Open Maps For Europe 2 (OME2) has released the final version of its high-value large-scale pan European prototype which now covers 10 countries. The milestone means that 1: 10 000 scale authoritative administrative boundary, transport and hydrographic data is available for Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Luxembourg, Spain, Switzerland and The Netherlands. Created
Léa Bodossian, Secretary General and Executive Director, EuroGeographics explains why authoritative data is the backbone of global climate and pollution action. As a geographer, I firmly believe that there are few things that are more powerful than location; it not only tells us where things happen but also provides the link between information and action.
Secretary General and Executive Director, Léa Bodossian looks to the future EuroGeographics members are at the heart of the response to Covid-19, delivering the data that people need, in a format that they can understand to enable them to make the best possible evidence-based decisions quickly and confidently. Ireland, Germany and Denmark are just three
Arvo Kokkonen, Director General, National Land Survey of Finland In the first in a series of guest posts from the Heads of Member Organisations, Arvo Kokkonen, Director General, National Land Survey of Finland asks: How do we justify continuous improvement? The National Land Survey of Finland has maintained the Finnish real estate and terrain information
As former EuroGeographics Secretary General and Executive Director, Mick Cory retires from a lifetime career working in National and International Geospatial Agencies, he examines the impact of high value datasets. The views expressed in this article are his own and do not necessarily represent the views of EuroGeographics or its members. The Open Data PSI
As former EuroGeographics Secretary General and Executive Director, Mick Cory retires from a lifetime career working in National and International Geospatial Agencies, he reflects on their history and evolution. The views expressed in this article are his own and do not necessarily represent the views of EuroGeographics or its members. Most European National Mapping
EuroGeographics has welcomed the adoption of the United Nations (UN) implementation guide for an Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF) but stresses the need for consistency in implementing country-level action plans to avoid duplicate efforts. In our response to the global consultation on the IGIF implementation guide, we strongly suggest on-going engagement and collaboration includes
EuroGeographics Secretary General and Executive Director, Mick Cory welcomes the European Strategy for Data and sets out how members can contribute by delivering high value, authoritative, geospatial data. The value of data lies in its use and re-use. For our members, the National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registry Authorities (NMCAs) of Europe, making their information
GIM International interview with Mick Cory, EuroGeographics & Joep Crompvoets, EuroSDR The European Union (EU) is adding a new dimension to the digital data-distribution policies of mapping agencies, cadastres and land registries. In two years’ time, a new EU directive will make it compulsory to provide open and free access to the most crucial, publicly
Producers, users, academia and software suppliers gathered in Valletta, Malta recently to discuss the latest developments in spatial data quality. The 3rd international conference was organised by EuroGeographics and EuroSDR in conjunction with Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 211 Geographic Information (ISO TC211), and the International Cartographic Association
