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European Commission is transitioning the INSPIRE infrastructure to EU horizontal services
Read this important announcement from the European Commission DG Environment regarding transition of the INSPIRE infrastructure to EU horizontal services to ensure long-term continuity. Rest assured, with ArcGIS INSPIRE Open Data, Esri's support of the EU Open Data Directive, data.europa.eu, DCAT-AP, and High-Value…
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ArcGIS for INSPIRE Classic Retirement Announcement
Since 2007, the INSPIRE Directive has provided a shared framework for spatial data across Europe. It established common principles for interoperability, access, and reuse, enabling countries to develop Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) that support environmental policy, cross‑border cooperation, and evidence‑based…
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INSPIRE Service Simplification - new metadata distribution protocol values
The ArcGIS tutorial, How To Publish and Share Streamlined INSPIRE Data and Services, has been updated to reflect approved protocol values for service level simplification. The values that will be considered as valid in the INSPIRE Reference Validator are presented in the table below:
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INSPIRE 2023 Conference Announced!
Save the date! Join us on 28-29 November for the INSPIRE 2023 conference "Green data for all" in Brussels (Borschette Conference Centre) or online. Digital transformation brings in new business models, introducing new digital technologies. In a similar way, INSPIRE is changing the way governments and businesses deal with…
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INSPIRE CONFERENCE 2021 Keynote - Jack Dangermond, President ESRI
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INSPIRE and OGC APIs - Part 1: Modernising INSPIRE
Within the broader context of the European Strategy for Data, the Joint Research Centre (the European Commission’s science and knowledge service) is collaborating with the EU Member States on modernising the technological stack for INSPIRE.As part of this modernisation, there is now an effort to use data standards “as is”…
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Generate DCAT-AP for your Open Data Hub
This article was originally published 9-Sept 2021. Updated: June 21,2024 For some time, ArcGIS Hub supports DCAT for catalog federation to other data aggregation portals, such as the US Data.gov. ArcGIS Hub now supports DCAT-AP, the de facto standard for European data catalogues, in support of the European PSI-2 / Open…
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INSPIRE Reference Validator gets a facelift!
This spring, a new user interface for the INSPIRE reference validator was released, improving its usability. The most outstanding updates are: * alignment with the visual identity of the European Commission * more user-friendly approach for starting tests and navigating/filtering the test reports Managed by the European…
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Create INSPIRE Metadata v2 with ArcGIS Pro
This lesson steps you through how to create INSPIRE Metadata v2 for dataset metadata using the ArcGIS Pro Metadata Editor. UPDATED 12 April 2023 to remove references to install an add-in. INSPIRE v2 Metadata is available in ArcGIS Pro (without installation of a separate Add-In). UPDATED 23 June 2021 to include steps using…
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Create INSPIRE Metadata v2 with ArcGIS Enterprise using Metadata Editor Classic
This lesson steps you through how to create INSPIRE Metadata v2 for dataset metadata using the ArcGIS Enterprise 10.9 - 11.3 metadata editor classic. UPDATED 23 Aug-2024 to remove reference to ArcGIS Online classic metadata editor. UPDATE 2-March 2024. NEW! Create INSPIRE Metadata using ArcGIS’s New Metadata Editor. Stay…
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Public Consultation on the INSPIRE Directive
From the European Commission: The Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE), established 14 March 2007, aims to create a European Union spatial data infrastructure for the purposes of EU environmental policies and policies or activities which may have an impact on the environment. This…
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Connect with ArcGIS for INSPIRE in the new GeoNet platform
The GeoNet Community platform will be updating on November 12th and the new community features provide several ways to stay in touch with content regarding ArcGIS for INSPIRE that you are interested in the most. Followers: If you’re a follower of this space, you will need to Subscribe to our Place in the new platform.…
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Build and Publish INSPIRE View and Download Services with ArcGIS for INSPIRE 10.8.1
ArcGIS for INSPIRE supports the publication of INSPIRE View and Download Services for the respective INSPIRE data themes and underlying datasets. ArcGIS for INSPIRE makes this process easier by helping you add the INSPIRE feature datasets, automatically detecting the available feature layers and tables to add to your map…
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Announcing Esri Geoportal Server Catalog v2.6.4
Have you been waiting to upgrade to the next generation Esri Geoportal Server? The recent release of Esri Geoportal Server Catalog v2.6.4 streamlines the creation and management of standards-compliant Metadata, including INSPIRE Metadata v2 (released with ArcGIS for INSPIRE 10.8.1). Geoportal Server Catalog is Esri's…
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Create INSPIRE Metadata v2 with ArcGIS for INSPIRE 10.8.1 and Geoportal Server
ArcGIS for INSPIRE 10.8.1 supports INSPIRE Metadata v2 creation and management using the latest Esri Geoportal Server Catalog v2.6.4. Geoportal Server is Esri's open source next generation search application and metadata catalog, based on elasticsearch and enabled for INSPIRE. Geoportal Server Catalog makes it easy to…
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How does Esri address the needs of SDI for the INSPIRE Directive?
ArcGIS for INSPIRE, an extension to ArcMap and ArcGIS Enterprise, helps streamline the production of harmonized data themes and INSPIRE Services. Esri introduced ArcGIS for INSPIRE in 2012 to meet INSPIRE technical guidelines and implementation requirements. At the 10.8.1 release, ArcGIS for INSPIRE introduces geodatabase…
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GeoJSON, CSV, OGC, Oh My!
INSPIRE is exploring new simplified approaches to make INSPIRE data easier to consume and use, including the use of GeoJSON for alternative encodings. We think it's the right direction, and are therefore excited about the latest release of the ArcGIS API. In her recent article, "Build Web Apps That Use All Kinds of Data,"…
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INSPIRE Helsinki 2019 Data Challenges & ArcGIS for Developers
INSPIRE Helsinki is coming 22-24 October 2019 in Finland, organised by the National Land Survey of Finland and Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. Inspire Helsinki 2019 hosts four data challenges that search for innovative, practical uses of spatial data in the…
