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A necessary initiative
More and better information for everyone
The situation of spatial information still shows enormous fragmentation and disparity among the existing sets of data and sources, major gaps in availability, lack of harmonisation for data using different geographic scales, overlapping information, etc.
These problems make it difficult to identify, access and use the data available at all levels.
Examples of problems:
- Poor use of standards:
- Incompatible information
- Data is often of poor quality
- Incompatible information systems or not accessible to the public
- Different representation systems
- Fragmentation of the information
- Superimposing or coincidences
- Lack of coordination:
- Within the same organisations
- Between levels of government that are the main data providers
- Lack of data:
- Data policy restrictions (prices, copyright, access rights, license policies)
Fortunately, society is increasingly aware of the need to have more and better geo-referenced information for all types of activities. Information that helps to make decisions, to undertake better policies for citizens to understand, for example, the complexity of interactions between human activities and environmental pressure and impact.
The INSPIRE initiative is both opportune and relevant. However, given the general situation described above, it also represents an enormous challenge for everyone involved, including SITNA.