The Expert Group on Quality (ExG-Q) was created by the 1997 CERCO General Assembly.

The ExG-Q has three key areas of interest: Quality management, Data Quality and Standards. The methods that the ExG-Q uses to cover these main areas are benchmarking, general meetings with seminars on these topics and projects.

The ExG-Q currently counts about 24 active members, is managed by a chairperson and a coordinating committee of five, and holds generally two plenary meetings every year.

Expert Group on Quality in Helsinki, Finland May 2008

Mission

• Establishes a network of experts in field of quality management and data quality
• Supports the EuroGeographics' general mission to work towards interoperable spatial datasets in Europe

Objectives

• To discuss data quality and quality management within National Mapping Agencies
• To promote experiences on quality in the Geographical Information (GI) field
• To create a network of experts for data quality and quality management within National Mapping Agencies

Coordinating committee

A Coordinating committee was created in September 1999 in order to have a more efficient organisation. It is composed of permanent members who are responsible to decide how best to deal with the various topics under the heading of quality. It is in charge of:

Coordinating and deciding the activities with the workplan approved by the EuroGeographics General Assembly

• Organising the meetings
• Reporting to the General Assembly and maintaining the work plan

Co-ordinating Committee (Helsinki 2008)