1. TG-DATA Forthcoming work
Irene del Barrio (EEA)
September 29, 2017
16th meeting of WG DIKE, Brussels
TG-DATA
Forthcoming work

2. Outcomes of TG DATA meeting 7-8 June 2017
Re-activation of the technical group, after 3 years without meetings
Adopted a workshop format, with break-out sessions, where the discussions resulted in the identification of needs and the agreement on certain things
Main conclusions:
Recommend to further explore the use of INSPIRE
Further discussions on what the content of the URLs requested for datasets to be provided under art.8, 9 and 10 reporting (schema ‘Indicators’, class ‘Datasets’) are needed
By 2018, Member States have to comply with INSPIRE metadata and network services Implementation Rules. Data interoperability Implementation Rule deadline is Therefore, the use of other standards in 2018 may be expected
Organisations such as ICES, EEA and RSCs can be used by Member States for Art.19.3 implementation. EMODNET tender specifications include the scope for potentially including this service. WG DIKE will be informed on this.
Provision of general guidance on what data models and formats to be used is required. In that line, draft recommendations (coordinated by EEA/ETC/France) will be brought for discussion to TG-DATA in the next meeting. A scope exercise with regards to the INSPIRE alignment, on how to use the data specifications would be needed (e.g. CDDA approach) (DG ENV and EEA to check).

3. Work ongoing
“Recommendations for the publication of datasets under MSFD Article 19.3”
DRAFT OUTLINE
TIMELINE
First (draft) version presented at TG DATA meeting 2nd week of November
Second (draft) version presented at TG DATA meeting early February
Third (draft) version presented to WG DIKE members in early April
Forth (final) version made available on CIRCABC for MSCG approval by the end of April
Background
Scope - What data have to be published
How DG ENV and the EEA will use the data
INSPIRE Implementing Rules and Calendar
Recommendations on how to publish the datasets
Recommendations on the governance for the publication of datasets and metadata

4. Next TG-DATA meetings… forthcoming work
5th meeting: 9-10 November, Copenhagen
Pendant agenda items from June meeting:
Existing dataflows, actors & links
Use of vocabularies
Publication of datasets
Draft “Recommendations for the publication of datasets under MSFD Article 19.3”
Marine Reporting Units (formats)
WISE-Marine
6th meeting: February 2018, Brest?
Follow-up of 5th meeting issues
7th meeting (Autumn 2018) & 8th meeting (Spring 2019)
INSPIRE
Links with MSP