EuroGeographics 2013 Annual Review Connecting you to the authoritative geoinformation framework for Europe www.eurogeographics.org EuroGeographics Annual Review 2013 CONTENTS ABOUT EUROGEOGRAPHICS ESTABLISHING A GEODETIC ENSURING THE QUALITY 4 24 NETWORK AND ceNTRALISED 41 OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES STRATEGIC PaRTNERS COORDINATE CONVERTER over 5 IN ITALY HELPING TO DRIVE PRESIDEnt’s rEPORT 42 E-GOVERNMENT IN SWEDEN 6 OPEN DATA RELEASED 40 000 25 IN NORWAY TURKISH GEOSPATIAL VARIETY; 8 KEY CONTRIBUTIONS 2013: 43 FROM TSUNAMI WARNING unique visitors REPRESENTING OUR SYSTEMS TO EUROPEAN NEW LAW, NEW RULEs – MEMBERS IN EUROPE BOUNDARY DATA AND THE WORLD 26 STEPS IN OPENING DATA KEY CONTRIBUTIONS 2013 THe eYES, EARS AND VOICE RUSSIAN FEDERATION SEES 44 - DELIVERING THE BUILDING 10 28 INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR BLOCKS OF INTEROPERABILITY 46 OF OUR MEMBERS RIGHTS AND caDASTRAL THROUGH SDIS countries KEY CONTRIBUTIONS 2013: REGISTRATION OF REAL ESTATE 12 DEVELOPING PRODUCTS ACT MARKS IMPORTANT ONE REAL ESTATE TAX - DOUBLE 46 MILESTONE FOR CROATIAN AND SERVICES TO MEET 29 THE RECEIPTS IN SLOVENIA SPATIAL DaTA INFRASTRUCTURE THE DEMANDS OF DATA USERS A MOVE TOWARDS CYPRUS LAUNCHES AERIAL NEW PRICING AND LICENSING 47 13 30 TRANSPARENCY AND PHOTOGRAPHY AND 3D CITY Package IMPROVES acceSS ELIMINATION OF TAX FRAUD MODEL PROJECT TO AUTHORITATIVE DATA REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA ADDS 59 CREATIVITY AND FLEXIBILITY organizations AMAP MOBILE OFFERS 31 48 SIX MORE CITIES TO ITS DELIVERS AN INTERNATIONAL ADDRESSING PROJECT 14 MAPPING FOR SMARTPHONES BREAKTHROUGH AND TABLETS IN aUTOMATIC MANagING REAL ESTATE GENERALISATION 49 caDASTRE DATA IN PROVIDING ELECTRONIC A SINGLE SYSTEM - GERMANY 15 SERVICES AND UPGRADING KEY CONTRIBUTIONS 2013 - IMPLEMENTS ALKIS INFORMATION SYSTEMS 32 SHARING IDEAS AND EXPERTISE TO EXCHANGE BEST PRac TICE IMPORTANT PROJECTS PREPARING FOR MAJOR 50 PROGRESS IN HUNGARY 16 CHANGES IN THE CZECH USING THE POWER REPUBLIC 33 OF GEOINFORMATION NEW NATIONAL TO UNLOCK ARCHIVES 51 GEOPORTAL AND caDASTRE THE VALUE OF OPEN AND LAND INFORMATION 17 GEOGRAPHIcaL DATA – FOCUSING ON FUTURE TRENDS, SYSTEM IN KOSOVO 34 INTEROPERABILITY AND OPEN THe DaNISH caSE LAYING FOUNDATIONS FOR DATA ISSUES 52 SPATIAL DATA acceSS UPDATES AND EXCHANGE 18 TO EUROBOUNDARYMAP MEET THE EUROPEAN CUSTOMER NEEDS 35 LOcaTION FRAMEWORK DELIVERING KEY SPATIAL DATA 53 IN SERBIA PaN-EUROPEAN OPEN DaTA DELIVERING DATA TO SUPPORT 19 PROVES POPULAR WITH USERS 36 EMERGENCY MANageMENT GEOPORTAL IMPROVEMENTS 54 PROVIDE USER-FRIENDLY acceSS UPDATED VERSION OF FROM FREE DATA TO MAP SERVICES IN SLOVAK 37 REPUBLIC 20 EUROREGIONALMAP RELEASED TO FAMILy–friENDLY WORKING - A YEAR OF acHIEVEMENT IN ICELAND AN AWARD-WINNING CONTINUALLY ENHANCING 55 ANNIVERSARY YEAR FOR 21 PRODUCTION PROCESSES PROVIDING INSPIRATION SWITZERLAnd’s FEDERAL AND SERVICES IN FRANCE 38 FOR IMPLEMENTING OFFICE OF TOPOGRAPHY INTEROPERABILTY HELPING TO DEVELOP EUROGEOGRAPHICS´ MEMBERS 1,5bn 22 THE REAL PROPERTY MARKET 56 investestments AN ANNIVERSARY YEAR FOR MANageMENT BOARD AND MORTgageS 39 STATE LAND SERVICE LATVIA 58 HEAD OFFICE 23 TOPPLUS - FROM DETAILED CHAMPIONING INNOVATION 58 CITY MAPS TO GENERAL MAPS 40 AND DRIVING DEVELOPMENT FINANCES OF EUROPE 59 2 3 EuroGeographics Annual Review 2013 EUROGEOGRAPHICS Working with strategic partners To ensure that geospatial reference data continues CONNECTING YOU TO THe aUTHORITATIVE to deliver economic, social and environmental benefits, we are committed to establishing mutually-beneficial working relationships with like-minded organisations. GEOINFORMATION FRAMEWORK FOR EUROPE Activities include hosting events, such as workshops or parliamentary briefings, conducting joint surveys and producing reports on issues where we share an interest. EuroGeographics represents the European National Mapping, Land Registry and Cadastral Authorities, enabling government, business and citizens to benefit from their collective expertise, products and services. Our membership covers the whole of geographical Europe and we currently bring together 59 organisations from 46 countries. Together, our members invest around €1.5 billion in the development of geoinformation each year and use cutting-edge technology to create, manage, maintain and make available authoritative national databases. They contribute to European social development, economic growth and environmental sustainability by delivering reliable, readily-available, reusable, cross- border geospatial reference data to underpin the European Location Framework. This will deliver reliable geoinformation - including cross-border maps - for a wide range of uses such as emergency response, environmental management and economic development. EuroGeographics is an international non-profit association under Belgian law (AISBL) with a head office in Brussels – the heart of European policy development and decision making. STRATEGIC PARTNERS The Association of Geographic Information Laboratories for Europe (AGILE) The Council of European Geodetic Surveyors (CLGE) EuroGeoSurveys (EGS) European Association of Remote Sensing Laboratories (EARSeL) European Environment Agency (EEA) European Land Information Service (EULIS) European Spatial Data Research (EuroSDR) The European Umbrella Organisation for the Geographic Information Community (EUROGI) Global Spatial Data Infrastructure Association (GSDI) PSMA Australia Limited The Permanent Committee on the Cadastre in the EU (PCC) The Reference Frame Sub-Commission for Europe (EUREF) The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Working Party on Land Administration (UNECE WPLA) United Nations Initiative on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) 4 5 EuroGeographics Annual Review 2013 Together with 15 of our members, we are part In addition, the ELF will make an of the project consortium developing the ELF operational important contribution to the Digital PRESIDEnt’s rEPORT delivery platform for interoperable, cross border Agenda for Europe by enabling geoinformation, much of which will be available as reference data and associated open data under standard licences. With the project’s components to be used cost 2013 has been a very successful year for EuroGeographics and its members. completion set to coincide with the deadline for effectively in multiple applications, EU Member States to transpose the PSI Directive bringing cost savings at global, From improving access to authoritative data through enhanced pricing into national law, it will help our members to ensure European and national levels. and licensing to the launch of the European Location Framework project, they are well prepared to meet the new requirements. the past 12 months have focussed on new ways of delivering pan-European The far-reaching impact of these geoinformation from National Mapping, Land Registry and Cadastral Authorities. ‘maps for the future’ was revealed to MEPs, Commission officials and other guests at a well-attended exhibition in the European Parliament kindly sponsored by Catherine Stihler MEP. We plan further events in 2014 as the project progresses. Our continued growth demonstrates the value National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registry Authorities place on collaborating to find solutions to common challenges. Sharing expertise and best practice is vital and we are very pleased to be part of the United Nations initiative on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) which draws on the national capacities and capabilities of UN Member States. In addition to a global committee Growth in membership means of experts, UN-GIMM is developing that we now represent 59 a regional structure. A three-phase organisations from the whole road-map for formally establishing of geographical Europe. During UN-GGIM: Europe has been agreed the year, we welcomed Her Majesty’s and we are delighted that one Land Registry; two organisations of our members, State Agency from the Republic of Azerbaijan - for Land Relations and Cadastre, the State Committee on Property Moldova will host the first plenary Issues, the Real Estate Cadastre meeting which immediately follows and Technical Inventory Centre our 2014 General Assembly. and State Land and Cartography Committee; the State Authority for of people using EuroGlobalMap now exceeds 1,500 More information about these Geospatial Information, Albania; - introducing hundreds of potential new customers initiatives, as well as the activities and the State Committee on to the benefits of members’ geoinformation. Our challenge of our members, can be found in this Property, the Republic of Belarus for 2014 is to sustainably fund production of this 1:1 million report or at www.eurogeographics.org as new members. In addition, scale topographical database so we can continue to deliver the National Agency of Public benefit to users whilst also supporting Open Data policies. On a closing note I should like Registry, Georgia upgraded from to thank our members and my an associate to full membership. Geographic information provided by members is an important component of the in-situ data needed colleagues on the Management Board and in Head Office for their I am also delighted to report a to realise the economic potential of Copernicus. continued hard work and support. growth in demand for our products EuroGeographics already facilitates the provision and services. Income from licensing of national reference data to Copernicus’s Emergency has increased and, since its release Management Service. In the future, such information will as Open Data in March, the number be delivered via