EU stakeholders stress strategic importance of trusted geospatial infrastructure

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EU stakeholders have highlighted the strategic importance of National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authorities (NMCAs) in providing the trusted infrastructure on which Europe relies. Keynote speakers at the EuroGeographics Annual General Assembly stressed that official, interoperable and sovereign geospatial data is essential to the dynamic, real-time decision-support systems needed to ensure Europe’s strength, security and prosperity. The 2026 event,

Development underway on EuroCoreReferenceMap – a new dataset to strengthen Europe’s digital sovereignty

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National mapping authorities from France, Germany and the Netherlands, together with their membership association, EuroGeographics, today (24 February 2026) announced that development is underway on EuroCoreReferenceMap, a new pan‑European dataset. EuroCoreReferenceMap will be the only high‑value, large‑scale geospatial dataset created specifically for EU policymakers by national mapping organisations using their authoritative national data. It will

Marking a year of celebration and ambition – 2025 Highlights

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For 25 years, EuroGeographics has proudly represented Europe’s National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authorities. Our silver jubilee has been one of both celebration and ambition as we reflect on past accomplishments while committing to deliver the next generation of pan-European high-value datasets.  The highlights of 2025 again demonstrate the benefits of bringing together members’

EuroGeographics at EAASI annual partnership summit

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EuroGeographics President, Tomaž Petek represented members at the European Association of Aerial Surveying Industries (EAASI) recent annual Partnership Summit in Croatia. Mr Petek, who is Director General of Surveying and Mapping Authority of the Republic of Slovenia, was delighted to give one of the introductory speeches alongside Marijan Marjanović from the State Geodetic Administration of

OME2 unlocks pan-European high-value data and calls for EU commitment to long-term funding

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Open Maps For Europe 2 (OME2) has unlocked one of Europe’s most valuable assets by turning EU rules for high-value data into a seamless cross-border solution for governments, businesses, and citizens. The OME2 pan-European prototype harmonises and edge-matches official geospatial data from national mapping, land registration and cadastral agencies into a single dataset. This fulfils

Collaboration increases number of official national geospatial datasets available via CORDA

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More than 100 new datasets, including seven targeting the update of the EU-Hydro product, are now available to Copernicus Services thanks to a collaboration that streamlines access to official geospatial information. The Copernicus Framework Agreement between EuroGeographics and its members is a practical solution for overcoming legal barriers to accessing authoritative data for the Copernicus

Private: OME2 Project publishes three new case studies

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The Open Maps For Europe 2 (OME2) project has published three new case studies demonstrating how the  harmonised high-value large-scale data prototype and enhanced Open Maps For Europe datasets are delivering value to users in the public and private sectors as well as academia. Two case studies show how data delivered by OME2 is being