positioning, • Positive impact on the social cohesion• Negative impact on current spatial data price policy at

national level• Negative impact on public sector investment at national

level

The proposal

• General starting points, objectives and development processes for European SDI• Based on national SDIs• Focus on selected group of spatial data

(Annex I, II en III data/ integration-ambition and time)

• Main action points:1. Organise meta-data2. Standardise spatial data3. Develop network services4. Rules for data transfer and re-use

Annex I Annex III1. Coordinate Systems 1. Statistical units 2. Buildings2. Geographical gridsystems 3. Soil3. Geographical names 4. Geology4. Administrative units 5. Land Use5. Transport networks 6. Health and Security6. Hydrography 7. Environmental/Conservation7. Protection zones facilities

8. Production/industrial facilitiesAnnex II 9. Facilities for agriculture and aquaculture1. Elevation 10. Demography2. Ownership registrations 11. Land management in3. Cadastral parcels areas with limitations4. Soil Cover 12. Areas with environmental risks5. Ortho-images 13. Atmospheric conditions

14. Meteorological geographical characteristics15. Oceanographic geographical

characteristics16. Sea areas17. Bio-geographical areas18. Habitats en biotopes19. Dissemination of species

Division of spatial data (Annex I, II and III)

1.Organise meta-information• Member states: Description and management Meta-data• Annex I and II -> 2010; Annex III -> 2012• Starting point ISO-standard for metadata (ISO19115)

2. Standardise spatial data• formulate specifications • Establishment of common system for unambiguous

identification of objects, relations between objects, time and multilingual thesauri• Annex I -> 2009, Annex II and III -> 2013

3. Develop network services• Related to metadata and spatial data• Examples of potential services: Upload, Search,

View, Download and Analyse services • Member states: Central role to supply these services • Member States: Opportunity to limit access to public

4. Rules for data transfer and re-use

• Likely to be most politically difficult action -> establishment of rules

• Establishment of Directives and common licenseconditions

Users• Governments and Administrations (EU, National, Regional, Local)• Utility and Public Services (Transport, Health, Emergency services, Utilities)• Research and development Organisations (Universities, Public and Private Institutes)• Commercial and Professional End Users (Tourism, Value Added Resellers, Surveyors)• Non-governmental Organizations• General Public

INSPIRE future (1/2) Establishment of EU-directive (similar as EU-habitat

directive and EU-framework directive Water)

Three stages:1) Preparation stage (2005 – 2006)

- Activities mainly political/content focussed- NL (VROM): Place on the agenda and support

activities (e.g. Nat. Congress GII)- Adaptations to proposal- Establishment of (implementation) directives- Establishment of profiles for metadata- Extend European Geo-Portal- Test technological concepts

Proposal change to INSPIRE-decision ->submission to EU-Parliament and Council

2) Transposition stage (2007-2008) Establishment INSPIRE-commission -> control organ

(consisted of representatives of member states) Member states: Change directive in own law and rules

3) Implementation stage (2009-2013) Implementation of directive(s)

Periodical reporting about progress

INSPIRE future (2/2)