European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)

LMO Description

Organisation:

Proposed role in INSPIRE development

allocate experts to Drafting Teams

yes

submit reference material as input to the Drafting Teams

yes

submit reference material as input to the Drafting Teams

yes

be kept informed

yes

Details

Level of authority:

Europe

Formal Mandate:

<p>EMSA provides assistance to the Commission and the Member States in the areas of maritime safety, maritime security, prevention of pollution and response to pollution caused by vessels. </p>

Main Activities:

EMSA's main activities are: - monitoring of the implementation of EU legislation in Member States and third countries; - providing technical expertise for the development of new rules and their subsequent implementation; - operational services in the areas of vessel monitoring and pollution prevention and response;

URL:

http://www.emsa.europa.eu/

Area of work/experience

Geographic Domain::

Europe

Baltic, Nordic Sea, Nord West Atlantic Oceans, Mediterranean, Black Sea.

Societal Sector:

European Institution

Specific Expertise:

Metadata

Network Services

Data Specifications

Previous Experience relevant for INSPIRE development:

- schema definition for managing the above data themes. - service implementation

Primary Business:

Maritime and Safety

Environmental application domains:

Monitoring water pollution (CleanSeaNet https://csndc.emsa.europa.eu) http://www.emsa.europa.eu/operations/marine-pollution/cleanseanet.html

INSPIRE Data Themes
Producer	Geographical grid systems, Orthoimagery, Environmental monitoring Facilities, Production and industrial facilities, Sea regions
Theme User	Coordinate reference systems, Geographical grid systems, Transport networks, Elevation, Orthoimagery, Utility and governmental services, Environmental monitoring Facilities, Production and industrial facilities, Natural risk zones, Atmospheric conditions, Meteorological geographical features, Oceanographic geographical features, Sea regions, Energy Resources

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