Open Maps For Europe 2 (OME2) adds two new countries to updated harmonised high-value data prototype
Luxembourg and Switzerland are the latest countries to be included in the Open Maps For Europe 2 (OME2) high-value large-scale pan European prototype.
Available via www.mapsforeurope.org, the dataset provides 1: 10 000 scale authoritative administrative boundary and transport data for Belgium, France and The Netherlands. It is the first to be created using the new production process, developed by OME2 consortium member, National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information (IGN France), to deliver edge-matched official geospatial information from multiple national sources.
In addition to IGN France, the project partners comprise: EuroGeographics, the not-for-profit association for Europe’s National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authorities; National Geographic Institute, Belgium; Hellenic Cadastre; General Directorate for the Cadastre, Spain; and Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency, The Netherlands.
Victoria Persson, Project Manager – Data Access and Integration, EuroGeographics said: “We are delighted to announce that the OME2 high-value large-scale pan European prototype now covers Luxembourg and Switzerland, in addition to Belgium, France and The Netherlands. By the end of 2025, it is expected to cover 10 countries with three key themes identified by users and defined as high value by the European Commission – administrative boundaries, transport and hydrography.”
“OME2 is already demonstrating how authoritative large-scale high-value data can be combined to create pan-European harmonised edge-matched datasets to meet demand for geospatial information in all common data spaces of the European Strategy for Data. Its focus on useability, as well as accessibility, will provide a foundation for future pan-European high-value data aligned with key EU Policy objectives and UN core geospatial data recommendations.”
The OME2 project, which is co-funded by the European Union, is also enhancing the five existing Open Maps For Europe datasets. The most recent updates include new releases of the Open Gazetteer and Pan-European Imagery.
The Open Gazetteer provides authoritative geographical names as maintained in the source data from the National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authorities. It can be used for any reference or information purpose and is updated annually. Germany’s Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) is the production manager.
BKG is also production manager and product owner of the OME pan-European Imagery service which it makes available through the Open Maps For Europe interface. This processed mosaic with a 10-metre resolution, created from European Union´s Earth observation programme Copernicus (Sentinel-2, L1C-L2A), and can be used as a reference for mapping and visualisation.
EuroGeographics is an international not-for-profit organisation (AISBL/ IVZW under Belgian Law. BCE registration: 833 607 112) and the membership association for the European National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registry Authorities.
The OME2 project is co-funded by the European Union. It is being delivered by a consortium comprising: EuroGeographics, the not-for-profit membership association for Europe’s National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authorities; National Geographic Institute, Belgium; National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information, France; Hellenic Cadastre; General Directorate for the Cadastre, Spain; and Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency, The Netherlands.
Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for them.