Open European Location Services
European open geospatial data services from official national sources
Open ELS Project provides a single point of access to a number of European open geospatial data test services.
EuroGeographics, which represents Europe’s National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authorities, is coordinating the two-year initiative.
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It aims to provide user-focused services using open geospatial data which is already available from EuroGeographics members.
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10th Annual European Forum for Geography & Statistics
EuroGeographics Secretary General & Executive Director, Mick Cory will speak on the importance of collaboration.
Land Use/Land Cover Products: Challenges and Opportunities
A joint workshop organised by EuroGeographics INSPIRE KEN, European Environment Agency, EuroSDR and the INSPIRE Thematic cluster LU-LC.
State Boundaries of Europe Knowledge Exchange Network Plenary
EuroGeographics Services Development Consultant, Saulius Urbanas will provide an update on Open ELS activities and guidance on implementing cross-border harmonisation. Please note this event is for EuroGeographics members only.
DGI Europe
EuroGeographics Secretary General & Executive Director, Mick Cory will participate in a panel discussion during this annual conference on geospatial intelligence for national security.
2nd International Workshop on Spatial Data Quality
A two-day workshop organised by EuroGeographics Quality KEN, EuroSDR, Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), and International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 211Geographic Information.
Open ELS Partners Meeting
Open ELS partners are meeting to discuss the strategic direction and value chain of the Project and to align activities. Activity Leaders will present the key achievements from the first year and update on plans for 2018.
Update on ELS Data Supply activities
Webinar to update EuroGeographics members on in ELS Data Supply related activities. The agenda will include: Status of ELS web-services Data Provider Agreement (DPA) Contributions to Core Reference Dataset (CRD) Future ELS technical architecture Opportunities for strengthening capacities in NMCAs Please register via the ELS Data Supply basecamp or contact Saulius Urbanas.
INSPIRE 2018 – Make It Work Together
Friday 21 September National approaches, strategies and international cooperation, Room C 12:00 Abigail Page, Technical Product Development Manager, presents on Putting the User at the Centre – Experiences in the development of European Location Services. The Open ELS Project is a core component of a wider vision for operational European Location Services. These will provide European geospatial […]
11th European Forum for Geography and Statistics Conference
The European Forum for Geography and Statistics Conference will be held in Helsinki, Finland, on October 16-18, 2018. The conference is hosted by Statistics Finland and the National Land Survey of Finland supported by the Statistical Office of European Union (Eurostat) and the European Forum for Geography and Statistics. More information about the EFGS 2018 […]
Open ELS Activity 3 Project Partners Meeting
The 2nd physical meeting of Open ELS Activity 3 project partners will take place at the National Geographic Institute of Spain on 30 and 31 October. More information (for members)
Geospatial World Forum 2019
EuroGeographics will launch demonstration and test services from the Open European Location Services (ELS) Project on the 2nd April, with demonstrations available in the exhibition on Stand 34. More information. Abigail Page, Product Development Manager, EuroGeographics will also be speaking in the Location-based Services session on Infrastructure, Markets and Revenue. Her speaking slot on 3 […]