1. 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)

2. 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

3. INSPIRE Components and Implementing Rules (IR)
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

4. INSPIRE IR: Current status / Date of adoption
Metadata
Interoperability of spatial data sets and services
(data specifications)
For Annex I spatial data themes
INSPIRE Committee,
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
View
Download
Transformation
INSPIRE Committee
Invoke
(services allowing spatial data services to be invoked)
Data and Service Sharing
Monitoring and Reporting

5. 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

6. 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

7. INSPIRE Guidelines on Hydrography
INSPIRE Annex I:
INSPIRE Guidelines on Hydrography
Published at:
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

8. 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): by JRC, Ispra, Italy

9. 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)

10. 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)

11. 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)

12. 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

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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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)

17. Interoperability of spatial data sets and services (Annex I) – Results / 2
Implementing Rule: Interoperability of spatial data sets and services:
Includes common elements to all themes and essential elements of interoperability of each spatial data theme
INSPIRE Guidelines (Annex I spatial data themes available)
Include: technical details, diagrams and models (UML), illustrations, explanations and recommendations – important in the practical implementation
INSPIRE Registry: Glossary and Feature Concept Dictionary
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:
ISO 19136:2007 standard
GML (Geography Markup Language) application schemas:
INSPIRE Code list register: to be developed

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

19. 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)