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ANNUAL REVIEW
2020
ANNUAL REVIEW 2020 - EuroGeographics
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                                                                   Ireland       .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     60

                                                                   Lithuania          .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   62

                                                                   Northern Ireland                .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 64
E U RO GE O GRA P HICS
A N D ITS ME MB E RS                                               North Macedonia                  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    66
Connecting you to maps, geospatial                                 Poland        .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     68
and land information for Europe  .  .  .                      5
                                                                   Portugal         .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 70
List of Members            .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .    6
                                                                   Romania          .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 72
President’s Report             .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 8
                                                                   Russia        .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 74
About Us       .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 10
                                                                   Slovenia         .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 76

                                                                   Slovakia         .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 78
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                                                                   Spain        .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   80

CASE ST U DI E S                                                   Switzerland            .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     82

Armenia      .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 24        The Netherlands                 .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 84

Austria    .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .       26    Ukraine          .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     86

Belgium      .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        28

Bosnia and Herzegovina                    .  .  .  .  .      30   E U RO GE O GRA P HI CS A I S B L

Croatia     .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      32    Finances  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .            88

Cyprus      .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      34    Management Board                      .  .  .  .  .  .  .     90

Czech Republic            .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 36       Head Office  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .            91

Denmark        .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      38

Finland     .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      42

France     .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 44

Germany        .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      46

Great Britain        .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      50

Greece      .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      54

Hungary      .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        58
ANNUAL REVIEW 2020 - EuroGeographics
CONNECTING YOU TO
    MAPS, GEOSPATIAL AND
    LAND INFORMATION FOR
    EUROPE

    EuroGeographics is proud to be the voice of the European
    National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authorities.

    We bring together national authorities from the whole of
    geographical Europe in a unique international not-for-profit
    membership association. By providing a single point of contact,
    we enable government, business and citizens to benefit from
    their official, reliable, comparable and verifiable geospatial data
    and collective expertise.

    Today our members provide much more than traditional maps
    and you probably use their data and services around 40 times
    every day – often from your phone.

    We work in partnership with members to facilitate access to
    authoritative information and, by integrating it into a sustainable
    infrastructure for the public good, our vision is to support a
    society empowered by the use of trusted geospatial services
    from official national sources.

    Visit our website: https://eurogeographics.org/

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EuroGeographics Annual Report 2020      List of Members

       LIST OF MEMBERS

       ALBANIA                       BOSNIA &                     DENMARK                     GREAT BRITAIN             LITHUANIA                           NORTHERN IRELAND                      SERBIA                              SWITZERLAND
       State Authority for           HERZEGOVINA                  Danish Geodata Agency       Her Majesty’s Land        National Land Service               Land and Property                     Republic Geodetic                   Federal Office of
       Geospatial Information        Federal Administration       Agency for Data Supply      Registry                  under the Ministry of               Services                              Authority                           Topography
       State Cadastral Agency        for Geodetic and Real        and Efficiency              Ordnance Survey           Agriculture
                                     Property Affairs                                                                                                       NORTH MACEDONIA                       SLOVAKIA                            THE NETHERLANDS
                                                                                              Registers of Scotland     State Enterprise Centre
       ARMENIA                       Republic Authority for       ESTONIA                                               of Registers                        Agency for Real Estate                Geodesy, Cartography                Cadastre, Land Registry
       Cadastre Committee of         Geodetic and Property        Estonian Land Board                                                                       Cadastre                              and Cadastre Authority of           and Mapping Agency
                                                                                              GREECE
       the Republic of Armenia       Affairs of Republic of                                                             LUXEMBOURG                                                                the Slovak Republic
                                                                                              Hellenic Military                                             NORWAY                                                                    TURKEY
                                     Srpska                       FINLAND                                               Administration of
                                                                                              Geographical Service                                                                                SLOVENIA
       AUSTRIA                                                    National Land Survey of                               the Cadastre and                    Norwegian Mapping                                                         General Directorate of
                                     BULGARIA                                                 Hellenic Cadastre         Topography                          Authority                             Surveying and Mapping               Mapping
       Federal Office of                                          Finland
       Metrology and Surveying       Geodesy, Cartography                                                                                                                                         Authority of the Republic
                                     and Cadastre Agency                                      HUNGARY                   MALTA                               POLAND                                of Slovenia                         UKRAINE
                                                                  FRANCE
       AZERBAIJAN                                                                             Lechner Non-Profit Ltd.   Malta Planning Authority            Head Office of Geodesy                                                    State Service of Ukraine
                                                                  National Institute of
                                     CROATIA                                                                                                                and Cartography                       SPAIN                               for Geodesy, Cartography
       State Committee on                                         Geographic and Forest                                 Malta Land Registry
                                     State Geodetic                                           ICELAND                                                                                             National Geographic                 and Cadastre
       Property Issues of the                                     Information
                                     Administration of the                                    National Land Survey                                          PORTUGAL                              Institute of Spain
       Republic of Azerbaijan                                                                                           MOLDOVA
                                     Republic of Croatia          GEORGIA                     of Iceland                                                    Directorate General for               General Directorate for
                                                                                                                        Agency for Land
       BELARUS                                                    National Agency of          Registers Iceland                                             Territory                             the Cadastre
                                                                                                                        Relations and Cadastre
                                     CYPRUS
       State Committee on                                         Public Registry                                       of the Republic of                                                        Territorial Commission
                                     Cyprus Department of                                     IRELAND                                                       ROMANIA
       Property of the Republic                                                                                         Moldova                                                                   of the Geographic High
       of Belarus                    Lands and Surveys            GERMANY                     Ordnance Survey Ireland                                       National Agency for                   Council
                                                                  Working Committee of                                  MONTENEGRO                          Cadastre and Land
       BELGIUM                       CZECH REPUBLIC                                           ITALY                                                         Registration of Romania               SWEDEN
                                                                  the Surveying Authorities                             Cadastre and State
       National Geographic           Czech Office for             of the Laender of the       Italian Geographic        Property Administration                                                   The Swedish Mapping,
                                     Surveying, Mapping and                                                                                                 RUSSIA
       Institute                                                  Federal Republic of         Military Institute                                                                                  Cadastral and Land
                                     Cadastre                     Germany                                                                                   Federal Service for State             Registration Authority
       General Administration                                                                 Revenue Agency
                                                                                                                                                            Registration, Cadastre
       of Patrimonial                                             Federal Agency for
                                                                                                                                                            and Cartography
       Documentation                                              Cartography and             KOSOVO*
                                                                  Geodesy                     Kosovo Cadastral Agency

                                                                                              LATVIA
                                                                                              The State Land Service
                                                                                              Latvian Geospatial
                                                                                              Information Agency

                                                                                                                        * This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSC 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration
                                                                                                                          of Independence.

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EuroGeographics Annual Report 2020         President‘s Report

       PRESIDENT’S REPORT
       Maps – where would we be without them?                             By connecting maps, people and policies, members are
                                                                          also playing a key role in the countdown to 2030 and
       When we’re looking for somewhere, they show us                     the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and
       where to find it; when we’re buying property, they                 are contributing to the Digital Europe Programme, the
       provide secure registration so our ownership is certain;           European Strategy for Data, Open Data (PSI) Directive,
       and when we need help, they enable the emergency                   Census 2021 and more.
       services to reach us quickly, saving time, and ultimately
       lives.                                                             As all of these need an unprecedented amount of
                                                                          statistical, geospatial and earth observation data that
       Whether it’s geospatial or land information, data and              is official, reliable, comparable and verifiable, there is
       services provided by members of EuroGeographics                    a clear role for our members. Like their membership
       are a fundamental part of our everyday lives: from apps            association, they are driven by serving the public and
       for exploring outside, to ordering food deliveries; from           realising benefits for society in general, a society that
       online gaming to ensuring we pay the correct amount                can trust us to keep data secure and act in its interest
       of tax, and even reuniting us with lost pets thanks                above all else.                                              Finally, I would like to thank Mick Cory, who retired as       I wish all our members, data users, stakeholders and
       to microchip tracking. In fact, you probably use their
                                                                                                                                       Secretary General and Executive Director in November           EuroGeographics staff well in what has been, and
       information no less than 40 times a day, often without             We will continue to work in partnership with our
                                                                                                                                       2020, for his dedication, professionalism and leadership       continues to be, a challenging time in dealing with the
       even realising.                                                    members to facilitate access to their authoritative
                                                                                                                                       over the past five years. In turn, we extend a very            Covid-19 pandemic.
                                                                          geospatial data and integrate it into a sustainable
                                                                                                                                       warm welcome to Léa Bodossian whose high-level
                                                                          infrastructure for the public good. In doing so, we will
       More than maps: An infrastructure for modern                                                                                    representation, communication and management
                                                                          take yet another step forward in our vision of a society
       society                                                                                                                         skills will ensure our members’ roles, capabilities and
                                                                          empowered by the use of trusted geospatial services
                                                                                                                                       concerns continue to be understood across the world.
       Today our members provide much more than the                       from official national sources.
       traditional maps we might remember from our school
                                                                          The past year has been extraordinary in many ways, and
       days. They use cutting edge technologies to collect,                                                                                                                                           Colin Bray
                                                                          we have all had to adjust our way of working. On behalf
       maintain and deliver high quality, authoritative digital                                                                                                                                       President, EuroGeographics
                                                                          of Management Board, I would like to thank all members,
       data and services to underpin the infrastructures we
       rely on as a modern society.
                                                                          and in particular our Production Management Team and         MORE THAN MAPS
                                                                          our data producers, who are involved in the compilation
       In this ever connected world, their move from database             and integration of our pan-European datasets, for their
       production to providing data infrastructures means                 continued contribution, participation and support. I
       members play a vital role in joining-up information                would also like to recognise the commitment and hard
       from different sources using location. There are many              work of the team at EuroGeographics Head Office in
       examples in this report including supporting national              swiftly moving activities online and introducing new,
                                                                                                                                              Aerial survey                     Digital                      Emergency                   Location-based
       responses to the global pandemic by delivering up                  virtual ways for us all to remain connected.
                                                                                                                                                                            transformation                   responses                        apps
       to date, accurate data and expertise for government
       management and monitoring of Covid-19.

       Other uses include integrating information to provide
       insights for realising national climate targets and
       biodiversity plans, using satellite positioning for smarter,
       precision farming and the development of autonomous                                                                                  Real-time data                     Smarter,                    Cleaner, safer,                Environmental
       vehicles; and incorporating artificial intelligence technol-                                                                         for pandemic                      sustainable                    intelligent                   monitoring &
       ogy into production processes to improve the detail and                                                                                response                        agriculture                     transport                   management
       quality of specific data, particularly for policymakers.

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EuroGeographics Annual Report 2020        Secretary General and Executive Director’s Report

       ABOUT US
       Secretary General and                                                                                                       More than ever before, the world needs accurate data             demonstrating the certainty members provide to citizens,
                                                                                                                                   that it can trust is up to date, definitive and detailed.        to governments and to businesses alike, and raising
       Executive Director’s Report                                                                                                 We know we cannot expect users to always come                    awareness of their value in delivering better data for
                                                                                                                                   to us, so we continue to find new ways of achieving              better lives.
                                                                                                                                   its widespread use across both the European and
       Geospatial data has never been more visible nor its
                                                                                                                                   international systems. For example, by demonstrating             It is an honour to have joined EuroGeographics, which
       value more public. In the past year, it has proved vital
                                                                                                                                   how it underpins all the dataspaces in the European              has a long history of bringing organisations together
       for responding to the global pandemic, keeping us
                                                                                                                                   Strategy for Data or provides secure land and property           to participate in joint projects, policy developments
       connected and playing a central role in all our lives.
                                                                                                                                   rights through the UN Framework for Effective Land               and knowledge exchange. I am thrilled to be part of an
                                                                                                                                   Administration (FELA).                                           association which has a strong culture of collaboration
       Whether you’ve downloaded a track and trace app,
                                                                                                                                                                                                    and cooperation at its heart. In these uncertain and
       used your phone to avoid busy times on public transport,
                                                                                                                                                                                                    rapidly changing times, this unity is key to raising
       or booked your vaccination slot online, maps are
                                                                                                                                   Providing certainty in uncertain times                           awareness among politicians and policymakers of our
       helping all us to stop the spread of Covid-19.
                                                                                                                                                                                                    members’ collective value in delivering better data for
                                                                                                                                   With authoritative data central to so many national,
       EuroGeographics members are playing their part by                                                                                                                                            better lives.
                                                                                                                                   regional and global policies and initiatives,
       delivering accurate, official land information and
                                                                                                                                   EuroGeographics has a vital role to play as an
       geospatial data and services. They have quickly
                                                                                                                                   advocate of geospatial data from official sources
       adapted their datasets to meet the needs of a fast
                                                                       Maximising use of official information with open data       by continuing to promote members’ contribution to
       moving situation to ensure those making difficult
                                                                                                                                   the public good. In these uncertain times, the unity
       decisions can count on them for the most up to date             Members recognise that the value of their information       demonstrated through our collective activities is key to
       information available.                                          lies in its use and reuse. Many have already made their                                                                      Lea Bodossian
                                                                       data open and accessible, a trend that will continue.                                                                        Secretary General and Executive Director
       They will undoubtedly remain instrumental in helping to                                                                                                                                      EuroGeographics
       monitor and manage Coronavirus but will also be key to          In 2020, we started the Open Maps for Europe project
       tackling another global challenge – climate change.             to extend these benefits to pan-European datasets
                                                                       created using official map, geospatial and land

       Authoritative data – the backbone of crisis
                                                                       information. The first free to use maps from more than      DATA TO PROTECT PEOPLE AND THE PLANET
                                                                       40 European countries will be available through a new
       recovery and climate action
                                                                       online gateway in 2021. We are coordinating the project,
       Trusted, official data from National Mapping, Cadastral         which is co-financed by the Connecting Europe Facility
       and Land Registration Authorities has a clear role in           of the European Union, in partnership with the National
       supporting crisis recovery and climate action.                  Geographic Institute (NGI) Belgium.

       As the world counts down to the United Nation’s
                                                                       An advocate for members agility and ability to refine
       2030 Agenda, trusted data is more important than
                                                                       business as usual
       ever for monitoring, managing and measuring progress                                                                                      Relied on by                         Crucial for rapid,                    Vital for realising
       towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
                                                                       The global pandemic has redefined business as usual –                      European                               coordinated                          2030 Agenda
       And, as one of the basic building blocks for digital
                                                                       from accelerating the adoption of new technologies to                   institutions and                         responses to                         for Sustainable
       transformation, high value, authoritative, geospatial                                                                                  UN, government,                           disasters and                         Development
                                                                       refocusing resources. As a community used to constant
       data has already put the EuroGeographics community
                                                                       and far-reaching change, we have a proven ability to                   businesses and                         preventative action                       and climate
       at the heart of Europe’s digital future and economic
                                                                       respond strategically, as well as operationally, to these                    citizens                                plans                                 targets
       growth. Our members across the continent are realising
                                                                       new ways of working. Together, we must ensure this
       the enormous potential of this massive resource by
                                                                       agility, as well as our data, is widely recognised,
       embracing digitalisation to deliver modern online,
                                                                       understood and used for maximum impact and benefit.
       streamlined and interconnected data services.

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HIGHLIGHTS
     2020

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EuroGeographics Annual Report 2020    Highlights 2020

       FACILITATING ACCESS TO OFFICIAL,
       TRUSTED DATA
       MEMBERS NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL, CADASTRAL AND LAND                                        EUROREGIONALMAP (ERM 2020)
       INFORMATION
                                                                                                Official national geospatial data for:
                       Online membership map with links to national cadastral

                                                                                                          51                                     36
                       portals and geoportals                                                                        European                              Data
                                                                                                                     countries and                         producers
                                                                                                                     territories
       EUROGEOGRAPHICS PAN-EUROPEAN GEOSPATIAL DATASETS
                                                                                                          National data validated against specifications using tool
          Boundary, topographic and open data updated and improved
                                                                                                          developed by The Netherlands Kadaster, Land Registry and
          through our unique data integration process in collaboration with
                                                                                                          Mapping Agency
          members:

                                                                                                          Hydro theme completely updated including edge-matching of
                                                                                                          watercourse features along borders

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                                               Federal Agency for     National Institute of
                                                Cartography and      Geographic and Forest    EUROGLOBALMAP (EGM 2021)
                                                 Geodesy (BKG)         Information (IGN)
              Data Producers
                                                    Germany                 France              Open dataset and web feature service covering:

       EUROBOUNDARYMAP (EBM 2020)

          Official boundary data for:
                                                                                                          55         Countries and
                                                                                                                     territories
                                                                                                                                                 Data from Albania,
                                                                                                                                                 Bosnia and Herzegovina
                                                                                                                                                 and Montenegro added

                       55                                           39
                                     Countries
                                                                             Data
                                     (according to ISO                                                    Administrative, Transportation, Settlements and Hydrology
                                                                             producers
                                     country code and                                                     themes updated
                                     Kosovo*)

                          Enhanced with data from the Regional Gazetteer, enabling                        Used within the European Commission, the UN and by
                          multilingual searches by geographical names                                     private, public and academic organisations

          Used within the European Commission through our
          agreement with Eurostat – for example in the Statistical
          Atlas to visualise complex information

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EuroGeographics Annual Report 2020   Highlights 2020

       REPRESENTING EUROPE’S NATIONAL
       MAPPING, CADASTRAL AND LAND
       REGISTRATION AUTHORITIES

          IN EUROPE                                                              IN THE UNITED NATIONS

          Contributing and supporting international policy and initiatives       Contributing and supporting international policy and initiatives

                          European Strategy for Data

                                                                                 We are an observer               We are an observer                We continue to support
                                                                                 organisation at the              organisation at the UN-           and fund UN-GGIM:
                         INSPIRE Inception Roadmap
                                                                                 UN-GGIM Commitee of              GGIM Europe Executive             Europe Secretariat with
                                                                                 Experts                          Commitee                          Kadaster, Netherlands

                         EU Data Governance Act proposal

                                                                                 MAINTAINING AN ACTIVE PROGRAMME OF ENGAGEMENT
                         EU Roadmap for a Communication on
                         Europe’s Digital Decade: 2030 digital targets
                                                                                 Contributing and supporting international policy and initiatives

                         Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF)
                         Implementation Guide                                    Connections                      Conferences                       Communications
                                                                                 DG CNECT                         DGI Geospatial Intelligence for   Policy briefings
                                                                                 DG GROW                          National Security                 Newsletters
                         UN Framework for Effective Implementation Guide         European Environment Agency      Smarter Data Smarter World        Annual Review
                         of the Integrated Land Administration                   European Global Navigation       Third workshop on Spatial Data    Social Media
                                                                                                                  Quality in conjunction with
                                                                                 Satellite Systems Agency (GSA)
                                                                                                                  EuroSDR, Cadastre (PCC)
                                                                                 Permanent Committee on the
                                                                                                                  Eurostat
                                                                                 Cadastre (PCC)
                         Supporting the application of the Federal Republic of                                    Group for Earth Observation
                                                                                 Eurostat
                         Germany for establishing a Global Geodetic Centre of                                     (GEO)
                                                                                 Group for Earth Observation
                         Excellence in Bonn                                                                       Joint Research Centre (JRC)
                                                                                 (GEO)
                                                                                 Joint Research Centre (JRC)

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EuroGeographics Annual Report 2020    Highlights 2020

       SUPPORTING MEMBERS’ CAPACITY
       BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT PLANS

       KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE                                                                   GENERAL ASSEMBLIES

                      Well-established network of knowledge exchange and                    ■    embers chance to help us focus and tailor the benefits we deliver to
                                                                                                M
                      communication at the heart of EuroGeographics.                            best meet needs and expectations

                                                                                            ■    n opportunity for as many members as possible to join this flagship
                                                                                                A
                                                                                                event, and benefit from this unique opportunity for knowledge
                      Online programme of webinars to complement successful
                                                                                                exchange and learning
                      Knowledge Exchange Networks (KENs).
                                                                                            ■   Focuses on key strategic issues relevant to Heads of member
                                                                                                organisations
                     Cadastre and Land Registry KEN, Policy KEN, Quality KEN and
                     INSPIRE KEN + two knowledge forums: State Boundaries of Europe
                     and Positioning.                                                       ■   Enables exchange of knowledge and experience through member
                                                                                                presentations and panel discussion

                     E-learning material and customised reading lists created in            ■   Opportunity to question guest speakers
                     collaboration with EuroSDR

       WEEKLY MEMBER WEBINARS

           857                           45
         Participants                  Member                 Showcased       Supporting
                                     organisations           member case      Continuing
                                                                studies      Professional
                                                                             Development
                                                                                (CPD)

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EuroGeographics Annual Report 2020   Highlights 2020

       DELIVERING OPEN MAPS FOR EUROPE

       MEETING EU OBJECTIVES

                                                                                                                        Free to use maps from more than 40 countries,
                                                                                                                        available.
        Making more data                           Removes                   Reducing costs of
            available                          integration costs             data to increase its
                                                  from users                       re-use                               Supports Open PSI Directive by encouraging use
                                                                                                                        of official geospatial open data to drive innovation,
                                                                                                                        market development and economic growth

                                                                                                                        Promotes national open data beyond national
                                                                                                                        borders

                                  Improving                    Ensuring a level
                             re-usability of data             playing field for all
                              from a technical                                                                          First datasets ready in summer 2021 via interface
                                                                    reusers
                                 perspective                                                                            developed by thinkWhere

                 “The proposed Action’s relevance is very good and it’s fully aligned
                  with objectives of the Call. It builds on outcomes of previously CEF                                  Project coordinated by EuroGeographics, partnered
                                                                                                                        by National Geographic Institute (NGI) Belgium.
                funded Open ELS action, covers a priority domain and well addresses
                generation of cross-border and cross-domain data and support for the
                     deployment of new cross-border and cross-domain services.”
                                                                                                                        75% funded by Connecting Europe Facility
                                              CEF Evaluation Panel                                                      (CEF) grant

                                                                                                              Co-financed by the Connecting Europe
                                                                                                              Facility of the European Union

                                                                                                    Thank you to BKG Germany, General Directorate for the Cadastre Spain, NGI
                                                                                                    Belgium, IGN France and Registers of Scotland for supporting this project.

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MEMBER
     CASE STUDIES

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EuroGeographics Annual Report 2020       Armenia     Cadastre Committee of the Republic of Armenia

       ARMENIA
       Spatial data at centre of key initiatives in Armenia

           “The spread of the Covid-19 pandemic has led to unpredictable consequences in the world, however our                      Launch of National Spatial Data Infrastructure                  ■   Contributes to the implementation of effective
            cooperation with EuroGeographics has been very smooth with virtual events ensuring we remain                                                                                                 programmes for the economic development of
            connected. Our friendly and mutually beneficial relations will continue and have consistent development.                 The concept of an integrated cadastre was approved by              marzes (provinces) and communities.
            Let me thank the Management Board, Secretary General and Executive Director and the entire staff                         the Government in May 2019 and envisages the launch

            of EuroGeographics for their best efforts in these difficult conditions to achieve the goals set by the                  of National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) standards        ■   Eliminates duplicate and conflicting cadastral data

            organisation.”                                                                                                           by 2023. The Cadastre Committee has already started                 used in various sectors of the economy.
                                                                                                                                     work on the NSDI strategy and has developed a list of
            Suren Tovmasyan, Head of the Cadastre Committee of the Republic of Armenia                                               basic and custom (thematic) spatial data layers. Work is
                                                                                                                                                                                                     ■   Facilitates the process of creating backups of spatial

                                                                                                                                     also focusing on developing standardisation documents               data, increases operational efficiency and reduces

                                                                                                                                     for the NSDI, elaborating the integrated Cadastre                   costs,

       Specialists from the Center of Geomatics subdivision             As a result of intensive cooperation with the local          strategy and the conformance of spatial data with the           ■   Ensures accessibility to spatial data and provides
       of the Cadastre Committee have supported the                     self-governing bodies, geographical names for the            standards.
                                                                                                                                                                                                         access to information for the public.
       creation of electronic maps for the state to prevent             areas located inside settlements are being corrected.
       and control coronavirus.                                                                                                      Benefits
                                                                                                                                                                                                     ■   Promotes the processes of developing internal
                                                                                                                                                                                                         mechanisms ensuring completeness, accuracy and
       The maps use population figures to divide the country            Benefits
                                                                                                                                     ■   Facilitates the collection, processing and use of              reliability of data.
       into zones with a responsible hospital. The corresponding                                                                         common spatial and cadastral data necessary
                                                                        ■   Simplification of the address provision and registra-
       subdivisions of the appropriate authorities were                                                                                  for good governance.
                                                                                                                                                                                                     ■   Reduces time and working resources for provision
                                                                            tion process in the territory of the Republic
       then separated for each zone. These electronic maps                                                                                                                                               of comprehensive spatial information to relevant
                                                                            of Armenia.
       have contributed to the national response to Covid-19                                                                                                                                             bodies due to the availability of real-time access.
       and helped the relevant state bodies organise their              ■   Public awareness of the creation of address maps
       work.                                                                for each settlement.

                                                                        ■   Contributes to creation of navigation system and
       Creation of a unified address database
                                                                            maps in the future.

       The Center of Geomatics geospatial data management               ■   Availability of address registry through an automated
       unit is standardising both old and new addresses
                                                                            information system.
       to create a unified platform for the address system.

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EuroGeographics Annual Report 2020        Austria    Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying

       AUSTRIA
       Precision farming with the Austrian Positioning Service

           “The use of APOS in automatic steering systems for Austrian agriculture has become
            essential. BEV takes the next step towards innovative solutions by transmitting correction
            data (RTK correction signal) via mobile internet. Also, we are working on delivery of free
            correction data via broadcast systems for all users. This step should be realized by the
            end of 2021 and will thus ensure cm-accurate positioning even for the mass market.”

            Wernher Hoffmann, President of Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying (BEV), Austria

       The Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying (BEV)               agriculture. In order to use APOS for automatic steering,
       is expanding the APOS (Austrian Positioning Service)              in addition to the required hardware, the transmission
       satellite navigation service to serve real-time                   of correction data (RTK correction signal) via mobile
       kinematic (RTK) signals to a large user base. In a first          internet to the agricultural machine is necessary. Using
       step, Austrian agriculture is using the RTK signal for            APOS a lane accuracy of approx. 2cm can be expected.
       precision farming.
                                                                         In addition to the use of APOS by the agricultural sector,
       APOS is a multi GNSS positioning service which utilises           the BEV is working on enabling free correction data
       GPS, GLONASS and GALILEO. The reference station                   transmission via broadcast systems for all users. This
       network used by APOS consists of 37 GNSS reference                step should be realised by the end of 2021 and will
       stations throughout Austria. Additionally, all border             provide cm-accurate positioning for the mass market.
       GNSS reference stations of neighboring countries are              As a government infrastructure, APOS forms a
       included. APOS is the RTK positioning service for Austria,        foundation for supporting and promoting the innovative
       providing nationwide homogeneous 3D coordinates in                strength of Austrian companies in the implementation of
       the European Terrestrial Reference System (ETRS89)                a large number of future applications. The area of smart
       with cm accuracy. In order to provide RTK signals to the          cities or the Internet of things, are just some examples
       masses, it was necessary to completely redesign the               where APOS can be utilised.
       APOS system and the central IT infrastructure.
                                                                         
       In a first step, the RTK correction signal from APOS
       will be made available to the agricultural sector free
       of charge. The utilisation of APOS for agriculture and
       forestry was defined in an agreement between the BEV
       and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and
       Tourism. The use of automatic steering systems is one
       of the most widespread digital applications in Austrian

                                                                                                                                      Fotos/Copyright: Gerald Pfabigan

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EuroGeographics Annual Report 2020         Belgium      National Geographic Institute

       BELGIUM
       Contributing to Belgian National Access Point for multimodal
       transport information

           “With the NAP, we encourage convenient and more environmentally friendly passenger
            transport by making the (geo)information needed for innovative travel information apps
            accessible in one place.”

            Ingrid Vanden Berghe, Director, National Geographic Institute (NGI), Belgium

       The National Geographic Institute (NGI) is                         Benefits
       responsible for the development of the website
       Transportdata.be that was created to align Belgium
                                                                          ■   Stakeholders (national and international) know where

       with the European Delegated Act 2017/1926.                             to find travel and traffic related information.

       This requires all member states set up a National                  ■   A common access point for data enhances the use
       Access Point (NAP) for multimodal transport
                                                                              of common standards by the data owners.
       information to enhance the development of
       multimodal travel information services.                            ■   By simplifying the access to the relevant information,
                                                                              the threshold is lowered for the development
       The Belgian NAP – www.transportdata.be – is a
                                                                              of door-to-door travel information services.
       metadata portal on which all travel data concerning
       passenger transport must be registered. To promote                 ■   The transportdata.be-forum gives the different
       the ‘modal shift’, it enables the exchange of data                     stakeholders the opportunity to exchange
       between data providers, such as transport authorities                  experiences and ask the community questions.
       and operators, and developers of multimodal travel
       information services. In this modal shift, the personal            ■   Passenger transport can be organised in a more
       car is replaced by more environmentally friendly and                   efficient and environmentally friendly manner.
       multimodal alternatives, thereby providing a better
       service to travellers. Furthermore, it is an essential step
       into lowering CO₂ emissions as described in the climate
       ambitions of the Paris Agreement, as the transport
       sector is responsible for more than 20 % of the global
       CO₂ emissions.

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EuroGeographics Annual Report 2020        Bosnia and Herzegovina       Federal Administration for Geodetic and Real Property Affairs

       BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
       Establishing a Spatial Data Infrastructure in Bosnia and Herzegovina

           “Various projects in the field of land registration and administration have been implemented in the
            Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH), resulting in a large amount of geospatial data. Data
            is kept in different institutions, which complicates access, as well as obtaining complete and specific
            information. For the faster connection of institutions, and thus the information they have, the FBiH
            decided to follow European experience in creating a common legal and technical framework for data
            integration – the establishment of a Spatial Data Infrastructure in accordance with the INSPIRE Directive.”

            Željko Obradović, Director & President of SDI Council, Federal Administration for Geodetic and
            Real Property Affairs (FGA), Bosnia and Herzegovina

       Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) continues to take               It is planned to further harmonise data, improve
       significant steps forward in the development of its           cooperation between state institutions, as well as
       Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI).                            knowledge, skills and improve capacities for the
                                                                     dissemination of spatial data, and to provide high-level
       Together with the Council and Working Groups,                 hardware and software components.
       the Federal Administration for Geodetic and Real
       Property Affairs (FGA) is responsible for establishing      Adoption of the new law on SDI is currently in the
       and maintaining the SDI.                                      adoption phase and will represent the legislative
                                                                     framework of the SDI, and ultimately contribute to
       The establishment of the SDI is a long-term process           easier accession to the European Union.
       that will enhance the modernisation and efficiency of
       public administration, provide a basis for economic
       development, and enable easier data manipulation,
       use and availability.
                                                                                                                                       Benefits                                                        

                                                                                                                                       ■   Data for 12 datasets has been harmonised according        ■   54 SDI subjects and 109 data sources have been
                                                                                                                                           to INSPIRE standard.                                            registered in the SDI Registers.

                                                                                                                                       ■   GIS Browser of the SDI Geoportal was published             ■   All applications are accessed through the official
                                                                                                                                           with the support of the Government of the Federation            website: https://ippfbih.gov.ba/.
                                                                                                                                           of BiH.
                                                                                                                                                                                                       ■   Address data have been published for the first time
                                                                                                                                       ■   The GIS Browser, together with the Catalogue of                on the SDI Geoportal with accompanying metadata
                                                                                                                                           Metadata, the Register of IPP Sources and Subjects,             for one third of municipalities that completed the
                                                                                                                                           as well as the SDI website, form one unit that                  establishment of the Address Register, which is
                                                                                                                                           represents the SDI Geoportal of the Federation of               established in cooperation with local self-
                                                                                                                                           BiH.                                                            governments and supported with donations from
                                                                                                                                                                                                           the Swedish government.
                                                                                                                                       ■   The metadata catalogue contains all metadata about
                                                                                                                                           the displayed spatial data, with 19 metadata entered        ■   Simple and flexible integration with user data.
                                                                                                                                           so far.

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EuroGeographics Annual Report 2020         Croatia      State Geodetic Administration

       CROATIA
       Delivering indispensable infrastructure and spatial data
       to manage disasters

           “Digital services pre-developed by the State Geodetic Administration have proved indispensable
            to Croatia’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, as well as two devastating earthquakes. After
            the Croatian Government declared a state of disaster in the earthquake-stricken areas in and
            around Zagreb, the State Geodetic Administration in cooperation with the Central State Office fo r the
            Development of Digital Society, the Faculty of Geodesy and the Civil Protection Headquarters, estab-
            lished the Headquarters’ network geoinformation system for dealing with the consequences of the
            disaster. This system is based on NSDI data, the infrastructure cadastre and spatial unit register.”
                                                                                                                                     Accessing spatial data sources                                   Benefits
            Damir Šantek, State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia
                                                                                                                                     The State Geodetic Administration serves as the                  ■   Greatly improves the user experience and interface.
                                                                                                                                     National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Contact Point
                                                                                                                                                                                                      ■   Enables access to 446 metadata items (218 of which
                                                                                                                                     and is, among other things, in charge of establishing,
       Ensuring availability of data on existing                        Benefits                                                                                                                          are related to network services) on various sources
                                                                                                                                     maintaining and developing the NSDI Geoportal, the
       infrastructure                                                                                                                                                                                     under the jurisdiction of 38 institutions.
                                                                        ■   Maximises the use and efficiency of existing            starting point for accessing spatial data sources.
       Using a grant from the European Regional Development                 infrastructure                                                                                                            ■   Provides a simple and intuitive data viewer for
                                                                                                                                     The National Geoportal was created in 2014, and in
       Fund, the State Geodetic Administration established                                                                                                                                                professional users.
                                                                        ■   Reduces costs and removes obstacles in executing        September 2020, an improved and visually redesigned
       an information system to function as a single information
                                                                            new construction works.                                  version was publicly released.
       point (JIT) and infrastructure cadastre (SKI).                                                                                                                                                 ■   Enables the additional manipulation of displays
                                                                                                                                                                                                          based on network services, including both those
       The system records utility lines and other facilities
                                                                        ■   Reduces costs incurred by direct and indirect
                                                                                                                                                                                                          already present on the NSDI Geoportal and external
       belonging to electricity, electronic communications,                 damages done while executing construction works.
                                                                                                                                                                                                          ones, which users can add themselves.
       hot water, gas, oil, water supply and drainage                   ■   Ensures the sharing of information on infrastructure
       infrastructure, and contains data on the types, basic                                                                                                                                          ■   Modernises the Metadata Catalogues and facilitates
                                                                            digitally to all users who need data on infrastructure
       technical characteristics, current use and location of                                                                                                                                             system configuration through the administration
                                                                            in their business processes.
       existing infrastructure. By providing access to basic                                                                                                                                              interface using the open source cataloguing
       information to all other users under proportionate,                                                                                                                                                application GeoNetwork 3.4.4.
       non-discriminatory and transparent conditions,
       the aim is to allow the management, storage and
       distribution of infrastructure cadastre data. The system
       was put into operation in August 2020 for the areas
       of jurisdiction of two counties.

       The single information point (JIT) constitutes the public
       part of the system available, allowing external users
       to search for infrastructure cadastre spatial data and
       metadata, provide notifications on ongoing or planned
       construction works, submit requests for data and public
       documents, and receive official documents. In addition,
       users will be able to submit infrastructure geodetic
       report to competent cadastral offices for review and
       confirmation electronically.

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EuroGeographics Annual Report 2020        Cyprus      Cyprus Department of Lands and Surveys

       CYPRUS                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Citizen Portal

       Cyprus DLS-Portal, a model for geospatial innovation

           “This innovative online platform is based on an Integrated Land Information System which includes
            more than 350 ISO regularly monitored and certified procedures. It is a focal point in the history
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Electronic
            of modern cadastre and geospatial information, and the culmination of a long time effort of the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Applications
            Department to provide e-services to citizens and integration of geospatial information”

            Andreas Hadjiraftis, Chief Lands Officer, Member of EuroGeographics Management Board.

       DLS-Portal is a pioneering online services platform             DLS-Portal consists of four main pillars:
       developed by the Department of Lands and Surveys
       (DLS), which has received one of Cyprus’ highest
                                                                       ■   Citizen Portal: Dynamic front page providing

       distinctions, and was named best Public Sector                      a variety of information and services.

       Innovation by the Federation of Employers and                   ■   Electronic Application Submission and Tracking
       Industrialists (OEB) Innovation and Research Awards.
                                                                           System.

       DLS-Portal is the first and largest online electronic           ■   Interactive maps providing the ability to navigate to
       library of geographic and descriptive information in
                                                                           properties and geospatial features through a free
       Cyprus, and is considered to be one of the best
                                                                           online application, providing the flexibility to select   Interactive Maps
       European Cadastral and Geospatial information
                                                                           any combination of information from a great variety
       provider. It provides access to the Department’s
                                                                           of available GIS layers.
       information and enables citizens to submit online
       applications, export data and catalogues, directly              ■   ​INSPIRE Geoportal.
       access and download maps, subscribe to services,
       and more. At the same time, it is a model for the                                                                             https://portal.dls.moi.gov.cy/
       implementation of INSPIRE Directive and collects a                                                                            Based on Integrated Land System and ISO Certified Procedures                                                   Inspire GEO-Portal

       variety of geospatial data from several Departments
       and Services of the State.

                                                                                                                                            Benefits                                                         

                                                                                                                                             ■   Whole concept is based on a 24/7 fast and friendly        ■   Saves resources and time for the Department and
                                                                                                                                                 service.                                                        citizens by eliminating time-consuming bureaucratic
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 procedures.
                                                                                                                                             ■   Provides a variety of information and services,
                                                                                                                                                 including the electronic submission and tracking            ■   Provides an infrastructure for fast COVID-19
                                                                                                                                                 of applications, via the dynamic front page of the              monitoring, and emergency services response.
                                                                                                                                                 Citizen Portal.
                                                                                                                                                                                                             ■   Improves public service transparency, reduction of
                                                                                                                                             ■   Access to interactive maps allows users to navigate            bureaucracy, and promotion of equal treatment.
                                                                                                                                                 to properties and geospatial features and select any
                                                                                                                                                 combination of information from the GIS layers.
                                                                                                                                                                                                             ■   Strengthens market and economic development.

                                                                                                                                             ■   Contributes to the delivery and expansion of open
                                                                                                                                                                                                             ■   Builds on interoperability of data between IT

                                                                                                                                                 data.                                                           applications.

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EuroGeographics Annual Report 2020         Czech Republic       Czech Office for Surveying, Mapping and Cadastre

       CZECH REPUBLIC
       Continuing to provide services and deliver projects
       throughout the Covid-19 pandemic

           “The pandemic has tested our ability to respond to changing conditions.
            We have found new ways to maximise our activities and continue to provide
            services that are important to the public and to the Czech economy.”

            Karel Večeře, President, Czech Office for Surveying, Mapping and Cadastre (ČÚZK)

       The Czech Office for Surveying, Mapping and                        specifications for all regions to ensure a uniform
       Cadastre (ČÚZK) has continued to provide                           approach to this nationwide project. It is also
       registration and information services to the public                administrator of the digital map portal of the public
       throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.                                  administration (DMVS) where the DTM of regions,
                                                                          together with cadastral maps and Orthophoto CR,
       Activities continued without major restrictions and                will be available. Basic viewing, downloading and
       problems, with progress also being made in important               processing services will also be provided.
       development projects. ČÚZK’s multi-annual plan for
       the systematic updating of cadastral documentation
       technical data with revisions and new mapping was                  Benefits
       successful. Approximately 1.5% of cadastral areas are              ■   Uniform creation, administration and updating
       revised in this way every year to ensure accuracy.
                                                                              of information on the technical and transport

       The digitisation and automation of territorially-oriented              infrastructure in the regions.

       projects of the public administration, in particular in the        ■   Administered in single regions but shared as
       area of spatial planning and construction proceedings,
                                                                              database information within the Czech public
       also continued. One such project is delivering digital
                                                                              administration.                                     Example of the DTM of Prague combined with Orthophoto
       technical maps of regions (DTM). ČÚZK is the creator
       of the legislative framework and of the technical

                                                                                                                                  In accordance with the DTM and DMVS projects, an              Benefits
                                                                                                                                  amendment to the Land Surveying Act was prepared
                                                                                                                                  in 2020. This not only creates the basic legislative
                                                                                                                                                                                                ■   Implements EU Directive on open data and the

                                                                                                                                  framework for them, but also regulates some principles            re-use of public sector information.

                                                                                                                                  of land surveying activities.                                 ■   Delivers graphic data of the real estate cadastre,
                                                                                                                                                                                                    including indexes, as open data.

                                                                                                                                                                                                ■   Increases datasets available as open data in the
                                                                                                                                                                                                    future – the basic database of geographical data,
                                                                                                                                                                                                    generalised geographical data at scales of 1:50 000
                                                                                                                                                                                                    and 1:250 000, high-resolution Orthophoto CR
                                                                                                                                                                                                    (12.5 cm) and a full range of digital raster equivalents
                                                                                                                                                                                                    of topographic maps.

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EuroGeographics Annual Report 2020        Denmark        Danish Geodata Agency

       DENMARK
       Increasing efficiency with new ways of working during Covid 19

           “The Danish Geodata Agency’s (DGA) employees have been incredibly professional and have quickly
            adapted to the new reality of working from home. The success is based on the digital transformation
            in property registration that has been going on since the 1980’s and infrastructure was prepared for it.”

            Pia Dahl Højgaard, Director, Danish Geodata Agency (DGA)

       The Danish Geodata Agency (DGA) has significantly               Benefits
       reduced the backlog of cadastral changes to be
       registered, despite employees working from home as
                                                                       ■   The case processing time has decreased

       a result of Covid-19.                                               from 101 days (as of January 2020) to 37 days
                                                                           (as of January 2021).                                    Decrease in case processing time
       Due to its well-developed digital infrastructure and
       qualified employees, the quick and efficient transition
                                                                       ■   The number of backlog cases waiting to be               150
       to homeworking was completed in just one day.                       processed is significantly smaller.

       Resources were allocated to provide all employees with                                                                       120
                                                                       ■   Citizens and companies experience faster
       a well-functioning IT workplace in their home. Although
                                                                           processing of cadastral cases, which benefits
       not physically present in the office, people remain
                                                                           the whole society.                                       90
       connected and continue to share knowledge through
       virtual meetings.                                               ■   Full digital exchange of cadaster update information.
                                                                                                                                    60
       DGA has fully digitised its property registration and           ■   Virtual meetings focus on joint problem-solving
       formation management. As a result of this transformation            and knowledge sharing among employees,
       to full digital management, the cases and data for                                                                           30
                                                                           tremendously increasing competence.
       updating the cadaster are now fully digital and
       exchanged digitally between DGA’s employees,                                                                                  0
       the registered land surveyors and the municipalities.

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EuroGeographics Annual Report 2020      Denmark      Agency for Data Supply and Efficiency

       DENMARK
       The Danish Agency for Data Supply and Efficiency integrates
       government data across sectors

           “Being in the core data business, we are committed to use our data and knowledge to support policy
            development. We are working to support the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement with specific
            national initiatives. Our new strategy considers the challenges of climate change and addresses
            the need to modernise public administration to keep up with the challenges. To support
            the major transitions happening in society, we believe that data must be interoperable
            and freely available for use and reuse across public authorities and sectors.”

            Kristian Møller, Director General, Agency for Data Supply and Efficiency (SDFE)

       The Danish Agency for Data Supply and Efficiency              In 2020 a new Utility Portal which provides easier             Benefits                                                            
       (SDFE)’s commitment to deal with important societal           access to utility data across Denmark, was launched
       challenges, supported by its new strategy, leads it to        in a cooperation between the Ministry of Climate,
                                                                                                                                    ■   The portal will improve transparency in the utility            Another recent initiative is the Building Hub, which aims

       public sector programmes outside of the geospatial            Energy and Utility and the three data owners. SDFE is              sectors through better access to data in a common               to collect and disseminate data on buildings and their

       domain, while building on its geospatial ‘heritage’.          responsible for the operation of the portal. It will collect       format, while at the same time facilitating the tasks of        energy consumption in order to create a stronger basis

       This has resulted in a close cooperation with the             a number of different data about and from the utility              the authorities by a single access to data.                     for the implementation of energy efficiency improvements

       energy and utility sector, and two recent examples            sector. Initially, economic key figures for electricity                                                                            in buildings. Information on energy consumption,
                                                                                                                                    ■   For authorities the portal will be a significant               building construction and weather will be part of the
       showcase its role as data integrators across the              distribution and water utility as well as technical data on
                                                                                                                                        contribution supporting their endeavor to coordinate            data collected for calculations.
       public sector.                                                energy-producing units. The portal will be extended with
                                                                                                                                        and optimise utilities across Denmark.
                                                                     more datasets on the utility sector on an ongoing basis.
       Supporting the Danish Climate Act on reducing carbon                                                                         ■   The open distribution of utility sector data will also         Benefits
       emission by 70% in 2030, SDFE has brought data and
                                                                                                                                        help to create a breeding ground for innovation and
       knowledge to the table, and through a combination                                                                                                                                                ■   The Hub will directly support energy efficiency in
                                                                                                                                        new business models in both the public and private
       of core data and sector specific data, created new                                                                                                                                                   society as well as in public buildings, utilisation of
                                                                                                                                        sectors.
       instruments to deal with climate change.                                                                                                                                                             flexible consumption and reduction of the buildings’
                                                                                                                                                                                                            climate footprint. The value in a socio-economic
                                                                                                                                                                                                            perspective is estimated up to €50 million per year.

                                                                                                                                                                                                        ■   The citizens (building owners) get easier access to
                                                                                                                                                                                                            data via the hub, providing information on how to
                                                                                                                                                                                                            make the building more efficient and what potentials
                                                                                                                                                                                                            the building has to offer in relation to flexible energy
                                                                                                                                                                                                            consumption.

                                                                                                                                                                                                        ■   Companies can use data for targeted offers for the
                                                                                                                                                                                                            implementation of efficiencies for building owners,
                                                                                                                                                                                                            as well as better data for developing new solutions
                                                                                                                                                                                                            for energy efficiency and climate improvement of
                                                                                                                                                                                                            buildings.

                                                                                                                                                                                                        ■   Authorities will be able to create better framework
                                                                                                                                                                                                            conditions for promoting energy efficiency in society
                                                                                                                                                                                                            in general as well as for public buildings – reducing
                                                                                                                                                                                                            carbon emissions.

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EuroGeographics Annual Report 2020         Finland     National Land Survey of Finland

       FINLAND
       Laser scanning research generates benefits for society in Finland

           “Autonomous vehicles often include a large number of on-board sensors to observe the
            dynamic environment all around the vehicle. When practically all vehicles will be equipped
            with high-quality mapping sensors in the future, remarkable amounts of data could be
            acquired from urban, traffic and road environments on a continuous basis. If these big data
            can be exploited beyond the real-time processes of each car, completely new possibilities
            will open up in the field of dynamic modelling of the 3D road and traffic environment.”

            Arvo Kokkonen, Director General, National Land Survey (NLS) of Finland

       National Land Survey (NLS) Finland has developed                 Benefits
       its own autonomous car within the Academy
       of Finland-funded Centre of Excellence of Laser
                                                                        ■   Autonomous fleets will be able to carry out about

       Scanning Research (led by Prof. Juha Hyyppä)                         75% of the tasks related to mapping in the 2030s,

       and started to research autonomous big data as                       increasing the resource efficiency of mapping,

       a possible way to provide road environment                           keeping data updated and influencing resource-wise

       data for mapping in the future.                                      decision-making.

       NLS Finland built a research platform for autonomous
                                                                        ■   Increases the frequency of national geospatial

       driving, named ARVO (Autonomous Research Vehicle                     information updates, which has an impact on

       Observatory). ARVO is a Ford Mondeo Hybrid equipped                  enhancing decision making with real-time

       with DataSpeed ADAS Kit allowing the car to be                       information gathered from the road.

       controlled by signals programmed from Robotics                   ■   Fosters knowledge-based growth in Finland with
       Operating System (ROS).
                                                                            demos for the Finnish industry using the data,

       The car is already equipped with perception sensors,                 and models acquired for various civil engineering

       such as Velodyne VLP-128 LiDAR, located in the centre                applications.

       of the roof. Four other laser scanners, radars, sonars,          ■   Data acquisition via autonomous vehicles significantly
       GNSS-IMU navigation system and various cameras are
                                                                            lowers the costs of applying 3D mapping in the
       located at the windscreen. The concept architecture
                                                                            smaller communities that typically have been outside
       for ARVO is that it can process/store all data inside the
                                                                            the scope of 3D city modeling.
       car in two ways: using post-processing scenarios and
       using near-real-time scenarios.                                  ■   The project allows Finland to improve the national
                                                                            awareness, knowledge and adaptation in this area.
       Autonomous driving will influence societies and human
       life globally, altering the ways of working and living,
       and thus presents open questions for us all to solve.
                                                                                                                                      The NLS Finland own-built autonomous car is seen here on the left with the high-definition mapping car on the right.

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EuroGeographics Annual Report 2020        France     National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information

       FRANCE
       ‘Geo-common’ strategy supports major LiDAR and
       land use projects in France

           “The fact that IGN’s data are free of charge since 1 January 2021 reinforces IGN’s mission of
            pooling public players in the field of sovereign data. The challenges for IGN are thus to
            produce data useful to public players, by bringing them together in joint projects, such as the
            national LiDAR HD programme and large-scale land use. The code name ‘Geo-common’
            refers to this strategic orientation of IGN as a common resource, pooling and working with
            communities according to a participatory logic.”

            Sébastien Soriano, Director General, National Institute of Geographic and
            Forest Information (IGN) France

       As part of its ‘Geo-common’ strategy, National                  National LiDAR programme
       Institute of Geographic and Forest Information (IGN)
       France has launched major new land use and LiDAR                In the framework of its brand new national LiDAR
       projects to support public policies. These include the          programme, IGN France will acquire, compute, host
       national high-density LiDAR coverage programme                  and broadcast LiDAR point clouds at high density
       and the national soil artificialisation observatory.            (10 points per square meter). The French public
                                                                       bodies responsible for natural risks prevention, forest
       At the same time, the IGNfab incubator aims to                  management and agriculture are providing the first
       accelerate startups’ digital geoservice projects that           case studies.
       use location data and land description. Indeed, usages
                                                                                                                                     National soil artificialisation observatory
       of innovative data such as high-definition LiDAR data
                                                                       Benefits
       have to be supported and fostered. As part of its last                                                                        The Ministry for Ecological Transition requested a                 ■   Provides an essential brick in reaching the ‘Zero net
       theme-based call for projects, dedicated to “Energy             ■   Enables fine, quasi-synchronous and homogeneous          project of large-scale land use and land cover for the                 artificialisation’ objective, recalled by the President of
       and climate change” and issued in 2020, IGNfab helps                three-dimensional knowledge of the topographic            measurement of soil artificialisation. This project aims to            the Republic before the Citizens’ Convention for the
       and supports the developments of 5 projects linked to               soil, artificial topsoil and vegetation between 2021      produce a reference framework for land occupation and                  Climate on 29 June 2020.
       building energy renovation.                                         and 2025.                                                 use throughout the national territory, through automated
                                                                                                                                     processes based on artificial intelligence. The objective
                                                                                                                                                                                                        ■   Delivers objective data to public (State, local
                                                                       ■   Generates classified LiDAR point clouds and very         is to disseminate open data on soil artificialisation.                 authorities) and private (consultancy firms, urban
                                                                           precise Digital Terrain Models (DTMs) and Digital                                                                                planning agencies, etc.) players for combating soil
                                                                           Surface Models (DSMs).                                                                                                           artificialisation.
                                                                                                                                     Benefits
                                                                       ■   Can be used for a wide range of applications in                                                                             ■   Promotes a shared diagnosis of the process of soil
                                                                           a variety of public policies, such as spatial planning,
                                                                                                                                     ■   Enables the State and the territories to combat urban             artificialisation for the preservation of biodiversity,
                                                                           agriculture, forest, energy, biodiversity, and climate.       sprawl, which reduces the capacity of agricultural                 food autonomy and the fight against global warming.
                                                                                                                                         land to feed us, increases the distances travelled
                                                                                                                                         by individuals, increases expenditure on networks
                                                                                                                                         (roads, electricity, sanitation, etc.), accelerates the
                                                                                                                                         loss of biodiversity by fragmenting spaces and, due
                                                                                                                                         to soil sealing in particular, increases the risk of
                                                                                                                                         flooding.

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EuroGeographics Annual Report 2020       Germany      Working Committee of the Surveying Authorities of the Laender
                                                      of the Federal Republic of Germany

       GERMANY
       German geotopography becomes smart

           “The Smart Mapping products will make the official geotopography sustainable and fit for the
            future. The innovation of Smart Mapping lies in the implementation of a modular development
            platform for a fast, agile and economical generation of almost all cartographic products.”

            Tobias Kunst, Chair of the Working Committee of the Surveying Authorities of the Laender of the Federal
            Republic of Germany (AdV)
                                                                                                                                Benefits

       To address the challenges of digitalisation of                Smart Mapping develops new processes, software and         ■   Combination of official German survey data with            ■   Fully automated production processes for highly
       governmental processes within the German                      services at all levels of geospatial data processing for       other open geospatial data sources.                              up-to-date products.
       mapping authorities, the AdV recently launched                the deployment and integration of survey data with
                                                                                                                                ■   Technical platform for agile development, continuous        ■   New mobile web maps.
       the project ‘Smart Mapping’.                                  other sources. The project team members are state
                                                                                                                                    integration and deployment based on cloud
                                                                     and federal government domain experts and software                                                                          ■   High resolution printed maps on demand in any
       The aim of this project is the further development of                                                                        technologies.
                                                                     developers working together in a distributed agile                                                                              scale.
       the well-known AdV standard products, as well as to           environment.                                               ■   Use of Free and Open Source Software.
       test and deploy new technology for future cartographic                                                                                                                                    ■   Simple and flexible integration with user data.
       products, such as the new basemap.de, a web map                                                                          ■   Simple user oriented data model for geospatial data
       service based on vector tiles technology.                                                                                    and easy re-use options for users.

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EuroGeographics Annual Report 2020         Germany       Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy

       GERMANY
       The importance of geoinformation in crises – Services provided by
                                                                                                                                      Benefits
       BKG during the COVID 19 pandemic
                                                                                                                                      ■   Fulfils a permanent advisory function on the                 ■    Supported planning and construction of temporary
                                                                                                                                          potentials but also the limitations of geospatial                   logistics centres and test stations.
           “From tracking infections and healthcare capacity, to guaranteeing the supply of protective equipment,
                                                                                                                                          information in conjunction with other technical
            data visualisation by using BKGs geospatial information is key to knowing where and how the situation                                                                                       ■    Provided route planning capability to facilitate
                                                                                                                                          information in order to make informed decisions.
            is developing. In addition, BKG is responsible for delivering location data about the pandemic situation                                                                                         transportation of protective equipment.
            in Germany, for instance about important infrastructure, such as hospitals and laboratories. BKG also                     ■   Develop individual maps for German security
            developed analysis between population structure and vaccination centres, which can be quickly                                 services (e.g. Federal Police) to ensure the transport
                                                                                                                                                                                                        ■    Determined where alternatives to the supply of
            integrated into applications for specific users, including the government, authorities and police. This                       of vaccination doses to the local vaccination centre.             protective equipment to Germany may be required
            way, BKG provides important assistance to users at federal level to clarify the national situation.”                                                                                             by identifying potential supply bottlenecks in Asian
                                                                                                                                      ■   Helped to meet demand for hospital beds by                        region.
            Professor Paul Becker, President Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG)                                             analysing healthcare capacity against population
                                                                                                                                          demographics at district level.
                                                                                                                                                                                                        ■    Lays foundations for new cloud-based BKG GeoHub
                                                                                                                                                                                                             which uses interactive map displays and diagrams
       By enabling decision-makers to ensure clearer                       for the RKI COVID-19 dashboard, the Agency also has        ■   Enabled management of border closures and                         to enable easier understanding of complex spatial
       and faster connections between COVID-19 and                         an important role advising the government on how to            dynamic response to congestion by monitoring at                    situations.
       the local spread, information and other data                        maximise the benefits of geographic information. For           crossings using high-resolution satellite images.
       about the predominated situation is needed.                         example, introducing its network of private and public
       Geospatial information from the Federal Agency for                  sectors contacts to the Federal Institute for Population
       Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) is therefore at the                   Research (BiB) to help its use of anonymous mobility
       heart of Germany’s pandemic response.                               data to calculate the spread of COVID-19 in a forecast
                                                                           model.
       The COVID-19 dashboard of Robert Koch Institute (RKI),
       the government’s central scientific institution in the field        Building on the experience gained during the
                                                                                                                                      Individual products: Covid-19
       of biomedicine, shows the advantages of web-based                   development of the RKI COVID-19 dashboard, BKG
       (map) applications, especially in exceptional situations:           is building a similar technical solution – the new BKG
                                                                                                                                                                                                            District
       information can be made available and updated quickly               GeoHub which will use interactive map displays and                                                                               Number of residents:
       for everyone and is available regardless of location and            diagrams to help users easily understand complex
       device. BKG data not only forms the cartographic basis              spatial analysis. This will be available to the entire                                                                                up to 150,000
                                                                           federal administration, its partners at the federal and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 up to 750,000
                                                                           state levels and the public in 2021.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 up to 3,750,000

                                                                                                                                                                                                            Few residents +                          Few residents +
                                                                                                                                                                                                            High proportion over 70                  Low proportion over 70

                                                                                                                                                                                                            Many residents +                         Many residents +
                                                                                                                                                                                                            High proportion over 70                  Low proportion over 70

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