GSDI 6th Conference. Budapest, September 2002 Christian Christian Patermann European Commission DG Research European Research on Environment and Sustainable Development in support to better Environmental Information

GSDI 6th Conference. Budapest, September 2002 Environmental information for European policies An early European initiative n CORINE Information System on the Environment n End 80 ’ : One of the very few large operational GIS in Europe

GSDI 6th Conference. Budapest, September 2002 CORINE Information System GIS layers EU-wide Major natural biotopes Land Cover Soil quality and erosion risk Coastal erosion Air emissions Data sets collected under EU legislation Topography

GSDI 6th Conference. Budapest, September 2002 GMES Objectives n By 2008 : to establish a European capacity for Global Monitoring of the Environment and Security n By 2003 : to identify the strengthes and weaknesses of the current capacity and the needs for improvement in the scientific, technical, socio-economic and institutional domains

GSDI 6th Conference. Budapest, September 2002 The Action Plan Initial Period Proposals for GMES Thematic Projects (ESD & IST) Services element (ESA) Assessment studies GMES Forum Prepare Learn

GSDI 6th Conference. Budapest, September 2002 The GMES Forum’s actors

GSDI 6th Conference. Budapest, September st Forum: Brussels, July good balance of stakeholders categories -stocktaking of past experience -initiated discussion on GMES issues 2nd Forum: Danemark, December continue discussing GMES issues 3rd and 4th Forum: Greece and Italy - discuss interim and final results The GMES Forum: 4 main Conferences

GSDI 6th Conference. Budapest, September 2002 A. LAND COVER CHANGE IN EUROPE BIOPRESS B. ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS IN EUROPE LADAMER; OCEANIDES; EUROSION C. GLOBAL VEGETATION MONITORING CARBO-INVENT; SIBERIA II D. GLOBAL OCEAN MONITORING MERSEA E. GLOBAL ATMOSPHERE MONITORING CREATE; DEADALUS; Meth-MonitEUR; APMoSPHERE; GATO-GMES The Thematic projects

GSDI 6th Conference. Budapest, September 2002 G. SYSTEMS FOR RISK MANAGEMENT DISMAR H. SYSTEMS FOR CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND HUMANITARIAN AID RISK-FORCE I. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT TOOLS and CONTRIBUTION TO INSPIRE EOLES Thematic projects

GSDI 6th Conference. Budapest, September 2002 Joint work of Commission Services Technical preparation completed – spatial information services, – data policy, – spatial information requirements and implementation timetable, – organisational/institutional issues Next step: preparing Community legislative basis More in Marc Vanderhaegen’s presentation INSPIRE - Creating a European infrastructure for Spatial Data

GSDI 6th Conference. Budapest, September 2002 GMES needs Spatial Infrastructure Contribution to INSPIRE included in GMES 9th Thematic Priority GMES studies to build upon INSPIRE results Targets end 2003 consistent: - INSPIRE to produce draft legislation - GMES to produce detailed programme By 2008 the European capacity for Global Monitoring of Environment and Security to include and rely upon European Spatial Data Infrastructure INSPIRE - GMES Complementarity

GSDI 6th Conference. Budapest, September 2002 INSPIRE - GMES Complementarity NowEnd GMES INSPIRE EC-ESA initiative with Space Agencies + ENV & Security users EC initiative with Mapping Agencies + Environment users Work Plan Draft legislation 2005/6 Draft Legislation Legal basis European Capacity for Global Monitoring Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe

GSDI 6th Conference. Budapest, September 2002 EU Research Past programmes (FP4 and FP5) addressed Environmental and Geographic information INFSO - GI 2000: 32 projects demonstrated the potential as well as the shortcomings of GI (more political than technical) Environment: GIS were developed to run RTD projects in various areas (e.g. estuarine circulation; coastal zones management; floods; water ressources)

GSDI 6th Conference. Budapest, September 2002 New RTD Programme includes 7 thematic priorities, 3 of which include aspects of relevance to Environment and Geographic Information: 2. Information Society Technologies (GI and demonstration aspects) 4. Aeronautics and Space (GMES) 6. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems (Observing and Forecasting Systems) EU Research: FP6 outlook