1. GSDI 6 conference, 16-19.09.2002, Budapest 1 Pan-European datasets: challenges and lessons from SABE Nick Land, EuroGeographics

2. GSDI 6 conference, 16-19.09.2002, Budapest 2 Presentation overview  EuroGeographics background  SABE product  Lessons learnt

3. GSDI 6 conference, 16-19.09.2002, Budapest 3 EuroGeographics Association of European NMAs (40 members) Topographic & Cadastral interests Head Office in Paris Share best practice Products & Services

4. GSDI 6 conference, 16-19.09.2002, Budapest 4 Vision Achieve interoperability of European mapping (and other GI) data within 10 years

5. GSDI 6 conference, 16-19.09.2002, Budapest 5 Presentation overview  EuroGeographics background  SABE product  Lessons learnt

6. GSDI 6 conference, 16-19.09.2002, Budapest 6 Seamless Administrative Boundaries of Europe The first European commercial product from NMAs It was started in 1992: v1991, v1995, v1997 The most detailed admin. units from “official sources” GIS compatible data (line, polygon, attributes) Cross-border data with uniform structure and in one reference system

7. GSDI 6 conference, 16-19.09.2002, Budapest 7 Available SABE 1997 v2.1  Coverage – 30 countries  Scale – 1:1m (200m) and 100k (30m)  Maintained and updated  Number of products (standard, USE levels, centroids)  Price – single, multiple user, internet

8. GSDI 6 conference, 16-19.09.2002, Budapest 8 New version – SABE2001  Update of existing countries  Reference to recent census (2000-2002)  New countries: –Moldova, Malta, Turkey –Bulgaria, Belarus, Romania, Russia, Ukraine  Integration of statistical codes (SIRE)  Revised pricing/licensing

9. GSDI 6 conference, 16-19.09.2002, Budapest 9 SABE production  Project management and production – BKG, Germany  Product marketing – EuroGeographics  All Partners work “in a spirit of collaboration, with goodwill and positive involvement”

10. GSDI 6 conference, 16-19.09.2002, Budapest 10 Data harmonisation  Pre-processing (completeness with the specification)  Coordinate transformation  Processing of geometry (mosaic at lowest level, fit with neighbours, codes, names, hierarchy…)  Generalisation (semi-automatic)  Final quality check

11. GSDI 6 conference, 16-19.09.2002, Budapest 11 Customers

12. GSDI 6 conference, 16-19.09.2002, Budapest 12 Marketing  Channels to market: –Via EuroGeograpics HO –Via VARs –Via NMAs  Price –Significant decrease in price in 2001 –To avoid competition at the national level –Simple and “fit to use”

13. GSDI 6 conference, 16-19.09.2002, Budapest 13 Presentation overview  EuroGeographics background  SABE product  Lessons learnt

14. GSDI 6 conference, 16-19.09.2002, Budapest 14 Lessons learnt (production)  Inconsistent source data –Scale 1:5000 to 1:750 000 –Reference systems  Culture, remits, objectives  Quality / definitive –Takes time –Cost

15. GSDI 6 conference, 16-19.09.2002, Budapest 15 Lessons learnt (customers)  Need for definitive admin. boundaries across Europe  Consistency between all European datasets (e.g. SABE/EGM/ERM)  Flexible and acceptable pricing and licensing policy  Public private partnership –More consumer products –VARs services

16. GSDI 6 conference, 16-19.09.2002, Budapest 16 Thank you!