DISEMA 2006, June 2006 Towards a European Data Center for Soils and Forests Guido Schmuck

DISEMA 2006, June 2006 Common Portal Functionalities to assure Interoperabilty CADT ESDAC A D M P … RTD … GMES M M M M M Metadata Data repository -Derived datasets -Integr. Assessment -Scenario modeling -Graphs, maps… ESDAC A D M P … RTD … GMES M M M M M Metadata Data repository -Derived datasets -Integr. Assessment -Scenario modeling -Graphs, maps…

DISEMA 2006, June 2006 Envisaged Implementation: Between the Data Centres Common access point for users searching and viewing information distributed in different DCs Interoperability of services to develop specific cross-cutting themes applications

DISEMA 2006, June 2006 A common web portal What should be included? Integrated Catalog of Metadata - Harvested metadata collected and maintained by various DC - Direct hosting of metadata (if a DC is not managing its own catalog) Discovery services (search data using keywords, themes, geographical extent, geo-location) View services (view data stored in different DC and partners) What should not be included ? Data repository DC thematic applications Common Architecture - basic elements -

DISEMA 2006, June 2006 Analysis of data/information needs Inventory of available data Identification of data providers Agreement with data providers (Network, IPR, protocols…) Formulation of links to projects within GMES, RTD Involvement of expert knowledge Envisaged Implementation: Within the Data Centres

DISEMA 2006, June 2006 scientific and technical support Access to data, maps, etc. scientific and technical support for the development of guidelines on data scientific and technical support for the development of European datasets scientific and technical support in relation to integrated assessment Requirements of DG ENV

DISEMA 2006, June 2006 ESDAC – inventory JRC European Soil RegionsSoil regions of Europe (scale 1:5,000,000) European Soil Database (ESDB) and derived products Soil geometry and attribute data for Eurasia obtained through harmonization of national soil data (scale 1:1,000,000) PESERASoil erosion map for Europe (1k cells) OCTOPOrganic Carbon map for Europe (1k cells) Various datasets at 1:250,000Italy, Albania, Odra basin, Meuse basin Various soil profile datasets (point data) Soil Profile Analytical Databases for Europe (SPADE), Danube basin European Digital Archive of Soil Maps (EuDASM) Archive of >5000 scanned soil related maps for all continents. Forest Focus, BioSoilForest soil (point )data SINFOESDB data expanded for the Crop Growth Monitoring System (CGMS) ESTAT Soil data from LUCAS project EEA, EIONET, ETC/TE Data on progress in management of contaminated sites for EU Compiled data related to the following indicators: Soil sealing, Diffuse contamination (“Heavy metal accumulation” and “Sewage sludge application”), Soil erosion EC Data from various EC funded soil related projects (e.g. ENVASSO (Environmental Assessment of soil for monitoring) Member States Currently : existing soil data documented in EUR Reports "Soil Resources in Europe" Future : possibly “risk area” data for major soil threats identified in context of Soil Thematic Strategy and Soil Framework Directive

DISEMA 2006, June 2006 TitleThe ESDBv2 Raster Library - 1km x 1km SubjectPrepared raster images for 73 soil attributes of the European Soil Database v2.0 (ESDBv2) KeywordsSoil, Raster, Grid, SGDBE, Soil Geographical Database, PTRDB, Pedotransfer Rules Database, LAEA, INSPIRE PublisherEuropean Commission – DG JRC and European Soil Bureau Network StatusFinal DescriptionThe library contains raster (or grid) data files (in native ESRI GRID format) for most attributes (73 in total) of the SGDBE and PTRDB databases of the ESDB v2.0; cell sizes are 1km x 1km and the grid is aligned with the reference grid recommended during the 1st Workshop on European Reference Grids in the context of the INSPIRE (Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe) initiative. …. DatasourceEuropean Soil Databasev2.0 TypeRasters (grids) FormatESRI GRID CoverageThe grid origin is defined ,0 m west of the projection centre point (52N, 10 E), and ,0 m south of projection centre point (52N 10 E). The grid extent is such that it covers all EU25 countries. Width : ,0 m ; Height : ,0 m ; 7500 columns, 5500 rows. Scale/ResolutionCell sizes of 1km x 1km Frequence of UpdatesOne time effort Last updateApril 2006 ContactMarc Van Liedekerke Rights / AccessibilityFree for download after registration URL ESDAC – Metadata Example (Dublin Core)

DISEMA 2006, June 2006 ESDAC as part of a nested system of soil data centres Soil Monitoring Sites ICSU/ISRIC/FAO/UNEP EU Member States Regions Communes World Data Centre for Soil (WDC Soil) Operated by ISRIC on behalf of ICSU European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC) Operated by JRC National Soil Data Centre to be defined Regional Soil Data Centre to be defined 1:5,000,000 1:1,000,000

DISEMA 2006, June 2006 JRC Forest Focus database - Level IExtensive monitoring of forest conditions (6000 plots systematically arranged) Forest Focus database - Level IIIntensive monitoring of forest conditions (860 permanent plots) European Forest Inventory DatabaseCompilation of NFI data of 17 countries at regional level and yield tables EFFIS Forest Burned Area MapsAnnual maps of forest fires with minimum size of 50 ha EFFIS EU-Fire DatabaseIndividual forest fire events records over 18 countries Forest Map of Europe25 m EU forest map derived from Landsat ETM (min. mapping unit 1 hectar) EFI EFISCEN European Forest Resource DatabaseCompilation of NFI data of 30 European countries (mostly at country level) European Forestry Information and Data Analysis System (EFIDAS) Compilation of forest resources, products, trade, legislation compiled from various data sources (UNECE, FAO, MCPFE, COMTRADE). Database on Forest Disturbances in EuropeCompilation of historical recorded data on forest disturbances in Europe Forest Information Services Network for EuropeVarious stats on forest resources compiled from TBFRA2000 (country level) Forest Map of Europe1 km EU forest map derived from AVHRR and forest statistics EEA Forest resources and production datasetsCountry data compiled from TBFRA2000 and FAO Maps and graphs related to forestsImages (pictures) and graphs related to forest resources in Europe ESTAT Forestry statistics Stats on forest resources, conditions, production and trade from various sources (country level stats) Economic Accounts for Forestry (EAF)Standardized set of tables on the wood supply functions of forests New CRONOS Database - Theme 5 On line database for free dissemination of statistical data (includes the above two sources and something more on external trade and regional forest areas). Data on production and trade from the JFSQ (Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire) FAOFAOSTAT On line database with data on production and trade of forestry products (JFSQ) UNECETBFRA Contribution to FAO Global Forest Resource Assessment. Data by country on all aspects of forests. MCPFE2007 reporting on pan-European indicatorsState of forests and SFM in European countries (6 criteria and 35 indicators) Member States National Forest Inventories (NFI) Main source of data on forest resources in EU Currently not available outside the countries (only aggregated data) EFDAC – inventory

DISEMA 2006, June 2006 EFDAC Metadata example (Dublin Core) Title EFFIS EU Fire Database Subject Forest fires Keywords forest fires, fire statistics, fire risk, fire map, historical fire series Publisher JRC-LMNH Status Operational Description Systematic collection of a minimum set of data on each fire occurring, carried out under Forest Focus Regulation (EC No 2152/2003) by the Member States participating in the EFFIS network system. It is a module of EFFIS which is aimed to provide relevant information for the protection of forests against fire in Europe addressing both pre-fire and post-fire conditions. The public access to the database currently allows the users to retrieve general information such as maps of the number of fires for a selected year and for the countries for which data are available. Further analysis possibilities will be added in the near future. Data sources Individual fire events records provided by MS forest services or civil protection services, aggregated at NUT3 level Type Map service Format WMS, Vector maps (Oracle spatial, ESRI) Coverage 15 MS (Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Sweden and Slovakia) + Romania, Croatia and Turkey Scale / Resolution NUTS3 level Frequency of updates yearly Last update 2004 Contact Paulo Barbosa Andrea Camia JRC - LMNH Rights / Accessibility Public access to aggregated data URL

DISEMA 2006, June 2006 European Forest Fire Information System EFFIS - EFDAC Forest Fires EU Member States Regions Communes EFFIS as part of a nested system of forest fire data FAO / Global Fire Reporting National Forest Fire Services Regional Fire Services UNECE/FAO