1. 1 New reporting tools for WISE Stefan Jensen WFD Art.8 – WISE GIS workshop 9.-10.1.2007

2. 2 Reportnet Reportnet is a system of integrated IT tools and business processes creating a shared information infrastructure optimised to support European environmental reporting Reportnet is increasingly used since 2002 for environmental data flows in various domains

3. 3 EU dataflow facilitation

4. 4 Reportnet – CDR entries per EEA member state (early 2006)

5. 5 What are the goals? Improve European environmental reporting by: Streamlining Quality improvement Ensuring transparency and availability of information reported by countries

6. 6 General analysis of national obligations

7. 7 The Reportnet “football”

8. 8 Operational Reportnet modules CDR (a web interface to upload reported data)CDR ROD (a database of reporting obligations)ROD DIR (A database of roles and contacts)DIR CR (A web interface search engine)CR DD (a database of detailed specifications)DD Thematic reporting schemas GDEM (a set of delivery process and converters) TOGETHER with processes = Reportnet

9. 9 R e p o r t n e t t o o l s ROD DD National Datasets National Data Repository gDEM Automatic validation National level DD European level European Data Repository European Datasets Merge of Data Qualitative validation ETC/ WRc with MS ETC/ WRc EEA/ WISE NFP/ National reporters A “simplified” full Reportnet dataflow as of today

10. 10 A WISE data flow (all steps involve QA/QC) Submission Analysis Development Database Acceptance Viewing, GIS visualisation Production Databases (WISE nodes) Data definition/ requirements Step 1: Compliance or SoE, voluntary (or through comitology) Step 2: End-user tool, schema/DEM, XML/shape/GML, other tools (DD, glossary), help desk Step 3: central holding area (CDR), management of access rights Step 4: Standardised manual or automatic tests, feedback to data submitters Step 5: Final data storage Step 6a: Public or restricted viewing, map service, aggregation, statistics, GIS reference dataset Step 6b: Tools for compliance or SoE assessment, CCM2

11. 11 Conclusions I environmental data centresThe introductions of European environmental data centres identifying EEA as water data centre and similar reporting processes call for a unified reporting system WFD reporting will move to the usage of the Reportnet system Future developments will open the possibility for advanced data sharing (provided increased harmonisation)

12. 12 Evolution of Europe’s Environmental Information System 1985 – 1995+ ”stand alone” information system NodeEEA Node 2005 – 2010+: ”shared” information system 1995 - 2005+: ”reporting” information system EEA CORINE

13. 13 Conclusions II The Art.8 reporting process has started with Provision of Access tool to support submission by WRc in December Nomination of national data reporters by February 1 st (date to be confirmed) National data delivery of Art.8 data by March 22 nd 2007