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Joint Research Centre

From EULF and ARE3NA to ELISE:

European Location Interoperability Solutions

for E-government

Francesco Pignatelli (European Commission)

Simon Vrečar (external consultant)

8 November 2016

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Geospatial technologies fuel the data economy

• In 2020, the location-based service market will be a US$1.3 trillion industry(1)

• In 2020, use of geo-location data, including GPS, will generate US$500 billion in consumer value(2)

• Geographer jobs will grow by 35% per annum, while those of cartographers and photogrammetrists will grow by 22% between 2010 and 2020(3)

1. ”Location Based Services – Market and Technology Outlook – 2013-2020,” Market Info Group LLC, http://www.marketinfogroup.com/location-based-services-market-technology/

2. ”Implications of the ICT Skills Gap for the Mobile Industry,” MacLeod Consulting, http://www.gsma.com/events/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ICT-Skills-Gap-Research.pdf

3. $3.7 Billion Reasons Why GIS Technology is The Future,” American Sentinel University, http://www.americansentinel.edu/about-american-sentinel-university/newsroom/3-7-billion-reasons-why-gis-technology-is-the-future

Location-based services

market forecast – 2013-2020

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INSPIRE, Europe’s lingua franca for anything geospatial

Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE)

Directive 2013/37/EU of 26 June 2013

amending Directive 2003/98/EC on the re-use of public sector information (PSI)

Directive 2003/98/EC

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the

Committee of the Regions: A Digital Agenda for Europe - COM(2010) 245 final/2

EU Open Data Strategy

Towards interoperability for European public services COM(2010) 744

EU implementation of the G8 Open DataCharter

Digital Single MarketCommunication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the

Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the

Committee of the Regions: EU eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020 COM(2016) 179 final

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Data should be collected only once and kept where it can be maintained most

effectively

The INSPIRE five principles apply also to

e-Government

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* This could apply to any other kind of information/data

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e-Government and INSPIRE implementation share

common needs

• Guiding principles to open up data

• Guidelines on how to make data available in machine-readableformats

• Share DOs and DON'Ts to uncover good practices and potential mistakes that others have learnt from

• Common shared infrastructure e.g. Cloud could host and connect all stakeholders which could save resources

• Share standardisation principles to be used across different sectors e.g. persistent identifiers are important in INSPIRE andother infrastructures

• e-Reporting: i.e. guidelines on how to use INSPIRE data for reporting purposes

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e-Government and INSPIRE implementation face

common challenges

• Better access for consumers and businesses to online goods and services across Europe

• Create the right conditions for digital networks and services to flourish

• Maximise the growth of the European Digital Economy by investing in ICT infrastructure

• Need to raise awareness about the approaches, experience and solutions coming from INSPIRE, including those outside the environmental domain, such as e-Government

• Need to create opportunities for synergies and efficienciesbetween INSPIRE and e-Government

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EIF

INSPIRECreating a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) for EuropeLegislative and technical frameworkData and service publicationEnvironmental policy

EU Location Framework (EULF)Location enabling e-governmentUsing the SDI to serve government, citizens and businesses: cross-sector and cross-borderStrategic Framework (guidance, best practices, capacity building, problem solving, benefits…)

A Reusable INSPIRE Reference Platform (ARE3NA)Creating and sharing reusable geospatial interoperability solutions for INSPIRE and beyond; a stakeholder ‘arena’ and common reference frame for solution providers, implementers and users

ISA Programme: Geospatial ISA Actions

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ARE3NA

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Examples of ARE3NA reusable solutions in

Joinup

• Reusable FOSS for managing and publishing reference codes in any sector. Interoperability experiments for a federation of INSPIRE Registries (software reused in Member States)

• Helping the free flow of data by exploring the extent of access control in INSPIRE and the interoperability of an INSPIRE AMF with CEF/DSI

• Reusing INSPIRE’s data specifications to create INSPIRE in Linked Data for e-government applications

• Creating a specific form of DCAT-AP to allow INSPIRE metadata to be reused in other data portals

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ARE3NA – INSPIRE in Practice Objectives

Promote the implementation and use of INSPIRE by:

•Revisit capacity building: user-centeric approach

•Filling an important gap between rules and practice

•Illustrating where INSPIRE is useful

•Bringing solution providers closer to implementers and vice-versa

• bring in other sectors to a European SDI

• help assess policies

• help identify other interoperability gaps

•Helping to use INSPIRE by showcasing apps and applications

•https://inspire-reference.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

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• Platform enhancements: Document INSPIRE implementation workflows as well as ‘use’ workflows & Checklist for implementers (aiding other evaluations)

• Further test and refine the methodology for encoding INSPIRE data in RDF;

• Create a reusable reference tool for conformance testing for INSPIRE;

• Examine the wider context of interoperability barriers related to licencing and access control to data/services;

• Promote all the activities and engage with stakeholders.

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ARE3NA – Ongoing key activities

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Business as unusual:

the European Union Location Framework

Removes obstacles for the free flow of data in support of the Digital Single Market

Promotes INSPIRE as a multi-purpose infrastructure for a range of policy areas, including e-government, transport, marine, and energy

Identifies and promotes opportunities for the private sector

Working together withMS to address priorities

Practical problems solvedthrough pilot studies

Strategic frameworkbased on EU survey

Recommendations andguidance in 5 focus areas

Part of the ISA Programme Linking INSPIRE and e-Government

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How has the EULF evolved?

VisionSurvey &

Assessment

Benefits approach

Blueprint Pilots

Detailed Guidance

Case Study Factsheets

Process Improvement Approach

Solutions Inventory Approach

ReferencesFeasibilityStudies

Strategic Framework

Guidance Framework

Methodologies

Landscape Analysis Applications

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EULF Guidance Framework: Detailed Guidance

EULF Policy Alignment Guidelines

EULF Location Privacy Guidelines

Public Procurement of Geospatial Technologies

Design of Location Enabled e-Government Services

Architectures and Standards for SDIs and e-Government

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EULF: provides the strategic framework, turning its recommendations into action and learning from the results

JRC

DG MOVE

ITS Directive

INSPIRE Directive

EnvironmentalSector

TransportSector

DG ENVDG MARE

MSFD DirectiveMarine Knowledge 2020

MarineSector

DG ENER

COM SEAPs,EPBD and EEDDirectives

EnergySector

INSPIRE… and beyond: EULF Pilots

G2B

G2C

G2G

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Pilots for Better Regulation

Monitoring marine environment is needed for multiple EU & international laws

Data can be re-used easier in cross-border applications if: �harmonised�up to date�exposed via services

The Marine Pilotimplements INSPIRE standards to support marine data re-use

Marine Pilot Energy Pilot

Energy efficiency policy landscape includes several Directives requiring data with different scales and accuracy

Location data can help scale-up methodologies from building to local to regional to national level

INSPIRE can facilitate the collection, harmonization, elaboration, access to and sharing of reliable data

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Pilots for Business opportunities

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Commercial map providers like HERE and TomTom need roadnetwork data that are�consistent�accurate �up-to-date

In the Transportation Pilot, INSPIRE standards are used to get geospatial data from public administrations

Significant reduced error rates in maps of from 25% to 7%, and Road Authorities (SE, NO) upgraded from Quarterly to Daily updates to map providers

Commercial map providers able to move from disparate national processes to more standardised processes in different EU countries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnny5ATwTYE

Transportation Pilot

Up-to-date flow of road safety data between Road Authorities and private map providers

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Lessons learned

• The demand for location-related information is growing

• It plays an important role supporting many EU and national policiesand in applications used by public authorities, businesses and citizens

• Collaboration involving thematic communities is essential: a challenge

• The private sector is increasingly supplying location-related data to government or using government data: better partnering is essential

• Recent policy evaluations (e.g. PSI, INSPIRE, DSM) show that public authorities need to improve (geo)data management and reuse

• Public sector data is seen as an engine for job creation, especially geospatial data

• The links between location and statistics need to be better exploited

• EULF and ARE3NA have created complementary frameworks, tools and pilot applications ready for enhancement through ISA2

• Common solutions/services are needed in, for example: EU gazetteer, address registries, open EU mapping

• Technological impacts of big data, linked open data, cloud infrastructures and Internet of Things need to be widely understood

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ISA2 Programme

INSPIRE Directive

INSPIRE contribution to EU Policies and initiatives:

selected cases

Digital Single Market Strategy

Better Regulation for Better Results Strategy

ELISE

action

Energy Efficiency Directive

Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

Marine Strategy Framework Directive

Intelligent Transport Systems Directive

EU-wide real-time traffic information services Delegated Regulation

European Intelligent Transport Systems Platform

Connecting Europe Facility Regulation

Public Sector Information Directive

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Value development path

ISA2

INSPIRE contribution via new ISA2 Action ELISE (2016-2020)

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To build solutions for e-Government based on INSPIRE, EULF and ARE3NA and act as ‘geo’ knowledge-base for ISA2

Support to Digital Single Market, Better Regulation and Public Sector Modernisation

Implementation of 'common services' such as geo-names and addresses to support multiple use cases in portals and applications

Link geo-data and statistics, addresses barriers in the free flow of location-related information, including private sector processes/products

Efficient and effective electronic G2G/C/B cross-border/sector interactions, through studies, frameworks, applications and services

eGovernment

community

Solution providers

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