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Information Infrastructure for European Environmental Reporting

The contribution through Reportnet

Stefan JensenEEA, Copenhagen, DenmarkOpenforum Santa Fe 2003http://eea.eu.int

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Which are the important processes?

Core set of indicators sets new basis for the change process

New EU framework directive on reviewed reporting under way for late 2002

Technological basis for Reportnet technologies has been laid in eEIONET with the support of IDA funding

Business processes need to be re-engineered together with the involved stakeholders

Driving Forces

Pressures

State

Responses

Impact

How to get to indicators?

The DPSIR Assessment Framework

Quality

Health, ecosystems materials

Causes

Pollutants

Policies and targets

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Indicators in the reporting process at the EEA

TourAgriEnergyTransWMFNPBTE

TourAgriEnergyTransWMFNPBTEACCWTR

Background IndicatorsBackground Indicators

Data SetsData Sets

ACCWTR

EEA CORE SETEEA CORE SET

REPORTNETREPORTNET

Environmental Environmental SignalsSignals

OtherOtherEEA reportsEEA reports

WEB WEB publishingpublishing

INSPIRE GEOINSPIRE GEO--DATADATA

Operational indicators = Short term priorityOperational indicators = Short term priority

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Environmental issues and related sectors

• Environment issues–Air pollution–Climate change–Water Stress–Nature/Biodiversity–Terrestrial environment–Waste/material flows–Chemicals–Technological/natural

risks

• Sectors–Transport–Energy–Agriculture–Tourism–Fisheries–Industry–Households

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Which are the important processes?

Core set of indicators sets new basis for the change process

New EU framework directive on reviewed reporting under way for late 2002

Technological basis for Reportnet technologies has been laid in eEIONET with the support of IDA funding

Business processes need to be re-engineered together with the involved stakeholders

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.. from Chaotic reporting ...

EuroStat EC EEA OECD UNEP

ETC

DG

DG

National institutions

Users

UNECEWHO...

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...towards Structured reporting

EuroStat EC EEA OECD UNEP

National institutions

ETCDGDG

Sharedarea

Users

UNECEWHOothers...

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Three purposes of reporting –EEA interests

1. Checking compliance and implementation of legislation

2. Assessing environment trends (P, S and I) and associated driving forces (D)

3. Evaluating the effectiveness of policy measures (R)

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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Sweden

Denmark

Austria

Estonia

Czech Republic

Finland

United Kingdom

Bulgaria

Hungary

Netherlands

Latvia

Slovenia

Germany

Norway

Ireland

Poland

France

Belgium

Greece

Lithuania

Slovak Republic

FYR of Macedonia

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Luxembourg

Italy

Portugal

Spain

Romania

Iceland

Liechtenstein

Albania

EIONETPriority Data Flows

Overall performanceof countries in 2001

CountryNo of flows

Score 2000

Score 2001

Sweden 9 47% 89% +42 Denmark 9 81% 86% +6 Austria 8 81% 81% 0 Estonia 8 54% 81% +28 Czech Republic 7 38% 75% +38 Finland 9 61% 72% +11 United Kingdom 9 78% 72% -6 Bulgaria 7 42% 71% +30 Hungary 7 46% 68% +22 Netherlands 9 58% 67% +8 Latvia 8 50% 66% +16 Slovenia 8 50% 66% +16 Germany 9 69% 64% -6 Norway 9 64% 64% 0 Ireland 9 67% 61% -6 Poland 8 36% 53% +17 France 9 47% 53% +6 Belgium 9 31% 50% +19 Greece 9 50% 50% 0 Lithuania 8 36% 50% +14 Slovak Republic 7 25% 43% +18 FYR of Macedonia 6 29% 42% +13 Bosnia-Herzegovina 7 18% 39% +21 Luxembourg 9 22% 36% +14 Italy 9 39% 33% -6 Portugal 9 39% 33% -6 Spain 9 58% 33% -25 Romania 7 21% 21% +1 Iceland 9 28% 14% -14 Liechtenstein 8 19% 9% -9 Albania 6 0% 0% 0

Change 2000-2001

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EIONET Priority Data Flows 2001: Overview

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qualityAccess to

marine dataCLC 2000

updateContaminated

soil data

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For each data flow, the maximum score is JJJ and and the minimum score is L. For more information, please see the definition of individual scoring criteria per data flow in this report.

For informationEIONET Priority Data Flows

CountryNo of flows

Score 2000

Score 2001

CLRTAP data UNFCCC & GHG data

EoI data Ozone dataDesignated

areasRiver quality

Albania 6 0% 0% 0 L n/a L n/a n/a L Austria 8 81% 81% 0 JJJ JJ JJJ JJJ JJ JJ Belgium 9 31% 50% +19 JJ JJ JJJ JJJ J L Bosnia-Herzegovina 7 18% 39% +21 L L JJ n/a n/a JJ Bulgaria 7 42% 71% +30 J J J JJJ n/a JJ Czech Republic 7 38% 75% +38 JJ JJ JJJ JJJ n/a J Denmark 9 81% 86% +6 JJ JJJ JJJ JJJ JJJ JJJ Estonia 8 54% 81% +28 JJ JJJ JJJ J n/a JJ Finland 9 61% 72% +11 J JJJ JJJ JJJ J JJ France 9 47% 53% +6 L JJJ J J JJ JJJ FYR of Macedonia 6 29% 42% +13 L L J n/a n/a JJ Germany 9 69% 64% -6 L L JJ JJ JJJ JJJ Greece 9 50% 50% 0 L L J JJJ J JJ Hungary 7 46% 68% +22 L JJ JJJ JJ n/a JJ Iceland 9 28% 14% -14 L L L L JJ L Ireland 9 67% 61% -6 J J J JJJ JJ J Italy 9 39% 33% -6 L L J JJJ JJ L Latvia 8 50% 66% +16 L JJ J JJJ n/a JJ Liechtenstein 8 19% 9% -9 L L L L JJ L Lithuania 8 36% 50% +14 L L JJ JJJ n/a JJ Luxembourg 9 22% 36% +14 J J L JJJ J L Netherlands 9 58% 67% +8 JJ JJJ JJJ JJJ L J Norway 9 64% 64% 0 JJ JJ JJ JJJ JJ J Poland 8 36% 53% +17 JJ L JJJ JJ n/a JJ Portugal 9 39% 33% -6 L L JJ JJJ JJ L Romania 7 21% 21% +1 L L J L n/a J Slovak Republic 7 25% 43% +18 L L JJJ JJJ n/a J Slovenia 8 50% 66% +16 J JJ J J n/a JJ Spain 9 58% 33% -25 L L J J J J Sweden 9 47% 89% +42 JJ JJJ JJJ JJJ JJJ JJ United Kingdom 9 78% 72% -6 L JJJ JJJ JJJ JJJ JJEvaluation approach: For each data flow, the maximum score is JJJ and and the minimum score is L. For more information, please see the definition of individual scoring criteria per data flow in this report.

Score (numerical):

Score (in %):

A result of 0% means that no data has been delivered at all for EIONET Priority Data Flows. A result of 100% would mean that complete data sets for all EIONET Priority Data Flows have been delivered on time.

n/a Not applicable. Mainly because country not (yet) involved in a data flow area. Some countries are not party to relevant marine conventions.

Change 2000-2001

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Which are the important processes?

Core set of indicators sets new basis for the change process

New EU framework directive on reviewed reporting under way for 2003

Technological basis for Reportnet technologies has been laid in eEIONET with the support of IDA funding

Business processes need to re-engineered together with the involved stakeholders

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Definitions

European Environmental Information System•Organisations, work processes, agreements, applications, data,

indicators, and assessments that are involved in international environmental reporting in Europe

Information infrastructure•The framework of data standards, interoperability

mechanisms, and other permanent structures that enables information exchange and sharing within and between information systems

Reportnet•Suite of IT tools optimised to support the business processes of

a data collection network building on a shared information infrastructure

What are the characteristics of Reportnet(general)

• Reportnet is the framework for environmental data and information exchange to be applied by the EEAs EIONET network

• Reportnet functions are underpinned by several IT tools in the 8 functional areas – Reportnet provides the functional specification of next generation eEIONET

• Reportnet content is built along EEA‘s priority dataflow areas which will be extended based on the outcome of the core set of indicator discussion

What are the characteristics of Reportnet(technical)

Reportnet is built on:

- Open source tools which are either „out of the box“ or customised to EIONET needs – increasingly webservices- Data interchange formats (such as XML)

- Common metadata approach DublinCore – resource discovery ISO19115 – spatial data ISO11179 - data elements) - Documented and shared data definitions (i.e.XML schema, RDF) - Communication protocols (HTTP, SMTP, LDAP, SOAP, XML/RPC )

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DEMData

exchange modules

EEA warehouse = data service

ready/ published data

Other ware-houses - ready/ published data

EEA Reportnet data repository

Reportnet servers

for storage of data in process

National data

Content registry= which data have been delivered and are

availablecan also give overviews of ready data and external warehouses

RODReporting

obligations - structured overvivew tool for each country

Legally defined reporting obligations

MoralAgreements

with countireswithout

DDData dictionary with technical definitions of

all deliverablesIndicator definition=

repetitive analysis methodology

Mainly used by reporters; NRCs/ NFPs

Indicator assessment

tools

Mainly EEA data management and follow-up

Mainly EEA analysis and processing towards information

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Functions to be covered by Reportnet tools

Reporting Obligationse.g. Activities asked for by HELCOM

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Data dictionary

technical description of

what to be delivered/handeled and how to obtain the acceptable

quality

Content and functionsNomenclature/code lists/definitions Data capture

Country reported data

DEM toolsquality control

Europeanmerged data

Assessments

Data set definitions

Data capture and merging methodology in countries

Nomenclature/code lists/definitions

Data set definitions

Data capture methodology

Data sets definitions

Nomenclature/code lists/definitions

Data set definitions

Data capture and merging methodology in countries

Indicator methodology and dependent data sets

Defined outputs

Predefined classification, grouping

Portrayal information, cartography, presentation

Presentation

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Data dictionary – registry components • Parts of ISO 11179 used

• Themes (namespaces)

• Documentation of data sets

–text description on content and use–legal attributes and values–acceptable quality

• Documentation of elements/ attributes

• Documentation of pre-defined code lists (fixed lists)

• Visualisation rules for products

Data Dictionarye.g. On Water basin

Network directorye.g. Contact points for Nature protection

Data exchange modules e.g. on Air pollutants

National repositories e.g. Danish reporting for Eurowaternet

European data sets e.g. Ecological regionsOutput from EEAs datawarehouse

Indicator management e.g. Trends on Greenhouse gases

(tools under re-development)

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Luxembourg

Germany

United Kingdom

Finland

Sweden

France

Netherlands

Italy

Greece

Denmark (1)

Austria

Belgium

Portugal

Ireland

Spain

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Content Registry – registry components

Some principles:

• Connecting services providing metadata in XML/RDF

• This is harvested into a MySQL database

• Dublin Core plus free extension (to be stored in service specific namespaces) as meta data model

• application developed in OpenSource (Java)

Monitor deliveries through the content registry (metadata)

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Which are the important processes?

Core set of indicators sets new basis for the change process

New EU framework directive on reviewed reporting under way for late 2002

Technological basis for Reportnet technologies has been laid in eEIONET with the support of IDA funding

Business processes need to re-engineered together with the involved stakeholders

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Shared EEISinformation

Elements of the shared European Environmental Information System

International institutions

National institutions

Users

SharedEIONET information

InformationInfrastructure

EEA

EIONET

Decision makers, informed public, general public

User accessGMET, EDEN, shared tools

OtherNetworks

Other organisations

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What is next in harmonisation?

Reportnet project under the IDA (Interchange of Data between Administration) program of DG Enterprise from mid 2003 to mid 2005

Key challenges:–Business Process Reengineering of European environmental reporting (”bridging the gap”)–New data sharing agreements between countries, commisson and various committees

–Standardisation of concepts and data (there is no environmental data standards council)

- Further development of generic tools and architectures and data flow automation

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Summary

Where EEA moved between Openforum 2000 and 2003: –Move from central metadata cataloguing to internet based decentral metadata provision and harvesting

– Implementing the IS011179 based data dictionary (registry) for storage of data defintion, XML schemas, coding lists

–„XML-izing“ all metadata exchange processes–no need for UDDI registry (yet), a simple WSDL repository might be needed soon

–no need to apply an ebXML registry (yet)

EEAs and US-EPA both face the registry interoperability challenge these days

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EEAEuropean Environment

Agency

Copenhagen · Denmarkhttp://www.eea.eu.int