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Spatial Data Infrastructures in Slovenia: State of play 2011

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Title Spatial Data Infrastructures in Slovenia: State of Play 2011

Creator Danny Vandenbroucke (SADL) & Joep Crompvoets (PMI)

Date Issued 2011-08-15

Subject INSPIRE State of Play

Publisher K.U.Leuven (SADL + ICRI + PMI)

Description This report is summarizing the review of SDI in Slovenia

Contributor Danny Vandenbroucke & Catharina Bamps (SADL), Katleen

Janssen (ICRI), Joep Crompvoets (PMI)

Previous Contributor Danny Vandenbroucke, Jos Van Orshoven, Catharina Bamps,

Dimitrios Biliouris, (SADL); Peter Beusen, Katleen Janssen

(ICRI); Irena Ažman, Simon Vrečar, Tomaž Petek (SI)

Format MS Word 97/2000

Audience INSPIRE stakeholders

Identifier rcr11SIv100

Language EN

Coverage Summer 2010 – Spring 2011

Version number Date Modified by Comments

1.0 2002-12-12 Danny Vandenbroucke

(SADL) & Peter Beusen

(ICRI)

First version

1.1 2002-12-18 Jos Van Orshoven

(SADL)

Completion & harmonization

with 31 other country reports


(SADL)

Consolidation and integration of

various completing and

correcting remarks provided by

Ms. Irena Ažman

Addition of:

- Report meta-information

- Executive summary

- Abbreviations and acronyms

Harmonisation with 31 other

country reports

3.0 2004-06-13 Catharina Bamps &

(SADL)

Integration of comments from Mr

Simon Vrečar, Program Manager

IGEA and from limited review of

web sites

General review, correction and

update

Addition of table pointing to

changes with regard to Version 2.

4.0 2004-06-29 Katleen Janssen (ICRI) General review, correction and

update of legal framework


(SADL)

Consolidation

6.0 2005-06-10 Tomaž Petek General update of the status 2005

6.1 2005-06-14 Irena Rejec-Brancelj

(Env. Agency)

Update of the status 2005

regarding environmental issues


update of legal framework,

integration of comments from

MESP (Tomaž Petek)

6.3 2005-08-07 Danny Vandenbroucke Review of the 2005 update and

consolidation

6.4 2005-09-26 Danny Vandenbroucke Final report based on comments

from the EC


update of legal framework

7.1 2006-12-29 Danny Vandenbroucke Review of the 2006 update and

consolidation

8.0 2008-03-28 Katleen Janssen (ICRI) Correction and update legal and

organizational framework

8.1 2008-05-12 Danny Vandenbroucke,

Ludo Engelen (SADL)

Integration results survey

8.2 2008-07-28 Danny Vandenbroucke

(SADL)

Metadata and final changes

9.0 2010-03-25 Dimitrios Biliouris

(SADL)

Review of the 2009 update

9.1 2010-07-22 Katleen Janssen (ICRI) 2009 review of the legal

framework

10.0 2011-08-15 Joep Crompvoets (PMI) 2010/11 Full revisions

10.1 2011-11-10 Danny Vandenbroucke Final revision

EC-INSPIRE: Spatial Data Infrastructures in Europe: State of play Spring 2011 Slovenia

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Executive summary This report presents the status of the NSDI and INSPIRE of Slovenia for 2011. The first

part introduces the general NSDI-scene in Slovenia, meanwhile the second part provides

details of the Slovenia NSDI. This reports presents the coordination and organisational

issues, legal framework, key data, metadata, network services, environmental issues, and

standards related to the NSDI of Slovenia.

The Slovenian SDI approach is truly national. SDI building blocks have reached a

significant level of operationality. The first steps in the development of the Slovenian

SDI were taken within the Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy

(MESP) and its bodies, but a lot of parallel activities were running in other institutions

and organizations. This Ministry has a particularly important role as the most important

providers of Geographical Information depend on it; being the Surveying and Mapping

Authority (SMA) and Environmental agency. The SMA was appointed as the responsible

body for the NSDI and INSPIRE implementation.

The present legal framework and legal background for geodetic data, access to geodetic

data and pricing policy for geodetic data in Slovenia is based on a number of acts and

regulations. For instance: The Action Plan of e-business in public administration in

Slovenia 2010 – 2015 and the Act transposing the INSPIRE directive (Zakon o

infrastrukturi za prostorske Official Gazette February 2010) that was entered into force

20 February 2010. The INSPIRE transposition Act entitled the “Act on Infrastructure for

Spatial Information” determines the tasks related to the establishment and

implementation of the metadata system, service networks for accessing and using the

data, and the coordination of establishing the NSDI of Slovenia as well as the usage. It

also determines the tasks of particular entities responsible for establishing, managing and

using the spatial data and services. This Act forms also the basis for the SDI-strategy in

Slovenia. The key spatial data provider Surveying and Mapping Authority is funded

primarily from the state budget. Based on the PSI legislation, Slovenia has adopted a

unique pricing and charging policy based on the intended purpose of the re-user.

From the previous SoP counry reports it appears that that Geodatasets are available that

form a basis for the pan-European coverage for the INSPIRE themes and components.

The existing geodetic reference systems and projection systems are standardised,

documented and interconvertable. The INSPIRE 2011 MR confirms these statements. 77

data sets have been reported. 33, 5 and 39 for Annex I, Annex II and Annex III

respectively while most of the themes are being covered, except Geographical grid

systems, Atmospheric conditions, Sea regions and Energy resources. The Reference and

core thematic data produced by the Surveying and Mapping Authority and Environmental

Agency are of high quality and accuracy. However no detailed documented procedures

exist. Many geoportals and metadata are available in the Slovenian and English language.

Metadata are produced for a significant fraction of geodatasets of the themes of the

INSPIRE annexes. The 2011 MR confirms this statement for the reported datasets of

INSPIRE (97%, 100% and 79% for Annex I, II and III respectively). Metadata catalogues

are managed by the Surveying and Mapping Authority and the Environmental Agency. In

addition, other organisations have also their own metadata catalogues. None of the

metadata described in these catalogues are compliant with the INSPIRE implementing


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rules for INSPIRE. The Survey and Mapping Authority can be considered as the

coordinating authority for metadata implementation in the Slovenia.

The national geoportal as foreseen by the Infrastructure for Spatial Information Act has

not been established yet. The portal of the Surveying and Mapping Authority of the

Republic serves partly this purpose. At least three discovery services, six viewing

services exist, two download services. however none are complaint with the INSPIRE

implementing rules. These services are based on the OGC-standards. No information has

been found about the existence of transformation and invoking services.

The government of Slovenia is strongly aware that the development of an NSDI could

support the better decision-making in the domain of environment. Therefore, the Ministry

of the Environment and Spatial Planning leads the implementation of the Infrastructure

for the Spatial Information Act and the INSPIRE Directive. The Environmental Agency

is the main actor for providing environmentally related data and services. The 2011 MR

results support these statements.

Finally, these is some attention to standardisation.


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Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................... 4

TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................. 6

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS..................................................................................................... 7

1 GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................. 8

1.1 METHOD ...................................................................................................................................... 8 1.2 THE NSDI-SCENE IN SLOVENIA ................................................................................................... 8

2 DETAILS OF THE SLOVENIAN GEOINFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE.......10

2.1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................10 2.2 COMPONENT 1: COORDINATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES ..................................................10 2.3 COMPONENT 2: LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND FUNDING ....................................................................13 2.4 COMPONENT 3: DATA FOR THEMES OF THE INSPIRE ANNEXES ..................................................18 2.5 COMPONENT 4: METADATA ........................................................................................................21 2.6 COMPONENT 5: NETWORK SERVICES ..........................................................................................23 2.7 COMPONENT 6: ENVIRONMENTAL THEMES AND ACTIVITIES .......................................................25 2.8 COMPONENT 7: STANDARDS .......................................................................................................26 2.9 USE AND EFFICIENCY OF SDI ......................................................................................................26

3 ANNEXES ...........................................................................................................................27

3.1 LIST OF SDI ADDRESSES / CONTACTS FOR SLOVENIA ..................................................................27 3.2 LIST OF REFERENCES FOR SLOVENIA ...........................................................................................27


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Abbreviations and acronyms

CBZK Cadastral Central Database (only in Slovenian language)

CDS Catalogue of Data Sources)

CEPP Central Register of Spatial Data

EARS Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia

GEABIOS Geo Enabled and Better Internet Oriented Services

GIS Geographical Information System

GML Geography Markup Language

GPS Global Positioning System

GSDI Global Spatial Data Infrastructure

IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

INSPIRE INfrastructure for SPatial InfoRmation in Europe

IPI - ISI Infrastruktura za Prostorske Informacije - Infrastructure for Spatial

Information

MESP Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning

NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NMA National Mapping Agency

NSDI National Spatial Data Infrastructures

OGC Open Geospatial Consortium

PPP Public-private partnerships

PSI Policy and legislation on access to public sector information

SDI Spatial Data Infrastructures

SEA Slovene Environmental Agency

SGII Slovenian Geoinformation Infrastructure

SMA Surveying and Mapping Authority of Slovenia

SNSDC Slovenian National Spatial Data Catalogue

STANAG Standardization Agreement

UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

WPLA Working Party on Land Administration

WFS Web Feature Service


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1 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 Method

This report summarises the review of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure of Slovenia

in 2011, and reflects the degree to which the SDI situation in Slovenia is similar to the

ideas set out in the INSPIRE position papers and in the more recent INSPIRE-

implementation papers.

In comparison with the previous country report, this report has been updated to the

situation of Spring 2011. In order to achieve this, literature, survey results and websites

are used to describe the current situation of SDI-development and INSPIRE-

implementation in Slovenia.

For more background about the method applied, see Vandenbroucke, D., Zambon, M.-L.,

Crompvoets, J., and Dufourmont, H., 2008. Chapter 16, INSPIRE Directive: Specific

requirements to monitor its implementation. In: J. Crompvoets, A. Rajabifard, B. van

Loenen, and T. Delgado Fernández (Eds.), A Multi-view Framework to Assess Spatial

Data Infrastructures. The Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 327-

355.

1.2 The NSDI-Scene in Slovenia

1.2.1 Infrastruktura za Prostorske Informacije - Infrastructure for Spatial Information

The Slovenian government submitted the text of the Infrastructure for Spatial Information

Act to the National Assembly at the end of November 2009. The National Assembly

adopted the Act on 26 January 2010. This Act transposes the INSPIRE Directive, and

determines the tasks related to the establishment and implementation of the metadata

system, service networks for accessing and using the data, and the coordination of the

NSDI of Slovenia as well as the usage. It also determines the tasks of particular entities

responsible for establishing, managing or using the spatial data and services, which

activities contribute to the Slovenian and thus European SDI.

Until the adoption of the mentioned Act, the SDI as it is known in some other European

states was not yet established operationally in Slovenia. Nevertheless, some elements of

the SDI already existed in Slovenia, such as the metadata, the spatial datasets and

services which have been available in digital form for over 10 years. In addition, there

were also particular network services and technologies. In addition, the individual users

made agreements on data sharing, access and use.

Besides the Act on the Infrastructure for Spatial Information, several other legal

regulations and documents promote the exchange and use of spatial data such as: Act on

the Access to Information of Public Character, Electronic Commerce and Electronic

Signature Act, Copyright and Related Right Act, Spatial Planning Act, Real Estate

Regulation.

The domain of SDI is also covered and outlined in some national strategic documents

such as: Slovenia’s Development Strategy, E-commerce Strategy for the Public


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Administration Bodies and the Action Plan for e-Commerce in the Public Administration,

and e-Government Strategy of the Republic of Slovenia. As such the NSDI has become

embedded in the broader national information infrastructure.

It has also made large progress in implementing key components which include

coordination, core data and metadata.

The main player of the Slovenian NSDI is the Surveying and Mapping Authority of

Slovenia (SMA) which is a body within the Ministry of Environment and Spatial

Planning (MESP). This authority fulfils and coordinate many tasks related to the further

development of the NSDI in Slovenia. It leads the Intersectoral coordination group.

Another important player is the Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia

which also belongs to the MESP. This agency focuses on environmental data and

applications. Other important players are the Statistical office, the Ministry of

Agriculture, Forestry and Food, and Ministry of Public Administration. Some technical

and development tasks in the field of topography and cartography are implemented by the

Ministry of Defence in co-operation with the Surveying and Mapping Authority of

Slovenia.

Many activities about geographical information at the local level are implemented by the

municipalities and the 12 regional geodetic administrations with several branch offices

under supervision of the central government. Private companies play a specific role in

data acquisition, application development and consultancy.


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2 Details of the Slovenian GeoInformation Infrastructure

2.1 Introduction

This chapter presents the component details of the NSDI of Slovenia. The following

components of NSDI of Slovenia are described in detail: Coordination and organizational

issues, Legal framework and funding, Data for themes of the INSPIRE Annexes,

Metadata, Network services, Thematic environmental data and Standards.

2.2 Component 1: Coordination and organizational issues

The first steps in the development of the Slovenian SDI were taken at the Ministry of

Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy (MESP) and its bodies, but a lot of parallel

activities were running in other institutions and organizations. This Ministry has a

particularly important role as most of the key providers of Geographical Information

depends on it; being the Surveying and Mapping Authority (SMA)

(http://www.gov.si/gu). The Ministry also includes the Spatial Planning Directorate

which is responsible for the development and control of spatial plans, and the

Environmental Agency. Among the other government ministries and agencies the most

important with respect to Geographical Information is the Statistical Office of the

Republic of Slovenia and Ministry for Public Administration.

The Surveying and Mapping Authority deals with geodesy and is as such responsible for

the construction and update of the geodetic reference systems, definition of the state

boundary and the internal country division, and accreditation of geodetic service

providers. It is also responsible for the land cadastre and the register of buildings, the

register of spatial units (addresses), topographical databases and maps. Hence, its main

task is to ensure the existence and quality of spatial data for all official needs for the

territory of Slovenia. In addition it has the legal task to disseminate data, produce and

manage data catalogues and supervise copyright issues.

The Surveying and Mapping Authority was in 2009 nominated as the responsible body

for directive INSPIRE implementation process with the following objectives:

to regulate and co-ordinate Geographical Information policy at a national

level, and co-operate with other national and international organizations

regarding issues related to geographical information: standardization,

legislation, policy, and legal and organizational aspects of data exchange and

distribution,

to develop user services including users requirements analysis, translation of

requirements in terms of information processing, technical advice, linking

information users and providers and quality support (preparation of quality

manual, quality assurance, quality audits);

to develop metadata services, remote access to metadata catalogues and data

provision through a distributed data warehouse systems;

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to raise awareness of the importance of a SDI, including human resources

management, research and development, provision of tools, training, and data

integration,

to stimulate the use of Geographical Information and metadata which are

available via the geoportal.

The Infrastructure for Spatial Information Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of

Slovenia, No. 8/2010), which transposes the INSPIRE directive, determines the national

contact point for contacting the European Commission regarding the INSPIRE Directive

and for an efficient implementation of the SDI in Slovenia. The Infrastructure for Spatial

Information Act specifies that the tasks of the national contact point shall be implemented

by the ministry responsible for land survey, which in this case means the Ministry of the

Environment and Spatial Planning, and the Surveying and Mapping Authority of the

Republic of Slovenia as the body affiliated to the ministry.

The tasks of the national contact point are determined by the Infrastructure for Spatial

Information Act, which specifies in Article 18 that the national contact point shall

perform the following tasks:

- managing and maintaining the list of spatial datasets;

- managing the detailed descriptions of the spatial data themes;

- managing the geoportal;

- managing the metadata catalogue;

- providing the interoperability of the spatial datasets and services by supporting the

implementation of the regulations for data harmonisation;

- preparing the proposals of operational programmes of the government under Article

20 of this Act;

- executing the INSPIRE implementing rules;

- preparing and disseminating the NSDI-strategy plan;

- preparing the implementation plan for meeting the requirements of the NSDI;

- preparing the monitoring reports for the European Commission.

The Slovenian government has established an appropriate coordination structure by the

formation of an intersectoral coordination group as the strategic body for directing the

measures for sharing the spatial resources as well as for the INSPIRE-implementation.

This coordination group advises and offers support to individual public authorities in

preparing the legal acts in the domain of spatial data management and usage so that the

data and services comply with the regulations of the Infrastructure for Spatial Information

Act and the INSPIRE Directive. In addition to the Ministry of the Environment and

Spatial Planning, the following ministries participates as well to this coordination group:

- Ministry of Transport

- Ministry of Defence

- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food



- Ministry of Public Administration

- Ministry of Health

- Statistical Office

- Ministry of Culture

- Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology

- Ministry of the Interior

- Ministry of Economy

- Ministry of Education and Sport

The administrative support for the activities of the coordination group is provided by the

national contact point; the Survey and Mapping Authority of the Republic of Slovenia..

In order to implement some complicated technological and legal issues, several working

groups are formed on Legislative regulations, Data standardisation and harmonisation,

Metadata, and Prototypes. Participants of these working groups are experts from the

public or private sectors. Experts of the Survey and Mapping Authority are mainly

acquainted to the organisational and technical aspects of NSDI, meanwhile

representatives of the private sector are more acquainted to the standardisation and

harmonisation issues and the special spatial data services.

2.2.1 Conclusions of Component 1

The Slovenian SDI approach is truly national. SDI building blocks have reached a

significant level of operationality. The first steps in the development of the Slovenian

SDI were taken within the Ministry of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy

(MESP) and its bodies, but a lot of parallel activities were running in other institutions

and organizations. This Ministry has a particularly important role as the most important

providers of Geographical Information depend on it; being the Surveying and Mapping

Authority (SMA) and Environmental agency. The SMA was appointed as the responsible

body for the NSDI and INSPIRE implementation.

Based on these conclusions we score the indicators as follows:

The approach and territorial coverage of the SDI is truly national

One or more components of the SDI have reached a significant level of

operationality (5)

The officially recognised or de facto coordinating body of the SDI is a NDP, i.e. a

NMA or a comparable organisation

The officially recognised or de facto coordinating body for the SDI is an

organisation controlled by data users (No)



An organisation of the type ‘national GI-association’ is involved in the

coordination of the SDI (No)

Producers and users of spatial data are participating in the SDI (No)

Only public sector actors are participating in the SDI (Partially)

2.3 Component 2: Legal framework and funding

2.3.1 Legal framework


data and pricing policy for geodetic data in Slovenia is based on following acts and

regulations:

Action Plan of e-business in public administration in Slovenia 2010 – 2015

Act of electronic commerce and electronic signature (Official Gazette 2000);

Geodetic activities Act (Official Gazette 2000): this Act defines the surveying

and mapping activity and determine conditions to implement this activity. It

also defines the geodetic service as a part of the surveying and mapping

activity being implemented in public interest, determine geodetic service

duties, manage the organization and implementation of geodetic service

duties, geodetic data issuing and application, and inspection control.

Act of administrative taxes (ZUT) (Official Gazette 2000);

Recording of Real Estate Act (ZEN) (Official Gazette 2008), substituting the

Recording of Real Estate, State Boundary and Spatial Units Act and the Land

Cadastre. This Act provides uniform registration of real estate and quality data

on real estate, which are the basis for the space economy, land policy

administration, real estate taxation, keeping records of substantial rights on

real estate, for the spatial definition of data, and other purposes.

o Rules on the terms and conditions and method of computer access to

the Land Cadastre, Building Cadastre and Register of Spatial Units ;

Act of Spatial Planning (ZUREP 2003): this act regulates the spatial planning

and the enforcement of implementation measures for the planned spatial

arrangements, and ensures the building land development and the maintenance

of a spatial data system. A spatial data system is defined in chapter 5 of the

Spatial Planning Act: “the system of preparing, collecting, and maintaining

data banks in the field of spatial planning and other matters of spatial planning

and management”. The Act states that the state and the municipalities shall

maintain a spatial data system to monitor the spatial planning and

management situation. The spatial data system shall contain databases referred

to in this Act, and other databases related to spatial planning and management

provided by law or by a local community ordinance. The spatial data system

shall be based on mutually comparable and interrelated geodetic data, records,

and other data bases, harmonized with the statistical data banks.



Act transposing the INSPIRE directive (Zakon o infrastrukturi za prostorske

Official Gazette February 2010). The Act on Infrastructure for Spatial

Information that entered into force 20 February 2010 determines the tasks

related to the establishment and implementation of the metadata system,

service networks for accessing and using the data, and the coordination of

establishing the NSDI of Slovenia as well as the usage. It also determines the

tasks of particular entities responsible for establishing, managing and using

the spatial data and services, which have to contribute to the Slovenian and

thus European SDI.

The development of the NSDI is connected to the e-government initiatives. The

distribution environment is part of the state information infrastructure (e.g. licences

within e-government-developed services like micro-payment), and the issues in data

sharing between government bodies cover different databases, such as the registry of

citizens, registry of spatial units, the registry of tax payers, the land registry, the business

registry.

2.3.2 Public-private partnerships (PPPs)

The Slovenian GI-initiative counts upon the active involvement of all main GI-actors.

Private companies play a specific role in data acquisition, application development and

consultancy. The private sector is cooperating with the public sector mostly as a

performer of budget (state or local) funded projects.

2.3.3 Policy and legislation on access to public sector information (PSI)

The right of each person to acquire information held by a public body is laid down by

article 39 of the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia. The main content of the

constitutional provision could be described as the right of individuals to get informed

about the work of public sector bodies and by this means exercising control over the

transparency of their work, thus assuring public control on their decision making

processes. To implement the constitutional right to access, the Slovenian Parliament

adopted the Access to public sector information Act which entered into force on the 22nd

of March 2003 This Act imposes the obligation on public bodies to provide all public

sector information, held by a particular public body, on the internet. Each public body is

obliged to establish a catalogue of public sector information administered by the public

body which is the main framework for the provision of public sector information.

The law was substantially amended in July 2005 to implement the EU Directives on Re-

use of Public Sector Information (2003/98/EC) and Access to Environmental Information

(2003/4/ES). The amendment also created the public interest test and gave the

Commission the power to review information to see if it has been improperly classified.

The Act was further executed with regard to the re-use of PSI by the 2005 Decree on the

provision and re-use of public information (Official Gazette, No. 76/052)

Under the Spatial Planning Act of 2003, everyone has the right, in compliance with the

law and upon payment of an official charge, to access and to obtain data from the

databases falling under this legislation. The Governmental departments and local



community bodies are not obliged to pay such access charge. Access to the databases is

not recorded. In accordance with and under conditions provided by the regulations on

keeping records of real estate, it is also possible to access or obtain data from the land

register and the cadastral buildings register, records of the state border and the register of

spatial units linked to the data in the databases.

For the purpose of preparing spatial planning documents, for administrative procedures,

and maintaining databases, the spatial planning stakeholders shall have the right to access

and obtain all data on real estate and their owners, including personal data, kept in the

land cadastre, the cadastre of buildings, and the land register. These rights also include

the right to obtain data from the records on the state border and the register of spatial

units, including computer access to such data.

2.3.4 Legal protection of GI by intellectual property rights

The Copyright and Related Rights Act dates from 30 March 1995 (O.G. RS, No. 21/95)

and has been in force since 29 April 1995. Cartographic and photographic works are in

particular considered as copyright works (article 5).

According to article 8 of the Copyright Act copyright protection shall not be afforded to

official legislative, administrative and judicial texts.

Articles 141.a to 141.f provide for special legal protection of databases. Article 141.a

stipulates that “the protection of a database or its contents shall apply irrespective of their

protection by copyright or by other rights”.

Additional provisions on the authorship of geodetic data are included in the proposed

Geodetic Activities Act.

The Copyright Act was amended on 1 May 2004 in order to incorporate the regulations

of the 2001 Directive on copyright in the information society.

2.3.5 Restricted access to GI further to the legal protection of privacy

In 2004, the Personal Data Protection Act replaced the Law on Personal Data Protection

of 1999. Both laws are based on Directive 95/46/EC. The 2004 Act was amended once

more with regard to the status of the Information Commissioner. Personal data must be

processed lawfully and fairly and they must be adequate and in their extent appropriate in

relation to the purposes for which they are collected and further processed.

Directive 2002/58 on privacy and electronic communications has been transposed into

Slovenian law.

2.3.6 Licensing framework

For ordering data with the SMA, the standardized order form must be filled out. The data

may be handed over directly to the user or sent by post following remittance of payment.

The general terms and conditions can be found on the website (http://e-

prostor.gov.si/index.php?id=8). The user can use the data for the purpose for which they

are obtained and notify the SMA of any changes to the purpose of the use. The user must

state the source and a reference date. In case of publishing on the Internet, only derived

products may be published that cannot be re-engineered to the original product.

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Access can also be obtained via the PROSTOR portal (http://e-prostor.gov.si). Free

access to view cartographic and real estate data is available, and registered users can get

access to all geodetic data in a user-adapted multipurpose distribution system. A

distinction is made between use for public or private purposes by public bodies, for the

owners of properties and for re-use. The latter can be for an ‘ungainful’ purpose, for a

free of charge ‘gainful’ purpose, and for a ‘gainful’ purpose that be charged for.

2.3.7 Funding model for SDI and pricing policy

Funding

The SMA is funded primarily from the state budget. Most activities about metadata and

the Slovenian SDI were funded on MESP budgets. Some activities were supported by a

loan of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD).

Co-financing from data users (cost recovery) is relatively small in extent (and does not

play a crucial role in the realisation of the national geodetic service annual programme).

In compliance with the Republic of Slovenia Budget Implementation Act, it is possible to

use the income derived from own activities for covering material costs, and the costs of

administering and issuing data and products.

It was already mentioned during the process of adopting the Act on the Infrastructure for

Spatial Information that the required funds for establishing the infrastructure were of big

concern. The Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning tries currently to

implement the tasks at least to minimum extent, and fully as soon as the planned funds

are provided. In order to establish the discovery service and the geoportal, it was

estimated that around € 350,000 are annually needed for the years 2010 and 2011.

Along with the discussion of the Act on the Infrastructure for Spatial Information, the

national assembly adopted an additional decision proposing that the government

examines the initiative that the operational programme “Strengthening Regional

Development Potentials” for the period 2007 – 2013 would be amended, so that the

development of the NSDI could be co-financed by European funds in addition to the

operation of the establishment of the economic public infrastructure.

Pricing

Based on the PSI legislation, Slovenia has adopted a unique pricing and charging policy

based on the intended purpose of the re-user. The public body may charge for the PSI re-

use for commercial purposes, except in cases of re-use for the purpose of providing

information, ensuring the freedom of expression, and re-use of information for purposes

of culture and art and media's re-use of information.

All data and products produced by the geodetic service of the SMA are public and

accessible by all users for their own use against the payment of material costs. Terms and

conditions of the use of geodetic data, Price list of material expenses for issuing geodetic

data and Price list for re-use of geodetic data for gainful purposes for data collections are

kept by the national geodetic service, and are available on the website of the SMA. For

any use but the ‘gainful use’ that can be charged for, only the costs of the material for the

dissemination can be charged. For ‘gainful use’, the users pay for the data and the

material costs.

http://e-prostor.gov.si/

http://www.gu.gov.si/en/delovnapodrocja_gu/podatki_gu/fileadmin/gu.gov.si/pageuploads/english/TermsAndConditions.doc

http://www.gu.gov.si/en/delovnapodrocja_gu/podatki_gu/fileadmin/gu.gov.si/pageuploads/english/TermsAndConditions.doc

http://www.gu.gov.si/en/delovnapodrocja_gu/podatki_gu/fileadmin/gu.gov.si/pageuploads/english/price_list_material_expenses.pdf

http://www.gu.gov.si/en/delovnapodrocja_gu/podatki_gu/fileadmin/gu.gov.si/pageuploads/english/price_list_material_expenses.pdf

http://www.gu.gov.si/en/delovnapodrocja_gu/podatki_gu/fileadmin/gu.gov.si/pageuploads/english/price_list_reuse.pdf





data and pricing policy for geodetic data in Slovenia is based on a number of acts and

regulations. For instance: The Action Plan of e-business in public administration in

Slovenia 2010 – 2015 and the Act transposing the INSPIRE directive (Zakon o

infrastrukturi za prostorske Official Gazette February 2010) that was entered into force

20 February 2010. The INSPIRE transposition Act entitled the “Act on Infrastructure for

Spatial Information” determines the tasks related to the establishment and

implementation of the metadata system, service networks for accessing and using the

data, and the coordination of establishing the NSDI of Slovenia as well as the usage. It

also determines the tasks of particular entities responsible for establishing, managing and

using the spatial data and services. This Act forms also the basis for the SDI-strategy in

Slovenia. The key spatial data provider Surveying and Mapping Authority is funded

primarily from the state budget. Based on the PSI legislation, Slovenia has adopted a

unique pricing and charging policy based on the intended purpose of the re-user.


There is a legal instrument or framework determining the SDI-strategy or –

development

There are true PPP’s or other co-financing mechanisms between public and

private sector bodies with respect to the development and operation of the SDI-

related projects (Partially)

There is a freedom of information (FOI) act which contains specific FOI

legislation for the GI-sector (No Information found)

GI can specifically be protected by copyright

Privacy laws are actively being taken into account by the holders of GI ((No

Information found)

There is a framework or policy for sharing GI between public institutions

There are simplified and standardised licences for personal use

The long-term financial security of the SDI-initiative is secured (No)

There is a pricing framework for trading, using and/or commercialising GI



2.4 Component 3: Data for themes of the INSPIRE annexes

2.4.1 Datasets of different resolutions covering the INSPIRE and other themes

The key providers of spatial datasets in Slovenia are the Ministry of the Environment and

Spatial Planning and the bodies affiliated to this Ministry being the Surveying and

Mapping Authority and the Environmental Agency; Ministry of Public administration;

Ministry of Transport; Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food; Ministry of Defence

and the body affiliated to this ministry being the Administration for Civil Protection and

Disaster Relief, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Health, Ministry

of Interior, Slovenia Forest Service, Geological Survey, Land Survey Institute, Bio-

technical Faculty, and Fisheries Research Institute. They produce datasets related to the

following INSPIRE-themes:

- Coordinate reference systems. Supplier: Surveying and Mapping Authority.

- Geographical names at scales 1:5000/25,000/250,000. Supplier: Surveying and

Mapping Authority.

- Administrative units at scales: Supplier: Surveying and Mapping Authority.

- Addresses. Supplier: Surveying and Mapping Authority.

- Cadastral parcels. Supplier: Surveying and Mapping Authority.

- Transport networks at scales 1:5000/10,000/25,000/50,000/250,000/1,000,000.

Suppliers: Surveying and Mapping Authority, Ministry of Transport, Roads Agency, and

municipalities.

- Hydrography at scales 1:5000/10,000/25,000/50,000/250,000/1,000,000 (water bodies)

Suppliers: Environmental Agency, Surveying and Mapping Authority, and Geological

Survey.

- Protected sites. Suppliers: Environmental Agency, Ministry of Culture, Slovenian

Forest Service, and Fisheries Research Institute.

- Elevation. Supplier: Surveying and Mapping Authority.

- Land cover at scales 1:5000/10,000/25,000/50,000/250,000/1,000,000. Supplier:

Environmental Agency.

- Orthoimagery at different resolutions. Supplier: Surveying and Mapping Authority.

- Geology. Supplier: Geological survey.

- Statistical units. Supplier: Surveying and Mapping Authority.

- Buildings at scale 1:5000/10,000. Supplier: Surveying and Mapping Authority.

- Soil at scales 1: 25,000 and 1:250,000. Suppliers: Bio-technical faculty and Ministry of

Agriculture, Forestry and Food.

- Land Use. Suppliers: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Ministry of the

Environment and Spatial Planning, and municipalities.



- Human health and safety. Supplier: Environmental Agency, Ministry of Health.

- Utility and governmental services. Supplier: Surveying and Mapping Authority and the

Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning.

- Environmental monitoring facilities. Supplier: Environmental Agency.

- Production and industrial facilities. Supplier: Environmental Agency.

- Agricultural and aquaculture facilities. Suppliers: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and

Food, and Fisheries Research Institute.

- Population distribution – demography. Supplier: Ministry of Interior.

- Area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units. Suppliers: Surveying

and Mapping Authority and Environmental Agency.

- Natural risk zones. Supplier: Environmental Agency and Geological Survey.

- Atmospheric condition. Supplier: Environmental Agency.

- Meteorological geographical features. Supplier: Environmental Agency.

- Oceanographic geographical features. Supplier: Environmental Agency.

- Bio-geographical regions. Supplier: Environmental Agency.

- Habitats and biotopes. Supplier: Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning.

- Species distribution. Supplier: Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning.

- Energy resources. Supplier: Ministry of Economy.

- Mineral resources. Supplier: Geological Survey.

The 2011 MR reports 77 datasets (respectively 33 for Annex I, 5 for Annex II, and 39 for

Annex III). 88% of these datasets have metadata, although none are compliant with the

implementing rules. On average, the datasets cover 96% of the territory. Finally, none of

the datasets are complaint with the data harmonisation/specification implementing rules

2.4.2 Geodetic reference systems and projections

The Surveying and Mapping Authority of the Republic of Slovenia is responsible for the

establishment, maintenance and management of the national coordinate system. The

National coordinate system is divided into two components, namely a horizontal and

height component.

Currently there are in Slovenia:

Vertical National Coordinate System

Horizontal National Coordinate System (D48/GK)

Horizontal National Coordinate System (D96/GK) which is similar to

ETRS89.



The national coordinate system valid for maps and databases, has the following

characteristics:

Name: D48

Spheroid (ellipsoid): Bessel (1841), a = 6 377 397,155 m, e = 1/299,15281285

The spheroid touches the geoid in point Hermannskogel with astronomic coordinates

(Ergebnisse 1900): = 48° 16´ 15,29"; = 33° 57´ 41,06"E Ferro or = 16° 17´ 55,04"

E Greenwich; H = 558.66 m.

The geodetic network is oriented with side Hermannskogel - Hundesheimer Berg; =

107° 31´ 41,70½.

Projection: Slovene Gauss-Krueger conformal transversal cylindrical projection, Latitude

of origin 0° 00´ 00", Longitude of origin 15° 00´ 00" E of Greenwich, Central meridian

15° 00´ 00" E of Greenwich, False easting + 500 000 m, False northing - 5 000 000 m,

Modulation factor 0,9999, Projection zone width 3° 15’.

The national topographic maps (scale 1:25.000 – 1:50.000) should apply with the NATO

standards (STANAG) which requires the Universal Transverse Mercator projection using

the WGS 84 reference ellipsoid.

Finally, there is a free service that allows the transformation of coordinates between

coordinate systems ETRS89 (D96/GK) and D48/GK (see http://e-

prostor.gov.si/index.php?id=299).

2.4.3 Quality of data

The Environmental Agency of the Republic of Slovenia has the most specified spatial

data quality assurance, which determines detailed procedures for many datasets. This

agency has implemented the ISO 9001 certificate for its operating activities. The Survey

and Mapping Agency of the Republic of Slovenia also determines quality assurance for

its registers based on internal instructions resulting in high quality data

The most common problem in spatial data quality is the high diversity of norms and

procedures applied. Therefore, the quality between datasets is sometimes difficult to

compare.

2.4.4 Interoperability

The Surveying and Mapping Authority is responsible for providing the interoperability of

the spatial datasets and services by supporting the implementation of the regulations for

data harmonisation. So far, the work on data harmonisation is limited.

2.4.5 Language and culture

Metadata are provided in the Slovenian and English language (for the latter only the

discovery metadata). Accompanying documents (web, etc.) are mainly provided in the

both languages. In addition, many existing portals apply both languages as well.

The Surveying and Mapping Authority has modernized the Register of Geographical

Names. An application for managing the register and an Intranet application designed for

reviewing the register data have been made. The phase of data acquisition from the maps





at the 1:5,000, 1:25,000, 1:250,000 scales are completed and maintained. The register

includes graphic data on single inscriptions on maps.


From the previous SoP counry reports it appears that that Geodatasets are available that

form a basis for the pan-European coverage for the INSPIRE themes and components.

The existing geodetic reference systems and projection systems are standardised,

documented and interconvertable. The INSPIRE 2011 MR confirms these statements. 77

data sets have been reported. 33, 5 and 39 for Annex I, Annex II and Annex III

respectively while most of the themes are being covered, except Geographical grid

systems, Atmospheric conditions, Sea regions and Energy resources. The Reference and

core thematic data produced by the Surveying and Mapping Authority and Environmental

Agency are of high quality and accuracy. However no detailed documented procedures

exist. Many geoportals and metadata are available in the Slovenian and English language.


Geodatasets exist which provide a basis for contributing to the coverage of pan-

Europe for the INSPIRE-selected data themes and components

The geodetic reference system and projection systems are standardised,

documented and interconvertable

There is a documented data quality control procedure applied at the level of the

SDI (Not so clear)

Concern for interoperability goes beyond conversion between different data

formats (No Information found)

The national language is the operational language of the SDI

English is used as secondary language

2.5 Component 4: Metadata

2.5.1 Availability of metadata

Metadata are available many datasets managed by the Surveying and Mapping Authority,

the Environmental Agency, and many other data suppliers.

The Central Register of Spatial Data (CEPP) includes numerous metadata provided by

the Surveying and Mapping Authority of the Republic of Slovenia

(http://prostor.gov.si/cepp/). It contains the description of more than 400 datasets that are

regularly updated . These dataset descriptions are classified in 43 thematic groups of 110

data providers.

http://prostor.gov.si/cepp/



The Metadata portal of the Environmental Agency includes many metadata describing

mainly environmental data (such as air, nature and water

(http://gis.arso.gov.si/mpportal/). This portal contains slightly less than 100 datasets

2.5.2 Metadata catalogues

The Slovenian Metadata catalogue is called the Central Register of Spatial Data (CEPP)

and is developed and maintained by the GeoInformation Centre of The SMA

(http://prostor.gov.si/cepp_ang/index.jsp). This complies with the CEN/TC 287

prEN287009 metadata standard and is extended with some additional fields and a

thesaurus. The metadata of the catalogue are not compliant with the INSPIRE

implementing rules for metadata.

Another metadata catalogue is the one of the Environmental Agency of the Republic of

Slovenia (http://gis.arso.gov.si/mpportal/).

In addition to the mentioned agencies, there are many others that have established

catalogues for their datasets (e.g. the Statistical Office; the Ministry of Agriculture,

Forestry and Food; the Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief, the

Geological Survey, and the Institute for Nature Conservation).

2.5.3 Metadata implementation

The ‘de facto’ coordinating body is the Surveying and Mapping Authority. This authority

is not only describing its own datasets, but also coordinates the metadata efforts at other

authorities and even private organizations. It is not clear whether there exists a feature

code-list and thesaurus, nor whether there are formal update requirements for metadata.

Providers of metadata have two options to update the changes in the central metadata

catalogue of the Surveying and Mapping Authority: Update the metadata description and

send the file in exchange format (pmp – internal MPedit; XML – external) to the

catalogue administrator; and Connect to catalogue (access with username & password

and restricted to granted metadata records) and import changes. Both options are

supported by the so-called MPedit metadata maintenance tool:


Metadata are produced for a significant fraction of geodatasets of the themes of the

INSPIRE annexes. The 2011 MR confirms this statement for the reported datasets of

INSPIRE (97%, 100% and 79% for Annex I, II and III respectively). Metadata catalogues

are managed by the Surveying and Mapping Authority and the Environmental Agency. In

addition, other organisations have also their own metadata catalogues. None of the

metadata described in these catalogues are compliant with the INSPIRE implementing

rules for INSPIRE. The Survey and Mapping Authority can be considered as the

coordinating authority for metadata implementation in the Slovenia.


Metadata are produced for a significant fraction of geodatasets of the themes of

the INSPIRE annexes

http://gis.arso.gov.si/mpportal/

http://prostor.gov.si/cepp_ang/index.jsp




One or more standardised metadata catalogues are available covering more than

one data producing agency

There is a coordinating authority for metadata implementation at the level of the

SDI

2.6 Component 5: Network Services

2.6.1. Geoportals



Republic of Slovenia (http://e-prostor.gov.si/) serves partly this purpose. It contains

currently data about aerial photography, elevation, administrative units, buildings

cadastral parcels, Orthophotos, geographical names, and topography.

2.6.2 Network services

These network services are developed in accordance with the standards of OGC (Open

GIS Consortium) taking into account the ISO/TC211 standards

2.6.2.1 Discovery services

At least three discovery services exist, however none are complaint with the INSPIRE

implementing rules. The Surveying and Mapping Authority manages a Slovenian as well

as an English discovery services, respectively http://e-prostor.gov.si/index.php?id=7, and

http://prostor.gov.si/cepp_ang/index.jsp. They provide access to the metadata of most of

the INSPIRE themes. The Environmental Agency manages the following discovery

service: http://gis.arso.gov.si/mpportal/ providing metadata strongly related to

environmental matters.

2.6.2.2 Viewing services

At least six viewing services exist, however none are compliant with the INSPIRE

implementing rules. The Survey and Mapping Authority manages five viewing services:

Map viewer in Slovenian and English (http://prostor.gov.si/iokno/iokno.jsp and

http://prostor.gov.si/iokno_ang/iokno.jsp), Open Acces Viewer for the Public and

Registered users (http://prostor2.gov.si/javni/login.jsp and http://prostor.gov.si/preg/),

and Personal Data Viewer (http://prostor.gov.si/osebni_vpogled/index.htm). These

services allow the viewing of many products of the Surveying and Mapping Authority

free of charge and apply the OGC WMS. The Environmental Agency manages the Atlas

of the Environment (http://gis.arso.gov.si/atlasokolja/) allowing mainly the viewing of

environmental data.

2.6.2.3 Download services

The data download services have been in development for several years now. This way,

the Environmental Agency and the surveying and Mapping Agency enable the

downloading of their data to the users. Particularly, the web feature services are being

developed, which enable downloading the spatial datasets in a standardised manner.





http://prostor.gov.si/iokno/iokno.jsp

http://prostor.gov.si/iokno_ang/iokno.jsp

http://prostor2.gov.si/javni/login.jsp

http://prostor.gov.si/preg/

http://prostor.gov.si/osebni_vpogled/index.htm

http://gis.arso.gov.si/atlasokolja/



WFSs are used by many public authorities for accessing the data of the Land Cadastre,

Buildings Cadastre, Register of Spatial Units, etc..

The Surveying and Mapping Authority manages the WFS http://prostor.sigov.si/pgp and

the Environmental Agency manages the WFS

http://gis.arso.gov.si/wfs?STORE=ARSOGIS. This WFS allows the export of spatial data

in Shp. or GML format (version 2.0).

None of them is compliant with the INSPIRE implementing rules.

2.6.2.4 Transformation services

There are currently no examples of using transformation services to achieve data

interoperability.

2.6.2.5 Invoking services

Not information has been found about the invoking services.

2.6.3 Spatial Data Services and other services

No information has been found regarding the application of other services such as: Web

Processing services, Authentication services, payment services, and gazetteer services.

2.6.4 Use of software

Administrations are free to choose their software with the consequence that several FOSS

and commercial products are in use.




Republic serves partly this purpose. At least three discovery services, six viewing

services exist, two download services. however none are complaint with the INSPIRE

implementing rules. These services are based on the OGC-standards. No information has

been found about the existence of transformation and invoking services.


There are one or more discovery services making it possible to search for data and

services through metadata

There are one or more view services available for to visualise data from the

themes of the INSPIRE annexes

There are one ore more on-line download services enabling (parts of) copies of

datasets

http://prostor.sigov.si/pgp

http://gis.arso.gov.si/wfs?STORE=ARSOGIS



There are one or more transformation services enabling spatial datasets to be

transformed to achieve interoperability (No information found)

There are middleware services allowing data services to be invoked (No

information found)

2.7 Component 6: Environmental themes and activities

The government of Slovenia is aware that the establishment of the NSDI contributes to

better decision-making in the domain of environment. Therefore, the Ministry of the

Environment and Spatial Planning leads the implementation of the Infrastructure for the

Spatial Information Act and the INSPIRE Directive.

The Environmental Agency is the main actor for environmental data. This agency is fully

responsible for the following data related to the INSPIRE data themes: protected sites,

land cover, natural risk zones, atmospheric conditions, meteorological geographical

features, bio-geographical regions, and habitats and biotopes. It is partially responsible

for: elevation, human health and safety, production and industrial facilities, agricultural

and aquaculture facilities, area management/restriction/regulation zones & reporting

units, and oceanographic features

The Environmental Agency enables users to access, view, and download environmental

data (noise chart, nature, water, climate, air, environment and seismology):

- access to environmental data via the Environmental Atlas

(http://gis.arso.gov.si/atlasokolja/) and the Weather Portal (http://meteo.arso.gov.si/).

- National monitoring station network consisting of hydrology

(http://www.arso.gov.si/vode/podatki/), meteorology (http://www.arso.gov.si/vreme/

napovedi%10in%20podatki/), seismology

(http://www.arso.gov.si/potresi/obvestila%20o%20potresih/), metadata portal

(http://gis.arso.gov.si.mpportal/), and data sources on the environment

(http://kpv.arso.gov.si/).

The Environmental Atlas is a public accessible application free of charge. It aims to be

flexible, safe and powerful. Users can apply it in an easy and structured way on order to

access the spatial information. This Atlas enables to provide answers to questions such as

“what is located where?” and “where is located what?”.


The government of Slovenia is strongly aware that the development of an NSDI could

support the better decision-making in the domain of environment. Therefore, the Ministry

of the Environment and Spatial Planning leads the implementation of the Infrastructure

for the Spatial Information Act and the INSPIRE Directive. The Environmental Agency

is the main actor for providing environmentally related data and services. The 2011 MR

results support these statements..

Based on the information provided on the previous paragraph we score the indicator as

follows:

http://gis.arso.gov.si/atlasokolja/

http://meteo.arso.gov.si/

http://www.arso.gov.si/vode/podatki/

http://www.arso.gov.si/vreme/%20napovedi%10in%20podatki/

http://www.arso.gov.si/vreme/%20napovedi%10in%20podatki/

http://www.arso.gov.si/potresi/obvestila%20o%20potresih/

http://gis.arso.gov.si.mpportal/

http://kpv.arso.gov.si/



Thematic environmental data are covered by the described SDI-initiative or there

is an independent thematic environmental SDI

2.8 Component 7: Standards

The standards applied are based on the standards of SIST (the Slovenian Institute for

Standardization), CEN (the European Committee for Standardization), and ISO

(International Organization for Standardization) as well as the standards formulated by

OGC and W3C (World Wide Web Consortium). None of the data are compliant with the

INSPIRE Implementing rules for Data harmonisation/specification. The metadata

standards applied at the metadata catalogues of the Surveying and Mapping are based on

the CEN/TC 287 prEN287009 metadata standard. Some metadata fields are in line with

the ISO19115 metadata standard. None of these metadata are compliant with the

INSPIRE implementing rules for Metadata. The online services at the Surveying and

Mapping Authority and the Environmental Agency are compliant with OGC’s standards

(WMS, WFS). However, these services are not compliant with the INSPIRE

implementing rules for Network Services.


According to the information written in the previous paragraph, it can be concluded that

there is some attention to standardisation.

They are taking into consideration Conclusions of Component 7

Based on this information we score the indicator as follows :

The SDI-initiative is devoting significant attention to standardisation issues

2.9 Use and efficiency of SDI

The websites, literature and survey results do not provide much information about the

current use and efficiency of the NSDI in Slovenia.

Besides the geoportals managed by the Survey and Mapping Authority and the

Environmental Agency, other important geoportals are Geabios and Geopedia. At

Geabios web page (www.geabios.com) the following data and services can be found:

Maps of Slovenia, Addresses, Virtual walks, GPS Navigation, Tide tables, World Maps,

Nautical maps of the Adriatic Sea and Weather). Geopedia (www.geopedia.si) is a map-

viewing thematic website.

In addition, there are also systems for accessing the spatial data relevant for

municipalities. Among the largest systems providing such services to municipalities are

the Spatial Information System of Municipalities (PISO) and the internet system –

iObčina. The larger municipalities, such as Ljubljana, Maribor and Koper developed their

own systems.

One of the key barriers to the sharing of spatial data and services between public

authorities in Slovenia appears the missing of an efficient cooperation structure.

http://www.geabios.com/

http://www.geopedia.si/



3 Annexes

3.1 List of SDI addresses / contacts for Slovenia

Table: SDI contact list

Web address Organisational

mailing address

Over-all contact

person:

tel./fax/e-mail

National

Surveying and

Mapping

Authority of the

Republic of

Slovenia

http://www.gu.gov.si/


Zemlcjemerska ulica

12, 1000 Ljubljana,

Slovenija

Tel: +386-1-4784800

Fax: +386-1-4784909

or +386-1-4784834

Contact person:

Tomaz Petek.

Ministry of

Environment

and Spatial

Planning

http://www.mop.gov.si/

en/

Dunajska cesta 48,

1000 Ljubljana,

Slovenija

Tel: +386-1-4787431

Fax: +386-1-4787426

Environmental

Agency of the

Republic of

Slovenia

http://www.arso.gov.si Vojkova cesta 1b, SI-

1000 Ljubljana

Tel: +386-1-4784534

Fax: +386-1-4784052

3.2 List of references for Slovenia

Table: list of references used to compile the Country Report

Web sites:

http://www.mop.gov.si Ministry of environment and spatial planning

http://www.mkgp.gov.si/ Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food

http://www.mju.gov.si Ministry of Public Administration

http://www.arso.gov.si Environmental Agency

http://www.gov.si/gu/ + http://www.gu.gov.si Surveying and Mapping

Authority of the Republic of Slovenia

http://www.gu.gov.si/en/delovnapodrocja_gu/podatki_gu/#c12821



http://e-prostor.gov.si/index.php?id=263&no_cache=1&tx_simpltabs_

pi1[tab]=561#tabs

http://e-prostor.gov.si/index.php?id=263&no_cache=1&tx_simpltabs_

pi1[tab]=433#tabs



http://www.mop.gov.si/

http://www.mkgp.gov.si/

http://www.mju.gov.si/

http://www.arso.gov.si/

http://www.gov.si/gu/


http://www.gu.gov.si/en/delovnapodrocja_gu/podatki_gu/#c12821



http://e-prostor.gov.si/index.php?id=263&no_cache=1&tx_simpltabs_%20pi1%5btab%5d=561#tabs







http://prostor.gov.si/iokno/iokno.jsp +


http://prostor3.gov.si/javni/login.jsp?jezik=sl

http://gis.arso.gov.si/atlasokolja


http://gis.arso.gov.si/atlasokolja/profile.aspx?id=Atlas_Okolja_AXL@Ars

o

http://meteo.arso.gov.si/met/en/

http://www.geabios.com

http://www.geopedia.si

http://geoprostor.net

http://eionet-en.arso.gov.si/Eionet-SI_SERVICES/F1093138780

http://www.epsiplatform.eu/content/download/54905/756213/version/2/fil

e/ePSIplatform+Topic+Report++No+6+Slovenia.pdf

http://www.privacyinternational.org/survey/phr2002/phr2002-part3.pdf

http://sdi.jrc.it/ws/inspire_days/presentations/13Azman&Petek_Slovenia.

pdf

Publications:

Law on Geodetic Activities, Geodetic Legislation, published in the

Official Journal of the Republic of Slovenia, 2000, n°8.

Regulation on Building Cadastre Registration (Ur. I. RS, n° 15/02)

Surveying and Mapping Authority of the Republic of Slovenia. Real

Estate Property, National Border and Spatial Units Registration Bill,

Geodetic Legislation, published in the Official Journal of the Republic of

Slovenia, 2000, n°52.

Ažman, I., and Petek, T. 2009. Spatial Data Infrastructure at the

Surveying and Mapping Authority in Slovenia. GSDI 11, Rotterdam The

Netherlands 15-19 June 2009.

Petek, T. 2008. State of Play in Slovenia. INSPIRE Conference ISPRA, 9

May 2008.

Petek, T. 2009. INSPIRE implementation in Slovenia. INSPIRE

Conference Rotterdam, June, 2009

Petek, T. 2010. Member State Report: Slovenia. 26 pgs.


http://prostor.gov.si/iokno/iokno.jsp


http://prostor3.gov.si/javni/login.jsp?jezik=sl

http://gis.arso.gov.si/atlasokolja


http://gis.arso.gov.si/atlasokolja/profile.aspx?id=Atlas_Okolja_AXL@Arso

http://gis.arso.gov.si/atlasokolja/profile.aspx?id=Atlas_Okolja_AXL@Arso

http://meteo.arso.gov.si/met/en/

http://www.geabios.com/

http://www.geopedia.si/

http://geoprostor.net/

http://www.epsiplatform.eu/content/download/54905/756213/version/2/file/ePSIplatform+Topic+Report++No+6+Slovenia.pdf

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