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Belgian Interregional Environment Agency (IRCEL - CELINE)

LMO Description
Organisation: 
Belgian Interregional Environment Agency (IRCEL - CELINE)
Proposed role in INSPIRE development
  • submit reference material as input to the Drafting Teams
    • yes
  • contribute to awareness raising and training
    • yes
  • be kept informed
    • yes
    Details
    Level of authority: 
    National
    Belgium
    Formal Mandate: 
    <p>The Belgian Interregional Environment Agency is<br /> mandated to manage the<br /> national database concerning air pollution and<br /> develop the necessary software<br /> for its exploitation. This database includes all data<br /> which has been acquired by<br /> the three regional monitoring networks in Belgium and<br /> relevant information<br /> about the sample locations.<br /> The Belgian Interregional Environment Agency is<br /> mandated to transmit<br /> national data concerning air quality to the european<br /> level and other<br /> international organisations.</p>
    Main Activities: 
    The main activities of the Belgian Interregional Environment Agency are the exploitation of the interregional calibration laboratory, the exploitation of the national database on air quality, the prediction of (sumer and winter) SMOG episodes, composing rapports on air quality and emissions of gaseous substances to the regional, Belgian, European and international level and informing the public on (current) pollution levels.
    URL: 
    http://www.irceline.be/
    Area of work/experience
    Geographic Domain:: 
    National
    National (spatial) air quality datasets
    Societal Sector: 
    central government
    Specific Expertise: 
    Metadata
    Network Services
    Monitoring and Reporting
    Data Specifications
    Data and Service Sharing
    Previous Experience relevant for INSPIRE development: 
    development spatial database, development WMS, consultation data specifications
    Primary Business: 
    governmental (environment sector)
    Environmental application domains: 
    Monitoring air pollution
    INSPIRE Data Themes
    Producer
    Environmental monitoring Facilities, Atmospheric conditions
    Theme User
    Coordinate reference systems, Geographical grid systems, Geographical names, Administrative units, Addresses, Cadastral parcels, Transport networks, Elevation, Land cover, Orthoimagery, Statistical units, Buildings, Soil, Land use, Human health and safety, Utility and governmental services, Environmental monitoring Facilities, Production and industrial facilities, Agricultural and aquaculture facilities, Population distribution and demography, Area management / restriction / regulation zones & reporting units, Natural risk zones, Atmospheric conditions, Meteorological geographical features, Oceanographic geographical features, Sea regions, Bio-geographical regions, Habitats and biotopes, Species distribution, Energy Resources, Mineral Resources