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European Research on
Environment and
Sustainable Development
in support to better
Environmental Information
Christian Patermann
European Commission
DG Research
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Environmental information
for European policies
An early European initiative
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CORINE Information System
on the Environment
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End 80 ’ : One of the very few large
operational GIS in Europe
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CORINE Information System
GIS layers EU-wide
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Major natural biotopes
Land Cover
Soil quality and erosion risk
Coastal erosion
Air emissions
Data sets collected under EU legislation
Topography
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GMES
Objectives
 By 2008: to establish a European
capacity for Global Monitoring of the
Environment and Security
 By 2003: to identify the strengthes
and weaknesses of the current capacity
and the needs for improvement in the
scientific, technical, socio-economic
and institutional domains
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The Action Plan Initial Period
Prepare
Thematic Projects (ESD & IST)
Services element (ESA)
Learn
Proposals
for
GMES
Assessment studies
GMES Forum
2002
2003
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The GMES Forum’s actors
Information
users
(environment,
security,
research)
Policy,
Administration
Interest groups
Public
Information
providers
-------------Data users
Models
Research
organisms
Public Institutes
(EU, nat., reg.
local)
EEA, JRC
Private
Consultancy
Offices
Statistical
Institutes
Mapping
agencies
Data providers
Institutes for
Nat.Ressources:
Geology, Climate,
Soils, Oceans,
Nature
Environmental
monitoring :
Air, Water,
Wastes, Noise
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Users
needs
Earth
Observation
The GMES Forum:
4 main Conferences
• 1st Forum: Brussels, 15-17 July 2002
-good balance of stakeholders categories
-stocktaking of past experience
-initiated discussion on GMES issues
• 2nd Forum: Danemark, December 2002
- continue discussing GMES issues
• 3rd and 4th Forum: Greece and Italy
- discuss interim and final results
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The Thematic projects
A. LAND COVER CHANGE IN EUROPE
BIOPRESS
B. ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS IN EUROPE
LADAMER; OCEANIDES; EUROSION
C. GLOBAL VEGETATION MONITORING
CARBO-INVENT; SIBERIA II
D. GLOBAL OCEAN MONITORING
MERSEA
E. GLOBAL ATMOSPHERE MONITORING
CREATE; DEADALUS; Meth-MonitEUR;
APMoSPHERE; GATO-GMES
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Thematic projects
G. SYSTEMS FOR RISK MANAGEMENT
DISMAR
H. SYSTEMS FOR CRISIS MANAGEMENT
AND HUMANITARIAN AID
RISK-FORCE
I. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT TOOLS
and CONTRIBUTION TO INSPIRE
EOLES
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INSPIRE - Creating a European
infrastructure for Spatial Data
• Joint work of Commission Services
• Technical preparation completed
– spatial information services,
– data policy,
– spatial information requirements and
implementation timetable,
– organisational/institutional issues
• Next step: preparing Community
legislative basis
• More in Marc Vanderhaegen’s
presentation
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INSPIRE - GMES
Complementarity
• GMES needs Spatial Infrastructure
• Contribution to INSPIRE included in GMES 9th
Thematic Priority
• GMES studies to build upon INSPIRE results
• Targets end 2003 consistent:
-INSPIRE to produce draft legislation
-GMES to produce detailed programme
• By 2008 the European capacity for Global
Monitoring of Environment and Security to
include and rely upon European Spatial Data
Infrastructure
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INSPIRE - GMES
Complementarity
Now
GMES
INSPIRE
End 2003
EC-ESA initiative
with Space Agencies +
ENV & Security users
EC initiative
with Mapping
Agencies +
Environment users
Work Plan
2004-2008
Draft
legislation
2005/6
2008
Draft
Legislation
European
Capacity for
Global
Monitoring
Legal basis
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Infrastructure
for Spatial
Information in
Europe
EU Research
Past programmes (FP4 and FP5) addressed
Environmental and Geographic information
INFSO - GI 2000: 32 projects demonstrated
the potential as well as the shortcomings of
GI (more political than technical)
Environment: GIS were developed to run
RTD projects in various areas (e.g. estuarine
circulation; coastal zones management;
floods; water ressources)
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EU Research: FP6 outlook
New RTD Programme includes 7 thematic
priorities, 3 of which include aspects of
relevance to Environment and Geographic
Information:
• 2. Information Society Technologies (GI and
demonstration aspects)
• 4. Aeronautics and Space (GMES)
• 6. Sustainable development, global change
and ecosystems (Observing and Forecasting
Systems)
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