IMPACT ASSESSMENT

IMPACT ASSESSMENT

INSPIREInfrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe

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


IMPACT ASSESSMENTFocus

• Economic impact

• Social impact

• Environmental impact


IMPACT ASSESSMENTProcess

• Preliminary Assessment

• Extended Assessment


IMPACT ASSESSMENTPreliminary Assessment Statement

1. Problem identification2. Objective of the proposal3. Policy options4. Impacts – positive and negative5. Follow-up

• Is an Extended Assessment recommended ?


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


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


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


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 . . .


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 . . .


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 !


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


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


The INSPIRE Geo-portal

http://eu-geoportal.jrc.it/


IMPACT ASSESSMENT

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