ESBN WG INSPIRE

Description

Organisation:

ESBN Working Group on INSPIRE

Acronym:

ESBN WG INSPIRE

Details

Mission and Objectives:

The working group mission will be to contribute to the implementation of the INSPIRE guidelines within the soil community and to report specific requirements to be included in the development of INSPIRE

Formal Mandate:

International

Mandate:

The working group has been proposed by the European Soil Bureau Network Steering Group. It will have a clearly defined task for a limited period (project based) and report to the Steering Group.

Activities:

The working group, representing the ESBN which consists of major organizations in the fields of soil in Europe, has been set-up in order to provide input in the definition of IRs for INSPIRE

Membership:

The European Soil Bureau Network includes contributors from EU Member States + EFTA + Accession countries + all other European contributors. JRC hosts the Secretariat on behalf of the European Soil Bureau Network

URL:

http://eusoils.jrc.it

Typology:

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

allocate experts to Drafting Teams

yes

participate in the review process

yes

contribute to cost/benefit analysis of the draft Implementing Rules

yes

implement pilot projects to test/revise/develop the draft Implementing Rules

yes

collect and describe user requirements related to Environmental policies

yes

contribute to awareness raising and training

yes

be kept informed

yes

Geographic Domain

International

Eurasia, North Africa & Middle-East

Societal Sector

European Commission, Public Soil Institutes and Research Institutions

Specific Expertise

Specific Expertise:

Metadata

Network Services

Monitoring and Reporting

Data Specifications

Data and Service Sharing

Previous Experience relevant for INSPIRE development

Testing of interoperability of web map services: http://eusoils.jrc.it/wms/wms.htm Use of geographical reference grids for the Ecopedological map of the Alps http://eusoils.jrc.it/projects/alpsis/MainAlpine.html

Environmental application domains

Monitoring soils, soil resources management, soil thematic strategy, soil erosion prevention and management

INSPIRE Data Themes
Coordinator	Soil
Producer	Soil, Geographical grid systems
User	Administrative units, Hydrography, Elevation, Land cover, Orthoimagery, Geology, Soil, Land use, Agricultural and aquaculture facilities, Population distribution and demography, Area management / restriction / regulation zones & reporting units, Natural risk zones, Meteorological geographical features, Bio-geographical regions, Habitats and biotopes, Species distribution, Coordinate reference systems, Geographical grid systems, Geographical names

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ESBN WG INSPIRE