JRC-FOREST

Description

Organisation:

JRC - IES - LMNHU - FOREST

Acronym:

JRC-FOREST

Details

Mission and Objectives:

FOREST is in charge of establishing the European Forest Data Centre (EFDAC) as the central point for forest information at European level in support to relevant EU policies, and as the basis of the European Forest Monitoring System proposed in the EU Forest Action Plan.

Formal Mandate:

European Commission

Mandate:

Activities:

Membership:

URL:

http://forest.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

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

collect and describe user requirements related to Environmental policies

yes

be kept informed

yes

Geographic Domain

International

Europe and Global

Societal Sector

Research

Specific Expertise

Specific Expertise:

Metadata

Data Specifications

Data and Service Sharing

Previous Experience relevant for INSPIRE development

INSPIRE Data Themes
Coordinator	Land cover, Land use
Producer	Land cover, Land use, Natural risk zones, Species distribution, Geographical grid systems
User	Administrative units, Protected sites, Elevation, Land cover, Orthoimagery, Land use, Natural risk zones, Meteorological geographical features, Species distribution, Coordinate reference systems, Geographical grid systems, Geographical names

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JRC-FOREST