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