shared environmental information system - seis chris steenmans
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Shared Environmental Information System - SEIS
Chris Steenmans
Outline
• What is SEIS?
• SEIS principles
• SEIS implementation
• Conclusions
What is SEIS? ““Towards a Shared Environmental Information System”Towards a Shared Environmental Information System”
Commission Communication COM(2008)46Commission Communication COM(2008)46
“[…] efforts will be made to ensure that SEIS will be open to participation from accession candidate and neighbouring countries.”
Fragmented reporting systems
Shortcomings in relation to timeliness, availability, reliability, relevance of information
Shortcomings in ability to turn data into policy-relevant information
Underexploited opportunities offered by modern technologies
Many initiatives and processes in the right direction, but inadequate co-ordination
A wealth of information is collected but:
EuroStat EC EEA OECD UNEP
ETC
DG
DG
National institutions
Users
UNECEWHO...
Why SEIS is needed?
Strategic objectives
• to improve the availability and quality of data and information needed to design and implement environment policy in the EU
• to reduce administrative burden on Member States and EU institutions and modernise reporting
• to foster the development of information services and applications that all stakeholders can use and profit from
SEIS principles
information should be• managed as close as possible to its source;
• collected once, and shared with others for many purposes;
• readily available and easy accessible
• accessible to enable users to make comparisons at the appropriate geographical scale
• fully available to the general public at national level in the relevant national language(s)
• supported through common, free open software standards
Example SEIS principlesAir quality data from local to global level
Information should be• managed as close as possible to its source
Example SEIS principlesLegal compliance to LRTAP Convention
CompilationCompilationCalculationsCalculations
ModelsModels
Data requestData request
Data requestData request
Data requestData request
Data requestData request
EmissionsEmissionsReported
to CDRRawRawdatadata
Annual national activitiesAnnual national activities
Dissemination
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data is reported once and then is used many times by different stakeholders:UNECE, EEA, countries, research community etc.
Information should be• Collected once, and shared with others for many purposes
Example SEIS principlesOverview of activities under Convention onLong-range Transboundary Air Pollution
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Information should be• Collected once, and shared with others for many purposes
Example SEIS principlesEasy accesible bathing water quality data
Information should be• Readily available and easy accessible
Example SEIS principlesManagement of transboundary water resources
Information should be• Accessible to enable users to make comparisons at the
appropriate geographical scale
SEIS vision From Reporting to Online Services
Online information servicesOnline information servicesCurrent data reportingCurrent data reporting
CountriesCountries OrganisationsOrganisations CountriesCountries OrganisationsOrganisations
MS
MS
MS
MS
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EEA
OECD
UNEP
Data reporting
Data reporting
Data reporting
Data reporting
Data reporting
MS
MS
MS
MS
MS
EEA
OECD
UNEP
A
C
B
D
E
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C
B
D
E
Increased flexibility and greater use of data• More efficient trans-boundary analyses
Simplification and efficiency • Streamlining of data flows
• Reduction in administrative burden and costs
Better regulation, better policy• More consistent and integrated input
Empowering citizens• Widespread availability of information
Boosting innovation and intelligent e-Services• eGovernment, eEnvironment
What benefits will SEIS bring?
European Commission key streams for actions
1. Streamlining of legal requirements on• Over-arching EU legislation on sharing data and
information
• Streamlining of the environmental acquis
2. Building a more efficient data and information sharing infrastructure
3. Ensuring the availability of fit-for-purpose data underpinning environmental information, through adequate monitoring.
SEIS implementation at EEA Conceptual Framework
Data and information services
Reportnet, ICT, EEA SDI, Inspire, GMES,...
Data and information
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Clim
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Bio
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Soil
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Networking, Eionet, Group of 4, EPAs,agreements, country visits...
Example SEIS implementation at EEAStrategy 2009-2013
• EEA data centre i.e. air, climate change, biodiversity, water, land use
• Core set of indicators• State and outlook of Europe’s environment 2010+ • Assessment of Europe’s ecosystem services
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• Reportnet enhancements• Inspire implementation
• SEIS country visits• Group of 4 SEIS impact assessment and implementation plan• GMES in-situ coordination• SEIS European neighbourhood (ENPI, Horizon2020)• GEOSS data sharing principles
EEA 32+6 CSI • EU Mediterranean Countries
• ENP South
• West Balkans
• ENP East + RussiaEEC/CA CSI
H2020 CSI
core set of indicators
Example ContentStreamlining indicators
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Example InfrastructureNational and international building blocks
Example Institutional CooperationData sharing principles
GEO Members ENPI(Oct 2010):
• Algeria
• Egypt
• Israel
• Moldova
• Morocco
• Russian Federation
• Tunisia
• Ukraine
Objectives SEIS Country Visit
1. To get a common understanding on what exactly SEIS is about
2. To bring together existing country networks which manage environmental information
3. To learn about the existing information systems and to analyse the current readiness for SEIS implementation
4. To obtain feedback on country specific needs
5. To exchange information about the latest developments on content, infrastructure and instituational cooperation
6. To collect recommendations for the further development of SEIS
Centralised and decentralised environmental information systems
Presence of indicator-based reporting systems for public information
1. SShared (institutional cooperation)• Political commitment (legislative/non-legislative) • Partnership (win-win)• Networking (connecting)
2. EEnvironmental IInformation (content)• Horizontal integration (thematic)• Vertical integration (local to global)• Near real time data (online)• For policy makers and public (multi-purpose)
3. SSystem (infrastructure)• Existing ICT Infrastructure• Inspire, Reportnet, GMES, GEMET,...• New e-Services
Conclusion SEISSEIS in other words is about…
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