1. Agenda 3.a INSPIRE and statutory reporting under the environmental acquis

2. What's explicit in the directive ? (1)
Preamble 13 (clarifies)
This Directive should not set requirements for the collection of new data, or for reporting such information to the Commission, since those matters are regulated by other legislation related to the environment.

3. What's explicit in the directive ? (2)
NETWORK SERVICES Article 16(a)
technical specifications for the services … and minimum performance criteria for those services, taking account of existing reporting requirements and recommendations adopted within the framework of Community environmental legislation …

4. What's implicit in the directive ?
INTEROPERABILITY OF SPATIAL DATA SETS AND SERVICES Article 7(1)
Relevant user requirements, existing initiatives and international standards for the harmonisation of spatial data sets, as well as feasibility and cost-benefit considerations shall be taken into account.
Is there a user requirement for reporting?
Who is the is the user requiring interoperability?
Were they taken into account?

5. A "common" national requirement ?
DE Workshop: "Provide a common & re-useable platform through which all kinds of reporting to country, state and EU could be handled in a consistent fashion." (12/2013)
WasserBLICK portal, nation-wide portal for reporting
Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure in Germany
Quote: the administrations who receive the reports are lagging behind in implementing INSPIRE compared to those who are reporting?

6. Dr. Busskamp

7. To EU … 2014-2019 'upcoming' reporting
EEA Reporting Obligations Database (report to DG ENV - EEA, ESTAT)
82 reports
37 Directives/Regulations/Decisions
Waste : 12
Water : 11
Nature: 3
Hazards: 1
Emissions: 1
Air: 1
Noise: 1
Other: 7
+ E-PRTR Regulation (EC) No 166/2006
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8. Type of Reports – Waste example
Reporting on targets (annual, bi-annual)
directly to EUROSTAT - via a dedicated eDamis website.
Reporting on Implementation (tri-annual) – Based on Questionnaires
directly to DG ENV DG Environment." Member States are invited to use the questionnaires published under "Legislation - Implementation Questionnaires" and send the reports in an electronic format (Word document) to the following functional mailbox:
Is there spatial data in the reports? Very, very little…
Is there spatial data needed to compile Yes
reports?
Is there spatial data needed for Yes
Implementation of measures & Yes
monitoring compliance ?

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10. INSPIRE in Reporting obligations
All major DG ENV legal instruments adopted/reviewed since 2007 refer to INSPIRE for Reporting where relevant.
Challenges:
Governance ( many 'expert groups')
Understanding/knowledge about INSPIRE
Roadmaps are not (cannot be) synchronised
Stability and variability of "Content" – what is to be reported and in what form
Legacy systems
Presentation EEA & JRC on INSPIRE reporting activities

11. How to address INSPIRE & Reporting Challenges
Discussion on :
Governance ( many 'expert groups' & Committees)
Understanding/knowledge about INSPIRE
Roadmaps are not (cannot be) synchronised
Stability and variability of "Content" – what is to be reported and in what form
Legacy systems
Role of national SDI developments
Reporting Use-cases and INSPIRE Network & Data Specifications
Role of the MIG and MIWP