1. INSPIRE State of the Art

2. What is new
10th of December, Regulation (EU) No 1253/2013 (the Annex II+III amendment of the Implementing Rules on interoperability of spatial data sets and services) was published in the Official Journal.
At the same time the Technical Guidelines for Annex II and III were published on the INSPIRE site
Last Legal acts unanimously voted positively
INSPIRE Maintenance and Implementation Group in place
INSPIRE Registry available (INSPIRE web site)
Mobilization of expert resources is key to success  use existing substantial pool of expert knowledge

3. INSPIRE Thematic – Data Scope
Annex I
Coordinate reference systems
Geographical grid systems
Geographical names
Administrative units
Addresses
Cadastral parcels
Transport networks
Hydrography
Protected sites
Annex III
Statistical units
Buildings
Soil
Land use
Human health and safety
Utility and governmental services
Environmental monitoring facilities
Production and industrial facilities
Agricultural and aquaculture facilities
Population distribution – demography
Area management/ restriction/regulation zones & reporting units
Natural risk zones
Atmospheric conditions
Meteorological geographical features
Oceanographic geographical features
Sea regions
Bio-geographical regions
Habitats and biotopes
Species distribution
Mineral resources
Energy Resources
21st October 2013: EC adopted the amendment to the Regulation (1089/2010) on the interoperability of spatial data sets and services regarding the Annex II+III spatial data themes.
Annex II
Elevation
Land cover
Ortho-imagery
Geology 3

4. Data specification thematic extensions
INSPIRE data application schemas
+ GeoSciML +
INSPIRE Annex III Themes
INSPIRE Data specifications contain 138 Use cases
+ CityGML

5. Registry Browsing and accessing register content
Multilingual content (based on IR content)
Querying an filtering facilities
delivering an unique Identifier
Open to external contributions
Representation in:
HTML, XML, Atom, JSON and {RDF/SKOS}**
future releases
additional registers (add a proper):
Feature Concept Dictionary,
Glossary
resources are maintained in ISO 19135
[Procedures for item registration] conformant registers

6. Application Schema Register
Registry Service
described an application which identify items in a register
Application Schema Register
Application Schema
Railway Transport Network
Water Transport Network
Road Transport Network …
Theme Register
Theme
Transport Network
Codelist Register
Codelist
Codevalue
cogRailway
Funicular
magneticLevitation
Metro
Monorail
train tramway
cargo carShuttle
RailwayTypeValue
FerryUseValue
RoadSurfaceCategoryValue …
Other Register **
External Sources
magneticLevitation
Metro
Monorail
Train
tramway
Cargo
carShuttle

7. Last legal acts voted the 28th March 2014
Draft COMMISSION REGULATION amending Regulation (EU) No 976/2009 as regards services allowing spatial data services to be invoked, as part of the implementing rules on network services referred to in article 11.1(e) of Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE),
2)  Draft COMMISSION REGULATION amending Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC as regards interoperability of spatial data services, as part of the implementing rules on the interoperability of spatial data sets and services referred to in Article 7(1) of Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE)
Mobilization of expert resources is key to success  use existing substantial pool of expert knowledge

8. INSPIRE Implementation Roadmap
We are here

9. INSPIRE maintenance & implementation framework
Moving into the implementation phase
Important to preserve the investment and the wealth of knowledge
Main principles
Maintain participatory approach
Based on implementation experience
Cross-cutting coherence  Commission Expert Group on INSPIRE Implementation and Maintenance (MIG)
Continuity of expertise  “pool of experts”
The development of the Implementing Rules will be completed in 2013 (the last Implementing Rule still under development is the IR on Spatial data services and the Invoke Network Service, which will be presented to the INSPIRE Committee towards the end of the year).
Implementation already started in 2010 (with metadata for Annexes I and II) and continued with the network services (which have to be available since the end of 2011 (View and Discovery) or end of 2012 (Download and Transformation)
With the Annex II+III amendment to the Implementing Rule about to be adopted in autumn, we are now definitely moving into the implementation and maintenance phase, where it will be important to preserve the investment and the wealth of knowledge of the experts working on the development of the legal acts and Technical Guidelines.
Therefore, the Commission (in agreement with the MS) has set up the INSPIRE maintenance & implementation framework (MIF), which is based on the following principles:
Maintain the participatory approach (involving all INSPIRE stakeholders) that was also used for the development of the legal acts and Technical Guidelines
Any maintenance of the legal acts and Technical Guidelines should be based on concrete implementation experiences
To ensure cross-cutting coherence of the legal acts and Technical Guidelines, the Commission is setting up a Commission Expert Group on INSPIRE Implementation and Maintenance (MIG = Maintenance and Implementation Group), which will consist of high-level technical experts nominated by the INSPIRE National Contact Points
To maintain the continuity of expertise, the MIG will be supported by a “pool of experts”, in which any experts representing an INSPIRE stakeholder organisation can participate. A call for participation will be published before the Conference on the INSPIRE web site. So if you are an expert and want to support and/or stay informed about the maintenance and implementation of INSPIRE, please register.

10. The INSPIRE MIF* – Organisation
Main pillar: Permanent Commission Expert Group on INSPIRE Maintenance & Implementation (MIG)
1/2 member (plus back-up) proposed by MS
based on successful model of IOC Task Force
Main focus: cross-cutting issues, e.g. architecture, registers
In addition: Ad-hoc sub-groups for specific tasks
Members from a “pool of experts” (proposed by SDICs and LMOs)
Tasks: Specific (time-limited) maintenance and implementation tasks
There could also be a role in the MIF for European (or global) umbrella organisations
Mobilization of expert resources is key to success  use existing substantial pool of expert knowledge
* MIF = Maintenance and implementation framework

11. Overview

12. Overview

13. Overview

14. MIG Tasks
Exchange of experience and good practice related to the implementation of the INSPIRE Directive and IRs
Identify and give advice about the priority issues to be addressed in the maintenance of the INSPIRE Directive, IRs and/or TG documents
Identify issues related to INSPIRE implementation and advise the Commission on how to address them
Prepare and regularly update the rolling work programme to be agreed by the INSPIRE Committee and the Commission

15. Pool of experts
Call for participation & registration at
Tasks
Ad-hoc input to discussions related to INSPIRE implementation
Help answering questions related to implementation
Share implementation experiences
Promote INSPIRE-related activities
Participate in sub-groups set up by the MIG to address specific maintenance or implementation tasks
based on M&I work programme
sub-groups to be disbanded once tasks is completed
ToR to be defined by the MIG

16. M&I Work Programme – Process
[continuous] MIG representatives propose actions (collected from national stakeholders)
[regularly, e.g. once every month] MIG representatives review newly submitted actions, propose a prioritization for them and identify urgent and minor issues (e.g. bug fixes) to addressed directly.
[once every 6 months]
Based on the identified issues, the MIG drafts an updated WP
The MIG representatives consult national stakeholders on the draft WP (for at least one month)
In a MIG meeting, a final draft WP is prepared based on the feedback received from MS.
The final draft WP is submitted to the INSPIRE Committee for discussion and adoption
Initially, the update frequency will be 6 months. The frequency may be shortened or extended in the future based on the experience with the development and updating of the WP.

17. Proposal: submitting maintenance issues

18. Proposal: submitting maintenance issues

19. Proposal: submitting maintenance issues

20. Draft M&I Work Programme (Mar 2014)
MIWP-1: Improve accessibility and readability of TG
MIWP-2: Create and maintain FAQ page
MIWP-3: Guidelines and best practices for access control
MIWP-4: Managing and using http URIs for INSPIRE identifiers
MIWP-5: Validation and conformity testing
MIWP-6: Registries and registers
MIWP-7: Extension of Download Service TG for observation, coverage and tabular data
MIWP-8: Update of Metadata TG
MIWP-9: Future directions for INSPIRE geoportal
MIWP-10: Update Annex I data specifications
MIWP-11: Simplification and clarification of GML encoding for spatial data
MIWP-12: Clarification of UML-to-GML encoding rules

21. Draft M&I Work Programme (Mar 2014)
MIWP-13: Theme specific issues on data specifications
MIWP-14: Exchange of implementation experiences in thematic domains
MIWP-15: Overview of INSPIRE coordinating structures, architectures and tools
MIWP-16: Improve usefulness and reliability of monitoring
MIWP-17: Improve data and service sharing practice and raise awareness of licencing models for spatial data sets and services
MIWP-18: XML schema maintenance
MIWP-19: Explore and improvement on the situation of controlled vocabularies in the framework of INSPIRE
MIWP-20: Improved guidelines for harmonised layer names
MIWP-21: Pilots for INSPIRE-based applications (including for e- reporting)

22. INSPIRE-related work programmes
DG ENV
EEA
JRC
MIWP
Other DGs / ISA MS

23. INSPIRE-related work programmes
DG ENV
EEA
JRC
MIWP
Other DGs / ISA MS
INSPIRE work programme = consolidated view

24. Including tasks in the MIWP
JRC WP
Internal project (e.g. thematic pilot, ARE3NA study)
M+I issues & recommen-
dations
propose for inclusion (JRC)
MIWP
M+I task
(e.g. update TG)
accept inclusion (MIG)

25. MIWP-14: thematic clusters
MIG sub-group consisting of one facilitator per thematic cluster and chaired by the EC & EEA INSPIRE team
Proposed initial thematic clusters:
GE, SO, NZ, MR, ER
LU, LC
EL, OI, GG, RS
EF, O&M
AF, PF, US
GN, AU, CP, AD, BU, TN, (HY?)
OF, SR, AC+MF, HY?
PS, AM, HB, SD, BR
SU, PD, HH
Initial clusters may be re-organised or complemented with cross-thematic working groups based on policies or application areas

26. Tasks of thematic clusters
Facilitate exchange of implementation progress,
themes
temporal/spatial resolutions;
parameters
terminology (open and empty code lists)
software and TG options (e.g. download service) used
Work towards harmonised implementation
Utilize the expertise to
answer specific implementation questions
address new user requirements
Sharing of relevant projects, initiatives

27. INSPIRE-related activities in the ISA*
*Interoperability solutions for European Public Administrations
Programme Objectives
European public administrations
Flexible and interlinked
Efficient
… and effective electronic cross-border and cross-sector interaction between European public administrations.
… share and re-use existing successful or new
Interoperability solutions, common frameworks and services and generic tools.
…IT systems allow smooth implementation of Community policies and activities.
JRC is actively participating in the Commission-driven Interoperability Solutions for European Public Administrations Programme. The programme, which is managed by the ISA Unit (DIGIT.B2), supports a wide range of interoperability-related activities that are important to the Member States and the services of the Commission. INSPIRE and, more broadly speaking, location information are being recognized as a great potential to underpin a wide range of policies – not only environment. The Digital Earth and Reference Data Unit, which is responsible for the technical coordination of INSPIRE, is managing two INSPIRE-related Actions in the ISA programme. 27 27

28. ISA Cluster on Spatial Information and Services
This figure further explains the relationships among EULF, ARE3NA and INSPIRE. Further information is available in the explanatory note accompanying the proposed amendments to the ISA Work Programme 2014 for the two actions relating to spatial information and services. It provides further background information and rationale describing the relationships between them, and how the will be jointly coordinated.
European Union Directive 2007/2/EC for the establishment of an infrastructure for spatial information (INSPIRE) requires EU countries to share spatial environmental data and information according to a number of agreements, laid down in the Directive, in the Implementing Rules Legal Acts (IRs), and in technical guidance (TG). The infrastructure will support decision making in support of environmental policies, and of policies that have an impact on the environment. INSPIRE is a multi-purpose infrastructure, meaning that it can be used for sharing and re-use of spatial information also in other policy domains.

29. INSPIRE for good governance
INSPIRE Conference in Aalborg, Denmark
June 2014
INSPIRE for good governance
Registration  is now open
Mobilization of expert resources is key to success  use existing substantial pool of expert knowledge

30. Questions?