Simplification of certain requirements for spatial information infrastructure in the Union (INSPIRE) (Omnibus VIII on environmental legislation)

At LoginEKO, we welcome the GreenData4All Initiative as modern technologies can, and should be, used for accelerating the transition to a more sustainable future. Through our solutions we are showing that this can indeed be the change. Detailed feedback is included in the attached document.

Surfrider Europe welcomes the initiative of the European Commission to update and revise the public environmental data sharing framework as part of its Green Deal effort. As a non-profit organisation, Surfrider Europe both uses data and generates data in support of and as part of its own educational, research and advocacy activities, be them on climate change (for example on erosion, and the evolution of the…

The Public Service of Wallonia - SPW Digital encourages and supports the GreenData4All initiative to make the INSPIRE Directive a more effective and cost-efficient instrument for environmental data sharing in the context of a Common European Green Deal Data Space. Therefore, revision and simplification should not be synonymous with loss of quality and acquis.

European forest owners would like to express concerns regarding the GreenData4All initiative. We believe there are significant risks and challenges that must be addressed to ensure its development and to adequately respect the rights and interests of European forest owners. First and foremost, the lack of reference to the initiative's potential impact on privacy and business-sensitive data is worrying.

IGN-Belgium supports this initiative, but would like to clarify a few points that should be taken into account in the stated objectives. 1) Consider refocusing the scope of the INSPIRE Directive on environmental data, while leaving non-environmental data ( cadastral parcels and agricultural parcels, buildings, road networks, etc.) out of scope.

Renewable project developers in the EU are at a competitive disadvantage against their US-based peers because EU member states fail to provide high-quality GIS and grid data in digital and easily accessible formats.

EuroGeoSurveys welcomes the intent to improve the rules on environmental data sharing and promote participation in the Green Deal Data Space through the GreenData4All Initiative. We propose the attached suggestions for improving the dialogue of the entire digital data landscape.

The "GreenData4All" initiative clearly expresses the European Commission's dedication to modernizing environmental data sharing and the strategic update of the INSPIRE Directive. The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) encourages and supports such an initiative, which aligns with its commitment to advancing environmental data accessibility and fostering open science.

This initiative for revision of and modernising existing rules on INSPIRE is very welcomed. We are concerned about leaving non-environmental data out of scope, and think this will be a risk. Even non-environmental geospatial information provide value to the Green Deal Data Space, as they will do for many data spaces, if not all.

The objectives of the review are clear and answer the main shortcomings identified by the INSPIRE Review. We would welcome a thorough redefinition of the data to be covered by the reviewed INSPIRE directive, but would welcome a clear unambiguous definition of the data even more. We encourage the use of INSPIRE data sharing as a standard process for data sharing in (environmental and other) policy.

The Flemish Environmental Agency supports this initiative and wishes to take this opportunity to address a number of issues. As regards the technical specifications for data and data sharing, we welcome simplifications. However, we would like to stress the need to focus on backward compatibility as important investments have already been made by Member States.

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AIOTI and many other EU organizations are supporting European Green Digital Coalition (EGDC) on doing research and developing the Quantification Methodology specified in ITU-T L.1480 specification, on how to measure the benefits of applying ICT solutions in order to reduce CO2 emissions in other Sectors (e.g., vertical industries), actually ETSI EE and ITU-T SG5 are working, in collaboration also with EGDC, AIOTI…

GreenData4All Sondierung zur Fortschreibung der INSPIRE-Richtlinie Frankfurt am Main, 25.03.2024 Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG) Das BKG ist eine Behörde im Geschäftsbereich des Bundesministeriums des Innern und für Heimat (BMI). Es fungiert als zentraler Dienstleister des Bundes und Kompetenzzentrum für Geoinformation und geodätische Referenzsysteme.

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Statistics Sweden is positive to the simplification and refocus of the INSPIRE directive. This may lead to reduced risk of double reporting of data and reduced need for parallel service architectures due to different directives/regulations. Which is of high importance. Much of the data from Statistics Sweden which is bound by the INSPIRE directive is already covered by other current or upcoming legislation.

The State Geodetic Administration welcomes and supports the GreenData4All initiative which aims to make the INSPIRE Directive more effective and cost-efficient for environmental data sharing in support of environmental policy development and implementation. We welcome the idea to make data accessible and available to all users in a user-friendly way.

We welcome the Commission’s efforts under the GreenData4All initiative to strengthen European data spaces, push for further development of the INSPIRE Directive and maximise support for the implementation of the European Green Deal.

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Rückmeldung zu: GreenData4All – aktualisierte Vorschriften über umweltbezogene Geodaten und den Zugang zu Umweltinformationen (Sondierung) Ref. Ares(2024)2472371 - 04/04/2024 25.03.2024 Rü ckmeldung zu: GreenData4All – aktualisierte Vorschriften ü ber umweltbezogene Geodaten und den Zugang zu Umweltinformationen (Sondierung) Die Geodateninfrastruktur Deutschland (GDI-DE) begrüßt die geplante Fortschreibung der…

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If we want to use geospatial data for supporting decision-making, a key thing that is missing in INSPIRE now is the ability to get an authentic and legally compliant time series of data for a longer time period to analyse trends of changes in the environment. Decisions for the future are most often derived by analysing past trends.

Please see the attached document for our complete statement, because all comments did not fit into the space provided by the Have Your Say portal. Including As-Is data would stress the need for accurately defining data products and harmonizing them with the key attributes of HVDs (High Value Datasets).

EurEau is the European association of water service providers with 38 national member organisations in 33 countries. The current INSPIRE directive (annex III) specifically includes utility facilities such as sewage and water supply in its scope.

It does not seem appropriate to focus solely on environmental data, understood as a common European Green Deal data space that aims to unlock the potential of data for Green Deal priority actions on climate change, circular economy, zero pollution, biodiversity and deforestation. Inspire’s assumptions covered a much wider range of data, such as: roads, plots, buildings, monuments, etc., not only environmental data.

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Feedback provided by the Danish Agency for Data Supply and Infrastructure Key feedback points The revision of the INSPIRE Directive marks a significant milestone for both geospatial data providers and the extensive user base of geospatial infrastructure. The revision offers a chance to learn from implementation, streamline geospatial data management, and enhance its broader, more effective use.

CSC welcomes the GreenData4All initiative updating the INSPIRE Directive to improve the sharing of environmental geospatial data in support of data-driven innovation and evidence-based decision-making. Europes competitiveness and strategic autonomy in the increasingly data-intensive world depend on our ability to ensure wide availability of well-managed high-quality data and related competences in all sectors, e.g.

We, "Europeans for Safe Connections", welcome this initiative Here it's enclosed our feedback Best regards Europeans for Safe Connections This feedback was sent from a wired internet connection No use of harmful radiation Less electricity consumption Increased data security

The Executive Council of the Spanish Geographical Information Infrastructure of Spain (CODIIGE) supports this initiative, but consider it necessary to add some points to make the INSPIRE Directive an even more efficient and cost-effective instrument for environmental data sharing, in support of the development and implementation of environmental policy and the transition to a more sustainable economy.

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Ecolab appreciates the opportunity to feed into this important initiative to launch a Common European Green Deal Data Space, aiming to unlock the potential of data in support of actions in areas such as circularity. We warmly welcome any initiative that aims to improve upon data accessibility and a data-centric approach to policymaking.

The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet; emodnet.ec.europa.eu) welcomes the GreenData4All initiative, which aims to update the EU rules (including further legislation) on environmental geospatial data and on public access to environmental information, and to make the INSPIRE Directive an even more effective and cost-efficient instrument for environmental data sharing, in support of environmental…

We support this initiative, but we do see opportunities for additions on some points; For the support among the establishments that have made the data available. — it is necessary that the data provided by the Member States is currently used by the Commission and its implementing bodies – it will be no separate data requests from the Committee and its implementing bodies for the same data sets – the Committee and…

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EUROGI, the European Umbrella Organisation for Geographic Information , an association representing organisations from the public, private and academic sectors across Europe in the geospatial sector, welcomes the European Commissions outreach to engage stakeholders in the geospatial data digital transformation in relation to the Green Deal.

Rückmeldung zu: GreenData4All – aktualisierte Vorschriften über umweltbezogene Geodaten und den Zugang zu Umweltinformationen (Response to consultation on “GreenData4All – updated rules on environmental spatial data and access to environmental information”)…

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We see a new, incomprehensible, environmental term. The concept is repeated more than 10 times in the text. We would point out that it would be correct to use the terms environmental spatial data and environmental information or information in Latvian. Geospatial data are data that affect almost every sector of the economy.

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22.3.2024 Greendata4All - Call for Evidence Ympäristöministeriö pitää kannatettavana, että EU-komissio on käynnistänyt Greendata4All-aloitteen, jossa ympäristötiedon saamista julkisesti saataville tarkastellaan osana laajempaa viitekehystä. Ympäristöministeriön kannattaa, että INSPIREä ja HVDtä edistettäisiin kokonaisuutena ja laajuutena olisi vähintään esitetty pathway 2.

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The European Landowners' Organization (ELO) recognizes the importance of environmental data sharing for informed decision-making and sustainable development. As stewards of the land, we understand the significance of initiatives like GreenData4All in facilitating access to environmental information.

The European Marine Board (www.marineboard.eu) welcomes the initiative of the European Commission to modernize the public environmental data sharing framework and to make the INSPIRE Directive a more effective and cost-efficient instrument for environmental data sharing, in support of environmental policy development and implementation, and the transition to a more sustainable economy.

EuroGeographics welcomes this initiative and its overall aim for updating and modernising existing rules on establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community. Revision of the INSPIRE Directive represents an important milestone for EuroGeographics members.

Planet Labs Germany GmbH Response to the Call for Evidence on the “GreenData4All” Initiative PLANET.COM March 19, 2023 Planet’s Feedback on the GreenData4All Initiative About Planet Labs Planet Labs is the leading provider of global, daily satellite imagery and geospatial solutions. Planet designs, builds, and operates the largest fleet of Earth Observation satellites, with over 200 operational today.

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The Great Lakes and Wetland Association (GLWA) welcomes the opportunity to provide input in this consultation (we are a federation of 8 Hungarian grass-root civil society organisations protecting lakes and other freshwater habitats including those dependent on groundwater).

Response to consultation on “GreenData4All – updated rules on environmental spatial data and access to environmental information” Quentin Groom, Meise Botanic Garden, Meise, Belgium Coordinator of the B3 project funded under topic HORIZON-CL6-2021-GOVERNANCE-01-17 Common European Green Deal data space to provide more accessible and exploitable environmental observation data in support of the European Green Deal…

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March 2024 EARSC Statement for the European Commission Consultation on GreenData4All Impact assessment The European Association of Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC), a trade association representing over 140 company members across Europe in the Earth Observation (EO) industry1, commends the European Commission's endeavour to engage stakeholders in the development of updated rules on environmental spatial data and…

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As part of a research project funded by the BMBF (KliK – as part of the KlmiFi call for tenders initiated by the Federal Government’s Sustainable Finance Advisory Council), we are working on the cost-benefit analysis of sustainability/climate reporting by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

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In the context of my research on pesticide residues in organic food, I had asked Eurostat for EU wide information concerning sales of specific pesticides. I only received a generic answer referring me to https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database and the specific chapter Agriculture and Environment / Pesticides therein.

This Green Data 4All initiative wish to make the INSPIRE directive more effective and cost efficient. Its also driven by the general trend to provide simplification in the functioning of directives and regulations. While reading the JRC report on the Green Deal dataspace, I can already see an over complexity in the governance proposal.

Future GreenData4all should include in-situ measurements and assessments by animals that roam the planet as biological sensors and sentinels. Animal data can include local weather data, environmental data, but also animal-centered environmental assessments. To achieve these data in near-real time, the database Movebank.org should be connected seamlessly to other global environmental databases.

The GreenData4All proposal, while ambitious and aligned with the European Green Deal's objectives, may face challenges in implementation and effectiveness. Critically, it could encounter difficulties in harmonizing data standards and practices across EU member states, potentially leading to inconsistencies in data quality and accessibility.

Main problems: — Chicago Convention, 1944 is obsolete. — Aeroplanes are responsible for dealing with the issue of environmental damage and safety risks caused by themselves and, for economic reasons, do not intend to effectively address the problem in relation to the extent of the damage caused to the environment, nor seek a solution.

WWF Spain is very interested in this regulation, in terms of the improvement it would entail for the exercise of the right of access to environmental information. For example, WWF Spain detects by satellite illegal water abstractions in the Marisma de Doñana – an area designated as SAC and SPA – access to serious satellite imagery of great value in order to detect these infringements and eradicate them, which would…

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Dear European Commission and its Institution, Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, I am sending a professional opinion of our Association as an attached document. The attached professional opinion is a three-page document. The professional opinion is written in English and Hungarian. Kindest regards, [name removed] PR Lead

The analysis on the shortcomings of the INSPIRE directive is much appreciated. However I am afraid that the Greendata4all update is also flawed and will provide a whole set of new and other problems. A big oversight is that the concept of FAIR data is not even mentioned in the whole initiative, while this is stimulated by the same European Commission in the research realm, where many of the environmental data is…

For the Walloon region in Belgium, we have access to a large dataset through our geoportal: https://geoportail.wallonie.be/walonmap However, this data may be registered under licences that prevent third-party public services from sharing the data through the services provided by the portal.