Report from Work Group B Data Integration

(1)

Report from Work Group B – Data Integration

UN-GGIM: Europe Regional Committee

(2)

Tasks for Work Group B: Data Integration

Supply three deliverables:

1. Definition of the priority user needs for combinations of data

(Mid-2015).

2. Recommendation for methods implementing the prioritised

combinations of data (Mid-2016)

3. Recommendation about how to manage side-effects induced by

data combinations (Mid-2016)

Activities of WG B since its constitution (11/2014) are summarized in

the Report submitted to UN-GGIM: Europe 09/2015

(3)

Country representation (1/2)

Countries

NMCAs

NSIs

Austria

BEV

Statistics

Finland

National Land Survey

France

IGN

Germany

BKG

Destatis

Greece

National Cadastre &

Mapping Agency S.A.

Italy

GIS unit

Netherland

Dutch Kadaster

Statistics

Portugal

Statistics Portugal (INE)

(4)

Country representation (2/2)

Countries

NMCAs

NSIs

Poland

Polish CSO / NMA

Central Statistical Office

Spain

CNIG, SDGC

Sweden

Lantmäteriet

Statistics

Turkey

TKGM

Turkish Statistical

Institute

United Kingdom

Ordnance Survey

Republic of Serbia

Statistics Serbia

Denmark

DGA

Switzerland

NSI

(5)

Observer representation – European

Commission

The European Commission is represented by:

• Eurostat

(6)

Tasks B 1 – “priority user needs”– accomplished

1. Definition of the priority user needs for combinations of data

(Mid-2015).

Title:“Definition of priority user needs for combinations of data”

• Subgroup B.1 leader: Sweden (SE)

• Collect policy relevant use cases, focus on evidence based

decision making

• Elaborate use cases  derive user needs  recommendations

• 40+ Use cases were collected

• 5 Recommendations

• Report submitted in July 2015

(7)

(8)

SDG’s in

focus

(9)

New version of the UN SDG’s.

- E.g. they have narrowed down the

dimensions of the goals to five: people,

planet, prosperity, peace and

partnership.

- For WG B report it means that the

current wording of the 17 goals should

be checked and the report adapted.

United Nations summit held from 25 to 27 September 2015 in New York

released a new version of the UN SDG’s.

(10)

National Use Cases (Annex II)

Albania

Germany

Denmark

Spain

Italy

Poland

Portugal

Sweden

Turkey

UK

(11)

Cross-Border Use Cases (Annex II)

DG REGIO

The Netherlands

Sweden

ESPON

GEOSTAT 1B

European Court

of Auditors

(12)

How to better meet user needs in Europe?

In a nutshell WG B identified the need for

• A European Spatial Data Strategy building on National Spatial

Data Strategies

• Priority data for a spatial reference framework for statistics

• Improved workflows with geospatial technology

(13)

Five recommendations:

1. Encourages Member States in Europe to support the

development of a European Spatial Data Strategy based on

comprehensive National Spatial Data Strategies. […].

• Suggestion: conduct an analysis of the survey of the global

UN-GGIM WG NIA. It could be a starting point for a

synopsis in order to compare available strategies and to

identify lacks or incompatibilities. The objective is to

initiate a process for a European Spatial Data Strategy.

• Funds available? Secretariat coordinates?

(14)

Five recommendations:

2. Invites Member States to initiate a process to increase the

number of national, authoritative geospatial datasets

(addresses and others) meeting stakeholders (like statistics)

requirements within Member States. […]

• Suggestion: conduct an inventory (monitoring) on the

current situation. The INSPIRE monitoring might be a good

starting point. At least, a monitoring should be aligned to

INSPIRE.

(15)

Five recommendations:

3. That Member States consider the requirements of National

Statistical Institutes to provide geospatial information for

following trends and changes in the environment.

4. That Member States promote the use of geospatial

workflows and technology as key to advancing the

integration of geospatial and thematic information.

5. That Member States promote the use of geospatial

workflows and technology, in particular for the Census

2021.

Further suggestions by WG B about how to handle the

recommendations will be submitted to the Executive

(16)

Tasks B 2: “methods”

2. Recommendation for methods implementing the prioritised

combinations of data (Mid-2016)

• Subgroup B.2 leader: United Kingdom (UK)

• activities started in June 2015, 2 teleconferences

• review current European interoperability frameworks and geospatial,

statistical and other thematic data integration projects regarding methods

for combinations of data;

• provide best practise guidance for the interaction between NMCAs, NSIs,

environment agencies and other relevant organisations;

• review current use of data from multiple sources (crowd sourcing,

community sourcing and regulatory geospatial representations) to identify

case studies and best practices relevant for combinations with core data;

(17)

Tasks B.3: “side-effects”

3. Recommendation about how to manage side-effects induced by

data combinations (Mid-2016)

• Subgroup B.3 leader: Austria (AT)

• activities started in September 2015, 1 teleconference planned

for October 2015

• recommend effective methods of governance, quality management, data

interoperability, access control and privacy safeguards for the integration of

data from multiple sources with core data;

• identify legal and other barriers for the integration of data from relevant

(18)

Next steps

• Communication and collaboration between WG A and B



Cross checks with WG A for user requirements & core data definition

• Events 2015 with UN-GGIM: Europe (WG B) involvement



European Forum for Geography and Statistics (EFGS), Conference

10 – 12 November 2015,

http://www.efgs.info/

, Vienna (AT)

• Next physical WG B meeting on 9 November at BEV premises

in Vienna (AT)

(19)

Thank you for your attention!

Chair: Hansjörg Kutterer, Director General of BKG

Contact UN-GGIM: Europe, WG B „Data Integration“:

Pier-Giorgio Zaccheddu, Technical Leader