EXPECTATIONS OF TURKISH ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR FROM INSPIRE

1. EXPECTATIONS OF TURKISH ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR FROM INSPIRE Ministry of EnvironmentandForestry June, 2010 Özlem ESENGİN Ahmet ÇİVİ Tuncay DEMİR

2. INSPIRE in the Eyes of MoEF • Handling of Geodata by MoEF • Benefits Expected • TEIEN – First Steps for INSPIRE • Final Remarks CONTENT Ministry of Environment and Forestry Özlem ESENGİN

3. The main technical principals of INSPIRE are; • constructing a common infrastructure for handling geo-data, • standardizing metadata definition, • service oriented geodata processing, • sharing information on different scales and levels depending on the purpose. INSPIRE in the Eyes of MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forestry Özlem ESENGİN

4. INSPIRE is perceived by the MoEF strategically at 3 different levels as; • (inside MoEF) common infrastructure and central management for environmental geo-data ready to be used on different projects • (within country) standard-based infrastructure for data and service sharing among different institutions • (across Europe) sharing of data and services on an agreed upon infrastructure at international level INSPIRE in the Eyes of MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forestry Özlem ESENGİN

5. The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF) works on collecting, organizing, integrating and presenting environmental data at governmental level by the means of several projects since 1990’s. Environmental Information System (EIS)– completed, maintenanceongoing Turkish Environmental Information Exchange Network (TEIEN)– ongoing For the time being, each project seeks for a solution on handling geo-data independent from each other. Handling of Geodata by MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forestry Özlem ESENGİN

6. Currently, there is duplication of efforts and resources for the projects. As a result of handling environmental geo-data separately for different projects, their collection methods, lineage information, metadata and quality may differ significantly. After the implementation of INSPIRE in MoEF, it is expected to prevent this type of losses in the environment sector. Handling of Geodata by MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forestry Özlem ESENGİN

7. Desired state Benefits Expected We are here Ministry of Environment and Forestry Özlem ESENGİN

8. Metadata construction and discovery for geodata • Standardization in the management of geodata • Data discovery through services and GeoPortal • Authorization for data security • Increased interoperability via service oriented infrastructure Benefits Expected Ministry of Environment and Forestry Özlem ESENGİN

9. The main problem in finding the required data via catalogue service is the lack of proper metadata information. With the implementation of INSPIRE in MoEF, it is expected to have a standard (based on ISO 19115 Geographic Information, Metadata) way of defining metadata for proper data discovery. The aim of this standardization is to increase the quality of data and interoperability among different projects and institutions. Benefits Expected Ministry of Environment and Forestry Özlem ESENGİN

10. Format, • Production date, • Producing organisation, • Purpose, • Temporal and spatial extent, • Theme (category) and constraints (legal, use, monetary) • are the basic search criteria when querying geo-data for a specific purpose and they are all included in the metadata structure proposed in INSPIRE. Benefits Expected Ministry of Environment and Forestry Özlem ESENGİN

11. INSPIRE proposes many inter-related services for handling geo-data. Basics of those services are defined precisely by Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), a commonly accepted authority for producing open standards in the geo-community. In fact, OGC forces a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) for the inter-related services. Benefits Expected Ministry of Environment and Forestry Özlem ESENGİN

12. This SOA approach facilitates; • data abstraction, • implementation of institutional business rules, • flexible workflow management, • logging and auditing, • platform / vendor independency, • use of standard protocols, • central control, • customized user interfaces • while preserving a common architecture and infrastructure. Benefits Expected Ministry of Environment and Forestry Özlem ESENGİN

13. With the implementation of INSPIRE in MoEF, it is expected that all these positive effects are reflected to the completed and ongoing projects in the long term. We expect to minimize the problems of data and service interoperability among different projects developed by various vendors, products, standards and architectures. Benefits Expected Ministry of Environment and Forestry Özlem ESENGİN

14. Geo-Portal is considered as a collaboration environment for sharing, discovery and presentation of necessary information within the environmental sector. It should combine geo-data and operational data (for many different purposes) to present a meaningful picture to its audience. This aim is only reachable by constructing a framework based on service oriented architecture that INSPIRE proposes. Benefits Expected Ministry of Environment and Forestry Özlem ESENGİN

15. All the necessary geo-data services are included in the long-term plan of INSPIRE. If the implementation of other projects are based on SOA for operational data, then it is possible to harmonize those operational data with geo-data easily. With the implementation of INSPIRE in MoEF, it is expected that the framework will be ready for the above mentioned purpose for geo-data. Benefits Expected Ministry of Environment and Forestry Özlem ESENGİN

16. After that, the projects are going to be requested to support the framework by supplying necessary services for • sharing • discovery • presentation • of operational data to be exchanged with other projects. Benefits Expected Ministry of Environment and Forestry Özlem ESENGİN

17. TEIEN (Turkish Environmental Information Exchange Network) is an ongoing project with the purpose of creating an environment over which participants shall exchange regular environmental data through the mechanisms and applications to be developed. TEIEN – First Steps for INSPIRE Ministry of Environment and Forestry Özlem ESENGİN

18. The system will also serve advanced reporting tools and GIS-enabled decision support tools for geo-referenced environmental data. In TEIEN project, a prototype of metadata editor and catalogue service interface are being developed. After those facilities are put into service we expect from users an increased awareness of metadata and search capabilities. TEIEN – First Steps for INSPIRE Ministry of Environment and Forestry Özlem ESENGİN

19. As such, TEIEN will contribute significantly to the realization of government objectives to improve information exchange between institutions as a critical element necessary to effectively manage and mitigate current and future environmental issues and impacts. With the realisation of TEIEN in MoEF, the first steps of prototype INSPIRE implementation shall be completed. TEIEN – First Steps for INSPIRE Ministry of Environment and Forestry Özlem ESENGİN

20. Besides all these tangible expectations of Turkish environmental sector from INSPIRE, the actual and intangible effects of implementing INSPIRE in MoEF shall be; • forming more effective environmental policies using reliable and timely environmental geo-data • solving the problems regarding the availability, organisation, accessibility and sharing of geo-data Final Remarks Ministry of Environment and Forestry Özlem ESENGİN

21. monitoring the environmental indicators efficiently • increasing interoperability among different studies together with reducing duplication of efforts. Final Remarks Ministry of Environment and Forestry Özlem ESENGİN

22. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION e-mail: oesengin@cob.gov.tr www.cevreorman.gov.tr Ministry of Environment and Forestry Özlem ESENGİN