the future of authoritative mapping in europe
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The Future of Authoritative
Mapping in EuropeMick Cory
Secretary General & Executive Director EuroGeographics
22nd March 2016 Maynooth University
authoritative, adj.
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• Issued by a person or group in authority; proceeding from an official sourceand requiring compliance or obedience. Also: of the nature of authority.
• Of a text, statement, institution, etc.: possessing due or acknowledged authority; widely accepted or respected; definitive.
• Of a person, his or her attributes, appearance, behaviour, etc.: conveying an impression of authority; characterized by an air of authority; commanding and self-confident.
Oxford English Dictionary on-line; accessed 18 March 2016
“Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future.” Nils Bohr Nobel laureate in Physics
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Possibly the oldest map in Europe
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• Not-for-profit Association of National Mapping and Cadastral Authorities
• 60 members in 46 countries
• PurposeTo further the development of the European Spatial Data Infrastructure through collaboration in the area of geographic information, and the representation of theEuroGeographics’ membership and its capabilities.
• VisionA European society which makes decisions informed by our members’ accurate, authoritative and quality-assured land and geo-information data, services and expertise.
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EuroGeographics – ActivitiesRepresentation
& Strategic Communications
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2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development17 Goals. 169 targetsAdopted by the General Assembly on 25 September 2015
2030 UN Sustainable GoalsThe spatial dimension
• SDG 17 Target 18– By 2020, enhance capacity-building support to developing countries,– increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data– Including income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability,
geographic location
• Follow-up and review processes set certain principles– They will be rigorous and based on evidence;– informed by country-led evaluations and data;– Data will be high-quality, accessible, timely, reliable, and– includes income, sex, age, race, ethnicity, migration status, disability and
geographic location.– Encourages the contribution to be made by a wide range of data, including
earth observation and geospatial information.•
Future trends in geospatial information management:the 5–10 year vision
Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges
The future role of governments in geospatial data provision and management
End-users should be able to consume government-assured spatial data with the level of trust in quality as they do when they get water from the tap – they are going to get what they expect.
Positioning geospatial information to address global challenges
Projects
What is the EuropeanLocation Framework?
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• An information system to find, view, download, or use geographic information for visualization, analysis and dissemination.
• The gateway to pan-European maps, geographic and land information:
– bringing together geospatial information from different agencies anddifferent countries;
– from the organisations responsible for national mapping, cadaster and land registries.
• It is a technical infrastructure that will:– meet user needs;– create new business opportunities; and– increase the reuse of public sector information.
Why is it important?
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Why is it important?
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• Single source of authoritative content• Quality Assurance• Up to date• Standard data specifications;
• It harmonises:
– Technical elements of mapping, geographic and land informationrepresentation, including the:
– Data model of how the real world is represented within computer systems– Data specifications and standards– Quality standards
– Business elements of obtaining and using the data, including:– Licensing– Pricing
– Practical elements of obtaining the data, through one, single point of access
Why important for Europe?
• Meets European Institutions needs for pan European geospatial data
• It contributes to European policy initiatives:
– the Digital Single Market,
– INSPIRE,
– Copernicus
• It is a building block for Europe.
• A practical implementation of the INSPIRE Directive
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Benefits
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• Provides a single source for authoritative geospatial information
• Simplified pricing and licensing– ‘One-stop shop’
• It saves time and costs– by making datasets consistent across Europe, between themes and
across multiple geographical areas– with INSPIRE requirements– takes less time to discover data sources;– And less time acquiring data from multiple sources
• Reduces information management costs, time, and expertise - Users can ‘consume’ data as a service
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Malta
Data content providersin 2016/17
Project partner countries (13)
Joined 2016 (7 countries)
Data provider outside project (4)
Contributors to ELF Global/Regional through EuroGeographics products ERM,EGM,EBM
Some ELF Products
• ELF Topographic Basemap
• ELF Administrative Basemap
• ELF Cadastral Index Map
• ELF Geo Locator
• Download Services available as national WFSs and cascading WFSs
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The Future:European Location Services
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• EuroGeographics will build on the project to provide future European Location Services;– Transportation– Cadastral / land registry– Emergency services (Copernicus)– European reporting – EEA– EuroStat – Statistical reporting– Insurance …….
• The achievements of the project will also be used to further test the market, and develop solutions that meet market needs;
• EuroGeographics is working to ensuring its long term future to meet the needs for authoritative reference data on a European and international market.
Conclusion
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• Paradigm shift from 2-dimensional paper mapping to 3-dimensional(4-d) digital model of the real world.
• Importance of Global and pan-European– Authoritative data – up-to-date, reliable– Harmonised data – good structured data– industry and international standards – ensures ‘interoperability’
• European spatial data infrastructure (European Location Framework)
• Importance of a single platform for maintenance, integration and supply
Thank youwww.eurogeographics.org
http://www.elfproject.eu
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