WISE GIS

Description

Organisation:

Expert Group on GIS under the Water Framework Directive (WFD)

Acronym:

WISE GIS

Details

Mission and Objectives:

To discuss issues of harmonisation of water-related GIS information, including harmonised datasets, coding, metadata, etc. The group develops GIS tools for the development of WISE. The group also coordinates with other activities, in particular INSPIRE, and follows relevant pilot projects (eg. RISE, ESTAT pilots).

Formal Mandate:

European Commission

Mandate:

Mandate provided by the Work Programme 2005/2006 for the WFD Common Implementation Strategy (cf EUROPA web page).

Activities:

Mandate provided by the Work Programme 2005/2006 for the WFD Common Implementation Strategy (cf EUROPA web page).

Membership:

1) officially nominated MS experts on water-related GIS data . 2) GIS experts of international River Basin Conventions. 3)experts from related projects (RISE, ). 4) experts from other EU bodies (ENV, JRC, ESTAT, EEA).

Comments:

The WISE GIS Expert Group (established under the WFD Implementation Strategy) is considered as an important SDIC to contribute actively to the definition of data specifications for water-related and hydrographic themes. This SDIC shall ensure a close coordination between the INSPIRE and the WISE (Water Information System for Europe) implementation, the latter being a pilot and a component of INSPIRE. WISE will cover all water-related data and information including, e.g. water quality, water quantity, flood and drought management, and marine quality. Therefore, other relevant projects or groups are welcome to join this SDIC. SDICs with overlaps in their scope are invited to link up and communicate closely with this key SDIC on water-related issues.

URL:

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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

Geographic Domain

National

Poland

Societal Sector

central government

Specific Expertise

Specific Expertise:

Data Specifications

Previous Experience relevant for INSPIRE development

participation in the INSPIRE directive legislation process

Environmental application domains

monitoring of the Baltic Sea, monitoring of rivers, implementation of the WFD

Primary Business

environmental monitoring

INSPIRE Data Themes
Coordinator	Soil, Human health and safety, Environmental monitoring Facilities
Producer	Soil, Human health and safety, Environmental monitoring Facilities
User	Coordinate reference systems, Geographical grid systems, Geographical names, Administrative units, Transport networks, Hydrography, Protected sites, Land cover, 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, Oceanographic geographical features, Sea regions, Bio-geographical regions, Habitats and biotopes, Species distribution

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