CIS WG D meeting 28 April 2010, Brussels Agenda 6.d Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community - INSPIRE and WISE Relationships (Overview) Darja Lihteneger & Bo N. Jacobsen, EEA (based also on some presentations published by the EC, JRC at different events)

INSPIRE Directive INSPIRE (Directive 2007/2/EC) lays down general rules to establish an infrastructure for spatial information in Europe: for the purposes of Community environmental policies and policies or activities which may have an impact on the environment. INSPIRE to be based on the infrastructures for spatial information established and operated by the Member States (MS) INSPIRE does not require collection of new spatial data INSPIRE does not affect existing Intellectual Property Rights INSPIRE is a Framework Directive: Detailed technical provisions for the issues above will be laid down in Implementing Rules Entry into force 15 May 2007 INSPIRE Directive and Implementing Rules, once adopted, are binding for the MS

INSPIRE Components and Implementing Rules (IR) http://inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu Metadata Interoperability of spatial data sets and services 34 spatial data themes defined in 3 Annexes of INSPIRE Directive Network services (discovery, view, download, transformation, invoke) Made available also trough the European geo-portal Data and Service sharing (policy) Coordination and measures for Monitoring & Reporting Implementation and use of infrastructures for spatial information in Member States

INSPIRE IR: Current status / Date of adoption Metadata 03.12.2008 Interoperability of spatial data sets and services (data specifications) For Annex I spatial data themes INSPIRE Committee, 14.12.2009 Annex I code lists In inter-service consultation, INSPIRE Committee June 2010 For Annexes II and III spatial data themes Under development Spatial data services Network Services Discovery 19.10.2009 View Download Transformation INSPIRE Committee 14.12.2009 Invoke (services allowing spatial data services to be invoked) Data and Service Sharing 29.03.2010 Monitoring and Reporting 05.06.2009

Interoperability of spatial data sets and services (Annex I) - Results Where to find information? Draft Commission Regulation – interoperability of spatial data sets and services INSPIRE Guidelines INSPIRE Glossary INSPIRE Feature Concept Dictionary INSPIRE Code list register (in development) INSPIRE Consolidated UML Model INSPIRE GML Application Schemas Specific elements Common & specific parts General terms Spatial object types Code lists UML model GML schemas 1 2 3 UML: Unified Modeling language GML: Geography Markup Language

INSPIRE and water related topics INSPIRE Annex I: Specific spatial data theme “Hydrography” is defined Hydrography is included in the IR on Interoperability of spatial data sets and services INSPIRE Guidelines on Hydrography – detailed information important for implementation INSPIRE Annex II and III: Water related topics are found in different spatial data themes, like: Geology, Sea regions, Natural risk zones, … Cross-theme relationships of water related topics are recognised Good cooperation of WISE TG in INSPIRE Annex I development Participation of “Water Communities” in Annex II & III development is established

INSPIRE Guidelines on Hydrography INSPIRE Annex I: INSPIRE Guidelines on Hydrography Published at: http://inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu/documents/Data_Specificatio ns/INSPIRE_DataSpecification_HY_v3.0.pdf The thematic scope: is towards providing a solid framework for mapping, reporting and modelling purposes Includes: network of bodies of water and relating structures and objects and the geographic description of water bodies (based on Water Framework Directive) Includes 4 application schemas: Hydro – base Hydro – Physical Waters Hydro – Network Hydro – Reporting

INSPIRE Annexes II & III development – EEA/Eionet participation Submitted reference material: 65 reference materials out of this: 14 reference materials covering diverse water topics: WISE-SoE Reporting, Updated WISE GIS guidance, …) Submitted use cases to INSPIRE User Requirements Survey Nominating members to INSPIRE TWGs (INSPIRE Annex II & III Thematic Work Groups (TWG) for data specifications development) – relationship to water topics: TWG for Environmental monitoring facilities: Stefan Jensen; EEA TWG for Natural risk zones: Manuela Pfeiffer; GDI-DE (also in CIS WG F drating group on floods) TWG for Oceanographic geographical features and Sea regions: Hans Mose Jensen; ICES; EEA/ETC-W marine relations Start of INSPIRE Annex II&III data specifications development: 19 TWGs are formed for the development of 24 INSPIRE themes Kick-off Meeting (Web conference): 19-20.04.2010 by JRC, Ispra, Italy

Water policy reporting and INSPIRE Annexes II & III development II – 1 Elevation MSFD Depth contours II – 4 Geology WFD Groundwaters SoE Groundwater Saltwater Intrusion III – 6 Utility and governmental services DWD Water supply zones Drinking water abstraction points from surface water UWWTD Urban waste water treatment plants Discharge points E-PRTR Location of sites  Source: Memo for CI (Source: Memo to CIS Strategic Coordination Group)

Water policy reporting and INSPIRE Annexes II & III development III – 7 Environmental monitoring facilities WFD Monitoring sites (operational, surveillance, reference, groundwater, chemical) BWD Bathing waters Sampling points NID Monitoring zones on surface water  MSFD Art.11 monitoring stations / programme III – 8 Production and industrial facilities E-PRTR Location of sites  III – 10 Population distribution - demography UWWTD Agglomerations Source:  /  /  potential cross-theme issues (same or similar issues)

Water policy reporting and INSPIRE Annexes II & III development III – 11 Area management/ restriction/ regulation zones and reporting units WFD River basin districts  Competent authorities Sub-units FD Unit of management / RBD  Sampling points NID Nitrate vulnerable zones Potential nitrate vulnerable zones Monitoring zones on surface water  DW, WFD Drinking water protected areas MSFD Art.7 Competent authorities Art.4/26 Sub-regions Art.13 Spatial protection measures (protected areas)  /  /  potential cross-theme issues (same or similar issues)

Water policy reporting and INSPIRE Annexes II & III development III – 12 Natural risk zones FD Potential significant flood risk areas Extent of past flooding events Flood hazard maps Flood risk maps III – 15 Oceanographic geographical regions MSFD Temperatures Currents Salinity III – 17 Bio-geographical regions WFD Ecoregions III – 18 Habitats and biotopes Habitats

Thank you for your attention. Contacts: darja. lihteneger@eea. europa Thank you for your attention ! Contacts: darja.lihteneger@eea.europa.eu bo.jacobsen@eea.europa.eu Additional explanations in following slides

INSPIRE Annexes I, II & III spatial data themes Coordinate reference systems Geographical grid systems Geographical names Administrative units Addresses Cadastral parcels Transport networks Hydrography Protected sites Annex I Elevation Land cover Ortho-imagery Geology Annex II Harmonised spatial data specifications more stringent for Annex I and II (Art.8) than for Annex III

INSPIRE Directive Annexes I, II & III spatial data themes Annex III Statistical units Buildings Soil Land use Human health and safety Utility and governmental services Environmental monitoring facilities Production and industrial facilities Agricultural and aquaculture facilities Population distribution – demography Area management/restriction /regulation zones and reporting units Natural risk zones Atmospheric conditions Meteorological geographical features Oceanographic geographical features Sea regions Bio-geographical regions Habitats and biotopes Species distribution Energy Resources Mineral resources

Approach to develop Interoperability of spatial data sets and services The development of INSPIRE Implementing rules for data specifications follow a three-step approach (1) Development of conceptual framework and specification methodology – data specification development framework (by Data Specification Drafting Team) (basis for data specifications, interoperability, harmonisation, cross-theme) DS-D 2.3 Definition of Annex Themes and Scope DS-D 2.5 Generic Conceptual Model (GCM) DS-D 2.6 Methodology for Specification Development DS-D 2.7 Guidelines for Encoding (2) Development of data specifications for each spatial data theme (by different Thematic Working Groups) (3) Preparation of the Implementing Rules based on data specifications (by the Commission)

Interoperability of spatial data sets and services (Annex I) – Results / 2 Implementing Rule: Interoperability of spatial data sets and services: http://inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ Includes common elements to all themes and essential elements of interoperability of each spatial data theme INSPIRE Guidelines (Annex I spatial data themes available) http://inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu/index.cfm/pageid/2 Include: technical details, diagrams and models (UML), illustrations, explanations and recommendations – important in the practical implementation INSPIRE Registry: Glossary and Feature Concept Dictionary http://inspire-registry.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ Glossary - common terminology related to INSPIRE (Directive, Implementing Rules), geographic information domain, themes’ domain Feature Concept Dictionary: definitions and descriptions of spatial object types (defined also in Implementing Rule and the Guidelines) Consolidated UML (Unified Modeling Language) model: http://inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu/index.cfm/pageid/541/downloadid/1136 ISO 19136:2007 standard GML (Geography Markup Language) application schemas: http://inspire.jrc.ec.europa.eu/index.cfm/pageid/541/downloadid/1137 INSPIRE Code list register: to be developed

INSPIRE Guidelines on Hydrography (Annex I spatial data theme) / 2 4 application schemas: Hydro – base, Hydro – Physical Waters, Hydro – Network, Hydro – Reporting

INSPIRE Guidelines on Hydrography (Annex I spatial data theme) / 3 Hydro – base: defining common base classes that provide the ability for different views of a real-world feature to share a common name or identifier Hydro – Physical Waters: primarily is for creating base maps relating to hydrography groups of objects like: physical water objects of the hydrological network (watercourses, standing water, wetlands etc.); objects delineating the physical water objects (shore, land-water boundary); areas where the water is collected (River Basin / Drainage Basin); hydrographic points of interest (falls, springs and seeps etc); manmade objects. Hydro – Network: for modelling: additional information (e.g. closed network, certain attributes) is needed that is not necessarily needed for a background map, network model is required Hydro – Reporting (related to WFD): Certain reporting units included: WFDWaterBody > WFDSurfaceWaterBody and WFDGroundWaterBody (with more specialisations)