1. Proposed MIWP action on INSPIRE & Copernicus
Michael Lutz
5th MIG meeting, Brussels
30 November – 1 December 2016

2. INSPIRE & Copernicus Possible synergies
INSPIRE technical framework for interoperable sharing of spatial data can be reused by Copernicus services to connect their products to the INSPIRE infrastructure
In the future, Copernicus can connect to and benefit from the INSPIRE infrastructure by providing their data products conformant with the technical standards suggested and developed by INSPIRE
Main beneficiaries would be the potential Copernicus users

3. INSPIRE & Copernicus
Several issues are emerging, but need to be better understood, e.g.
shared terminology
requirements to ensure the linkage of the INSPIRE and Copernicus infrastructures (or portals)
feasibility of a common grid system to be used in INSPIRE and Copernicus
common rules for encoding and sharing of coverages
relevance and applicability of INSPIRE standards and specifications in Copernicus data exchange;
the integration of INSPIRE services in CORDA (Copernicus Reference Access Data);
user requirements of Copernicus products and services towards INSPIRE (as a European use case)

4. Organisational set-up
This action is carried out by a joint INSPIRE- Copernicus group including experts from DG ENV, DG GROW, the Copernicus entrusted entities (ESA, EUMETSAT, JRC, EEA, ECMWF, Mercator Océan, FRONTEX, EMSA and the European Satellite Center) and interested Member States
2-3 workshops will be organised (one kick-off meeting, one final meeting and a possible interim meeting) to facilitate the discussions. European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

5. Tasks
Tasks
Identify and liaise with relevant Copernicus stakeholders
Develop a common terminology
Collect, analyse and prioritise issues and possible synergies
Propose concrete follow-up actions
Identify INSPIRE standards and specifications relevant to Copernicus products and services and their respective effect on these
Investigate compliance with relevant INSPIRE standards, analyse their practicality for Copernicus and recommend respective amendments of INSPIRE standards
Outcomes
Common terminology (incl. mapping to INSPIRE- and Copernicus-specific terms)
Prioritised list of issues and synergies
Detailed follow-up actions for inclusion in the INSPIRE and Copernicus work programmes