2. SDIC objectives
Preparatory phase for INSPIRE ( ) calling for stakeholder’s involvement
Call for expression of interest launched in March 2005 for Spatial Data Interest Communities (SDICs): call for expertise to establish INSPIRE Implementation rules
Publication of composition of INSPIRE drafting teams in November (available on

3. INSPIRE drafting teams
Network services
Data Specifications
Geographic Metadata
Data Sharing
Monitoring and Reporting of INSPIRE implementation
->Proposal of draft implementing rules on these topics

4. SDIC roles
Provide input material to drafting teams
Participate in validation phase (after proposal of draft implementing rules)

5. The situation so far
Decision made that the GIS expert group would play the role of “WISE-SDIC” for water issues
Interest shown by AT, IE, NL and SDIGER to have an active part in this activity
No concrete development to date owing to insufficient time resources and other priority files

6. Water Information System for Europe
WISE elements
Water Information System for Europe
WISE-SDIC??
WISE concept
Process
Tools
Components
WISE reporting
sheets
WISE prototype
WISE RTD web
WG Reporting
WISE GIS
WISE Compliance
WISE GIS experts
WISE / EIONET
Water

7. The needs
Contribution to drafting process of the INSPIRE implementation rules (actually done with GIS expert group): need for harmonisation/transfer of information to INSPIRE drafting teams (establish liaison with drafting teams)
Clarification of role of Eurostat, EEA, JRC, DG ENV and GIS expert group
How to deal with “external stakeholders”; Integration of external stakeholders
Initiative on data theme specifications (SDIGER activities)
Prototyping based on draft implementing rules
Inventory of existing water information systems
Need to agree on a modus operandi for the WISE-SDIC, based on constitution of a ad-hoc expert group within the GIS expert group