INSPIRE Objectives & beneficiaries Make available the basic data for policy formulation, implementation and evaluation Beneficiaries: Policy makers in the MS: better deal with cross-border environmental problems support implementation of Community policy increased efficiency of monitoring and reporting Citizens, information on state and evolution of his environment Industry: economy of scale Commission: decreased administrative burden

Organisation & Funding Further phases INSPIRE Other sectors thematic co-ordination Other components Common Reference Data & Metadata Chair : ESTAT Transport thematic co-ordination Transport components Legal Aspects & Data Policy Chair : UK Agricultural thematic co-ordination Architecture & Standards Chair : JRC Ispra Agricultural components Organisation & Funding Chair : SW Environmental thematic co-ordination Chair: EEA Inter-sectoral co-ordination Chair: Eurostat Environmental components Impact Analysis Chair : NL Technical Co-ordination & Secretariat JRC Ispra - Institute for environment and sustainability First phase

INSPIRE Framework legislation Issues addressed (1) Data policy: pricing, access rights, copyright, data protection, impact assessment WG workshop on 27-28 February GINIE workshop: 2nd half of May 2002(?) Standards & Architecture: information services, standards for spatial data representation & metadata, guidelines for data needs specification, architecture, impact assessment GINIE SDI Workshop: 2nd half of May 2002

INSPIRE Framework legislation Data Issues addressed Reference data: reference system, units of administration & property rights, addresses, topography, orthoimagery, land cover, impact analysis Environmental data: water, air, nature, soil, land, hazards, impact analysis pro-active work of EEA in existing WG Specification of “thin spatial information layers” Empty annexes approach?

INSPIRE Framework legislation Impact analysis Impact analysis Working Group: guidance to other WG’s overall impact analysis based on case studies

INSPIRE State of play & outlook Network of Experts and Working groups in place since February 2002 19 March 2002: GMES Steering meeting Mid April 2002: Orientation papers Next Expert meeting in April 2002 (Madrid) June 2002: GI/GIS Conference & GMES Forum June 2002: Position papers and Expert meeting September 2002: draft Commission proposal December 2002: Commission proposal adopted First half 2003: Start negotiations Council/EP End 2004: INSPIRE framework adopted 2005: first INSPIRE daughters adopted