1. Monitoring Fact Sheets
DIKE 7
18./19. March 2013, Brussels
Proposal for the use of web-based monitoring “fact sheets” for the purpose of MSFD reporting

2. Current State Requirements MSFD Reporting Sheets Art. 11, 12, 19(3)
Annex III, IV
Reporting Sheets
(Upload)
WISE-Marine
of monitoring requirements
at national or regional level
Implementation
WFD
Art. 8
Annex V
Reporting Sheets
(Upload)
WISE
INSPIRE
Annex I, II, III
INSPIRE
Web- Services
(ISO/OGC)
Monitoring Handbook with
Fact Sheets for each
Programme/Sub-programme
Dr. Hans-Christian Reimers, State Agency for Agriculture and Environment Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

3. Potential of Monitoring Fact Sheets (MFS)
Monitoring Fact Sheets can be combined in an electronic Online Handbook to provide an efficient, multi-use and decentralized approach for reporting and other purposes
The content of the fact sheets can be made permanently available in different formats (HTML, PDF, etc.)
Monitoring programmes can be updated directly by those responsible for the monitoring
Existing information on monitoring strategies do not need to be transferred into reporting sheets
Continuous availability of up-to-date monitoring programmes in support of the tasks of the EU Commission and the EEA
Direct use of contents of the monitoring programmes in the context of public consultation
Dr. Hans-Christian Reimers, State Agency for Agriculture and Environment Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

4. Monitoring Handbuch / Monitoring Handbook
HTML
PDF 0,754 MB
Dr. Hans-Christian Reimers, State Agency for Agriculture and Environment Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

5. Structure of the Monitoring Fact Sheets
General information (theme, definitions, competent authorities, national working groups)
Monitoring requirements (link to EU legislation and international frameworks, monitoring purposes, spatial coverage)
Monitoring concept (parameters, monitoring network, frequencies, sampling and methods, QC/QA etc.)
Assessment procedures
Quality assurance
Literature
Further work required
Dr. Hans-Christian Reimers, State Agency for Agriculture and Environment Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

6. Technical Implementation
Simple HTML forms
Connected to a database system (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle,…)
Make use of a content management system (CMS: e.g. Cantao, Joomla, …)
Suitable web-interfaces have to be developed (XML based on the reporting schemas)
This requires an one-off investment in the short-term with gain in time, costs and efficiency in the longer-term
Dr. Hans-Christian Reimers, State Agency for Agriculture and Environment Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

7. Making use of web-based monitoring fact sheets
Identify the reporting information to be covered by the fact sheet approach.
All “sub-programme-level” information as well as parts of the “programme-level” information (in terms of DIKE 07/2013/04) seem appropriate for the fact sheet approach.
Agree on the general work flow
Agree on how to provide/submit the information for the EU COM and the EEA (the same XML schema as for the reporting sheets should be used to ensure comparability)
Dr. Hans-Christian Reimers, State Agency for Agriculture and Environment Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

8. What information is covered by MFS
Reporting sheets
Monitoring handbook with fact sheets
Maps, Diagrams, Tables
Web services (Download, WMS, WFS)
Database for
marine data
Dr. Hans-Christian Reimers, State Agency for Agriculture and Environment Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

9. Proposed future Work Flow
Requirements
MSFD
Art. 11, 12, 19(3)
Annex III, IV
Reporting Sheets
(Upload)
WISE-Marine
of monitoring requirements
at national or regional level
Implementation
XML
Download
WFD
Art. 8
Annex V
Reporting Sheets
(Upload)
WISE
XML Download
INSPIRE
Annex I, II, III
Web- Services
(ISO/OGC)
INSPIRE
Monitoring Handbook with
Fact Sheets for each
Programme/Sub-programme
PDF
Public (consultation)
Research
Politics
Dr. Hans-Christian Reimers, State Agency for Agriculture and Environment Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

10. Monitoring Handbuch / Monitoring Handbook
Reporting
XML
Dr. Hans-Christian Reimers, State Agency for Agriculture and Environment Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

11. Monitoring Fact Sheets and INSPIRE
Dr. Hans-Christian Reimers, State Agency for Agriculture and Environment Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

12. Thank you for your Attention!
Dr. Hans-Christian Reimers, State Agency for Agriculture and Environment Schleswig-Holstein, Germany