1. Reference Information Specifications for Europe
Nick Land, EuroGeographics – on behalf of the project consortium

2. Project goal
To define guidelines – a ‘repeatable methodology’ - for geospatial implementation specifications:
Feature Catalogue
UML Conceptual Schema; GML application schema; Product specification
Focus on 2 key themes:
‘Water’ & ‘Elevation’ in the context of ‘River Basin Management’
(countries & real data still tbc)
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3. Exploitation guidelines
Approach
Prototype
Testing
Application schema
Use Cases
Requirements
Cost benefit
Conceptual schema
Exploitation guidelines
RISE
Methodology
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4. Key Milestones By end February ’06 – requirements & methodology
By end August ’06 – implementation specifications
By end February ’07 – prototyping & testing
By end August ’07 – guidelines (repeatable methodology)
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5. Example Use Case: Water Framework Directive Reporting
Water District Authorities
Local
Ministries,
River Commissions EC
European
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6. Suggested Use Cases + Interdependencies
Guidelines for Reference Data Implementation Specifications (Coordinated with INSPIRE DT)
River Basin Thematic GMES Use Cases ?
Together with MOTIIVE
Nutrient leakage into rivers: GSE Land ?/…
Flooding: Risk-EOS/EFAS ?/…
Coastal issues: MARCOAST ?…
Thematic River Basin issues
Other relevant projects: -EUROHARP ? -HARMONI-CA ? -HARMONIQUA ? -BMW ? -ORCHESTRA ?
-WIN ?
-SSE ? -HMA ?
Output from RISE
Application of Guidelines for Surface Water and Elevation (Coordinated with INSPIRE DT)
Suggestions
WFD Reporting
National Improved hydrological information ? (Sweden)
Regional SDIGER ? (Spain/France)
Pan-European (EC-level) WISE?
River Basin WFD Use Cases ?
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