EuroSpec & INSPIRE

EuroSpec is the NMCAs contribution to the INSPIRE implementation, focused on achieving interoperability of Reference Information, the backbone of an operational European Spatial Data Infrastructure.

A review of the existing or starting EuroGeographics projects is useful to understand the rationale of the current plans, and to highlight domains where new activities may need to be developed.

INSPIRE requirements		Existing EuroGeographics Products & Services	EuroSpec Projects
INFORMATION & DATA CONTENT	From annex I
	1. Coordinate reference systems	Coordinate Reference System service	Coordinate Reference System service v2
	2. Geographical grid systems		Coordinate Reference System service v2
	3. Geographical names		EuroGeoNames
	4. Administrative units	SABE, EGM, ERM	EuroBoundaries
	5. Transport networks	EGM, ERM	EuroRoadS
	6. Hydrography	EGM, ERM	RISE
	From annex II
	1. Elevation	EGM	RISE
	2. Identifiers of properties		Cadastre ExG
	3. Cadastral parcels	EULIS prototype	EULIS service
	4. Orthoimagery
	From annex III
	1. Statistical units	SABE
	2. Buildings	EGM, ERM
ENABLERS	Metadata	EuroMapFinder v1	EuroMapFinder v2 profile
	European Specifications		EuroSpec Global Schema
	Services Architecture		EuroSpec Distributed Services Architecture
	Pricing & Licensing		Pricing & Licensing common framework