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Open Maps For Europe (OME) 2 project announces plans for pan-European Cadastral Data Strategy

Plans to develop a strategy that will increase the use of European cadastral data by making it more findable and accessible have been announced by the Open Maps For Europe […]

06 Mar 2024

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European Policy experts share insights for UN paper on authoritative geospatial data for disaster risk reduction and crisis management

Policy experts from European National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authorities (NMCAs) are contributing to a new United Nation’s paper on authoritative geospatial data for disaster risk[…]

04 Mar 2024

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EuroGeographics announces new Co-Chairs for Cadastre and Land Registry Network

EuroGeographics has named Jolien Neckebroeck from Belgium and Vents Priedoliņš from Latvia as new Co-Chairs of its Cadastre and Land Registry Network.  Jolien, who is Head of the Valuations Department[…]

28 Feb 2024

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EuroGeographics showcases value of official national geospatial data in Copernicus Services

Land Monitoring and Emergency Management are among the Copernicus Services benefitting from the strengthened partnership between providers of official geospatial data and the European Environment Agency[…]

26 Feb 2024

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EuroGeographics announces new Chair for Quality Knowledge Exchange Network

EuroGeographics has named data quality expert, Karin Mertens from National Geographic Institute (NGI), Belgium as Chair of its Quality Knowledge Exchange Network (QKEN).  Karin is Quality Control […]

30 Jan 2024

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EuroGeographics announces new Senior Management Team

EuroGeographics has announced a new Senior Management Team as part of its continued commitment to enable easy access to official pan-European geospatial data and expertise. The Brussels-based not-for[…]

23 Jan 2024

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Data quality top priority as national providers of geospatial information adopt pragmatic approach to AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is an opportunity to improve efficiency but data quality must be maintained to ensure accuracy is not compromised, say national providers of geospatial information. More[…]

14 Nov 2023

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Role of trusted location data pinpointed as valuable resource to build a better future for all

Data from official national sources is one of Europe’s most valuable resources in achieving a sustainable, safer and fairer society, MEPs have heard. The showcase by members of EuroGeographics, the[…]

09 Nov 2023

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New head of EuroGeographics to focus on enabling access to high-value geospatial data from official national sources

EuroGeographics has today (12 October 2023) announced Sallie Payne Snell as its new Secretary General and Executive Director. Sallie, who previously led operations at the not-for-profit membership […]

12 Oct 2023

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EuroGeographics calls for integration of trusted geospatial data in next global development framework

Geospatial data should be integrated into the next development framework to strengthen and make it more inclusive beyond the 2030 Agenda, says EuroGeographics. The not-for-profit membership association[…]

08 Sep 2023

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Balancing demand for open data with data security is key challenge say European Cadastral Agencies

Meeting the challenge of balancing demand for open government data with data security is a key issue for European National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authorities (NMCAs), a survey has[…]

06 Sep 2023

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EuroGeographics invites case studies and quality feedback for medium-scale pan-European open data

EuroGeographics is calling for case studies from users of its medium-scale pan-European topographic open dataset, EuroRegionalMap. The not-for-profit association for European National Mapping, Cadastral[…]

01 Sep 2023

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EuroGeographics and International Cartographic Association agree collaboration to unlock power of location

Experts in authoritative geospatial data, cartography and GIScience have today (29 August 2023) announced a new international collaboration to demonstrate the power of location. Members of EuroGeographics[…]

29 Aug 2023

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Final call for abstracts for Fourth International Workshop on Spatial Data Quality

Organisers of the fourth International Workshop on Spatial Data Quality have issued a final call for abstracts. Submissions covering a wide range of topics, including ways in which data providers [&[…]

04 Jul 2023

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Open Maps For Europe demonstrates demand for pan-European open data from official national sources

More than 4,000 registered users have downloaded around 4,700 datasets and carried out 6 million web service transactions via Open Maps For Europe. The figures were announced by EuroGeographics, the[…]

12 Jun 2023

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Fourth International Workshop on Spatial Data Quality launches call for abstracts

Abstracts are now being accepted for the fourth International Workshop on Spatial Data Quality to be held in Brussels and online on 11 and 12 October 2023. The deadline for […]

05 Jun 2023

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EuroGeographics renews agreement with Kadaster Netherlands to provide UN-GGIM: Europe Secretariat

EuroGeographics has renewed its Service Level Agreement with The Netherlands’ Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency (Kadaster) to provide secretariat services for the European regional committee[…]

15 May 2023

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EuroGeographics and EUROGI agree collaboration to promote use of geospatial data

EuroGeographics and EUROGI have announced a collaboration to promote the widespread use of geospatial data. The European not-for-profit associations, which represent national mapping, cadastral and[…]

10 May 2023

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Project launched to prototype large-scale high-value pan-European datasets

National providers of geospatial information have today announced plans to create a prototype for harmonised large-scale, high-value pan-European open datasets. Open Maps For Europe 2 (OME2) will develop[…]

28 Mar 2023

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Flexibility in implementing rules for high value geospatial data welcomed

Europe’s National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authorities (NMCAs) have welcomed the European Commission’s definition of geospatial information as a high value dataset. Responding to[…]

13 Feb 2023

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Partnership to create new framework agreement will benefit Copernicus Services

Security, Land Monitoring and Emergency Management are among the Copernicus services set to benefit from a partnership to create new framework agreement for official geospatial data. The European Environment[…]

30 Jan 2023

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President’s Statement on Secretary General and Executive Director

EuroGeographics has today announced that Léa Bodossian is to leave the Association after almost two-and-half-years as Secretary General and Executive Director. Léa joined EuroGeographics when the[…]

26 Jan 2023

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Call for sustained funding to invest in pan-European maps for a data-driven Europe

National providers of geospatial information are calling for sustained funding for pan-European mapping to ensure that the power of official location data can be unlocked for the benefit of all. [&[…]

08 Dec 2022

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Open Maps For Europe adds data from four more countries for final release

Open Maps For Europe has today announced that official geospatial data from four additional countries is included in the project’s third and final release.  North Macedonia and Switzerland have […]

29 Nov 2022

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Maps for a data-driven Europe to be showcased at European Parliament

EuroGeographics and its members, the national providers of official geospatial information, will showcase next level mapping for modern-day data infrastructures at the European Parliament on 29 November[…]

21 Nov 2022

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Open Maps For Europe wins BeGeo Best Project Award

Open Maps For Europe has been awarded the GeoSpatial 2022 Professional Best Project Award at the BeGEO congress in Brussels. The seventh BeGeo Congress, organised by The National Geographic Institute[…]

07 Nov 2022

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National providers of official geospatial data map out role in EU decade of action

Ensuring decision-makers understand the roles, capabilities, and concerns of national sources of official map, cadastral and land registration data is key to the success of the European Union’s decade[…]

05 Oct 2022

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EuroGeographics selected as friend of the EU Mission Adaptation to Climate Change

EuroGeographics, the voice of Europe’s National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authorities, is delighted to be selected as a friend of the EU Mission Adaptation to Climate Change. The international[…]

30 Sep 2022

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Collaboration with UN-GGIM focuses on knowledge exchange as a key to unlocking power of geospatial data

A new international collaboration will unlock the power of geospatial data to benefit people and planet by providing a platform for knowledge exchange and capacity building. The United Nations Statistics[…]

22 Sep 2022

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EuroGeographics welcomes strengthened UN-GGIM

EuroGeographics has welcomed the strengthening of the United Nation’s Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management’s (UN-GGIM) mandate and Secretariat resources. “The resolution[…]

23 Aug 2022

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Official providers of geospatial data call for joint vision in implementation of high value datasets

National providers of official geospatial information have welcomed the European Commission’s Regulation proposal on high-value datasets (HVD) but caution that they must receive adequate support […]

13 Jul 2022

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Mapping a data-driven Europe

Providers of official national geographic information have pledged to continue their Europe-wide cooperation to underpin the data infrastructures that enable a sustainable, safer, and prosperous society[…]

07 Jul 2022

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Post-pandemic user requirements are foundation for future collaborations

Leaders of Europe’s national mapping, cadastral and land registration authorities met in Sarajevo last week to discuss the role of official geospatial data in reconnecting post-pandemic. EuroGeographics[…]

27 May 2022

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Open Maps For Europe releases open cadastral map prototype and data updates

Open Maps for Europe has released an Open Cadastral Map prototype which provides large-scale coverage for four countries. The data is now available via the Open Maps interface and this […]

11 May 2022

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French General Directorate Cadastral Bureau joins EuroGeographics

EuroGeographics has welcomed the French General Directorate Cadastral Bureau as an Associate Member. The Bureau’s membership of EuroGeographics will see the two organisations work together to deliver[…]

27 Jan 2022

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Survey shows agile approach to authoritative cadastral and land registration vital for Europe’s resilience and recovery programme

Interoperability, security, accessibility and transparency are the key strengths of official cadastral and land registration data in contributing to Europe’s resilience and recovery programme, a […]

06 Dec 2021

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EuroGeographics contributes to COP26 call for governments to recognise value of location in climate change action

EuroGeographics pan-European datasets and their role in cross-border climate action are highlighted in a COP26 briefing paper calling on governments to recognise the value of official location data[…]

27 Oct 2021

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Open Maps For Europe releases first datasets

Users can now access the first free-to-use maps via the Open Maps For Europe online gateway  at www.mapsforeurope.org. Four open datasets created using official national map, geospatial and land information[…]

20 Sep 2021

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EuroGeographics offers expertise to help strengthen global geospatial infrastructure at UN-GGIM

EuroGeographics has reaffirmed its commitment to using its expertise in authoritative data to help strengthen the global geospatial infrastructure. At the 11th Session of the United Nations Committee[…]

06 Sep 2021

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Copernicus services to benefit from better access to official geospatial data through joint vision for cooperation

Copernicus Services will benefit from easier access to a wider range of data from Europe’s National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authorities thanks to a new era of cooperation announced[…]

04 Aug 2021

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Open Maps For Europe project confirms coverage for first data release

Open Maps For Europe has confirmed coverage for its first release of open data later this summer. EuroGeographics, which is coordinating the project in partnership with National Geographic Institute[…]

13 Jul 2021

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Official geospatial data proves value during global pandemic

Contributing to national Covid-19 responses has significantly raised awareness of official geospatial data, say Europe’s National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authorities. More than 75[…]

21 Jun 2021

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Call for authoritative geospatial information to be included in EU Zero Pollution Action Plan

Pan-European data from official sources of geospatial and land information has a key part to play in tackling cross-border pollution. “Data from Europe’s National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration[…]

17 Jun 2021

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European NMCAs focus on user requirements and support for policymakers at annual conference

User requirements for authoritative geospatial data and support for policymakers were at the heart of discussions at EuroGeographics 2021 General Assembly. More than 100 leaders and senior representatives[…]

08 Jun 2021

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Geospatial points way for Europe to become global hub for trustworthy artificial intelligence

National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authorities (NMCAs) expertise in providing reliable, authoritative data has a significant part to play in establishing Europe as a global hub for trustworthy[…]

21 Apr 2021

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New KEN Chair aims to INSPIRE development of European Spatial Data Infrastructure

Marcin Grudzień from the Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography (GUGIK) in Poland has been named the new Chair of a European knowledge exchange network for INSPIRE experts. The specialist […[…]

29 Mar 2021

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Transparency, accountability and common values will fuel digital decade data demand

Underpinning Europe’s Digital Decade with fundamental rights and common values will fuel demand for trusted public sector information, say National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authorities[…]

11 Mar 2021

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New gateway will connect users to open maps for Europe

Free to use maps from more than 40 European countries are to be made available through a new online gateway. Open Maps for Europe will signpost and provide easy access […]

16 Feb 2021

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New head of EuroGeographics aims to put official geospatial data on the map in the heart of Europe

EuroGeographics today (22 October 2020) announced European affairs advisor Léa Bodossian as its new Secretary General and Executive Director. In addition to a passion for geography, Léa brings high[…]

22 Oct 2020

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UN-GGIM framework for effective land administration welcomed by EuroGeographics

EuroGeographics, which represents Europe’s National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authorities (NMCAs), has welcomed a new framework for effective land administration that recognises the[…]

15 Sep 2020

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EuroGeographics pledges support for UN-GGIM focus on authoritative geospatial data

EuroGeographics has welcomed the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management’s (UN-GGIM) intention to focus on issues concerning authority, custodianship and[…]

03 Sep 2020

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Online directory points way to national map, land registration & cadastral data from official sources

National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registry Authorities (NMCAs) have launched an online directory to help users find official geospatial, land registration and cadastral information and maps from[…]

21 Jul 2020

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EuroGeographics highlights role of high value, authoritative, geospatial information in European Strategy for Data 

High value, authoritative, geospatial data from official national sources has a significant role to play in the European Strategy for Data.    EuroGeographics, the not-for-profit membership association[…]

07 Jul 2020

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Unique collaboration releases updated official boundary and geospatial data for Europe

National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration authorities across Europe have provided official data for the latest seamless administrative boundary and topographic datasets available from their[…]

23 Jun 2020

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New report identifies key components of authoritative geospatial data

Authoritative geospatial data is one of the basic building blocks for digital transformation and can be defined by seven characteristics that foster its trust across borders and between users, says[…]

27 Feb 2020

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EuroGeographics Management Board 2019

Colin Bray re-elected President of EuroGeographics

Colin Bray, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Survey Officer, Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSi) has been re-elected President of EuroGeographics. Mr Bray was re-elected by the Heads of Europe’s National[…]

06 Nov 2019

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EuroGeographics announces expanded coverage of pan-European topographic mapping

Data from Ukraine is the latest addition to pan-European multi-themed topographic mapping created using harmonised geospatial information from official sources. As a result, EuroRegionalMap (ERM 2019[…]

17 Sep 2019

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Secure, reliable information from official national sources essential to modern state

Trusted authoritative sources of spatial information are fundamental requirements of a modern state, says EuroGeographics, the membership Association for European National Mapping, Cadastral and Land[…]

04 Sep 2019

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3rd International Workshop on Spatial Data Quality call for papers

Malta is hosting an International workshop on spatial data quality which will see producers, users, academia and software suppliers gather in Valletta on 28 and 29 January 2020. Abstracts and papers[…]

06 Aug 2019

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Authoritative geospatial information key to helping deliver UN 2030 agenda for sustainable development

Official digital mapping plays an important role in helping to address the key global and regional issues that affect society and the planet, such as poverty, climate change, sustainable development[…]

05 Aug 2019

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EuroGeographics adds new administrative boundaries to its geospatial open data

EuroGeographics today (8 July 2019) announced the addition of NUTS 3 official boundary information in its European geospatial open data from official national sources. As well as enabling socio-economic[…]

08 Jul 2019

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Open ELS Project unveils first test services at GWF

Open data services developed using official national sources of geospatial information have been demonstrated for the first time at Geospatial World Forum  (2 April 2019). Conference delegates received[…]

02 Apr 2019

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Strategic Partnership for Geospatial World Forum 2019

EuroGeographics and Geospatial Media & Communications have entered into a strategic partnership for Geospatial World Forum 2019. Colin Bray, President of EuroGeographics and Sanjay Kumar, Chief[…]

27 Nov 2018

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EuroGeographics expands coverage of administrative boundaries in latest release

Boundary information for 55 countries is available in EuroGeographics’ latest release of data from official national sources. EuroBoundaryMap enables the exact matching of administrative areas with[…]

31 Oct 2018

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Colin Bray elected President of EuroGeographics

Colin Bray, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Survey Officer, Ordnance Survey Ireland has been elected President of EuroGeographics. Mr Bray was elected by the Heads of Europe’s National Mapping, […]

19 Oct 2018

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EuroGeographics pledges support for global geospatial information framework

EuroGeographics has welcomed a new guide for improving location-based data management and reconfirmed its active support for an integrated global geospatial information framework. At the Eighth Session[…]

20 Aug 2018

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CRD Agreement 2018

NMCAs plan to develop new core reference dataset for Europe

The international not-for-profit membership organisation for Europe’s National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authorities (NMCAs), has signed an agreement with Germany’s Federal Agency[…]

06 Jun 2018

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EuroGeographics announces new additions to open data for 2018

EuroGeographics has released a new version of EuroGlobalMap, its open data created from official national sources. Forty-five members of the Association for the European National Mapping, Cadastral[…]

20 Feb 2018

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Research reveals scope of open geospatial data from official national sources across Europe

Open data is available from the majority of European National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authorities (NMCAs), a new survey has found. Research by the Open European Location Services ([…]

05 Dec 2017

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Agreement to provide secretariat for UN-GGIM: Europe renewed

EuroGeographics has renewed its Service Level Agreement with The Netherlands’ Cadastre, Land Registry and Mapping Agency (Kadaster) to provide secretariat services for UN-GGIM: Europe. The membership[…]

21 Nov 2017

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Ireland and Spain elected to EuroGeographics Management Board

Europe’s National Mapping, Cadastre and Land Registry Authorities have elected representatives from Ireland and Spain to the Management Board of their membership Association, EuroGeographics. Colin[…]

07 Oct 2017

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European open data from official national sources to be included in key UN boundary information initiative

Harmonised European open data from official national sources is to be included in the United Nations Second Administrative Level Boundaries (SALB) initiative. EuroGeographics, which represents National[…]

02 Aug 2017

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EuroGeographics signs production management agreement with BKG Germany

EuroGeographics has announced that Germany’s Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) is to manage production for two of its pan-European products. The production management agreement means[…]

15 Jun 2017

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Plan to deliver authoritative pan-European open data services unveiled today in Brussels

Members of EuroGeographics have today (12 June 2017) unveiled plans for pan-European open data services underpinned by geospatial information from official sources. The Open European Location Services[…]

12 Jun 2017

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EuroGeographics welcomes land registration authorities from Malta and Scotland as new members

Land registration authorities from Malta and Scotland are the latest organisations to become full members of international not-for-profit association, EuroGeographics. Applications from the Malta Land[…]

11 May 2017

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EuroGeographics focuses on policy participation with new appointment

EuroGeographics has appointed an international relations expert to enable Europe’s National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registry Authorities to contribute to policy initiatives and legislation. Dominik[…]

10 Apr 2017

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Partnership agreed to improve access to pan-European maps for Copernicus users

Users of Copernicus services are set to benefit from a new partnership which improves access to pan-European maps and land information from official sources. The cooperation agreement signed today ([…]

29 Mar 2017

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EuroGeographics creates expert group to strengthen commitment to Copernicus

Members of EuroGeographics have launched an expert group to strengthen their commitment to providing harmonised pan-European geospatial data sets and services to Copernicus. The move builds on the […]

23 Mar 2017

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EuroGeographics enhances open data for 2017

Users of EuroGeographics pan-European open data will benefit from a series of enhancements to the latest release of EuroGlobalMap. Forty-five members of the Association for the European National Mapping[…]

22 Feb 2017

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EuroGeographics announces new Management Board

EuroGeographics has announced a new Management Board comprising senior representatives from Europe’s National Mapping, Cadastre and Land Registry Authorities. During the Association’s 2016 General[…]

24 Oct 2016

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Rapid access to authoritative maps for emergency services agreed at international conference

Emergency services responding to disasters will continue to benefit from fast access to authoritative maps from official sources following a renewed agreement between EuroGeographics and the European[…]

03 Oct 2016

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Icelandic organisations pledge to provide data for gateway to pan-European maps and land information

Iceland has committed to contribute data to a gateway to pan-European maps, geographic and land information from official sources. Following agreements with EuroGeographics, National Land Survey Iceland[…]

12 Jul 2016

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Survey reveals benefits of integrating land information

Information about land use and ownership restrictions is easier to find and use when combined with national cadastres, a survey by EuroGeographics has shown. The Association, which represents national[…]

26 Jan 2016

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Gateway to Maps for Europe takes centre stage at European Commission

National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registry Authorities have demonstrated how their maps and land information can help the European Commission to achieve the EU’s priorities. The two-week Maps […]

10 Nov 2015

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EuroGeographics signs contract to provide geospatial information to EuroStat

EuroGeographics has signed a contract to provide pan-European geographic information and related services to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. The four-year agreement means that[…]

23 Jul 2015

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Closer working relationship with EuroSDR announced

EuroGeographics and EuroSDR have today (6 March 2015) announced that they will work together to provide a framework for European spatial data research and development. The cooperation agreement will[…]

10 Mar 2015

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