G6.08

G6.08a) INSPIRE    Application of INSPIRE Implementing Rules to atmospheric and any other 3D/4D-data is not straightforward w.r.t. dimensionality, quality, etc.

G6.08b) INSPIRE    Where do data of one Member State end up which acquired in another Member State and/or is derived from satellite?

Gap Detailed Description

INSPIRE is a legal EU framework for reporting geospatial data. Each Member State (MS) is supposed to report the geospatial data located in its territory.

There are several related gaps:

(i)   Typically INSPIRE has been conceived for the reporting of 2D-data like the data of the land register or cadastre. The EO data from satellite and other platforms, and in particular the atmospheric observations, typically have 3 (space) or 4 (space and time) dimensions and don’t fit well with the INSPIRE rules. An appropriate representation of the EO data requires an extension of the INSPIRE conventions and rules and there is a need to also harmonise these extensions.

(ii) It is common in the atmospheric and EO community that one MS (MS A) carries out observations and acquires EO data in another MS (MS B) . MS A has no obligation to archive/report the data acquired in MS B in INSPIRE because they do not pertain to its territory, and MS B is not the owner of the data acquired by MS A so it has no right to archive/report these data. Therefore, when applying the INSPIRE rules, these data will not necessarily end up in the INSPIRE database.

(iii) Several questions arise when MS A is responsible for the derivation of a satellite product linked to an ESA (NASA/JAXA/…) satellite, and a fortiori covering different territories:

a.          Who is the owner of the data?

b.        Who is responsible for reporting/archiving the data in the INSPIRE database?

c.          What is the geospatial boundary of the data?

d.        The metadata entry ‘quality’ in INSPIRE doesn’t have the same meaning as we are used to in the EO community

Activities within GAIA-CLIM related to this gap

None.

Gap Remedy / Remedies

Specific remedy proposed:                   

Adapt INSPIRE rules and conventions.

Measurable outcome of success:          

INSPIRE committees are aware of the problems. INSPIRE conventions for 3D (4D) atmospheric EO data are commonly agreed and applied. INSPIRE EO data are reported / archived according to these rules. All relevant geospatial data are reported/archived.

Indicative cost estimate:                      

Not estimated.

Relevance:                                          

Guarantee availability of geospatial data for EU in INSPIRE database.

Time bounds:                                     

Long-term (beyond the GAIA-CLIM timeframe).

Gap Risks to Non-Resolution