1. Ideas for the revised Air Information System
Sheila Cryan (EEA)

2. Why revise the current system ?
Commission proposal of the “Directive on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe” presented in the Council on 22nd September
Envisaged a revision of the NEC directive
Shared environmental information system promoted by EEA

3. Classical definition of a system
Data
Infrastructure
People
Each of these three elements must be considered in the new information system for air

4. Each element has many levels of detail

5. Data AP Emissions AQ Monitoring AP impact on soil and water
National and European information on pressure, state and, impact and responses
AP Emissions
AQ Monitoring
AP impact on soil and water
AQ Assessments
Plans, Programmes and Measures
...

6. Infrastructure Tools, guidelines and provisions for:
Data collection and processing
Quality assurance and quality control
Modelling
Analysis
Dissemination
....

7. People Member States, EU, EEA and ETC, Scientific bodies, Public Roles
Responsibilities
Requirements / user needs

8. Related to other systems
EMEP
EPER
OSPAR/HELCOM
Metereological services, WMO, EUMETNET
WHO
EUROSTAT
....
INSPIRE and SIS process will aid future interchange