1 Information Infrastructure for European Environmental Reporting The contribution through Reportnet Stefan Jensen EEA, Copenhagen, Denmark Openforum Santa Fe 2003 http://eea.eu.int
Jan 20, 2016
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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
Lake qualityGroundwater
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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EU-15
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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Principles of Shared European Environment Information System (EEIS)
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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