European Location Framework (ELF) acting as a facilitator implementing INSPIRE

EuroGeographics 46 European countries 61 members Responsible for geodetic, cadastral, land registry and mapping activities

The ELF Project A consortium of 40 partners, including EuroGeographics, OGC, private companies, academic organisations & NMCAs. 24 NMCA data providers. Co-funded by the European Commission s Competitive & Innovation Framework Programme (CIP).

What is the European Location Framework? The European Location Framework is: The gateway to pan-european maps, geographic & land information from national sources. A single source of official, quality-assured data from Europe s National Mapping, Cadastral & Land Registry Authorities (NMCAs). A single point of access for licensing official data from different agencies & different countries.

Achievements Technical infrastructure To enable users to incorporate data into application environment. Test Services Offers pilot products & services to defined international standards. Tools For data harmonisation & edge-matching. For identifying areas of interest & products. Practical example of INSPIRE implementation Supporting the delivery of national web feature services. Providing valuable feedback on data specifications.

Simplified ELF data flow diagram DP DP DP DP Q u a l i t y Geotools ELF schema, specs Geo Locator Geo Product Finder Security Manager licenses Access ELF showcase app, OSKARI Arc GIS Online Other platforms DP DP

Geotools Transformation Data Quality Validation Generalisation Edge Matching Visualisation Change Detection Table Joining Service

Download services: WFS 1. Administrative Units 2. Addresses 3. Geographical Names, 4. Hydrography (Physical waters, Network) 5. Land Cover, 6. Transport Networks (Air, Roads, Rail, Cable, Water) 7. Elevation 8. Buildings (2D, 2D Extended) 9. Cadastral parcels 10. Protected Sites 11. Sea Regions 12. Geology Cascading WFS Query distribution Content aggregation WFS NATIONAL DATA WFS WFS NATIONAL DATA NATIONAL DATA

ELF view services ELF Topographic Base Map Pan-European Web Map Tile Service (WMTS) Pre-styled contextual data, suitable as reference data for a wide range of applications Data from Existing EG Products (small scale) and NMCA National Services (large scale) ELF Cadastral Index Map Pan-European Web Map Service (WMS) Pre-styled Administrative Boundaries, Cadastral Parcels, Buildings, Addresses An index for land & property information

ELF showcase application

INSPIRE/ELF compliancy Service Type ELF service Conform ELF added value to INSPIRE Search GeoLocator Utilises INSPIRE services Exonyms, variant names Download WFS: 12 themes Cross country (cascading services) View Base Map Cadastral Index Map ELF specific service INSPIRE portrayal improved GetInfoFeature operation Cross country (cascading services)

Coverage of ELF data providers Data content providers Project partner countries (13) Joined 2016 (7 countries) Data provider outside project (4) Contributors to ELF Global/Regional through EuroGeographics products ERM,EGM,EBM Malta

NMCAs issues re INSPIRE implementation Complexity of the requirements Not easy to understand Not supported (yet) by GIS vendors Too big flexibility of the requirements (data/service specifications) The INSPIRE compliant service will not link to another INSPIRE compliant service if implemented by different tools Lack of users need for INSPIRE services Limited support by Governments (especially - non EU)

Regional coordination Group A Group B Group C Group D Malta

ELF regional engagement Project partner countries (13) Joined 2016 (7 countries) Data provider outside project (4) Contributors to ELF Global/Regional through EuroGeographics products ERM,EGM,EBM Regional ELF workshops Malta

EuroGeographics network facilitates ELF and INSPIRE implementation ELF project means Over 20 training webinars on technical setup of INSPIRE/ELF services (youtube videos) Support on data model, specifications, best practice cases Testing and quality validation framework Regional coordination 9 workshops by EuroGeographics Knowledge Exchange Networks INSPIRE KEN, EuroSDR and EC (JRC): On validation of INSPIRE services, June 2016 INSPIRE KEN (+ Cluster facilitator): On transformation of EL and OI, Sept 2015 INSPIRE KEN: On transformation of AD, AU, BU, CP and GN, April 2015 Q-KEN, ELF: On Spatial Data and Map Quality, Jan 2015 INSPIRE KEN: Coordination between data producers for interoperability, Feb 2014 INSPIRE KEN (+Cluster facilitator): On transformation TN and HY, Oct 2014 INSPIRE KEN and EuroSDR: On Schema transformation, Oct 2013 INSPIRE KEN: Strategy to implement data interoperability: Feb 2013 INSPIRE KEN: INSPIRE services, Oct 2012

Detailed guidance

Conclusions ELF and EuroGeographics membership facilitate INSPIRE implementation Guiding for what is needed Technically, legally Deliver real pan-e services Assuring technical sustainability operational platform, quality check, maintenance Consider users needs Demonstrating benefits (especially to non- EU countries)

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