Feature Coding 3rd Workshop on Common GIS Reporting for WISE By Albrecht Wirthmann, GISCO, Eurostat e-mail: Albrecht.Wirthmann@cec.eu.int 3rd Workshop on Common GIS Reporting for WISE – 26 April 2005

Structure of Presentation Introduction Principles of coding Time planning 3rd Workshop on Common GIS Reporting for WISE – 26 April 2005

3rd Workshop on Common GIS Reporting for WISE – 26 April 2005 Introduction GIS Guidance European Code = Country + National Code Max. number of digits = 22 Need for hydrological European Code 3rd Workshop on Common GIS Reporting for WISE – 26 April 2005

3rd Workshop on Common GIS Reporting for WISE – 26 April 2005 Objective Definition of a European Feature Code system for geographic features of WISE 3rd Workshop on Common GIS Reporting for WISE – 26 April 2005

3rd Workshop on Common GIS Reporting for WISE – 26 April 2005 Principles of Coding Comprehensive Coding System All geographic hydrological features and geographic features related to hydrological features Stability Code should be stable International Unique code for transboundary features 3rd Workshop on Common GIS Reporting for WISE – 26 April 2005

3rd Workshop on Common GIS Reporting for WISE – 26 April 2005 Principles of Coding Structured hydrological coding Coding in relation to hierarchy of river network Segmentation Segmentation for coding sub-features (water bodies) Functionality Codes functional, easy to process, short, informative 3rd Workshop on Common GIS Reporting for WISE – 26 April 2005

3rd Workshop on Common GIS Reporting for WISE – 26 April 2005 Principles of Coding Top-down Approach Coding from small to large scale Code Management At lowest possible level, European, National, regional 3rd Workshop on Common GIS Reporting for WISE – 26 April 2005

3rd Workshop on Common GIS Reporting for WISE – 26 April 2005 Time Planning Mid May Agreement on coding principles and timing End of May Review of existing coding systems July First proposal of coding 3rd Workshop on Common GIS Reporting for WISE – 26 April 2005

3rd Workshop on Common GIS Reporting for WISE – 26 April 2005 Time Planning September Discussion of Proposal within WISE GIS group October Integration of comments Recommendations for code management and code transfer 3rd Workshop on Common GIS Reporting for WISE – 26 April 2005

3rd Workshop on Common GIS Reporting for WISE – 26 April 2005 Time Planning 4th GIS workshop Adoption of proposal 2005/06 Implementation of coding in WISE 3rd Workshop on Common GIS Reporting for WISE – 26 April 2005

3rd Workshop on Common GIS Reporting for WISE – 26 April 2005 Code Segments Hydological code Feature type Segmentation Jurisdiction, competent authority 3rd Workshop on Common GIS Reporting for WISE – 26 April 2005