1. Recent government decisions having an impact on geographic information in France Francois.salge@cnig.fr

2. 30 mai 2001IDTNet - atelier information géographique Content Major project to turn digital by scanning techniques the remaining of the 550.000 cadastral maps of France Interministerial decision made public on 19 february 2001 Several recently issued or planned laws Comparisons with European GI policy issues

3. 30 mai 2001IDTNet - atelier information géographique Turning digital the french cadastral maps since 1993 conventions between Cadatral office and local gvts = 150.000 cadastral maps turned vector starting mid 2002 ending end 2003 : 400.000 Cadatral maps turned raster with seed point for each parcel

4. 30 mai 2001IDTNet - atelier information géographique Interministerial decision dated 18 february 2001 MP report from Guy Lengagne (30 September 1999) : –«Les perspectives d’évolution de l’information géographique et les conséquences pour l’IGN» interministerial meeting in september 2000 PM approval (18 février 2001)

5. 30 mai 2001IDTNet - atelier information géographique Main directions (1) IGN-F missions integration of a large scale geographical reference data (RGE référentiel à grande échelle) Cooperation between the French NMA and the cadastral office Research and training European GI policy Governance Modernisation

6. 30 mai 2001IDTNet - atelier information géographique Main directions(2) Role of the board of directors CA Role of CNIG "Contrat d’objectif" Voir www.cnig.fr

7. 30 mai 2001IDTNet - atelier information géographique IGN strategic positionning Produceur - Integrateur - supplier of reference data over the entire territory –permanent updating –mutiply usage –encrease and facilitate VA on reference data by private sector

8. 30 mai 2001IDTNet - atelier information géographique...appliqué au RGE...appliqué au RGE Reference geographical data RGE Multi-purpose = GI infrastructure Quality (including consistency & 1m+ accuracy) Unicity Simplicity Easy access Total coverage 2007

9. 30 mai 2001IDTNet - atelier information géographique Several recently issued laws Law on sustainable regional planing => mandatory linkage to the French geodetic reference system for publicly funded data surveys Law SRU (rebuilding city over the city) => reference data is needed (WS 21st June) Law on "communautés de communes) => transfer of GI responsibility to wider structure Law on the Information society => essential data and access to public data

10. 30 mai 2001IDTNet - atelier information géographique Comparisons with European GI policy issues Common Agricultural Policy => use of orthophotos compatible with 1:10.000 Aarhus treaty => access to environmental data what else ? –Which European policies (and their national implementation) requires GI and reference data to be more efficiently implemented? –Which European activities could contribute to the creation of (L,N, E)GII and reference data how to have the European Parliament undertaking its Lengagne report?

11. 30 mai 2001IDTNet - atelier information géographique as a conclusion … …French GI priorities creation and access of a GI infrastructure : RGE –simple –easy access to users State grant towards Public interest developping GI sector What are European GI priorities?

12. Merci Http://www.cnig.fr