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towards a better marine data infrastructure

Iain Shepherd European Commission

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timetableJune 2006 Green Paper Should we set up EMODNET?

2006-2007 Public Consultation 487 replies – supportive in principle

October 2007 Blue Book We intend to set one up

February-June 2009 5 preparatory actions launched Assessing feasibility and user feedback

April 2009 Roadmap Analyses barriers and suggests guiding principles

April-June 2009 Public Consultation Endorse principles

November 2009 Impact Assessment Costs and benefits of different options

February 2010 Programme to Maritime Policy

Proposal to support policy 2011-2013 including EMODNET

March 2010 Communication on marine knowledge

Action plan covering marine data observation and assembling

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Impact assessment

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spending on marine monitoringorganisation turnover Data spend

SHOM 75 mil 24.8 mi

INSU CNRS n/a n/a

IRD 219 mil 6mil

IPEV 23 mil 20.7 mil

CNES 1423 mil 15 mil

CLS 24.54 mil n/a

IFREMER 230 mil 70 mil

E-SURFMAR 0.82million 0.13 mil

CETMEF 0.335 mil 0.134 mil

Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris 34 mil 7.69 mil

SOMLIT n/a 1.3 mil

CNRS University de Perpignan 0.3million n/a

Université de la Rochelle, CRMM n/a n/a

Bureau Gravimetrique Int’l 0.15 mil 0.1125 mil

Total 1811.15 mil 139.9 mil

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impact

IMPACT Cost or benefit

Option 1 support data processing and assembly

(annual)

Option 2 support data collection(additional to

option 1)Reduced operational costs benefit €250 million

Increased competition benefit €60 million -

€200 millionReduced uncertainty benefit €220 million

Increased implementation costs

Cost €15 million[1] €10million- €90million

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Communication

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Objectives

• to reduce operational costs– private industry – public decision-making – marine scientific research

• to increase competition• to reduce uncertainty

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data types

marine data infrastructure

process chain

EU initiatives

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What has the EU ever done for us?

• Obligatory– INSPIRE 2007/2/EC – Environmental Information Directive 2003/4/EC – Public Sector Information Directive 2003/98/EC

• Enabling– GMES– Data Collection Regulation for fisheries– SEIS and WISE– National Statistics– EMSA and CFCA– Ur-EMODnet

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Types of data

• Bathymetry– including roughness

• Geology• Physics• Chemistry• Biology

– fisheries– the other 30 (?) taxomic groups

• Human Activity• Coastal Economy

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what is going on now

Parameter collection assembling Application

bathymetry ur-EMODNET WISE marine

geology ur-EMODNET

physics GMES (space) GMES (except near coast) GMES

fisheries (including fisheries economy)

Data Collection Regulation JRC ICES

Chemistry ur-EMODNET WISE-Marine

biology ur-EMODNET WISE Marine

human activity (other than fisheries)

WISE Marine

coastal and maritime economy (except fisheries)

Eurostat

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tentative architectureObservation Infrastructure

1. Evaluation once ur-EMODNET results become available

Accredited data centres

1. the secure, long term, curation of key marine data sets 2. make available clear, searchable information on their data holdings.

European Disciplinary Groups

1. access to all raw observations held at data centres within that discipline 2. data layers indicating density of observation, quality of data, 3. seamless (gridded or polygon) data layers over whole sea basins.

Sea-Basin Checkpoints

1. check these data layers,2. ensure that the data from each disciplinary group are mutually

compatible 3. define priorities for further observations based on interaction with local

Governance assemble the sea-basin priorities to draw up a set of overall priorities for further action

Secretariat 1. prepare meetings,2. manage contracts with the disciplinary groups and sea-basin

checkpoints, 3. ensure deadlines are met 4. prepare an annual report of activity to the Commission.