INSPIRE and MSFDExamples of using spatial data within

MSFD context

Darja Lihteneger, European Environment Agency, 04.07.2013

Outline

• INSPIRE: infrastructure and components

• INSPIRE: Data provider’s point of view

• INSPIRE spatial data themes and MSFD

• Mapping data models: INSPIRE and thematic domains

• Examples

INSPIRE = spatial information infrastructure• Built on national spatial data infrastructures• Based on standards• Interoperable• Providing human and machine access and

use of spatial data sets and services

Data / service providers

National SDI

Data / service providers

National SDI

Country A

Country B

Users

Technical rules under INSPIRE:• Metadata• Data sets and interoperability• Services

Machine-machine interaction

Sharing measures

Governance

+INSPIRE monitoring, reporting+

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INSPIRE: Data provider’s point of view

Data / service providers INSPIRE Metadata

INSPIRE Discovery service to search for data and services

Describe data and services with metadata

Make spatial data INSPIRE conformant

INSPIRE Annex I, II, III data specifications

INSPIRE transformation service

INSPIRE View service

Provide view service

INSPIRE Download service

Provide download service

INSPIRE Invoke spatial data services

Offer different services

Users

INSPIRE spatial data themes and MSFD

Presentation by Cecilia Silvestri, ISPRA at INSPIRE

Conference 2013

Mapping data models: INSPIRE and thematic domainsBasic principle to extend INSPIRE schema

INSPIRE

Example: Co-existence between MSFD and INSPIRE

MSFD

INSPIRE

MSFD only

Common to MSFD and INSPIRE

INSPIRE only

MSFD INSPIRE

MSFD

INSPIRE

MSFD

INSPIRE MSFD

Options in mapping:

Example 1: MSFD Reporting marine (sub)regions

Example 2: harmonisation based on INSPIREMSFD Spatial data set of marine regions

INSPIRE Area management data spec.

What to map?- Names of attributes- Code lists- Data types (text, number, date, …)- Identifiers: structure and value- Relationships (1:M, 1:1, M:N)

Mapped to

2 different structures !

Example 3: Combining spatial and tabular (thematic) data

Spatial data sets = Eionet water stations (latitude, longitude; point representation)Thematic data = Chlorophyll-a concentrations in 2012 in coastal and transitional waters (Source: WaterBase)

Example 4: re-using data from several data flows

• Chlorophyll-a concentrations in 2012 provided at Eionet water stations – coastal and transitional waters (Source: WaterBase; WISE)

• Coastal waters (WFD)

Final thoughts

• INSPIRE will not deliver spatial data sets, but DATA

PROVIDERS WILL!

• Don’t wait for perfect infrastructure for spatial

information!

• Start SHARING and USING spatial data sets and

services based on INSPIRE provisions!

• COOPERATION IS ONE OF THE KEY ELEMENTS!