INSPIRE Paul Smits Delft, 31 August 2015 Training: INSPIRE Basics - 20/11/2013 INSPIRE Paul Smits Delft, 31 August 2015

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Overview Introduction to INSPIRE (incl. 2’30” video) Maintenance and Implementation Marine pilot Outlook

What is INSPIRE?

INSPIRE Directive General rules to establish an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe for Community environmental policies Policies or activities which impact on the environment INSPIRE is built on the SDIs established and operated by the Member States Spatial data held by/on behalf of public authorities Does not require collection of new data INSPIRE is a Framework Directive Detailed technical provisions in Implementing Rules JRC is the technical coordinator

INSPIRE components

INSPIRE thematic scope Training: INSPIRE Basics - 20/11/2013 Implementation 2012/2017 INSPIRE thematic scope Implementation 2015/2020 Annex I Coordinate reference systems Geographical grid systems Geographical names Administrative units Addresses Cadastral parcels Transport networks Hydrography Protected sites 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 Annex II Elevation Land cover Ortho-imagery Geology

Example INSPIRE data specification: Hydrography:SeaRegion (HY:SR)

Example: HY:SR – Mapping SpringOrSeep Basin Catchment ShoreLine Rapids InterTidalArea Wetland DamOrWeir Lock Pipe PumpingStation Embankment MixingZone Crossing HydroPowerPlant Watercourse StandingWater SedimentCell LandWaterBoundary SeaRegion

Cross-sector data interoperability Data from other sectors INSPIRE data SD:Species distribution Waste PD: Population Distribution EL:Elevation PRTR SEVESO TN:Transport networks Urban Planning Waste Management Plans Environmental Impact Assessment Risk Management … ER:Energy Resources US: Utilities and Governmental Services (Waste Management) PF:Production and industrial facilities AF:Agricultural and aquaculture facilities SO:Soil BU:Buildings AM:Area management/ restriction/ regulation zones & reporting units HB:Habitats and biotopes

Key pillars of data interoperability Harmonised vocabularies Training: INSPIRE Basics - 20/11/2013 Key pillars of data interoperability Conceptual data models Harmonised vocabularies Encoding Registers objects types, properties & relationships cross-domain harmonization based on a common modelling framework managed in a common UML repository conceptual models independent of concrete encodings standard encoding: GML, but also possible to derive other encodings (e.g. based on RDF) achieve better interoperability than free-text and/or multi- lingual content allow additional terms from local vocabularies 400 code lists & almost 5000 values in central register provide unique and persistent identifiers for reference to resources allow their consistent management and versioning

Key pillars of data interoperability Harmonised vocabularies Training: INSPIRE Basics - 20/11/2013 Key pillars of data interoperability Conceptual data models Harmonised vocabularies Encoding Registers spatial objects and their properties and relationships for 34 data themes cross-domain harmonization based on a common modelling framework managed in a common UML repository GML application schemas as standard encoding conceptual models independent of concrete encodings also possible to derive other encodings (e.g. based on RDF) to overcome interoperability issues caused by free-text and/or multi- lingual content allow more specific terms from local vocabularies in addition to the harmonized terms provide unique and persistent identifiers for resources allow their consistent management and versioning items can be made unique and referred to unambiguously described in INSPIRE Conceptual Framework documents D2.6:Methodology for Specification Development D2.9: O&M Guidelines D2.10.3: Common data models To set up the rules to reach the approach of INSPIRE we described the requirements in the block of Framework documents D2.5: Generic Conceptual Model D2.7: Guidelines for Encoding

Data interoperability – standards stack Training: INSPIRE Basics - 20/11/2013 Data interoperability – standards stack MSFD reporting WFD reporting CISE ITS … HB SR HY OF EL AC/MF OI TN … Generic conceptual model OGC standards Domain standards ISO 19100

Data interoperability – standards stack Training: INSPIRE Basics - 20/11/2013 Data interoperability – standards stack MSFD reporting INSPIRE extensions & applications WFD reporting CISE (?) ITS … HB INSPIRE SR HY OF EL AC/MF OI TN … Generic conceptual model OGC standards Domain standards ISO 19100

Implementing Rules vs. Technical Guidelines

Overview Introduction to INSPIRE (incl. 2’30” video) Maintenance and Implementation Marine pilot Outlook

Support MSs with implementation Why the Maintenance and Implementation Framework (MIF)? Maintain 6 legal acts and 40+ Technical Guidelines

INSPIRE maintenance & implementation framework Training: INSPIRE Basics - 20/11/2013 INSPIRE maintenance & implementation framework Moving into the implementation phase Important to preserve the investment and the wealth of knowledge Maintain participatory approach Based on implementation experience Commission Expert Group on INSPIRE Implementation and Maintenance (MIG) Technical expertise through “pool of experts” The development of the Implementing Rules will be completed in 2013 (the last Implementing Rule still under development is the IR on Spatial data services and the Invoke Network Service, which will be presented to the INSPIRE Committee towards the end of the year). Implementation already started in 2010 (with metadata for Annexes I and II) and continued with the network services (which have to be available since the end of 2011 (View and Discovery) or end of 2012 (Download and Transformation) With the Annex II+III amendment to the Implementing Rule about to be adopted in autumn, we are now definitely moving into the implementation and maintenance phase, where it will be important to preserve the investment and the wealth of knowledge of the experts working on the development of the legal acts and Technical Guidelines. Therefore, the Commission (in agreement with the MS) has set up the INSPIRE maintenance & implementation framework (MIF), which is based on the following principles: Maintain the participatory approach (involving all INSPIRE stakeholders) that was also used for the development of the legal acts and Technical Guidelines Any maintenance of the legal acts and Technical Guidelines should be based on concrete implementation experiences To ensure cross-cutting coherence of the legal acts and Technical Guidelines, the Commission is setting up a Commission Expert Group on INSPIRE Implementation and Maintenance (MIG = Maintenance and Implementation Group), which will consist of high-level technical experts nominated by the INSPIRE National Contact Points To maintain the continuity of expertise, the MIG will be supported by a “pool of experts”, in which any experts representing an INSPIRE stakeholder organisation can participate. A call for participation will be published before the Conference on the INSPIRE web site. So if you are an expert and want to support and/or stay informed about the maintenance and implementation of INSPIRE, please register.

MIG Tasks Exchange of experience and good practice related to the implementation of the INSPIRE Directive and IRs Identify and give advice about the priority issues to be addressed in the maintenance of the INSPIRE Directive, IRs and/or TG documents Identify issues related to INSPIRE implementation and advise the Commission on how to address them Prepare and regularly update the rolling work programme to be agreed by the INSPIRE Committee and the Commission

Pool of experts Call for participation published on the INSPIRE web site Tasks Ad-hoc input to discussions related to INSPIRE implementation Help answering questions related to implementation Share implementation experiences Promote INSPIRE-related activities Participate in sub-groups set up by the MIG to address specific maintenance or implementation tasks based on M&I work programme sub-groups to be disbanded once tasks is completed ToR to be defined by the MIG

INSPIRE Thematic clusters https://themes.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ Officially launched on 11.12. 2014 as the INSPIRE Thematic user community collaborative platform 9 Thematic clusters = on-line collaborative platforms are led by selected facilitators (domain experts with INSPIRE knowledge + established network of contacts) Two main aims To keep the “momentum” – participatory, open process from the development of the IRs, TGs also for the INSPIRE implementation phase To mobilize thematic communities to share best practices with implementing / utilizing INSPIRE in their domains.

Overview Introduction to INSPIRE (incl. 2’30” video) Maintenance and Implementation Marine pilot Outlook

INSPIRE Marine Pilot The aim of the INSPIRE marine pilot is to help improve the understanding of INSPIRE in the management of MSFD-related spatial information, and to provide guidance and tools that facilitate the mentioned obligations. http://inspire-marine.jrc.europa.eu Work Package 0- Management and communication Work Package 1- Overview of MSFD requirements in relation of INSPIRE Work Package 2- INSPIRE-based MSFD spatial data modelling Work Package 3- Development of the data flow Work Package 4- EMODnet and INSPIRE Work Package 5- Document and analyse the cost and benefit Work Package 6- Training and capacity building Not consequent work packages

WP1- output : DIKE_11-2015-06 D1.2 Analysis of requirements that link INSPIRE and MSFD Living document until the end of project REPORTING MONITORING ASSESSMENT

Key messages from the requirements analysis Marine data management is in the scope of INSPIRE Independent of any reference to the INSPIRE Directive or the interpretation of Art. 19(3) Improve the understanding of what this means for data management. The national INSPIRE and MSFD stakeholders should organize a series of discussions on the use of the national INSPIRE infrastructure in support of marine data management

WP6- Training and capacity building Developed three training modules: On line training modules for the basic INSPIRE understanding Web conferences (recorded and available on line) – related to the interoperability and INSPIRE data models related to the MSFD implementation “Hands on” – training module – capacity building for the transformation of data sets into INSPIRE data model; development of the INSPIRE compliant metadata, use of sandbox tools, etc… We want to share with other MSFD implementers

Overview Introduction to INSPIRE (incl. 2’30” video) Maintenance and Implementation Marine pilot Outlook

INSPIRE, Europe’s lingua franca for anything geospatial Presentation Paul Smits to Gardner, Mettler, and Giovannini 16/02/2018 14:49 INSPIRE, Europe’s lingua franca for anything geospatial Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE) Directive 2013/37/EU of 26 June 2013 amending Directive 2003/98/EC on the re-use of public sector information (PSI) Directive 2003/98/EC Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the Committee of the Regions: A Digital Agenda for Europe - COM(2010) 245 final/2 With the adoption of the framework directive for the establishment of an infrastructure for spatial information in the European Community – INSPIRE, the European Union started a process to systematically remove obstacles for the sharing and re-use of geospatial information for decision making on issues that affect the environment and sustainability. INSPIRE is a set of European and national legal acts and their coordinated implementation. These legal acts focus on the institutional framework, the technical standards, fundamental data sets and services. INSPIRE applies to geospatial information held by, or on behalf of, public administrations. In fact, INSPIRE ties into the Directive for the re-use of public sector information and is mentioned in the EU implementation of the G8 Open Data Charter. The 7th Environmental Action Programme “living well, within the limits of our planet” mentions INSPIRE as a key-stone in the knowledge and evidence base for Union environmental policy. It must be pointed out, however, that INSPIRE is it a multi-purpose infrastructure, meaning that it can be used for other policy domains as well. And this is already happening. The Intelligent Transport Systems Directive encourages Member States to use INSPIRE for the exchange of transport data. The Directive on “measures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications networks” refer to INSPIRE as the preferred way for exchanging geospatial information of physical infrastructures. As you can hear, INSPIRE is becoming Europe’s lingua franca for anything geospatial. This is the right time to protect the investments that are being made in the infrastructure, and to promote its use as the geospatial backbone for e-government, and, more generally, for the Digital Single Market. Digital Single Market Towards interoperability for European public services COM(2010) 744 EU implementation of the G8 Open Data Charter EU Open Data Strategy

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