1. EuroGlobalMap – a chance to fulfil WFD and INSPIRE requirements
TG 3 WFD – GIS needs
EuroGlobalMap – a chance to fulfil WFD and INSPIRE requirements
Heinz Bennat
Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

2. WFD and E-ESDI (1)
The INSPIRE initiative consists of the preparation of a framework legislative act aimed at making available relevant, harmonised and quality geographic information for the purpose of formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Community environmental policy-making along the lines of the following six general principles:

3. WFD and E-ESDI (2)
1 Data should be collected once and maintained at a level where this can be done most efficiently
2 It should be possible to combine spatial information from different sources across Europe in a seamless way, and to share it between many users and applications
3 It should be possible for information collected at one level to be shared with other levels, e.g. detailed data for detailed investigations and general information for strategic purposes

4. WFD and E-ESDI (3)
4 Geographic information needed for good governance at all levels should be readily available under conditions that do not constrain its extensive use
5 It should be simple to discover which geographic information is available, how it fits the needs of a particular use, and under what conditions it can be acquired and used
6 Geographic data should become easy to understand and interpret, i.e. user-friendly

5. WFD and E-ESDI (4)
Although initially focusing on environmental policy needs, the INSPIRE initiative is cross-sectoral and will be gradually extended as other interested Commission services participate.
(From: 1st E-ESDI Expert Group Meeting 18 Sept. 2001, Draft report)
New Name of E-ESDI: INSPIRE = INfrastructure for SPatial InfoRmation in Europe

6. Consequences for WFD-GIS (1)
The need to ensure coherence between the implementation of the WFD and other sectoral and structural policies (Common Strategy on the Implementation of the Water Framework Directive 2 May 2001, 2.3)
A final European GIS will most probably be based on a combination of compatible national systems and the proposed European system, which may be shared between Member States, the Commission and the European Environment Agency. (TG 7 - Data Standards for Water Framework Directive – Draft Version 1.1)

7. Consequences for WFD-GIS (2)
No single solution for the water sector
but a multidisciplinary approach is needed
Long term maintenance of WFD-GIS by
cooperation with national data providers

8. EuroGlobalMap 1:1 million Project coordinator : J Ratia Project manager : Heli Ursin (NLS-Helsinki-Finland)

9. EuroGlobalMap (500k-1M) Background The EGM Project
sub-regional initiatives : MapBSR
Global Map, a contribution to agenda 21
The EGM Project
European coverage at scale 500 k – 1M
feasibility study 1999~2000
EuroGeographics Members committed
project setting-up 2000~2001
eContent proposal (1st rejected, 2nd not yet decided)
EuroGeographics still proceeding with EGM

10. EuroGlobalMap Main milestones - so far
confirmation of the participating NMAs (35)
NMAs harmonise own data to EGM specs
set up of the Technical Committee
- EuroGlobalMap specifications
+ technical guide
+ sample dataset
confirmation of the Regional Co-ordinators
Guidelines to Regional Co-ordinators
Regional meetings started
- Start of data processing end of 2001 (admin. boundaries, hydrography )

11. Participation in EGM (August 2001)
Participants
No info
Not members of EuroGeographics

13. Alternative - EuroRegionalMap
regional/national scale (100k~250k)
Project coordinator : J Théatre Project manager : N Delattre (IGN-Bruxelles-Belgium)

14. EuroRegionalMap background the ERM project VMap level 1
the PETIT Project (INFO2000)
the ERM project
a longer term answer to the GISCO (EC) needs
still in demonstration/stimulation phase
an initial core of 6 countries (started 1/01/01 on own budget)
eContent funded project started 1/01/02

15. ERM “core”
Ireland
Northern Ireland
Denmark
Belgium
Germany
France

16. ERM issues Europe-40 coverage
more countries already interested to join
additional funding to be secured
strong European Commission signal

17. General characteristics
EGM
ERM
Resolution 1: 1:
Related Datasets
MapBSR, Global Map
Vmap Level1
Data Catalogue Standard
DIGEST FACC (as GlobalMap)
DIGEST FACC (as VMap & PETIT)
Theoretical Data Model
ARC / INFO adapted
close to DIGEST VPF
Implementation of Data Model
ARC / INFO
Platform independent
Geodetic Datum (H,V)
WGS 84, MSL
Coordinate System
Geographic, Decimal Degrees