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ANNUAL REVIEW 2020
CONTENT
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
HI GHL I GHT 2 02 0
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
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
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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
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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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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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CASE STUDIES
22 23EuroGeographics 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.
24 25EuroGeographics 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
26 27EuroGeographics 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.
28 29EuroGeographics 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.
30 31EuroGeographics 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.
32 33EuroGeographics 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.
34 35EuroGeographics 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.
36 37EuroGeographics 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.
Q2 2020
Q3 2020
Q1 2020
Q2 2015
Q2 2016
Q2 2019
Q2 2018
Q4 2015
Q4 2016
Q4 2019
Q3 2015
Q3 2016
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Q4 2020
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38 39EuroGeographics 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.
40 41EuroGeographics 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.
42 43EuroGeographics 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.
44 45EuroGeographics 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.
46 47EuroGeographics 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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