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ENPRIS

Description
Organisation: 
Environmental Private Sector
Acronym: 
ENPRIS
Details
Mission and Objectives: 
Stimulate the adoption of INSPIRE-related measures within a private sector enterprise operating in the environmental field across Europe.
Formal Mandate: 
None
Mandate: 
internal agreement
Activities: 
Awareness raising on benefits and potential pitfalls in the implementation of SDIs; Monitoring INSPIRE developments; Consolidation of internal "INSPIREd" data assets/services
Membership: 
Membership of the SDIC is currently being revisited in light of organisational changes occurred at the end of 2010. Between 2006 and 2010 this SDIC was activated by CH2M HILL, as a subject operating both as a user and provider of environmental information in various EU countries, in its interaction with different environmental stakeholders.
Comments: 
This SDIC is being proposed as an initiative to consolidate past and ongoing efforts in the direction indicated in the mission.
Typology: 
Sectorial
Thematic
PROPOSED ROLE IN INSPIRE DEVELOPMENT

Which role(s) do you foresee for the SDIC in INSPIRE development

  • contribute to awareness raising and training
    • yes
  • be kept informed
    • yes
    Geographic Domain
    Europe
    Most EU countries
    Societal Sector
    environment
    Specific Expertise
    Specific Expertise: 
    Data and Service Sharing
    Previous Experience relevant for INSPIRE development
    Contact staff: - previously involved in EU Project on GIS/Environmental modelling and one project on Decision support systems related to WFD; - constant participation to information on INSPIRE and pre-INSPIRE GI developments within the EU (dating back to 1997) - management, technical supervision and execution of projects involving large spatial data sets for different countries
    Environmental application domains
    water resource management, environmental remediation, pollution prevention, environmental communication
    Primary Business
    awareness raising/facilitation
    INSPIRE Data Themes
    Producer
    Orthoimagery, Environmental monitoring Facilities
    User
    Administrative units, Cadastral parcels, Transport networks, Hydrography, Protected sites, Elevation, Land cover, Orthoimagery, Geology, Buildings, Soil, Land use, Human health and safety, Utility and governmental services, Environmental monitoring Facilities, Production and industrial facilities, Area management / restriction / regulation zones & reporting units, Geographical names