ENVIFACILITATE

Description

Organisation:

ENVIFACILITATE SDIC between Finland, Estonia and Latvia. Members of a n EU Life Environment project on integration of spatial environmental information across different themes, scales, resolutions and uses: added value of facilitating mechanisms

Acronym:

ENVIFACILITATE

Details

Mission and Objectives:

To develop mechanisms and identify best practices for improved exchange of spatial environmental information regionally, nationally and internationally.

Formal Mandate:

None

Mandate:

Members of an EU Life project that is in operation between the years 2004 and 2006.

Activities:

Project, discussions, workshops, training, documentation

Membership:

- University of Turku, department of geography - Finnish Environment institute - Finnish Meteorological Institute - Regional Council of SW Finland - Estonian Environment Information Centre - Univerisity of Latvia

URL:

http://envifacilitate.utu.fi/

Typology:

Regional

Thematic

PROPOSED ROLE IN INSPIRE DEVELOPMENT

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

submit reference material as input to the Drafting Teams

yes

participate in the review process

yes

collect and describe user requirements related to Environmental policies

yes

contribute to awareness raising and training

yes

Geographic Domain

Europe

Finland, Estonia, Latvia

Societal Sector

Governmental in different levels, research and education

Specific Expertise

Specific Expertise:

Network Services

Data and Service Sharing

Previous Experience relevant for INSPIRE development

Members of the SDIC have been and are involved in several INSPIRE related processes in the three countries. We have advanced in practice data exchange between administrative units and different facilitating mechanisms.

Environmental application domains

Integrated Coastal Zone Management, Monitoring biodiversity, sustainable planning

Primary Business

Research, development, education

INSPIRE Data Themes
User	Geographical names, Administrative units, Transport networks, Hydrography, Protected sites, Elevation, Cadastral parcels, Land cover, Orthoimagery, Statistical units, Buildings, Soil, Geology, Land use, Human health and safety, 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, Sea regions, Bio-geographical regions, Habitats and biotopes, Species distribution, Coordinate reference systems, Geographical grid systems

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