INSPIRE State of play

Transcription

1 Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe INSPIRE State of play Paul Smits European Commission Joint Research Centre Institute for Environment and Sustainability 1

2 Word of welcome Welcome! 2

3 JRC s Mission The mission of the JRC is to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies. As a service of the European Commission, the JRC functions as a reference centre of science and technology for the Union. Close to the policy-making process, it serves the common interest of the Member States, while being independent of special interests, whether private or national.

4 What is the Joint Research Centre? The JRC is a Directorate General of the European Commission European Commission 25 Commissioners CCR DG RECHERCHE DG BUDGET DG AGRICULTURE DG Mr Janez POTOČNIK European Commissioner for Research DG RESEARCH DG JRC DG ENVIRONMENT OTHER DGs

5 Spatial Data Infrastructures Unit in the Institute for Environment and Sustainability Director Manfred GRASSERBAUER Task Force Environment and Health Peter PÄRT H00 Directorate Unit Manfred GRASSERBAUER H01 Management Support Unit Willem JANSSENS H02 Climate Change Unit Frank RAES H03 Global Environment Monitoring Unit Alan BELWARD H04 Transport and Air Quality Unit Giovanni DE SANTI H05 Rural, Water and Ecosystem Resources Unit Giovanni BIDOGLIO H06 Spatial Data Infrastructures Unit Alessandro Annoni H07 Land Management and Natural Hazards Unit Guido SCHMUCK H08 Renewable Energies Unit Heinz OSSENBRINK

6 Spatial Data Infrastructures Unit Head of Unit: Alessandro Annoni 25 staff members (4 new staff members arriving shortly) Staff members from 13 EU countries Expertise covers standardization, interoperability, services, data creation and analysis, GI policy and impact assessment, 1 Institutional activity: ESDI Action Action Leader: Paul Smits

7 Outline Introduction Status of INSPIRE legislative process Implementing Rules (IR) process Outlook and Conclusions 7

8 Introduction Overall context Increasing calls for more information to support environmental policies at European and MS level Difficulties to manage existing information flows and obtain timely, accurate and policy-relevant information Need to take into account differentiation across regions with respect to the state of the environment Revision of approach to reporting and monitoring, moving to concept of sharing of information Spatial information plays a special role: early action needed EC Proposal COM(2004) 516 for a Directive establishing an infrastructure for spatial information in the Community - INSPIRE 8

9 Introduction Proposal INSPIRE Framework Directive General Provisions INSPIRE lays down general rules for the establishment of an infrastructure for spatial information in Europe to support environmental policies and policies that affect the environment This infrastructure shall be based on infrastructures for spatial information established and operated by the Member States. INSPIRE requires also specific implementing rules to be adopted through Comitology 9

10 Data resources Local data INSPIRE Information Flow INSPIRE specifications request for information services Users Government & Administrations National and Subnational SDI Discovery Service Technical Integration/ harmonisation Utility & Public Services Commercial & Professional Users National and Subnational SDI European Data Harmonised Data policy Research European Data National and Subnational SDI SDI Spatial Data Infrastructure Local data Collaborative agreements delivery of information services CEN / ISO / OGC NGOs and not-for-profit orgs Citizens 10

11 Outline Introduction Status of INSPIRE legislative process Implementing Rules (IR) process Outlook and Conclusions 11

12 From Commission proposal to Community Directive implementation Preparatory phase ( ) Co-decision procedure Preparation of Implementing Rules Transposition phase ( ) Directive enters into force Transposition into national legislation INSPIRE Committee starts its activities Adoption of Implementation Rules by Committology Implementation phase ( ) implementation and monitoring of measures 12

13 Co-decision process 13

14 Outline Introduction Status of INSPIRE Implementing Rules (IR) Outlook and Conclusions 14

15 Overview of requirements metadata* spatial data sets and spatial data services* network services* EU geo-portal access and rights of use for Community institutions and bodies** monitoring and reporting mechanisms** process and procedures * technical: under JRC responsibility ** legal/procedural: under Eurostat responsibility 15

16 The role of Drafting Teams (DT) to analyse and review the reference material to write draft INSPIRE Implementing Rules to provide recommendations to the CT (in case of conflicting technical specifications) to provide suggestions to the CT for testing any proposed specification 16

17 The role of the Consolidation Team (CT) To coordinate and support DTs activities ensuring coherence between different IRs final edit harmonised draft IRs coordinating Pilot and Prototype projects coordinating the review processes ensuring communication To coordinate with the SDIC To follow the link to other directives under preparation and to link to legal services of the EC To ensure feedback from the co-decision process 17

18 Outline Introduction Status of INSPIRE Implementing Rules (IR) Outlook and Conclusions 18

19 Outlook Political process accelerating outcome expected by the end of 2006 After adoption of INSPIRE Directive, SDIC/LMO review of selected draft Implementing Rules can start EU financial support for INSPIRE in 6 th and 7 th Framework Programmes 19

20 Conclusions INSPIRE is a framework Directive with implementing rules to be defined in the coming years Highest involvement of key stakeholders through the SDIC and LMO concepts SDIC/LMO contribute to make the process to develop INSPIRE manageable and efficient Openness and transparency in drafting implementing measures will be followed including formal public consultation 20

21 Thank you for your attention! INSPIRE: 21