1. Shared Environmental Information System Bernt Röndell – SEIS Coordinator at EEA

2. 42 % of EU citizens feel poorly informed about environmental issues Source: Eurobarometer, 2008

4. Commission Communication Towards a Shared Environmental Information System “Better decisions from local to European level need better and more timely information, based on more efficient monitoring and reporting systems” S Dimas, Feb 2008

5. Why SEIS is needed?  Fragmented reporting systems  Shortcomings in relation to timeliness, availability, reliability, relevance of information  Shortcomings in ability to turn data into policy-relevant information  Underexploited opportunities offered by modern technologies  Many initiatives and processes in the right direction, but inadequate co- ordination International Conventions and EU environmental legislation: main drive for collection of environmental data A wealth of information is collected but:

6. What is SEIS? A collaborative initiative of the European Commission, EEA and Member States Aiming at a modern system for organising environmental information Overall objective: improve knowledge base for environmental policy; reduce administrative burden

7. SEIS principles – abbreviated information should be managed as close as possible to its source; collected once, and shared with others for many purposes; readily available and easy accessible accessible to enable users to make comparisons at the appropriate geographical scale fully available to the general public at national level in the relevant national language(s) supported through common, free open software standards

8. Building blocks SEIS

9. SEIS Pilot Air Quality SEIS pilot air quality

10. The Global Environment Citizen Observatory Eye on Earth - Water Watch

11. Live Information Systems The current data flows Member statesOrganisations Member states Organisations SEIS vision From Reporting to Online Services

12. Evolution of EEA’s data/information flows 60% 10% 30% Questionaires Standalone systems Near real time systems

13. SENSE I Scenario 3 Scenario 2 Scenario 1 2015 2010 The content provision

14. EEA will in 2010 Further develop Reportnet Focus on the SOER2010 but some of us will go for 2015 in the SENSE project (Shared European National State of the Environment Start a project SWE (Sensor Web Enablement) Continue to develop Air Quality Reporting (standards) Data Centres INSPIRE GMES = SEIS

15. Thank you! http://ec.europa.eu/environment/seis/index.htm