1. Marine Pilot How the Marine Pilot is organized and current status
Paul Smits, Andrej Abramić, Vanda Nunes de Lima, Carmelo Attardo
European Commission Joint Research Centre
Institute for Environment and Sustainability
Digital Earth and Reference Data Unit
Serving society Stimulating innovation Supporting legislation

2. Aim of the Marine pilot
Obtain a common understanding the requirements of both Directives and to develop processes which accommodate their respective needs
Facilitate the implementation of INSPIRE requirements of the MSFD by sharing guidelines and practical experiences
Explore links with related data management initiatives (e.g., EMODNET, CISE)

3. ISA programme :EULF action INSPIRE MIG and Pool of experts
Context and partners
The Marine Pilot under European Union Location Framework Action of the Commission-driven Interoperability Solutions for European Public Administrations Programme;
16 months project – started in September 2014
Member States
ISA programme :EULF action
DG DIGIT
EEA
EC/EEA INSPIRE team
INSPIRE MIG and Pool of experts
DG JRC
DG ENV.xDG MARE
Sub-delegation to JRC; it is part of the I-EVOLV (INSPIRE Evolution) institutional Project
It explores practical links INSPIRE/MSFD/EMODnet
Marine and maritime sector

4. Marine Pilot Work Packages
Work Package 0- Management and communication
Work Package 1- Overview of MSFD requirements in relation of INSPIRE
Work Package 2- INSPIRE-based MSFD spatial data modelling
Work Package 3- Development of the data flow - MS to EEA using national (M)SDI
Work Package 4- EMODnet and INSPIRE
Work Package 5- Document and analyse the cost and benefit
Work Package 6- Training and capacity building
Not consequent work packages

5. Work Package 1- Overview of MSFD requirements in relation of INSPIRE
The outcome of this WP1 is an overview of how INSPIRE implementation and MSFD data requirements are related;
Which technical measures are necessary to implement both directives according to their roadmaps;
Necessary actions to make MSFD implementing measures compliant with INSPIRE in a step-wise approach;
The work maps the legal, organizational, semantic and technical requirements of the both Directives

6. Draft cross-walk between MSFD reporting deadlines VS INSPIRE roadmap

7. MSFD Article 19(3) – requirement to use INSPIRE
In accordance with Directive 2007/2/EC, Member States shall provide the Commission, for the performance of its tasks in relation to this Directive, in particular the review of the status of the marine environment in the Community under Article 20(3)(b) (EC review of status), with access and use rights in respect of data and information resulting from the initial assessments made pursuant to Article 8 and from the monitoring programmes established pursuant to Article 11.
No later than six months after the data and information resulting from the initial assessment made pursuant to Article 8 and from the monitoring programmes established pursuant to Article 11 have become available, such information and data shall also be made available to the European Environment Agency, for the performance of its tasks.

8. INSPIRE data models as a basis for information exchange
For instance:
Time series (e.g. concentrations of Chl a, nutrients, priority substances …)
Biodiversity data (e.g. invasive species distribution, affected habitats maps….)
Sea areas with common characteristics (e.g. seabed areas significantly affected maps…)

9. Work Package 3- Development of the data flow - MS to EEA using national (M)SDI
Document best practices and experience in development of German MDI
Development of data flow MS/EEA using a pull-process
Initial use case
Sand box development by JRC (current development)
Main use case – development of data flow MS/EEA
Spatial data modelled using the models developed/identified by WP2

10. Work Package 4- EMODnet and INSPIRE
The relationship between INSPIRE, EMODnet, MSFD;
What implications INSPIRE has for EMODnet and for EMODnet data providers;
Recommendations for aligning EMODnet to INSPIRE in relation to MSFD.
Done first analysis regarding the transformation of data downloaded form EMODnet Seabed habitats – first impression that EMODnet is not so far from INSPIRE

11. Work Package 5- Document and analyse the cost and benefit
Guidelines for collecting cost and benefit information are defined and distributed to the participating organizations.
used for the Testing phase of the INSPIRE data specifications (v2.0)
Elements for the costs and benefits considerations will be collected
Possible reuse of the spatial data required by MSFD shared by INSPIRE network services in scope of implementation for other environmental policies
David Connor: Towards integrated marine environmental information

12. Work Package 6- Training and capacity building
(Workshop) Training of the pilot participants;
Proposed INSPIRE harmonization workshop -training session – development of the “water” cross-border layer
(Workshop) Training on re-use of marine pilot results.

13. Current status (1/3)
MSFD Data Information Knowledge Exchange WG meeting, presentation of terms of reference
Call for expression of interest to participate in the pilot
Individual experts
Organizations

14. Current status (2/3) Call for expression of interest for organizations and individual experts to participate in the marine INSPIRE pilot
This call has two aims:
To invite experts that are acquainted with – or have responsibilities for – MSFD-related data management and reporting obligations,
To invite organizations that have a role in the MSFD data flows and reporting to express, to use the required data and to make the necessary transformation(s) to be in line with INSPIRE.
Why should organizations participate?
During the execution of the pilot, working methods and guidelines will be developed that may be adopted as a common practices in MSFD implementation process

15. Current status (3/3)
Currently contracts established with experts from NL, IT, UK A few organizations expressed interest (interest from some RSCs) DE provided relevant MDI-DE guidelines which have been translated Internal drafts available for the legal and technical requirements analysis, to be reviewed by contracted experts, DG Environment, EEA before consultations with DIKE WG, INSPIRE MIG, and ISA SIS WG. “Sandbox” of open source software tools is being set-up CIRCABC site for the INSPIRE Marine pilot

16. Next steps
Continue pilot with involvement of small group of countries;
Collection of reference material
Analysis of thematic data requirements (from ENV & EEA, contractors, MSFD expert groups)
Existing guidelines and best practices
Sample data
Coordination and communication between national actors, review of draft guidance, set-up of services, provision of sample data
Involvement of more countries in a second moment

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