Towards a Shared Environmental Information SystemTowards a Shared Environmental Information System

Hacia un Sistema Compartido de InformHacia un Sistema Compartido de Inform áácici óón Ambientaln Ambiental

Outline presentationOutline presentation

• About SEIS and SEIS country visits

• SEIS scope and concept

• Link with Inspire and GMES

• Benefits and costs

• Implementation

• Next steps

Commission CommunicationTowards a Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS)

“Better decisions from local to European level need better and more timely

information, based on more efficient

monitoring and reporting systems”

S Dimas, Feb 2008

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/seis/index.htm

Source: Eurobarometer, 2008

Reporting performance EEA Priority Data FlowsReporting performance EEA Priority Data Flows

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Policy(TERM, EERM,AERM,

CSI, SDI)

Strategic Policies

6th EAP SDS(Climate Change/AdaptationBiodiversity / Ecosystems

Environment & Health

Sustainable Use of Resources)

1970s 2020

Compliance

assessments

Indicatorassessments

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Integrated

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Live Information SystemsThe current data flows

Member states Organisations Member states Organisations

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OECD

UNEP

From Reporting to Online ServicesFrom Reporting to Online Services

Scope of SEISScope of SEIS

� Improve

� Modernise

� Streamline

the present

information

systems

PrinciplesPrinciplesData and information should be

• managed as close as possible to its source;

• collected once and shared with others for manypurposes;

• readily available to public authorities and enable them to easily fulfil reporting obligations;

• accesible to enable end-users to make comparisons at the appropriate geographic scale and to participate meaningfully in the development and implementation of environmental policy;

• available to the general public after due consideration of the appropriate level of aggregation, given possible confidentiality constraints, and at national level in the national language(s).

How ?How ?

� better integration and sharing

� online information services

� distributed information management

� Local, national, European, global

� serving policy makers and public

� e-reporting

� using existing e-infrastructure

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Scope SEIS country visitsScope SEIS country visits

• To exchange ideas about the proposed SEIS concept and vision

• To learn from your national experiences

• To discuss links with Inspire, GMES

• To prepare the implementation plan

1. SSharing (organisation)• Political commitment (legislation) • Partnership (win-win)• Networking (connecting)

2. EEnvironmental IInformation (content)• Horizontal integration (data centres)• Vertical integration (local to global)• Online access - real time• For policy makers and public

3. SSystem (infrastructure and services)• Existing ICT Infrastructure• Inspire, Reportnet, GMES,...• New e-Services (e-Government)

From EEAFrom EEA’’s perspectives perspective

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

10 European data centres10 European data centres

Expert services

Applications

System-to-system services

Data hosting

Data centre servicesData centre services

Different perceptionsDifferent perceptions

GMESInspire

SEIS

Different focus ?Different focus ?

ServicesServicesServices

BusinessBusinessBusiness

Obligation?ObligationObligation

Infra

structure

Infra

structure

Infra

structure

ContentContentContent

SEISSEISGMESGMESINSPIREINSPIRE

Building blocks SEISBuilding blocks SEIS

Space InfrastructureIn Situ

InfrastructureOBSERVATIONOBSERVATIONOBSERVATIONOBSERVATION

INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE

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GMES Communication GMES Communication NovNov 0808

• In 2009, the Commission will make a legislative proposal for an EU Earth observation programme named GMES.

• GMES has the potential to contribute to SEIS - the proposed Shared Environmental Information System”

• to promote the widest possible use and sharing of Earth observation data and information in line with SEIS and INSPIRE

• to take into account the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) data sharing principles

SEIS

COM(2008)46 Legislative proposal–revised SRD Implementation

Synchronizing timetablesSynchronizing timetables

NESIS

HARMON

Transposition

Implementation

Directive 2007/2/EC

Inspire

2005 2008 2011 2014

FP7 projects

Operational ProgrammeRegulation

COM(2008)

GMES COM(2005)565

Benefits Benefits

• Simplification and efficiency

� Legal thematic information requirements

� Procedure for reporting

� Organisation of data gathering

• Better regulation, better policy

� High quality, timely information

• Empowering citizens

� Informed decision making

� Emergency response

Benefits Benefits

• Better legislation – repealing SRD� More consistent and integrated input from Member

States

• More efficient trans boundary & EU-level analyses� Better-informed policy discussions

• Reduced redundancy in reporting and monitoring efforts� Reduction in administrative burden and costs

• Empowerment of citizens� Widespread availability of information

• Increased societal knowledge base� Increased availability of data for use by researchers

• Better profile for the EU in various global fora

SEIS Pilot Air QualitySEIS Pilot Air Quality

SEIS Pilot Bathing WaterSEIS Pilot Bathing Water

Organisation Organisation

• Support DG ENV on the preparation of the proposed legal instrument (i.e. impact assessment) (2009-2010)

• SEIS Eionet country visits (2009+)

• Coordinate in-situ component GMES, including contribution to GEOSS (2009-2011+)

• Prepare with Group of 4 SEIS implementation plan (2009-2010)

• Support the development of SEIS in the European Neighbourhood (ENP, Horizon2020) (2009-2012)

EEA SEIS implementation plan 2009EEA SEIS implementation plan 2009--1313

ContentContent

• European data management(2009-2013+)

� European data centres air, water, land use, climate change, biodiversity Update,

• Complete and maintain the reporting obligations database (ROD) + analysis (2009+)

• Fill data gaps priority dataflows for core set of indicators (2009-2010)

• National/European data and information management for State and Outlook Europe’s Environment (SOER2010) and EURope’s ECosystem Assessment (EURECA) (2010-2012)

EEA SEIS implementation plan 2009EEA SEIS implementation plan 2009--1313

Infrastructure and servicesInfrastructure and services

• Priority thematic services (2009+):

� WISE, Clearing House Climate Change, EPRTR, Airbase, CLC Land Cover, Natura2000

• Data and information management tools:

� Reportnet, IMS, Inspire GEMET, SERIS (2009+)

• Support Inspire implementation i.e data and service sharing with Community institutions

• European GMES services (2009+)

• Further enhance EEA’s Spatial Data Infrastructure with relevant geospatial data (2009+)

� Inspire Annex I and II ≤1:100.000

EEA SEIS implementation plan 2009EEA SEIS implementation plan 2009--1313

Next stepsNext steps

• EC legislative proposal� Spring 2009� SEIS Task Force with Member States

� 2 subgroups (legal + ICT)

• SEIS implementation� Priorities:

� Streamlining reporting� National web-based registers

� Implementation Imspire� GMES services

• EEA new strategy 2009-2013� Review Eionet structure (National Reference Centres)� EEA Management Board decision - 26 Nov 08

Scope of a SEIS legal proposalScope of a SEIS legal proposal

• Embody legal commitment to SEIS principles

• Connect existing reporting mechanisms/systems towards e-reporting based on the SEIS

• Provide a single national, web-based register providing access to all required information

• Ensure timely availability of information and data

• Repeal/streamline obsolete/overlapping requirements

• Exploit opportunities offered by ICT and maximise cost-effectiveness of information-related investments