shared environmental information system bernt röndell – seis coordinator at eea
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Shared Environmental Information SystemBernt Röndell – SEIS Coordinator at EEA
42 % of EU citizens feel poorly informed about environmental issues
Source: Eurobarometer, 2008
Source: Eurobarometer, 2008
Commission CommunicationTowards a Shared Environmental Information System
“Better decisions from local to European level need better and more timely information, based on more efficient monitoring and reporting systems”
S Dimas, Feb 2008
Why SEIS is needed?
Fragmented reporting systems
Shortcomings in relation to timeliness, availability, reliability, relevance of information
Shortcomings in ability to turn data into policy-relevant information
Underexploited opportunities offered by modern technologies
Many initiatives and processes in the right direction, but inadequate co-ordination
International Conventions and EU environmental legislation: main drive for collection of environmental data
A wealth of information is collected but:
EuroStat EC EEA OECD UNEP
ETC
DG
DG
National institutions
Users
UNECEWHO...
What is SEIS?
A collaborative initiative of the European Commission, EEA and Member States
Aiming at a modern system for organising environmental information
Overall objective: improve knowledge base for environmental policy; reduce administrative burden
SEIS principles – abbreviated
information should be• managed as close as possible to its source;• collected once, and shared with others for many
purposes;• readily available and easy accessible• accessible to enable users to make
comparisons at the appropriate geographical scale
• fully available to the general public at national level in the relevant national language(s)
• supported through common, free open software standards
Building blocks SEIS
SEIS Pilot Air QualitySEIS pilot air quality
The Global Environment Citizen Observatory Eye on Earth - Water Watch
Live Information SystemsThe current data flows
Member states Organisations Member states Organisations
MS
MS
MS
MS
MS
EEA
OECD
UNEP
Data reporting
Data reporting
Data reporting
Data reporting
Data reporting
MS
MS
MS
MS
MS
EEA
OECD
UNEP
SEIS vision From Reporting to Online Services
Evolution of EEA’s data/information flows
Quality Assurance
Warehouse
National Reporting / Reportnet International
OperatorFilling Questionairs Forms
1) Reportnet questionnaires.Countries fill forms directly into reportnet
PackagingCDRDirectory ROD Data Dictionary
ConversionServices
DMM
60%
10%
30%Packaging Quality
AssuranceWarehouse
National Reporting / Reportnet International
PackagingOffline systems CDRDirectory ROD Data Dictionary
ConversionServices
DMMQuality Assurance
2) Reportnet data deliveries.Countries maintain an offline application and export for delivery in reportnet
PackagingQuality Assurance Quality
AssuranceWarehousePackaging
3a) Reportnet data deliveries.Countries maintain an online systen and export for delivery in reportnet
Online systems CDRDirectory ROD Data Dictionary
ConversionServices
DMM
System maintanance
Online systems
3b) Delivery happens near real time. Both systems are monitored. (SEIS)
Online systems
Quality Assurance
WarehousePackagingData flow consortium
System maintanance
System maintanance
Data Protocol
Conceptial data flow model
Data Protocol
Data Protocol
Near real time DB
Services
~Near real time
~6 months - 2 year
~Near real time
Online systems
4) Sensor web
Online systems
Quality Assurance
WarehousePackaging
System maintanance
System maintanance
Data Protocol Data Protocol
Data Protocol
Near real time DB
Services
~Near real time
~6 months - 2 year
~Near real time
Sensors alert when treshold occurs
QuestionairesQuestionaires
Standalone systemsStandalone systems
Near real time systemsNear real time systems
SENSE
IScenario 3 Scenario 2 Scenario 1
2015
2010
The content provision
EEA will in 2010
• Further develop Reportnet• Focus on the SOER2010 but some of us will go for
2015 in the SENSE project (Shared European National State of the Environment
• Start a project SWE (Sensor Web Enablement)• Continue to develop Air Quality Reporting
(standards)• Data Centres• INSPIRE• GMES= SEIS
Thank you!
• http://ec.europa.eu/environment/seis/index.htm