EuroGeoNames

+++ Latest News +++

  • Cyprus and Croatia have recently connected to EuroGeoNames to give us 13 connected countries
  • EuroGeoNames is now adopted by ESDIN as an example service for a European Spatial Data Infrastructure
  • Testing of EGN data by target customers has now begun
  • 5 Non-reference group countries have now begun the process of connecting to the EGN service
  • 4 Reference Group members will be connected shortly

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EuroGeoNames (EGN) –combines Geographic Names from the National Mapping and Cadastral Agencies across Europe to create a unique service and data set.  We use a distributed service infrastructure for both collection and delivery of this critical location data.  This combination defines a new European Geographhical Names Infrastructure for official and properly maintained geographic data.

EuroGeoNames (EGN), a successful  1,8M € eContentplus funded project, is now being implemented for an increasing number of countries in Europe.

EuroGeographics is leading this phase of EGN's development and with our partners  in the academic, public and private sectors we are engaged in creating a sustainable business model. The Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) Germany provides the back-bone of the infrastructure, acting as the service centre for this new phase. 

EuroGeonames proposes significant benefits in public, private and personal use.  It will enable service providers to unlock the power of location information by providing:

·         Reliable, high quality, comprehensive Geographic names from official sources.
·         Translations for these into 25 languages.
·         A sustainable approach to updates.
·         A service based infrastructure in both collection and delivery.
·         A web interface that allows simple, live search and reference in all languages.
 
And, because EGN adopts INSPIRE principles, Nations can meet their legal obligations under this legislation simply by linking their data to this service.

The following graphic shows the status of connections for supply of data to EuroGeoNames. It will be updated as more data is connected, so please stay up to date here. We anticipate the service will become available in pilotform in early 2010.

 

Our ambition is to connect as many countries as possible providing the most comprehensive and reliable pan-European names infrastructure possible.

 

Take a look at our online movie to see the results and experience its many applications.

 

 

 

 

Click here to find more information about the Closing Workshop of EuroGeoNames.