SEIS

(Shared Environmental Information System)

From concept to information services

Stefan Jensen EEAsupported by Sheila Cryan and Jon Maidens

GSDI 11, Rotterdam 19.6.2009

What is SEIS is about...What is SEIS is about...

Sharing (organisation)‐ Political commitment (legislation) ‐ Partnership (win‐win)‐ Networking (connecting)

Environmental Information (content)‐ Horizontal integration (data centres)‐ Vertical integration (local to global)‐ Online access ‐ real time‐ For policy makers and public 

System (infrastructure and services)‐ Existing ICT Infrastructure‐ Inspire, Reportnet, GMES,...‐ New e‐Services (e‐Government)

10 European data centres10 European data centres

Common elements across data centresCommon elements across data centres

Common architecture discussion across all 10 on EU level

EEA activities across own 5 data centre

- Common planning and exchange of prioirities- Shared development of tools (map and dataviewers)- Identification of services and support levels

- Implenent INSPIRE elementsCommon metadata approach (pending)Elements of common architecture

INSPIRE  implementation INSPIRE  implementation –– lessons learntlessons learnt

From participating in draftingteams- metadata- dataspecifications Annex 1 (hydrography/protected sites)

From building systemarchitectures andinformation services

Example 1Example 1

Hydrography

data vs metadata specifications

Structure of the INSPIRE Structure of the INSPIRE vsvs WISE WISE metadatametadata profileprofile

The INSPIRE metadata elements have been selected to support the primary function of discovery. 

For 10 categories, there are a total of 27 metadata elements.

The WISE metadata profile should support the functions of discovery and usage. 

the majority of WISE datasets and services will fall under the scope of INSPIRE

the WISE profile extends the INSPIRE metadata

WISE extends INSPIRE WISE extends INSPIRE metadatametadata profileprofile

Add 12s elements to INSPIRE. 3 of which are mandatory

‘Distribution format’: Provides a description of the format of the data to be distributed (ex : cd,…),

‘Metadata standard name’: Name of the metadata standard used (including profile name),

‘Metadata standard version’: Version (profile) of the metadata standard used.

Data specificationsData specifications –– extending INSPIREextending INSPIRE

Inspire metadata core elements required ‐ base standard to all profiles

Each data specification defines a metadata profile:Protected Sites data specification – 6 Mandatory/Conditional; 4 Optional

Hydrography data specification –15 Optional

Management units data specification ‐ TBD

INSPIRE base standard

ISO19115

Data specification 2

Data specification 1

WISE

Issues on ensuring interoperabilityIssues on ensuring interoperability

WISE profile – 4 Mandatory/Conditional; 8 Optional

But WISE covers spatial datasets which are protected areas, hydrography related, mangement units

Should the WISE profile encompass all the data specifications to ensure interoperability?

INSPIRE INSPIRE ‐‐ WISE joint development approachWISE joint development approach

WISE GIS Guidance

Water Framework Reporting

Marine Stragegy Reporting

…

Reporting

+

ISO 191xx

Inspire Main body of IR

Annex Annex Annex Hydrography Sea regions …

ISO 191xx

Inspire Main body of IR

Annex Annex Annex Hydrography Sea regions …

Water Framework Reporting

Marine Stragegy Reporting

…

Reporting

WISEWISE‐‐INSPIRE extensionINSPIRE extension

ApproachApproachAnalyse the INSPIRE modelCollate and analyse relevant WISE documentationFind common objects and identify areas for extensionINSPIRE Hydrography Annex 1 of the DirectiveReporting Units Annex 3 – follow Inspire approachDevelop a final product of an INSPIRE‐compliant WISE logical model in UMLComments to INSPIRE process

Example 2Example 2

Designated areas

getting closer to INSPIRE metadata

National reporting on designated areasNational reporting on designated areas

Annual data collection on nationally designated areas (CDDA) = 38 countries 90K sites

Requires countries to also provide digital boundaries + metadata for their designated areas and to deliver the output file to Reportnet Central Data Repository (CDR)

Guidelines for 2009 reporting

2009: countries invited to try out INSPIRE metadata editor

Five countries provided at least some of their metadata in an xml format.

Next step (2010) expand QA/QC to include metadata

http://schemas.opengis.net/iso/19139/20060504/gmd/gmd.xsdhttp://schemas.opengis.net/iso/19139/20060504/gmd/gmd.xsd

http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd/gmd.xsd

http://www.gigateway.org.uk/xsd/fgdchttp://www.gigateway.org.uk/xsd/fgdc‐‐basic.xsdbasic.xsd

EEA Data serviceEEA Data service

EEA aims to include an INSPIRE metadata file with version 8 of the European Data set to be published Q3 2009.

Next step: find some public examples of European data sets which have INSPIRE metadata files.

Nationally designated areas (National - CDDA)

SEIS pilot 2009SEIS pilot 2009

European Topic Centre for Biological Diversity is testing the reporting of nationally designated areas 

Information on designated areas is made available at national/regional level.

EEA will access information required for assessments.

INSPIRE guidelines will be followed

Results of pilot will be shared 

Example 3Example 3

WISE distributed systemarchitecture

”running ahead of INSPIRE”

INSPIRE compliant distributed network INSPIRE compliant distributed network architecture Iarchitecture I

PartlyPartlybuiltbuilt

INSPIRE INSPIRE compliant compliant distributed distributed network network architecture architecture IIII

To be builtTo be built

Towards effective citizen observatoriesTowards effective citizen observatories

Evolution of government lead environmental information flow

RSS / WMS / KML RSS / WMS / KML …… services we already haveservices we already have……

New services: Citizen Observatory v1 2008 New services: Citizen Observatory v1 2008 

V1 citizens can provide comments and rateV1 citizens can provide comments and rate

Text comments

Ratings

Version2 2009 Version2 2009 –– launched 18.6.2009launched 18.6.2009

CommunicationCommunication mattersmatters:  :  availableavailable in MSN in MSN channelschannels

United KingdomNetherlandsGermanyPortugalItaly

Belgium

in the respectivenational languages

AirqualityAirquality and and bathingbathing waterwater monitoringmonitoringstationsstations in Europein Europe

Currently scoped elements of Currently scoped elements of AirwatchAirwatch

Based on Ozonweb

Combining Ozone, PM and NO data

Modelling across Europe

Allowing people to be alerted (by SMS)

Allowing people to comment and link to social networks

Initial version available late 2009

Currently scoped elements of Currently scoped elements of AirwatchAirwatch

Summary Summary –– next stepsnext steps

Inform and train people on the INSPIRE complexities

Applying INSPIRE services (discover/view/download) along thematic areas (by Annex TWG)

Providing Citizen Observatory service interfaces

Thank you for your attention!