Metadata on spatial data sets and services harmonised with INSPIRE requirements.
Standardisation
Last update: 19/05/2014
Codelist for bio-geographical regions, Europe 2011
Europe 2011 - The biogeographical regions dataset contains the official delineations used in the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) and for the EMERALD Network set up under the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention) Biogeographical boundaries were obtained from the EU Member States and from the Emerald Network countries. These were merged together to produce a European wide map of the biogeographical regions independent of political boundaries. A number of the regions were updated during the work under Article 17 of the Habitats Directive (92/43…
Standardisation
Last update: 02/10/2017
Convention 16 - Extract from birth registration
Definition XML schema that enables the electronic exchange of extracts from civil-status records concerning birth registration. This solution was issued in pursuance of the Convention 16 signed at Vienna on September 8, 1976. Objectives Enables the electronic exchange of extract from birth registration between different countries and offices; Contains the minimum set of mandatory fields that must be filled in order for the extract from birth registration to be valid; Allows to overcome the language barrier by setting codes that can be translated to all languages of ICCS using a…
Demography and population
Last update: 02/10/2017
Convention 16 - Extract from death registration
Definition XML schema that enables the electronic exchange of extracts from civil-status records concerning marriage registration. This solution was issued in pursuance of the Convention 16 signed at Vienna on September 8, 1976. Objectives Enables the electronic exchange of extract from marriage registration between different countries and offices; Contains the minimum set of mandatory fields that must be filled in order for the extract from marriage registration to be valid; Allows to overcome the language barrier by setting codes that can be translated to all languages of ICCS using a…
Demography and population
Last update: 02/10/2017
Convention 16 - Extract from marriage registration
Definition XML schema that enables the electronic exchange of Civil Status Certificates extracts concerning marriage registration. This solution was issued in pursuance of the Convention 16 signed at Vienna on September 8, 1976. Objectives Enables the electronic exchange of extract from marriage registration between different countries and offices; Contains the minimum set of mandatory fields that must be filled in order for the extract from marriage registration to be valid; Allows to overcome the language barrier by setting codes that can be translated to all languages of ICCS using a…
Demography and population
Last update: 30/05/2022
Volunteering on accommodation for Ukrainians in Europe
Acquired by Airbnb.org, the platform UASupport provides an interactive map to help volunteers and NGOs offer housing aid to Ukrainians refugees and asylum seekers. Following the war in Ukraine, the open source community mobilitated to contribute, each one in their own way. In the case of Kemal Erdem, co-founder and CTO at zhiva.ai and in general a software engineer and consultant specialising in Javascript applications, the contribution is embodied in UASupport, a portal aimed to help Ukrainians asylum seekers fleeing the country. Specifically, it provides Ukranians with an interactive map…
Demography and populationSocial+4 topics
Last update: 30/09/2021
VocBench 3 v10.0 is now available
VocBench is a web-based, multilingual, collaborative development platform for managing and sharing reference data and controlled lists of codes and terms used to organise information. With persistent URIs, managed concepts are correctly referenced in any domain. Developed in a context neutral way as an open-source project, it can be deployed or further developed for any sector wanting to have authentic reference data/codes made available for information systems and human users. Reference data, such as code lists and authority tables, means data that are used solely to characterise or relate to...
Open Source SoftwareStandardisation+3 topics
Last update: 06/08/2021
Open data in Poland
The Polish Parliament unanimously voted for the law transposing the directive on open data and the re-use of public sector information on 23 July. Back in 2016 we wrote about the public consultation on the national open data program. Feedback received included creating a position dedicated to reuse of government data in each institution, a closer collaboration between the responsible ministries, proper transposition of the European open data directives, increased interoperability and adding new standards to the list of open standards. Since then, many of these issues were addressed by the…
Content and knowledge managementEuropean Policies+3 topics
Last update: 17/02/2022
LIFO 2020 Poland - Country Factsheet
Background The Location Interoperability Framework Observatory (LIFO) monitors the implementation of location interoperability good practices in European public administrations, based on the level of...
Geospatial
Last update: 17/02/2022
LIFO 2020 Slovenia - Country Factsheet
Background The Location Interoperability Framework Observatory (LIFO) monitors the implementation of location interoperability good practices in European public administrations, based on the level of...
Geospatial
Last update: 11/02/2022
LIFO 2019 Slovenia - Country Factsheet
Background The Location Interoperability Framework Observatory (LIFO) monitors the implementation of location interoperability good practices in European public administrations, based on the level of...