From voluntary to mandatory

Norway digital adapting to the INSPIRE directive

Introduction

• The Norwegian SDI – piece by piece

• Voluntary solution – how does it work

• Adding a legislative frame – issues and concerns

• Challenges ahead

Defining the infrastructure

• Responsibilities

• Construction and tasks

• Metadata and specifications

• Means to discover, visualise and evaluate

• Use of structure and available content

• Access, payment, restrictions

• Level of technology in the society

• Financing

Building the Norwegian SDI

SOSI

Distribution

system

GEOVEKST

Positioning

in

real

time

AREALIS

Parcels

Norway

digital agreement

Bathymetri

Financing

Adding INSPIRE

SOSI

Distribution

system

GEOVEKST

Positioning

in

real

time

AREALIS

Parcels

Norway

digital agreement

Bathymetri

Financing

Standards

Data sharing

and

public

services

Spatial data Act

INSPIRE directive

Norway

digital agreement

IN

TER

NA

L F

AC

TO

RS

EX

TER

NA

L F

AC

TO

RS

POSITIVES NEGATIVES

• Lack of predictability

• Progress may be slow

WEAKNESSES

• Building trust

• Flexible

• Each feel they can provide something

STRENGTHS

• Better use of public funds

• More efficient public bodies

OPPORTUNITIES

• Results too slow to keep up with developments

THREATS

The voluntary solution

IN

TER

NA

L F

AC

TO

RS

EX

TER

NA

L F

AC

TO

RS

POSITIVES NEGATIVES

• Rigid

• No “ownership” to the goals

• Might do as little as possible

WEAKNESSES

• Predictability

• Clear responsibilities

STRENGTHS

• Predictability

• Rights to better access for the public

OPPORTUNITIES

• Results not easily adaptable to technical developments

THREATS

The legislative solution

The challenge

• Law is a tool – not a result

• Preserve the positives

• Trust and ownership

• Flexibility

• Counteract the negatives

• Emphasise the positive side-effects

• Ensure participation and development

• Motivate for maximum effort

• Provide financing solutions

Some legal issues

• Participation

• INSPIRE definition of ”public authority” and Norway Digital membership

• Local communities

• For environmental purposes

• Only for international sharing

How do we do it?

• Spatial Data Act defines the results

• National spatial data co-ordinator

• Participants decides how

• Transparency and participation

• Terms agreed between participants

• User forums

• National advisory board

• Centralised solution to provide services