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Towards a Shared Environmental Information System for Europe Towards a Shared Environmental Information System for Europe
SEISSEIS
Chris SteenmansChris SteenmansHead of GroupHead of Group
Data Access and ManagementData Access and Management
Towards sharing environmental information...Towards sharing environmental information...
Directive INSPIRE, 2007
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e
Directive on Public Accessto Environmental Information, 2003
Directive on Reuse of Public SectorInformation, 2003
6th Community EnvironmentAction Programme, 2002
Aarhus Conventionon Access to Information, 1998
Declaration of the UN Stockholm Conferenceon the Human Environment, 1972
Standardized Environmental ReportingDirective, 1991
SEIS ?
Establishment EEA and EionetCouncil Regulation, 1990
GMES Action Plan, 2004
Drivers of SEISDrivers of SEIS
i. Content
ii. Streamlining
iii.Access
Directive INSPIRE, 2007
Directive on Public Accessto Environmental Information, 2003
Directive on Reuse of Public SectorInformation, 2003
6th Community EnvironmentAction Programme, 2002-2012
Aarhus Conventionon Access to Information, 1998
Standardized Environmental ReportingDirective, 1991
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IS
Global Monitoring for Environmentand Security Action Plan 2004-2008
Establishment EEA and EionetCouncil Regulation, 1990
Need for integrated informationNeed for integrated information
Priorities 6th EAP 2002-2012
• Climate change • Nature and biodiversity • Environment and health • Natural resources and waste
Reporting obligations per country Reporting obligations per country
Source: Reporting Obligations Database, EEA 2004
Benchmarking countriesBenchmarking countriesProjections of greenhouse gas emissions and removalsProjections of greenhouse gas emissions and removals
Source: : EEA Core Set of Indicators, 2007
Europe in a global perspectiveEurope in a global perspective
AIR
Pollutant emissions in West and Central Europe (WCE) falling but still
significant.
Emissions in Eastern European Countries and Central Asia (EECCA)
up by 10% or more
Source:Euope’s Environment,EEA 2007
Time lags in State of theTime lags in State of theEnvironment and indicator reportsEnvironment and indicator reports
Source: : Rosenström et al., 2006
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ears
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eport
ing
Real Time Data for Real Time Data for Real Time Decision making ( RTDReal Time Decision making ( RTD2 2 ))
available missing future outlook
yearpresent
Scenario A
Baseline scenario
Scenario B
PresentDataflow
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
%Reporting PerformanceReporting PerformanceEEA Priority Data FlowsEEA Priority Data Flows
• Improve availability and quality of information needed to design and implement Community environment policy
• Reduce administrative burden on Member States and EU institutions & modernise reporting
• Foster the development of information services and applications that all of us can use and profit from.
Scope of SEISScope of SEIS
Definition Definition
SEIS is a collaborative initiative of European and National bodies to establish an integrated and sustained information system for sharing environmental data.
A system where the public authorities are the providers but also the main end-users and beneficiaries
(Go4, 2007)
SEIS PrinciplesSEIS Principles• information should be managed as close as
possible to its source
• information is provided once and shared with others for many purposes
• data and information should be readily accessible
• information should be made available to the public after due consideration of the appropriate level of aggregation, given possible confidentiality constraints, and at national level in the national language(s)
Data and information services
ICT infrastructure, Inspire,...
SEIS componentsSEIS componentsSEIS componentsSEIS components
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Data and Information
Air
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Ch
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Clim
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Bio
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Soil
Fore
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Waste
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Natr
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Emissionsdata
Emissionsdata
UserUser
Internet(Geonetwork Inspire)
Internet(Geonetwork Inspire)
EEAinformation
services
EEAinformation
services
EIONETEIONET
Data fromother
Directives
Data fromother
DirectivesBasic
Referencedata
BasicReference
data
Internat.Conventions
Internat.Conventions
NationalData
centres
NationalData
centres
Internet(Inspire)
Internet(Inspire)
Sub-nationalData
centres
Sub-nationalData
centres
GMESGMES
WISEWISE – – Water Information System for EuropeWater Information System for Europe
GermanyPotential 408,000 web pages
Potential 800,000 web pages
Potential 362,000 web pages
EEA
... to sharing information services
Investment Return
France
UK
web service
One European Website
QuestionsQuestions
• Can Estonian’s environmental information system fit into the vision of SEIS?
• What can we learn from the national experience?
• Do you have specific user requirements towards SEIS?
• Are you willing to contribute to the stepwise implementation of SEIS?
• Country performance improvements Priority Data FlowsTarget for 2010 100% reporting performance.
• Reportnet enhancementsFurther develop Reportnet
• Indicator Management System (IMS+) Create and agree on a common European information base for country benchmarking
EEA SEIS Implementation plan EEA SEIS Implementation plan 2008 (3 projects on Streamlining) 2008 (3 projects on Streamlining)
• Land-water-biodiversity integrated assessmentIntegrated assessment inputs for the EEA SOER2010 report
• Ozone web extensionDemonstrate the possibilities to use the system for monthly summer ozone exceedance reporting, Consolidate the near real-time ozone data to full coverage and Extend the system to particulate matter
• Indicators and assessments greenhouse gas emissionsTo get access to knowledge from national assessments, to improve SOER2010 reporting.
EEA SEIS Implementation plan EEA SEIS Implementation plan 2008 (8 projects on Content) 2008 (8 projects on Content) (1/2)(1/2)
• Air quality data serviceIntegrate the future CAFÉ Directive data flows into the EEA air data service.
• Effectiveness of waste policiesCreate a SEIS compliant reporting system for information that is of another kind.
• SEIS country visits
• EEA SEIS SignalsA first report in November 2008
• Water assessments – NitrateTo get access to knowledge from national water assessments of nutrients - Nitrate
EEA SEIS Implementation plan EEA SEIS Implementation plan 2008 (8 projects on Content) 2008 (8 projects on Content) (2/2)(2/2)
• SERIS upgradeImprove access to national information on State of the Environment
• Land cover data service Web service established by end 2008
• Greenhouse gas data serviceGHG emission data for the actual year -1
• WISE data serviceProvide information services within WISE, enriching the current bathing water information
• Linking SEIS, INSPIRE, GMESNew EU initiatives dealing with accessing and sharing of data
EEA SEIS Implementation plan EEA SEIS Implementation plan 2008 (5 projects on Access) 2008 (5 projects on Access)