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IMPACT ASSESSMENT
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IMPACT ASSESSMENTGeneral Principles
• Impact Assessment is an aid to decision-making, not a substitute for political judgement
• The Assessment Report will justify the chosen policy option after having examined the alternatives
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IMPACT ASSESSMENTFocus
• Economic impact
• Social impact
• Environmental impact
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IMPACT ASSESSMENTProcess
• Preliminary Assessment
• Extended Assessment
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IMPACT ASSESSMENTPreliminary Assessment Statement
1. Problem identification2. Objective of the proposal3. Policy options4. Impacts – positive and negative5. Follow-up
• Is an Extended Assessment recommended ?
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IMPACT ASSESSMENTExtended Impact Assessment
1. Analysing the issue2. Identifying the policy objective3. Identifying policy options and alternative
instruments4. Analysing the impact: economic, social and
environmental5. Implementing, monitoring and evaluating ex-post
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Who Uses Spatially Organised Environmental Data ?
• Governments & Administrations• Other Large Public Sector Bodies• Academics & Researchers• Commercial & Professional End Users• Value-added Resellers• Application Developers• NGOs & NFPs• Citizens
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So how much will INSPIRE cost?
• € 2-3bn total over 10 years • € 200-300m per year • € 50 cents per person• As in any infrastructure project, it is an
investment rather than a cost
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Costs of Hazards• The 2002 Floods cost:
– €15bn in Germany– €2bn in Austria– €2-3bn in the Czech Republic– €35m in Slovakia
If 10% of these costs could have been saved by being better prepared . . .
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Natural Hazards in EU
$ 80-100 bn over 20 years, 5000 killed, 12m people affected
DIGITAL TERRAIN MODELS
Costs of Research
• Some 20,000 EIA/SEAs are undertaken every year at an average cost of €75,000 each.
• Approximately 13% of the cost and 15% of the time is finding the data needed.
• If these costs were removed . . .
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POPULATION MOVEMENT1999-2020
Costs of Environmental Monitoring
• Cost of monitoring the environment in England and Wales is approximately €160m per annum
• Most EU countries undertake similar functions although the organisational arrangements are different (centralised federated, decentralised)
• The approximate cost across EU(15) is €1bn.
• If greater efficiency from both well organised metadata, harmonised data, and improved data management can add up to 10% of total cost . . .
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MECHELEN LAND USE MAP
Costs of Technology
• The know-how is largely in place already
• The resources may have to be found, which may not be easy where other priorities compete
• Where there’s a will there’s a way !
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MasterMapping Westminster
CITIES REVEALED
IMPACT ASSESSMENTOPTIONS for INSPIRE
1. Do nothing2. Voluntary co-operation among Member States 3. A broad Framework Directive, based on the principles
of subsidiarity and proportionality, devolving management to Member State level where obstacles are addressed in a step by step manner
4. A comprehensive Framework Directive backed by additional legal instruments that address all of the obstacles in a comprehensive way
5. A Regulation stipulating how Member States must implement INSPIRE standards and infrastructure
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Environment 2010: Our Future, Our Choice
The Sixth Environment Action Programme– a strategic approach to meeting environmental objectives
– policy-making based on participation and sound knowledge
– the reinforcement of geographical information systems and applications
Applied SDI
Components of Reference Data• Geodetic reference system• Units of administration• Units of property rights (parcels, buildings)• Addresses• Selected topographic themes
– Hydrography– Transport– Height
• Orthoimagery• Geographical names
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The INSPIRE Geo-portal
http://eu-geoportal.jrc.it/
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