Alexander Coley
Data Standards & Policy Manager (Defra)
@alexrcoley
where next for INSPIRE?
making it work for the UK
2001 - 2004 EC studies
- cultural, institutional, financial and legal barriers prevent or delay the sharing and re-use of existing spatial data
- the description (documentation) of available spatial data was often incomplete
- cultural, institutional, financial and legal barriers prevent or delay the sharing and re-use of existing spatial data
- the description (documentation) of available spatial data was often incomplete
- spatial data was often missing or incomplete
- spatial datasets could often not be combined with other spatial datasets
- the systems to find, access and use spatial data would often function in isolation only and were not compatible with each other
- spatial data was often missing or incomplete
- spatial datasets could often not be combined with other spatial datasets
- the systems to find, access and use spatial data would often function in isolation only and were not compatible with each other
in 2004
8 new states
joined the EU
and there had been numerous
cross-border environmental crises
The Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE) should assist policy-making in relation to policies and activities that may have a direct or indirect impact on the environment
This Directive should apply to spatial data held by or on behalf of public authorities and to the use of spatial data by public authorities in the performance of their public tasks
The problems regarding the availability, quality, organisation, accessibility and sharing of spatial information are common to a large number of policy and information themes and [..]. Solving these problems requires measures that address exchange, sharing, access and use of interoperable spatial data and spatial data services across the various levels of public authority and [..] An infrastructure for spatial information in the Community should therefore be established
7 years since the directive entered into force
4 years since the implementation phases began
6 years until implementation should be fully business as usual
INSPIRE (legislation in the UK)
transposed in 2009
amending regulations in 2012
what we have
(not exhaustive)
widely reusable to very niche
some very and some not very useful
5500+
location datasets & services*
*on data.gov.uk (some double counting)
340+ WMS & WMTS
services*
*on data.gov.uk & many with more than 1 layer
60+ WFS
services*
*on data.gov.uk & much more due
50+ downloadable
spatial datasets*
*on data.gov.uk and gov.uk & much more due
900+ public bodies
publishing spatial datasets*
*on data.gov.uk and gov.uk
1000's csv's
with geo-referenceable information*
*on data.gov.uk and gov.uk
coordinate reference systems
OSGB, WGS84 & ETRS89
but
a lot has changed
since 2007
who are
our users?
"Traditional GI" is only
a part of the picture
data quality
is still an issue
service quality
remains patchy
complexity
is higher than ideal
shift in focus
from datasets to data products to data content
Use Cases
have developed faster
Ticking the box
vs. adding value
User needs
should be where we start
and some bits don't work
(maintenance required)
spatial data
quite simple & not so simple
points, lines &
polygons
WMS, WMTS, WCS, WFS
KML, GML, GeoJSON, CSV,
shapefiles, GeoTIFFs, MapInfoTAB, ASCII Grid, etc *
*there is a lot and some have traditionally had differing uses
WMS and WMTS may not help
store yourself or served to
Visualise or Analyse
coverages, grids & real time data
reference data
underpinning, commonly used data or elements
consolidating data
location data that could be brought together to support services
harmonisation
multiple public bodies contributing content to datasets/products
the National Information Infrastructure (NII)
what it means to be data that underpins public services and wider use
data content
as the new focus
increasing the utility and value
Simplification
where possible
demonstrating
best practice
demonstrating value
the INSPIRE formal Interim report
Impact
of INSPIRE among Small and Medium Enterprises
in Europe (SMEspire project)
the Maintenance and Implementation Framework
maintain 6 legal acts &
40+ Technical Guidelines
and challenge to user community
to feed in requirements and expertise
questions
Alexander Coley
@alexrcoley
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