OneGeology launch – Brighton (UK) – March 12-16, 2007 Dr. Patrice Christmann, Secretary General, EuroGeoSurveys

p.christmann@eurogeosurveys.orgTel.: +3225015332

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Welcome to the global Geological

spatialInformation

infrastructure

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Two challenges for the Geological Community Towards an European Spatial Information

Infrastucture (INSPIRE) Towards a Global Earth Observation System of

Systems (GEOSS) The Africa-EU Georesources Observation System

initiative (AEGOS)

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Our environmentalperception remains widely

2.5 D as this is the world we can directly observe but…

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… the understanding,use and management of the

3rd dimension is critical to sustainable development.

why ?

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Minerals

Energy

SoilsGroundwater

Space

Hazards

Trace elements

Economic development& Competitiveness

+ Social well-being, Including health

and security S

ervices

Pressures

Hazards

Geology and geology-derived data,

information and knowledge are keys to

Sustainable Development

2050:9 billion humans,

mostly in yet underdevelopped

countries

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The situation of Geological Spatial Information today: the information puzzle

… where even the elements of the puzzle are hard to locate !

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I wish I would at least know, in my language what data/ information is available… 

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Geosciences for global sustainable development

Multilingual Metadata:

- What ?-Where ?- Scale ?- Who ?- When ?- How ?- Format ?- Quality?- Access conditions ?- …

Meeting the challenge: develop interoperable spatial data sets, based on common data specifications, documented with metadata catalogues, with schematic interoperability

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Multilingual metadata:

- What ?-Where ?- Scale ?- Who ?- When ?- How ?- Format ?- Quality?- Access conditions ?- …

Geosciences for global sustainable development

In the long term: achieve, at least at small-scale, semantic and geometric interoperability and develop 3D models

Source: H. Thorleyfson, Association of American State Geologists

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Developing Countries

(AFRICA: AEGOS)

INSPIRE Interoperability & Harmonisation Standards GMES

Other Geological Survey

OrganisationsEurop. D

ev. Fun d & FP7

EuroGeoSurveys Members

EUROPE

WORLD: GLOBAL EARTH OBSERVATION SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS

EU D

ev. Fund & FP7

& bilateral

FP7

UNESCO

CGMW

ICOGS

FP7IUGS / CGI IUGS / CGI

INTEROPERABILITY

CAPACITY BUILDING

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INSPIRE is a European Directive that will enter into force in the coming weeks.

European Directives beeing superior to national law, EU Member States will have to transpose INSPIRE to their national legislation. They have two years to achieve this.

It sets legally binding rules for the establishment of the EU common, shared, distributed, multiligual, interoperable Infrastructure for Spatial Information together with the provision of services for the purposes of Community environmental policies and policies or activities which may have an impact on the environment.

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INSPIRE covers 35 Spatial Data Themes laid down in 3 Annexes

These themes are required to successfully build environmental information systems

Geology/ groundwater are given a high priority

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METADATA INTEROPERABILITY OF SPATIAL DATA SETS

AND SERVICES NETWORK SERVICES (Discovery, Transform, View,

Download, Invoke) DATA SHARING COORDINATION AND COMPLEMENTARY

MEASURES – Monitoring & Reporting

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It shall as a minimum entail the search for « data » based on:

(a) keywords; (b) classification of spatial data and services; (c) the quality and validity of spatial data sets; (d) geographical location; (e) conditions applying to the access to and use

of spatial data sets and services; (f) the public authorities responsible for the

establishment, management, maintenance

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INSPIRE DIRECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION MILESTONES

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019Metadata: geology (bedrock, geomorphology, aquifers)

Compulsory

Metadata: other (Annex III)

Compulsory

Data specifications/ Interoperability of new/ extensively restructured data

Compulsory

Data specifications/ Interoperability of older data still in use

Compulsory

Network services

Implementing Rules Implemented

Data sharing and re-use

Implementing Rules Implemented

Implementing Rules Annex II:

unique identifiers, definition,

classification, relationship,

multilingual key attributes, temporal

dimension)

Implementing Rules

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Information:http://www.ec-gis.org/inspire/

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In February 2005 the 10-years implementation plan was approved

It builds on and adds value to existing Earth observation systems by coordinating their efforts, addressing critical gaps, supporting their interoperability, sharing information, reaching a common understanding of user requirements and improving delivery of information to users.

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GEOSS will meet the need for timely, quality long-term global information as a basis for sound decision making, and will enhance delivery of benefits to society in the following initial areas:

Reducing loss of life and property from natural and human-induced disasters; Understanding environmental factors affecting human health and well-being; Improving management of energy resources; Understanding, assessing, predicting, mitigating, and adapting to climate

variability and change; Improving water resource management through better understanding of the

water cycle; Improving weather information, forecasting, and warning; Improving the management and protection of terrestrial, coastal, and marine

ecosystems; Supporting sustainable agriculture and combating desertification; • Understanding, monitoring, and conserving biodiversity.

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GEOSS is steered by the Plenary Assembly of the Group on Earth Observation (GEO) Member Countries. Participating Organisations are observers, but intervene in the discussions

GEO has 4 co-chairs: China, European Commission, USA and South Africa. It has an Executive Committee of 12 Members (EU: Commission, Italy (APAT) and Germany)

The implementation of its Work Plan is steered by Standing Committees on Capacity Building, Data & Architecture, Science & Technology and User Interface Committees. There also is a Working Group on Tsunami Activities. EuroGeoSurveys is represented in all of these.

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OneGeology as it develops, based on the outputs of the IUGS CGI work on multilingual thesauri and interoperability, could/ should be shown as a major contribution of the global geological community

Idea: propose to the EuroGeoSurveys General meeting that the EGS boot at the forthcoming GEO plenary and ministerial meeting in Capetown (November) displays OneGeology

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Many Africa Caribbean Pacific (ACP) Group of States, and in particular in Africa, suffer from poverty and underdevelopment.

The sustainable use of natural resources is a key for the development of these countries and for the future of the world, requiring knowledge, based on data, information and expertise.

Resources issues will play an ever increasing role due to the growing world population, rapid urban development and demand for better infrastructure and services.

Availability, traceability, accessibility and user-oriented GIS based processing of heterogeneous data from multiple sources on these resources is essential to sustainable development26

Overcome the current dissemination of data assets and the hazards threatening some

Turn paper-based data assets into digital maps and information layers

Strengthen human and technical capacities necessary to turn data into information and expertise required by a wide-range of end-users

Addressing these issues is of importance to the geological community and for its visibility in international undertakings such as GEOSS

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A shared, distributed, interoperable, open information system on geology and geological resources based on Internet technologies

Identification, cataloging, digitisation and georeferencing of existing public data

Provision of access, according to individual partners rules, to public digital data and information

Development of interoperable harmonised (at the level of schematic interoperability) digital layers at regional/ continental scales targeted at end-uses

Development of decision aiding systems for the sustainable use of georesources

Capacity building

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Two phases: Phase I FP 7 Coordination Action (2 years, possible

start early 2008): develop the partnership network, agree on IPR issues, identify user requirements, define the interoperability arrangements and the architecture of the system, define its governance bodies, define and sign a project charter, identify the requirements (tasks, resources, organisation, milestones, deliverables) of the phase II. Proposal in preparation, to be submitted in May.

Phase II: Implementation (4 years, possible start in 2010-2011)

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Council for Geoscience of South Africa (CGS) Geological Survey of Angola Geological survey of Ethiopia Geological Survey of Namibia Geological Survey of Uganda Southern and Eastern Mineral Resources Centre, Tanzania (SEAMIC) BEAK (Germany) Belgian Geological Survey (SGB, Belgium) Belgian Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA, Belgium) British Geological Survey (BGS, UK) Czech Geological Survey (CGS, Czech Republic); Finnish Geological Survey (GTK, Finland); French Geological Survey (BRGM, France, Coordinator); Institute for Research and Development (IRD, France) German Federal Institute for Geoscience and Natural Resources (BGR, Germany); Polish Geological Survey (PGI, Poland); Geosciences Area of the Portuguese Institute for Engineering, Technology and Innovation (INETI, Portugal

); Geological Survey of Slovenia (GEO-ZS, Slovenia) Spanish Institute for Geology and Mining (IGME, Spain) Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU, Sweden)

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AEGOSCEN

EUROGEOSURVEYSGEOSSICOGS INSPIRE

ISOIUGS/ CGI

OGCOneGEOLOGY

UNESCO/CGMW

National standards,historical and local practices

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Let’s go from here Using these drivers

to there

Thank you, drivers !