1. www.jrc.ec.europa.eu Serving society Stimulating innovation Supporting legislation INSPIRE - towards cross-domain interoperable framework for natural hazards Robert Tomas EC&EEA INSPIRE Coordination Team EU Loss Data Workshop, JRC, Ispra 30-31.3. 2015 Digital Earth and Reference Data Unit

2. Outline INSPIRE legal and technial framework INSPIRE in natural hazard domain

3. Natural disasters – no country borders © 2014 College of Architecture, Texas A&M University.© 2014 Taranaki Regional Council © 2014 Die Welt© 2014 U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey

4. Why Europe needs a spatial data infrastructure (SDI)? Natural hazards as well as other environmental phenomena do not stop at national borders! 20% of the EU citizens (115 million) live within 50 Km from a border 70% of all fresh water bodies in Europe are part of a trans-boundary river basin!!

5. What is INSPIRE? “Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community”

6. INSPIRE in a nutshell Comprehensive data inventory Facilitate data discovery through standardised discovery services & metadata Data sharing Facilitate data access by allowing standardised view, download and transformation Facilitate data (re)use and interoperability by adopting common cross-domain models to exchange data

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

8. A collaborative effort Transparency and inclusiveness Stakeholder consultations Support to Member States on the implementation Extend INSPIRE to and ensure consistency of different policy domains Promote INSPIRE in international standardisation To secure the intellectual potential gained during the development phase

9. INSPIRE implementation roadmap We are here http://inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu/index.cfm/pageid/44 Support MS in implementation

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

11. INSPIRE Thematic clusters 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. Two main aims 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) https://themes.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

12. INSPIRE Geoportal Central access point to the INSPIRE infrastructure and resources (>250.000)  “The face” of INSPIRE Connection to all MS network services  cross-border data discovery and visualisation  support to European policy making EU Geoportal: 1593 data sets related to natural risk zones

13. Outline INSPIRE legal and technial framework INSPIRE in natural hazard domain

14. INSPIRE for natural hazard domain The INSPIRE Directive (CEC 2007a: L 108/14) defines Natural Risk Zones as “vulnerable areas characterised according to natural hazards (all atmospheric, hydrologic, seismic, volcanic and wildfire phenomena that, because of their location, severity, and frequency, have the potential to seriously affect society), e.g. floods, landslides and subsidence, avalanches, forest fires, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions”. - 15.5.2007CEC 2007a: L 108/14 COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1253/2013 of 21 October 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services - 10.12.2013 COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1253/2013 of 21 October 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services INSPIRE Data Specification on Natural Risk Zones – Technical Guidelines - Final version 3.0 10.12.2013 INSPIRE Data Specification on Natural Risk Zones – Technical Guidelines

15. (Tomas R, Barredo J, Harrison M, et al. – in press)

16. Interoperable Framework Terms Definition (source) Risk Risk is the combination of the consequences of an event (hazard) and the associated likelihood/probability of its occurrence (ISO 31010, 2009). Hazard A dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage (UNISDR, 2009) Vulnerability The characteristics and circumstances of a community, system or asset, that makes it susceptible to the damaging effects of a hazard (UNISDR, 2009). Exposure People, property, systems, or other elements present in hazard zones that are thereby subject to potential losses (UNISDR, 2009). Observed event An observed event refers to the spatial representation of a natural phenomenon relevant to the study of natural hazards which occurred, or is currently occurring (as included in the DS) Exposed element An exposed element refers to the spatial representation of people, property, systems or other elements present in hazard zones that are thereby subject to potential losses (as included in the DS) Common NH terminology

17. Main natural hazard spatial concepts/ objects from INSPIRE NRZ DS V3.0 Common NH data model A model for past events was added based on the MS demand during the consultation rounds.

18. Simplified representation of the main classes of the INSPIRE DS V3.0 UML data model (Tomas R, Barredo J, Harrison M, et al. – in press) Common NH data model

19. Common data NH model The data model provides for locations of natural hazards (as observed events or NH models) > does not address the processes of defining their location. The final content of a data model is a result of the search for a minimal common set of features (spatial object types) that standardise and formalise the best representation of spatial data properties related to the natural hazard domain. It is intended that the data model is to be extended to address the specific requirements of a specialised hazard domain (e.g. floods, landslides etc.) Main features:

20. Common assessment model for NH The provision of this essential background information (e.g. methodological reference within which the assessment was carried out) is always required. Common NH assessment model Common assessment model for the main classes of the INSPIRE DS V3.0 UML data model (Tomas R, Barredo J, Harrison M, et al. – in press)

21. Extensible classifications of NH framework Natural hazard category: two level simple and extensible classification – required, specific/local hazard type additional classification - optional Exposed element category: two level simple classification – required, extensible by any categories specific/local category of exposed element - optional INSPIRE Registry http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/registry/

22. Real tests (EU projects) of the INSPIRE NH infrastructure Picrit – cross border (IT/FR) for civil protection in natural hazard scenarious eENVplus - eEnvironmental services for advanced applications within INSPIRE Fortress - to identify and understand cascading effects of a crisis by using evidence-based information from a range of previous crisis situations. InGeoCloudS - INspired GEOdata CLOUD Services Life+Imagine - the integrated management of coastal zone

23. First suggestions: The natural hazard domain has always been considered as a key use case of INSPIRE Reuse of the available INSPIRE IF framework for NH Metadata Distributed (web based) system = data stays with data providers Data models (observed events, hazard zone (?), exposed elements) + extent them accordingly (based on domain needs) Semantics/terminology – use and extend the 2 key generic code lists (types of hazards and exposed elements) Common assessment framework (e.g. magnitude or intensity) Set up a INSPIRE / Disaster losses standards pilot The obligation for EU MSs to be INSPIRE compliant for NRZ data is Dec. 2015 (in case of newly collected data sets) = synergies / cost – benefits for MSs data providers = opportunity

24. More information INSPIRE http://inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ INSPIRE Thematic Clusters https://themes.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ INSPIRE GeoPortal http://inspire-geoportal.ec.europa.eu/ INSPIRE Registry http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/registry/ INSPIRE data specifications –Overview http://inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu/index.cfm/pageid/2 –Data models http://inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu/index.cfm/pageid/2/list/datamodels –Schemas http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/schemas/

25. http://www.geospatialworldforum.org Welcome to the INSPIRE-GWF Conference 2015 !

26. INSPIRE Natural Risk Zone team: Matthew Harrison, BGS UK - Facilitator Florian Thomas, IGN France - Editor Robert Tomas, EC-JRC, DERD Unit - Contact Point Jose I. Barredo, EC-JRC, LMNH Unit George Exadaktylos, Technical University of Crete Manuela Pfeiffer, State Agency for Agriculture, Env.,Rural Areas, Germany Miguel Llorente Isidro, Geological Survey of Spain (IGME) Otakar Čerba, The University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Rep. Raquel Canet Castellà, Direcció General de Protecció Civil. Spain Venco Bojilov, Agency for Sustainable Dev. and Eurointegration, Bulgaria Cristiano Giovando, EC-JRC, LMNH Unit