INSPIRE Metadata

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Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the
European Community EC-INSPIRE Metadata
Requirements Implementation towards May
2010 Paul Smits European Commission Joint
Research Centre Institute for Environment and
Sustainability Spatial Data Infrastructures Unit
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The Mission of the Joint Research Centre 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 servesthe common
interest of the Member States,while being
independent of special interests,whether private
or national.
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Scientific support to EU policies
GEO
SEIS
INSPIRE
GMES
FTS Land Monitoring
Common Architecture
Co-chair GEOSS ADC
Technical Coordination
European DEM
Communication
GEOSS Clearinghouse
Implementing Rules
Support SoilForest DC
GEO Portal
EU Portal
Data Information management
Pilot
International SDI
The intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations
(GEO), formally established at the 3rd Earth
Observation Summit in Feb 05, is leading a
worldwide effort to build a Global Earth
Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) over the
next 10 years
Heterogeneous Mission Accessibility (HMA)
The INSPIRE Directive 2007/2/EC, published in the
OJ on the 25.4.07, will enter into force on the
15.5.2007 A MoU was signed in 2006 by the DGs of
JRC, DG ENV and ESTAT establishing the
collaborative framework until 2013. The JRC is
responsible for the overall technical
coordination of INSPIRE.
In 2005 the Environmental Policy Review Group
endorsed the vision for a Shared Environmental
Information System (SEIS) aiming to improve
access to information needed for environmental
policies and to reduce the administrative burden
associated with reporting and monitoring.
JRC is co-responsible together with ESA for Data
Procurement of FTS Land and for the production of
European Satellite Mosaic. We provide technical
advice for GMES Data Specifications and we are
member of the review board of ESA HMA
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Objective of this presentation

• Explain what INSPIRE is
• Provide information about the current status of
  the Implementing Rule for Metadata
• with a focus on interoperability and ontology

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Outline

• INSPIRE Directive
• INSPIRE Implementing Rule for Metadata
• Content
• Form
• Guidelines and editor
• Next steps

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INSPIRE Directive

• INSPIRE 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
• INSPIRE is a distributed infrastructure.
• INSPIRE does not require collection of new
  spatial data
• INSPIRE does not affect existing Intellectual
  Property Rights
• Entry into force 15 May 2007

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Scope INSPIRE Directive

• Spatial data held by or on behalf of a public
  authority operating down to the lowest level of
  government when laws or regulations require their
  collection or dissemination
• INSPIRE covers 34 Spatial Data Themes laid down
  in 3 Annexes
• required to successfully build environmental
  information systems

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INSPIRE Spatial Data Scope

• Annex I
• Coordinate reference systems
• Geographical grid systems
• Geographical names
• Administrative units
• Addresses
• Cadastral parcels
• Transport networks
• Hydrography
• Protected sites

• Annex II
• Elevation
• Land cover
• Ortho-imagery
• Geology

Harmonised spatial data specifications more
stringent for Annex I and II than for Annex III
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INSPIRE Thematic Scope

• 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
  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

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INSPIRE Components

• Metadata
• Interoperability of spatial data sets and
  services
• Network services (discovery, view, download,
  invoke)
• Made available trough the European geo-portal
• Data and Service sharing (policy)
• Coordination and measures for Monitoring
  Reporting

INSPIRE is a Framework Directive Detailed
technical provisions for the issues above will
be laid down in Implementing Rules Once adopted,
Implementing Rules become European legislative
acts and national law in 27 Member States and in
some EFTA countries
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From Commission proposal to Community Directive
implementation

• Preparatory phase (2004-2006)
• Co-decision procedure
• Start of preparation of Implementing Rules
• Transposition phase (2007-2009)
• Directive entered into force 15 May 2007
• INSPIRE Committee starts its activities 26 June
  2007
• Continuation of preparation of Implementing Rules
• Transposition into national legislation
• Adoption of Implementing Rules by Comitology
• Implementation phase (2009-2013)
• Implementation and monitoring of measures
• Continuation of preparation of Implementing Rules
• Adoption of Implementing Rules by Comitology

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Excerpt from Roadmap
Adoption
Implementation
date proposed by Commission
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Outline

• INSPIRE Directive
• INSPIRE Implementing Rule for Metadata
• Content
• Form
• Guidelines and editor
• Next steps

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INSPIRE Implementing Rule for Metadata - Content

• Directive 2007/2/EC Articles 5 and 6 Member
  States shall ensure that metadata are created for
  the spatial data sets and services corresponding
  to the themes listed in Annexes I, II, (within 2
  years of adoption of IRs) and III (within 5 years
  of adoption of IRs), and that those metadata are
  kept up to date. Metadata shall include
  information on the following
• the conformity of spatial data sets with the
  implementing rules provided for in Article 7(1)
• conditions applying to access to, and use of,
  spatial data sets and services and, where
  applicable, corresponding fees
• the quality and validity of spatial data sets
• the public authorities responsible for the
  establishment, management, maintenance and
  distribution of spatial data sets and services
• limitations on public access and the reasons for
  such limitations, in accordance with Article 13.

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Directive 2007/2/EC Article 11

• The following combination of search criteria
  shall be implemented
• Keywords
• classification of spatial data and services
• the quality and validity of spatial data sets
• degree of conformity with the implementing rules
  provided for in Article 7(1)
• geographical location
• conditions applying to the access to and use of
  spatial data sets and services
• the public authorities responsible for the
  establishment, management, maintenance and
  distribution of spatial data sets and services.

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Metadata Drafting Team
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Strategic approach 1
Mandatory/Conditional
Level 1 Discovery Level 2
Conditional
IN
Evaluation
Mandatory/Conditional
Metadata on metadata
OUT
Optional
Natural risk zones
Agricultural and aquaculture facilities
Habitats and biotopes
Soil 1)
Data speci-fications
Use
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Stakeholder comments

• 1250 received. Very successful exercise of
  participation
• Every comment was answer with motivation and
  published
• Key Grouping of comments
• Distinguish clearly between IRs, and guidelines,
• Granularity
• Conformity, quality, time, constraints

Strategic approach 2

• Separate IRs from Guidelines
• IRs to focus on stable elements (What to do)
• Guidelines to implement based on ISO standards
  (How to do)

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INSPIRE Implementing Rule for Metadata - Content

• Key features of the IRs
• Minimum that is required to implement the
  requirements of the Directive and allow
  interoperability through standards
• Non-binding guidelines that allow conformance
  with EN ISO 19115 (data) and EN 19119 (services)
  interoperability with e-government through ISO
  15836.
• Guidelines can be updated when needed taking into
  account technological and standards change e.g.
  revision of OGC catalogue specifications and new
  CEN work on Discovery of e-government resources.

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INSPIRE Implementing Rule for Metadata - Content

• KEYWORD
• If the resource is a spatial data service, at
  least one keyword from Part D.4 shall be provided
  (EN ISO 19115 service taxonomy).
• If a resource is a spatial data set or spatial
  data set series, at least one keyword shall be
  provided from the General Environmental
  Multi-lingual Thesaurus (GEMET) describing the
  relevant spatial data theme as defined in Annex
  I, II or III to Directive 2007/2/EC.

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INSPIRE Implementing Rule for Metadata - Form

• REGULATION..//EC implementing Directive
  2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the
  Council as regards metadata
• Approved by the INSPIRE Committee on 14 May 2008
  with unanimous decision (323 votes in total, (22
  votes not represented)

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Outline

• INSPIRE Directive
• INSPIRE Implementing Rule for Metadata
• Content
• Form
• Guidelines and editor
• Next steps

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Guidelines and editor

• Detailed non-binding guidelines for implementing
  INSPIRE metadata
• Using EN ISO 19115 and EN ISO 19119
• Using Dublin Core metadata

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Guidelines and editor

• Relation between IR, guidelines and standards
• CEN/TC 287 can support IR development process by
  adopting relevant standards and Technical Reports
• Role for CEN/TC 287 identified in INSPIRE Work
  Programme 2007-2009
• CEN/TC 287 has welcomed this role
• RESOLUTION 124 taken by CEN/TC 287 on
  2007-06-06/07 to support work of INSPIRE
• RESOLUTION 143 taken by CEN/TC 287 on
  2008-04-24/25 to establish an Ad hoc group on
  metadata for discovery
• Technical liaison with OGC and ISO TC 211

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Guidelines and editor

• Article 15
• The Commission shall establish and operate an
  Inspire geoportal at Community level.
• 2. Member States shall provide access to the
  services referred to in Article 11(1) through the
  Inspire geo-portal referred to in paragraph 1.
  Member States may also provide access to those
  services through their own access points.

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Guidelines and editor
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Complies with ISO, validates against INSPIRE
geo-portal and GeoNetwork
XML is valid
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Outline

• INSPIRE Directive
• INSPIRE Implementing Rule for Metadata
• Content
• Form
• Guidelines and editor
• Next steps and conclusions

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Next steps and conclusions

• Adoption process
• INSPIRE Regulatory Committee expressed its
  opinion
• European Parliament has until 19 June 2008 to
  check if Commission exceeded its powers
• Draft metadata regulation uploaded to public
  Comitology Register (accessible via
  http//www.ec-gis.org/inspire)
• Translations expected to be ready by July
• Publication possibly in August
• Entry into force on the 20th day following its
  publication in the Official Journal of the
  European Union (August/September 2008)

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Next steps and conclusions

• Keep informed
• Review deliverables from the Drafting Teams and
  the Thematic Working Groups
• Propose experts
• Submit reference material
• Testing of draft specifications

• Highest involvement of key stakeholders through
  the Spatial Data Interest Community (SDIC) and
  Legally Mandated Organisations (LMO) concepts
• Are you involved in a network representing
  producers, transformers and users of spatial data
  that falls within the scope of INSPIRE?
• Register as a Spatial Data Interest Community!
• Has your organisation a legal mandate for one or
  more aspects of INSPIRE?
• Register as a Legally Mandated Organisation!

http//www.ec-gis.org/inspire/
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Next steps and conclusion

• The IRs are the result of a major collaborative
  effort with key experts in the field (the DT),
  the SDICs and LMOs, and the Commission
• They are technically coherent and can be
  implemented in compliance with international
  standards
• Tools are already being developed to facilitate
  the creation and maintenance of the metadata
  required , which will make existing information
  resources in Europe more visible and usable.

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Thank you for your attention !
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