European Forum for Geography and Statistics (EFGS)
2024-12-10 08:00 - 2024-12-12 17:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Brdo pri Kranju, Slovenia
For more information on this conference, please visit this page.

EuroGeographics End of Year Festive Members' Webinar
2024-12-12 10:30 - 23:30
The annual festive edition of our webinar provided an overview of all activities and tasks delivered throughout the year.
The presentation can be accessed here.
Webinar Recording (Opens in YouTube)

Joint EuroSDR and EuroGeographics Workshop: Geometadata Production and Usage
2025-02-07 09:30 - 17:00 | 8 avenue Pasteur, 94 160 Saint Mandé FRANCE, 8 avenue Pasteur, Saint Mandé, 94160, France
This workshop was a follow-up of EuroSDR-EuroGeographics activity on geodata discoverability as well as of EuroSDR activity on Linked (meta)data. It aimed to gain insight on making the most of existing technologies to engineer geo-metadata as well as engaging with academics to work on that topic.
For more information on the workshop and the agenda, please click here.

Geospatial Intelligence for Defense & Security - DGI Conference
2025-02-10 09:00 - 2025-02-12 17:00 | Queen Elizabeth II Centre London, Queen Elizabeth II Centre, London, United Kingdom
For more information on this conference, please visit these pages.

Members Webinar Series - Surveyors’ insights on solar potential
2025-02-20 10:30 - 11:30
The agenda of this webinar was as follows:

Introduction and welcome – Patricia Sokacova, EuroGeographics
“Providing insights to realize the potential of solar energy in Spain” – Celia Sevilla Sánchez, IGN Spain
Q&A via sli.do

Webinar Recording (Opens in YouTube)

Policy Coffee Chat
2025-03-06 10:30 - 11:15
The Policy Coffee Chat is the best way to be well informed on what is happening around you, to identify and communicate issues that matter to you.
We introduced the latest policy developments and exchanged views on this occasion. One of the discussion topics was the recently published public consultation on the GreenData4All initiative. For preparation for this discussion, it was suggested to read this questionnaire.

Data Spaces Symposium 2025
2025-03-11 09:00 - 2025-03-12 17:00 | Hilton Warsaw City, Warsaw, Poland
For information on this symposium, please visit these pages.

Technical Data Producers Kick off Webinar 2025
2025-03-13 10:30 - 12:30
The Production Management Team invited the Technical Data Producers to attend the Webinar on March 13th to discuss the production plans for 2025. The presentations of the webinar can be accessed below.

Welcome

Angela Baker (EuroGeographics)

ERM/EBM Production
Tim Trautmann (BKG)

ERM Validator
Jasper Bruns (KAD-NL)

ERM Regional Coordinator Welcome
Paolo Pensalfini (IGMI)

EGM
Vincent Beauce (IGN-F)

Update on OME2 and EuroGeographics Data Sustainability
Angela Baker (EuroGeographics)

Questions/AOB
PMT (EuroGeographics)

Members Webinar Series - OME2: On the development of a Pan European Strategy for open cadastral maps
2025-03-20 10:30 - 11:30
The agenda of this webinar was as follows:

Introduction & welcome – Patricia Sokacova, EuroGeographics
On the development of a Pan European Strategy for open cadastral maps – Panos Lolonis & Hara Papadaki, Hellenic Cadastre
Q&A via Sli.do and close

Webinar Recording (Opens in YouTube)

2025 GISCO Working Group meeting on integration of statistical and geospatial information
2025-03-24 08:00 - 2025-03-25 17:00 | Luxembourg
The 2025 GISCO Working Group meeting on integration of statistical and geospatial information took place in Luxembourg.

Quality KEN Virtual Spring Plenary
2025-04-02 10:00 - 2025-04-03 12:15
The Quality KEN Virtual Spring Plenary meeting was held on Wednesday and Thursday 2 – 3 April 2025 as a three-sessions event.
The agenda is available here (31/03/2025).
Presentations:

No
Title
Presenter

1
EuroGeographics Head Office News
Patricia Sokacova

2
National Reports
Tamas Palya

3
Feedback Questionnaire Results
Raitis Bolsakovs

4
Future Meetings
Karin Mertens

5
Update on GreenData4All – public consultation
Marjana Zelic

6
Visualization of quality of the cadastral boundaries in the Dutch Kadaster
Eric Hagemans

7
Collaboration or on-line census at the Spanish Cadastre
Fernando Serrano

8
QC of third-party data at Tailte Éireann
Fergus Fahey

9
Quality assessment of the integration of regional buildings at NGI Belgium
Joren Van Gysegem

Geospatial World Forum (GWF)
2025-04-22 09:00 - 2025-04-25 17:00 | Madrid Marriott Auditorium, Madrid, Spain
For information on this event, please visit these pages.

Joint PCC/EuroGeographics CLR KEN Conference and Plenary
2025-05-05 09:30 - 2025-05-06 17:00
The joint event was held from 5 to 6 May 2025 as a physical meeting in the premises of the Warsaw National Stadium under the Polish Presidency, kindly hosted by the Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography GUGIK.
The main topics of the conference were:

The cadastral system
3D and 4D cadastre
AI in cadastre
Development of the Cadastral Strategy for Europe under the Open Maps for Europe 2 Project

The final agenda is available here.
Presentations Day 1

No
Title
Presenter

01
Polish Cadastre
Alicja Kulka

02
Introduction and results of the questionnaire
Marcin Grudzien

03
Organisational and Operational Impact of new Technologies in the Cadastral Domain
Martin Salzmann

04
Best Practices in Co-operation and Handling Systems
Magdalena Andersson & Elisabeth Olsson

05
Possibilities for Latvian Cadastre in Digitising Processes
Vents Priedolins

06
The Belgian Pre-cadastration Process
Jolien Neckebroeck

07
Moldova’s Progress in the Field of Cadastre
Cristina Telpiz-Burlac

08
Rationalizing the applicative landscape of Cadastral IT System: the Challenge of Locally-Initiated Software
Thomas Guegan

Day 2

09
3D Cadastre in Slovenia
Ema Pogorelcnik

10
Using AI to Improve Data Quality and Citizen Interaction
Miguel Ancochea Nodal

11
Examples of AI Applications in Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography
Anna Bober

12

Development of the new Strategy for Cadastre
Open Cadastral Maps

Panos Lolonis
Hara Papadaki

13
Specifics of maintaining the State Land Cadastre under the Martial Law
Dmytro Makarenko

14
CLGE update
Nele Vanhoutte

15
Danish Cadastre and Invitation to the next Joint Conference
Pia Åbo Østergaard

UNGGIM Europe Webinar: The contribution of EO to 6.6.1 indicator
2025-05-12 10:00 - 12:00
To access the concept note of this webinar and to register for this event, please click here.

UNGGIM Europe Webinar - The contribution of EO to 15.3.1 indicator
2025-05-14 10:00 - 12:00
To access the concept note and register for this event, please click here.

EuroGeographics General Assembly 2025
2025-05-18 19:00 - 2025-05-20 22:00
The EuroGeographics General Assembly 2025 was held in Riga, Latvia from 18th to 20th May 2025.

The agenda is available here.
The minutes are available here.
General Assembly Highlights and Reflections are available here.
Presentations of the 2025 General Assembly
Day 1

No
Title
Presenter
Size KB

1
Welcome by the host of the General Assembly
Martins Liberts, Latvian Geospatial Information Agency
4.8

2
Welcome by the host of the General Assembly
Vita Narnicka, State Land Service, Latvia
6.4

3
Outline of Agenda and setting the scene
Sallie Payne Snell, EuroGeographics
679

4
25th Anniversary – Looking back at EuroGeographics’ history (Video)
Sallie Payne Snell, EuroGeographics
Opens in YouTube

5
Keynote
Karl Hamilton, European Environment Agency
5.2

6
The Future of EuroGeographics (Video)
Sallie Payne Snell, EuroGeographics
Opens in YouTube

7
The big picture: Digital Transformation
Serena Coetzee, UN-GGIM Geodesy Centre of Excellence
1.3

8
GNSS Interference in Aviation
Ricardo Oliveira, Eurocontrol
819

9
The Need for Enhanced Focus on Geodetic Reference Frames to Meet the Future Demands of Geospatial Data Management
Per Erik Opseth, Kartverket, Norway
2.2

10
The challenge of building capacity and ensuring equality and diversity
Conor Cahalane, EuroSDR
798

11
From Caterpillar to Butterfly – The challenge of building a modern organisation
Ingrid Vanden Berghe, NGI Belgium
2.1

12
Open Data policies vs Security – Perparation for the Data Union Strategy
Jiři Pilar, DG Connect, European Commission
1.1

13
Copernicus’ data and information policy
Catharina Bamps, DG DEFIS, European Commission
1.3

14
Competing Policy Drivers: Open vs Secure
Hannah Cook, Kartverket, Norway
796

Day 2

1
Keynote: AI and Digital Twinning for Air Traffic Control
Marc Thomas, Project Blue bird, NAT
3.1

2
Opportunities and challenges for NMCAs in an ever-changing technical landscape
Jordi Escriu, JRC, European Commission
3.1

3
AI and Future Tech
Ian Schuler, Development Seed
3.5

4
AI Enabled GIS – Working with us or against us?
Nick Land, ESRI Europe
8.6

5
NMCAs response to global challenges
Marta Nagy-Rothengass, Eurostat, European Commission
1.8

6
Way forward with Earth Observation in the actual climate crisis
Inge Jonckheere, European Space Agency (ESA)
9.9

7
Climate change in Latvia and tools for risk management
Andris Viksna, Latvian Hydrometeorological Service
5.3

8
EuroGeographics Data Proposition
Sallie Payne Snell, EuroGeographics
1.2

9
Management Board Report to 2025 General Assembly
Pier-Giorgio Zaccheddu, BKG Germany
2.1

10
EuroGeographics Formal Business
Sallie Payne Snell, EuroGeographics
1.5

11
General Assembly 2026
Ingrid Vanden Berghe, NGI Belgium

UN-GGIM: Europe webinar series: SDG 11.7.1
2025-06-04 10:00 - 12:00
The webinar took place on the 4th of June from 10:00 to 12:00 CEST.
To access the concept note and recording of this webinar, please click here.

Webinar: Unlock the Power of Location and AI – New online course available
2025-06-05 10:00 - 11:00
Introducing a new online course: Location & AI for Dummies
Drive Business with Location Intelligence and AI! How can geospatial data and artificial intelligence transform your organisation?
Join us to find out how GeoAI – the powerful combination of location data and AI – can create new business opportunities, enable smarter decision-making and provide deeper customer insights.
In this webinar, we will introduce our new, practical, beginner-level course, which is tailored to European directors, managers and consultants who wish to understand the business potential of GeoAI. The course is provided in English, produced by Location Innovation Hub and published in collaboration with OGC.
Programme of the webinar:

Why Location Matters in the Age of AI, Nigel Edmead, OGC
The European Perspective on Location Innovation, Antti Jakobsson, Location Innovation Hub
Course Introduction: Location & AI for Dummies by Eeva Sankari, Location Innovation Hub
Course content and objectives
Benefits for those who complete the course
Q & A – Ask Us Anything!
The advanced course “Deep dive to Location and AI” will be available in the autumn – you will hear more about it in this webinar.
Closing remarks by Nigel Edmead

Sign up now here for the webinar and take your organisation to the next level with GeoAI: https://link.webropol.com/ep/location-and-ai
The course will be available for use on 5th June and you can find the course at https://academy.ogc.org/
More information about the Location & AI courses: https://locationinnovationhub.eu/en/location-ai-courses/

ISO-TC211/EC-JRC/EuroGeographics webinar on Data Spaces
2025-06-05 10:30 - 12:00
This webinar on Data Spaces was jointly organised by the International Standardization Organisation, ISO/TC211, European Commission/Joint Research Center and EuroGeographics.
The agenda was as follows:

Welcome – EuroGeographics, Patricia Sokacova & ISO/TC211, Mats ÅHLIN
Introduction EU landscape – Jordi ESCRIU, European Commission/Joint Research Center
Introduction IDSA – Anil TURKMAYALI, International Data Space Association
Location Europe DataSpace – Antti JAKOBSSON, NLS Finland
ISO/TC211 Input to EU Data Spaces – Jari REINI, NLS Finland
Open discussion and next steps – All
Close

Some questions from the audience could not be answered during the webinar. Jordi Escriu has provided the answers in this document.
Webinar Recording (Open in YouTube)

Members Webinar Series - Copernicus In Situ Requirements for NMCAs
2025-06-12 10:30 - 11:30
The draft agenda of this webinar is as follows:

Welcome – Angela Baker, EuroGeographics
Update on CORDA agreement – Angela Baker, EuroGeographics
Licensing:

The importance of licensing your data to Copernicus Services – Angela Baker, EuroGeographics
How to give permission to your data – Oliwia Marszalek, EuroGeographics
Technical contacts – Oliwia Marszalek, EuroGeographics
Open data – Angela Baker, EuroGeographics

CORDA

Specific Data requirements – Olga Lopez de Turiso, CORDA
How to check your data in CORDA – Olga Lopez de Turiso, Angela Baker
Webinar Recording (Opens in YouTube)

Twelfth Plenary Meeting UN-GGIM: Europe
2025-06-24 08:00 - 2025-06-25 17:00
The meeting will take place in Brussels, Belgium the 24 – 25 June 2025.
For more information on this event please consult this page.

Policy Coffee Chat
2025-07-01 10:30 - 11:15
The Policy Coffee Chat is the best way to keep well informed on what is happening around you, to identify and communicate issues that matter to you.
In this session we introduced the latest policy developments and exchange views. The key discussion topic was the recently published public consultation on the „European Data Union Strategy“. The Call for Evidence and the corresponding questionnaire were provided in preparation for the discussion.
The presentation can be found here.

INSPIRE KEN: The Future of Metadata – Between INSPIRE and GeODCAT
2025-07-03 10:00 - 12:00
This webinar’s objectives were to:

Provide an overview of how to progress in conversion from ISO metadata to GeoDCAT
Identify the challenges faced during the conversion process
Present recommendations from JRC
Present examples of good practices in the conversion process

The agenda was as follows:

Introduction Marcin Grudzien, INSPIRE KEN chair
Smoothing the transition towards Open Data reporting, Jordi Escriu, JRC
Comparison between GeoDCAT 2.0 and 3.0: improvements, main changes, examples, Bert Van Nuffelen, Jacub Klimek
A conversion tool from ISO/INSPIRE to GeoDCAT; principles and usages, Nathalie Delattre, NGI Belgium
Alignment between ISO/INSPIRE and GeoDCAT : the current work at the Brussels-capital region, Benoît Fricheteau , Paradigm
Sli.do Q&A,

Webinar Recording (Opens in YouTube)

Members Webinar Series - Geospatial technology, science and collaboration in meeting climate and environment challenges
2025-09-18 10:30 - 11:30
The agenda of this webinar was as follows:

Introduction and welcome – Oliwia Marzsalek, EuroGeographics
“Enhancing climate risk assessment through geospatial collaboration” – Annie Royen, NGI Belgium
“Tracking the effects of extreme water conditions with Earth Observation“, Dr. Daniel Kristof, Lechner Non-profit Ltd.
Q&A via sli.do

Webinar Recording (Opens in YouTube)

European Forum for Geography and Statistics (EFGS)
2025-09-23 09:00 - 2025-09-25 17:00
Statistics Norway and the Norwegian Mapping Authority have the pleasure of inviting you to Oslo, for the EFGS Conference 2025.
For more information, please click on this link.

Technical Meeting of the EuroGeographics Data Producers 2025
2025-10-15 12:30 - 2025-10-16 12:30
The 2025 Technical Meeting of EuroGeographics Data Producers (TDP) was hosted by our member the National Geographic Institute of Belgium at EuroGeographics Head Office at 70 rue du Nord, 1000 Brussels Belgium.
This meeting aimed to brief you on the production for 2025 for EBM, ERM and EGM.
In the morning of October 16, the Permanent Correspondents (PCs) of all EuroGeographics’ members were invited to attend the TDPs session. In the afternoon of October 16, all TDPs were invited in turn to stay on and attend the Permanent Correspondents’ meeting.
The agenda of the TDPs meeting and the PCs meeting is available here.

Presentation – Day 1
Name

EuroBounderyMap and EuroRegional Map
Tim Trautmann, BKG

Update on the ERM Validator
Jasper Bruns, Kadaster Netherlands

EuroGlobalMap
Vincent Beauce, IGN France

Case Study
Katarzyna Dziegielewska-Gajski, DGU Croatia

Presentation – Day 2
Name

Overview of EuroGeographics Data Pillar
Angela Baker, EuroGeographics

OME2 Technical Updates
Noémie Grémeaux, IGN France

EuroGeographics Future Data Proposition
Angela Baker, EuroGeographics

Open Cadastral Map
Panos Lolonis, Hellenic Cadaster

Introduction to the KE pillar of activity
Patricia Sokacova, EuroGeographics

Permanent Correspondents In Person Meeting
2025-10-16 09:00 - 15:00
We invited our Permanent Correspondents to join us at the Eurogeographics Head Office for an in person one day meeting in October as part of our Tech Week. This was the first time we had met in person for many years. The Permanent Correspondents were invited to the dinner which took place on the evening of Oct. 15th together with the Technical Data Producers. The morning of Oct. 16th was shared with the Technical Data Producers, where an update on the OME2 project and the Data Pillar of activity was provided. During the day, there were also discussions about our other pillars of activity; KENS and Representation, as well as an in-depth session on the Membership Strategy, where we welcomed the input of the participants.
Venue: EuroGeographics Head Office, 76 rue du Nord, 1000 Brussels Belgium.
The agenda can be accessed here.
The presentations of the Permanent Correspondents meeting can be accessed below.

Presentation Title
Name

Introduction to the Representation pillar of activity
Carol Agius, EuroGeographics

Global Representation
Giuseppe Novella, EuroGeographics

Policy Update
Marjana Zelic, EuroGeographics

Membership and Communications Activities
Giuseppe Novella, EuroGeographics

Role of the Permanent Correspondents
Oliwia Marszalek, EuroGeographics

Membership Strategy
Patricia Sokacova, EuroGeographics

Members Webinar Series - CORDA Webinar
2025-10-23 10:30 - 11:30
EuroGeographics continues to encourage its members to sign the Copernicus Services Framework Agreement and its associated annexes. The goal of this initiative is to facilitate access to NMCA data for the Copernicus programme.
By establishing a single licence agreement between EuroGeographics and the European Environment Agency (EEA), the process of granting access to official national geospatial data for Copernicus Services is significantly streamlined. This approach is key to enhancing the use of members’ data and strengthening cooperation between NMCAs and Copernicus Services.
This webinar provided members with a review of the deliverables from the current contract, and included an update on several key aspects, including dataset access and its implications, data security, and progress on the contractual arrangements. Additionally, the new Guidance Material was presented during the session.
The agenda was as follows:

Opening & Welcome – Angela Baker, EuroGeographics
Update on the progress of the contract for EEA – Angela Baker, EuroGeographics

Licensing
OME2 synergies
Engagement
Guidance Materials
Communications

Update from CORDA – Olga López de Turiso Martínez, CORDA
Q&A – Angela Baker and Olga López de Turiso Martínez

The webinar recording is available here (Opens in YouTube).

Joint PCC-EuroGeographics Conference and Plenary
2025-11-04 09:00 - 2025-11-05 17:00 | Ved Stranden 14,16, 9000 Aalborg, Ved Stranden 14, Aalborg, 9000, Denmark
This joint conference was held on 4th-5th November 2025 under the EU Presidency of Denmark at the Radisson Blu Limfjord Hotel in Aalborg, kindly hosted by the Danish Geodata Agency DGA. The event was held as hybrid and well attended by 35 participants on site and the same number online.
The final agenda is available here.

Presentations Day1

No
Title
Presenter

Introduction of the Danish Geodata Agency
Jesper Nørgaard Andersen

1

Danish cadastre Part 1
Danish cadastre Part 2

Jess Svendsen
Pia Åbo Østergaard, DGA

2
Danish basic data
Jørgen Skrubbeltrang, Simon Reimers DGA

3
Land reform in Latvia: From shared by force to owned by right
Vents Priedoliņš, SLS Latvia

4
Climate smart Land Consolidation
Irma Lähetkangas, Finland

5
Land Consolidation As A Tool In The Green Transition
Uffe Jimenez Ravn-Christensen, the Agency for Green Transition and Aquatic Environment

6
Improving the quality of coastal boundary lines in the cadastral map
Martin Engsig, DGA

7
Use of cadastral information in environmental related processes – including for land, water and marine management
Magdalena Andersson, Lantmäteriet, Sweden

8
Land Surveyor Business Areas in Planning and Realization of Renewable Energy Plants. Use of Cadastral Information
Torben Juulsager, the Danish Association of Chartered Surveyors

9
Use of historical maps for climate adaptation
Pia Åbo Østergaard, DGA

Presentations Day 2

No
Title
Presenter

10
Cadastres in times of change in the environment
Martin Salzmann, Kadaster, The Netherlands

11
Cadastral information as support for natural disaster management
Rocio Rodriguez Molina, DG Catastro Spain

12
Cadastral and Spatial Data for Climate Resilience in the Republic of Moldova
Cristina Telpiz Burlac and Diana Grosu, Agency for Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre Moldova

13
EuroGeographics updates
Patricia Sokacova, EuroGeographics

14
Open Cadastral Map / Open Maps for Europe including Results of the Questionnaire
Panos Lolonis, Hellenic Cadastre Greece

15
CLGE: Latest Highlights from Europe’s Surveying Community
Nele Vanhoutte, Council of European Geodetic Surveyors (CLGE)

16
ELRA’s Activities in Addressing Climate Challenges: Housing Crisis, IMOLA Project and the Impact of AI
Elena Prada, European Land Registry Association (ELRA)

Introduction to the Cyprus Presidency of the PCC – Andri Hadjimarkou

Spatial Data Quality Conference
2025-11-20 09:00 - 2025-11-21 12:30 | Ministry of Digital Governance, Fragkoudi 11, Kalithea, Greece
The 5th Spatial Data Quality (SDQ) conference jointly organised with EuroSDR and Hellenic Cadastre was held in Athens Greece at the premises of the Ministry of Digital Governance from 20 – 21 November 2025 and was followed by the Quality KEN autumn plenary.
Please find the call for abstracts with more details.

The agenda can be accessed here (14/11/2025).
The presentations from the conference can be found here:

DAY 1

1
“Handling data quality issues in the Open Cadastral Maps for Europe context”
Panos Lolonis, Hellenic Cadastre

2
“Quality implications of requirements to make the data both open and secure“
Raitis Boļšakovs, Latvian Geospatial Information Agency

3
“Data quality for 3D geospatial products – use cases for Romania”
Iuliana Maria Pârvu, National Center of Cartography, Romania

4
“Quality control procedures for high definition aerial LIDAR data in Greece”
Panos Lolonis, Hellenic Cadastre

5
” Development of a toolkit for exhaustive quality control of radiometric aspects of high definition aerial Lidar data in Greece“
Evangelia Varela, Hellenic Cadastre (Presented by Panos Lolonis)

6
” Opportunities and challenges of using AI at national mapping agencies – NGI Belgium case study“
Joren Van Gysegem, NGI Belgium

7
” The Irish National Map Skin-of-the-Earth Data Model: Opportunities and Challenges for Geospatial Data Quality“
Fergus Fahey, Tailte Éireann

8
” Hungarian GeoNames of NGMHu“
Angela Olasz, Lechner Non-profit Ltd., Hungary

9
“Assessing the Implications of Special Environmental Studies for the Natura 2000 Network on the Sustainable Development of Mineral Raw Materials“
Georges Sassanis, ECHMES LTD, Greece

10
“Geospatial Data in Cyprus: A Dual Focus on Quality and Usability – Impact in responding to National and European demands“
Klito Dimitriou, Department of Land & Surveys, Cyprus

DAY 2

1
“Data quality measures register ISO 19157-3”
Torsten Svärd, Swedish mapping, cadastral and land registerton authority

2
“Standardisation in the Spatial Development Lifecycle: A focus on Land
Administration”
Eftychia Kalogianni, TUDelft

3
“Ensuring Spatial Data Harmonisation for Advancing Moldova’s EU integration”
Rodica Sîrbu, Agency for Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre of the Republic of Moldova

4
“Communication of open data quality with map-centric dashboards”
Andriani Skopeliti, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

5
“Visualization of quality control results using dashboards”
Joren Van Gysegem, NGI Belgium
