1. SEIS implementation project:
WISE data service
and
Bathing water
(project for 2008)
Workshop on BWD reporting, 22.Oct. 2007, prepared by Stefan Jensen

2. SEIS (SHARED ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION SYSEM) Principles:
information should be managed as close as possible to its source
information is provided once and shared with others for many purposes
data and information should be readily accessible to end-users to enable them to access it timely
information should be made available to the public after due consideration of the appropriate level of aggregation, given possible confidentiality constraints, and at national level in the national language(s)

3. Information on bathing water – background:
Legal status:
coastal and freshwater bathing sites
annually submitted under BWD to EEA (first
time in 2008 through Reportnet)
Methodology:
Various samples of 2 bacteria aggregated to an
annual indicator for the past season
The information system:
Currently WISE map viewer and PDF maps on
EU bathing water website

4. WISE data service and BW info – objectives:
Add value to the current WISE information service:
1) Provision of more local information (to work on horizontal level)
e.g. Description of beach and facilities,
Several seasonal sampling results
2) Provision of broader content (to work on horizontal level)
e.g. Other influencing substances (algae bloom)
Weather information
3) provision of more recent information (to be more timely)
e.g. Recent sampling results (more substances)
Daily weather and weather forecast, ....

5. Provide easier and quicker access to
national/regional BW information
......WISE supports multilinguality!

6. We would need to do Cooperations:
With member states and their regions
Provinding links to information providers
With related information provider
Blue Flag beach and national subsidies
Other data providers
Meterological institutions
Bodies providing data on
- satellite observations
- water quality monitoring
With citizens
Feedback and communciation forum

7. E.g. link to Blueflag beaches initiative

8. Adding practical information:
e.g. Deutchland states: more practical and timely infor.

9. Adding practical information:
e.g. UK: ‘Good Beach Guide’..information on facilities on beaches

10. Provide local details on map:

11. Provide data from individual measurements
...interactive info system e.g. Portugal

12. Real time and forecasting
e.g. Denmark: link with data on weather,
early warning system for water quality

13. Communication - Interaction
Early warning - reporting

14. Communication – Education
How sampling is done

15. SEIS and WISE data service - benefits:
For Member States
Links and comparism across regions/countries
Wider proliferation of own information
Source based data provison enabled over time
Communication chain for local information
including local languages
For European level
More visibility of EU activities
Communicate other water issues (into WISE web site)
For citizens
BW information more flexible, timely and in-depth

16. Cost For member states Support EEA by identifying local information
providers (in-depth and cross-thematic)...we would like to learn in terms of local information
For European level
Development of system architecture and tools
Maintenance of service: it is about shared services that makes linkages
For citizens
none

17. Thank you for your attention
SEIS: it is about shared services that make linkages
Thank you for your attention