1. EuroSpec and INSPIRE : a framework for EuroBoundaries Claude Luzet, Programme Manager

2. Page 2 Why geographic information is (more & more) European Governance & the citizen e.g. disaster management Industry & Business e.g. ADAS Increasing EU/EC need for GI e.g. agriculture, water GMES, Galileo Legislative developments

3. Page 3 INSPIRE DIRECTIVE establishing an infrastructure for spatial information in the Community, for the purposes of Community environmental policies and policies or activities which may have an impact on the environment “infrastructure for spatial information" means metadata, spatial data sets and spatial data services; network services and technologies; agreements on sharing, access and use; and coordination and monitoring mechanisms, processes and procedures, established, operated or made available in accordance with this Directive

4. Page 4 CHAPTER III : interoperability of spatial data sets and services (Article 10 ) 2.In order to ensure that spatial data relating to a geographical feature the location of which spans the frontier between two or more Member States are coherent, Member States shall, where appropriate, decide by mutual consent on the depiction and position of such common features.

5. Page 5 Legislative process Following the co-decision process: adopted 2nd semester 2005 (?) >>> Entry into force in 2007 Implementing Rules Will define how the Directive is implemented Will be decided through the Comittology process Key actors : the Drafting Teams Composition announced on 24th June Work to be immediately launched INSPIRE – two faces

6. Page 6 Nominations to INSPIRE Total EUEuroGeographics & Members SDICs13364 % LMOs8227 33 % Projects91~2527 % Experts (total)1804927 % Metadata9 Specifications15 Services8 Data sharing12 Monitoring5

7. Page 7 INSPIRE Drafting Teams & EuroGeographics Metadata  EuroMapFinder, plus ExG Quality Data Specifications  IDS - Information & Data Specifications Expert Group Network Services  DSA – Distributed Services Architecture Expert Group Data and Service Sharing  Legal & Commercial Issues Expert Group Monitoring and Reporting  out of scope

8. Page 8 EuroGeographics vision & long term goals Vision : Seamless access to national reference information (mapping and related land and property information) for the benefit of the pan-European or cross-border customer. Main Goals :  Technical interoperability  Business interoperability  Distributed architecture Organisational framework  the EuroSpec Programme

9. Page 9 EuroSpec is : a programme of work of EuroGeographics established to realise the common vision of EuroGeographics’ Members provide INSPIRE with the underpinning consistent reference information required as the foundation of the ESDI coordinate the existing and future activities of EuroGeographics within a consistent framework for best efficiency towards the common goals

10. Page 10 Reference Information vs. INSPIRE components ANNEX I (6/7) 1. Coordinate reference systems 2. Geographical grid systems 3. Geographical names 4. Administrative units 5. Transport networks 6. Hydrography 7. Protected sites ANNEX II (4/5) 1. Elevation 2. Identifiers of properties 3. Cadastral parcels 4. Land cover 5. Orthoimagery ANNEX III (2/19) 1. Statistical units 2. Buildings

11. Page 11 EuroSpec Programme architecture EuroRoadSRISEEuroGeoNames Requirements Specifications Service Architecture Quality Legal + Commercial Partnerships EuroBoundaries Cadastre Research Geodesy Expert Groups Projects SABE EGM ERM EMF

12. Page 12 The EuroSpec Services Implementation Project DB- FIN DB -DE WFS Euro- Translator WFS DB -SWE WFS Euro- Translator EuroWFS EuroDB -GB WFS DB -NN EuroDB periodic update automatic / semiaut

13. Page 13 national data Information Services Virtual BRI Master DB SABE @BKG Cross-border Information EGM @NLS Virtual ERM Search, view and select Registration Licensing Data transformation Data download Etc DB- FIN DB -DE WFS Euro- Translator WFS DB -SWE WFS Euro- Translator EuroWFS EuroDB -GB WFS DB -NN EuroDB periodic update automatic / semiaut Application Services Web mapping Tourism and POI Geo-marketing Fleet management Etc.

14. Page 14 EuroBoundaries, two complementary drivers 1.Contributing to the harmonised boundary “definition” National internal consistency, e.g. between Cadastre parcels & topography, at all scales Bilateral agreements for common boundary lines, Boundary Commissions (Always) aiming at highest accuracy 2.Contributing to European GI interoperability : Boundary “description” Tool for edge matching of national Base Reference Information Using existing data as a starting point Aiming at widest coverage > accuracy to be improved in future updates

15. Page 15 Danke Schön !