1EnviroInfo 2005

Alpine Area (5 Countries): 11 x 7 = 77 cells Area: 770,000 Km2

European Soil Erosion Risk

Local Italian Alpine Area

EU

Member

Regional Scale

Local Scale

Cell Size

1km x 1km

Scalability: Multi-scale European Information System

Towards Multi-scale EIS : a participatory approach

100km x 100km

10km x 10km

INSPIRE objective: Develop “nested” systems

Navigate in a Regional Reference Grid: a large trans-boundary area by zooming in from upper scales towards more detailed data.

Regional Italian Alpine Area

Alpine: 7,700 cells of 10km x 10km

2EnviroInfo 2005

Regional Environmental projects:Exchange of harmonised information

Create a useful network among regional and national institutions which own and manage environmental data

Give an overview of available information on regional environmental themes

Exchange of knowledge and experience among different regions, different countries

Set up and update of shared environmental databases in regional level (themes: Air quality, Water, Soil, etc)

Use of participatory approach, according to the principles of INSPIRE (local ->Regional -> Country -> E.U)

Develop common procedures to allow data exchangeDefinition of a common format for data exchangeTesting of the exchange format in sample areasFilling in the exchange format and updating databases

3EnviroInfo 2005

Interoperability: importance of standards

Use of Mapping Internet Services: Stand-Alone web based application for the navigation of

environmental maps (Web mapping services) Towards web instead of desktop applications Use Inspire principles and OGC Standards for the creation of

spatial data infrastructures

Importance of Metadata: Standard ISO 19115 Public users should have access to environmental and may

be able to discover available spatial data

Use of standards Use of the same co-ordinate systems:

• LAEA_ERTS INSPIRE Reference Grid: Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area

Metadata Standards: ISO 19115 Use of WMS interoperability Mapping unit: Raster cell or Polygon? Pixel size: multiply by 1km (100 km, 10km, 1km, 100m…etc)