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Sharing Data in the Danube Region

Jean Dusart, Robin S. Smith and Alexander Kotsev

Workshop to develop 250,000 soil database for Danube Basin using eSOTER methodology

Ispra, 05-06.02.2015

“…will facilitate the exchange of well-documented and harmonised datafor the EUSDR by providing accessto remotely-held data from multipledomains and across borders tosupport the EUSDR’s integratedpolicy-making needs. It will alsobuild capacity in data harmonisationand data sharing by engagingcommunities in collaborative andinterdisciplinary networks, pilots andonline tools.”

Draft proposal for Multi-Annual JRC Work Programme 2015-2016(EUSDR Priority Area 7)

Danube Reference Data and Service Infrastructure

DRDSI

DRDSI

Collaborative work

Collaborative work

Knowledge sharing

Knowledge sharing

Information mining

Information mining

Maximize INSPIRE

investment

Maximize INSPIRE

investment

Data Platform & Inventory

Data Platform & Inventory

User interaction

User interaction

DRDSI Components•Online platform open to all to

• Publish, search, view and download data

•Data coming from

• European Commission

• National and International Stakeholders

• European, Regional and National Projects

•Coordination and Collaboration

• Including a Permanent Network (DANUBE_NET) composed by a representative of each Danube country

Benefits of the DRDSI project

• Platform: a common entry point for data, projects, applications,

training material, experts, user feedback, …. for the whole Region

• Facilitate coordination and collaboration (e.g. shared practices)

across the Region (including project making)

• Cross-Border and Macro-Regional! Inspire other Macro-Regions

• Open, Inclusive and Transparent business model, supporting the

re-use of PSI (Digital Agenda/DSM). Foster Data Sharing.

• Potential leverage of investments for data collection, harmonisation

and data access

• The Danube region as a testbed for the implementation of the

INSPIRE Directive and EuroIntegration

Current status and ongoing work• JRC-funded harmonisation of datasets, including

work in the JRC Nexi, will be made available through the platform

• Provision of reference data• Danube_NET is active: identifying inputs,

stakeholders and promoting the DRDSI• V1 of the platform is operational

• Currently exploring other sources of metadata/data• V2 will introduce collaborative elements

• You are welcome to join and provide feedback for improvements and ‘data proposals/pilots’

• Promote data-related projectshttp://drdsi.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

Some questions• Do you see the added value in the

platform?

• What data (or other details) could you potentially share?

• Are you able to readily produce metadata or are you likely to need assistance?

Thank youjean.dusart@jrc.ec.europa.eu