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DE: Precision forestry practices with the help of space and robotics' technology

Precision forestry practices in the German region of North Rhine-Westphalia are carried out with the help of space and robotics' technology.

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NL: ‘Waterschappen’ enhances the availability of geo-information for citizens

Aiming to make geographic information (geo-information) regarding the condition of the water accessible to the citizens, an agreement has been recently signed between the State Secretary Bijleveld and the member of the Governing Board of Veluwe, Mr. Verwolf, on behalf of the 'Waterschappen' (Unie van Waterschappen, UvW).

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UK: Marine Mapping contributes to archaeological assessment in the New Forest

The first joint seminar between International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) was held in Geneva on 16-18 September 2009. The seminar focused on the use of radio spectrum for meteorology, aimed at weather, water and climate monitoring and prediction.

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INT: New look and feel for the WaterWiki platform

In September 2009, the United Nations Development in Europe (UNDP) and the Geographic Information System (GIS) Programme re-launched WaterWiki portal.

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INT: Radiocommunication to combat climate change

The first joint seminar between International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) was held in Geneva on 16-18 September 2009. The seminar focused on the use of radio spectrum for meteorology, aimed at weather, water and climate monitoring and prediction.

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EU: New pages on the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES)

New pages have been created on the www.gmes.info concerning the 'marine' and the 'atmosphere'. The pages provide an entry point to pre-operational Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) services.

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IT: 'ambiente.parma.it': a new environmental portal is launched

The new environmental portal of the Province of Parma, www.ambiente.parma.it., will serve as a tool to communicate to the citizens, in full transparency, information on the state of the province's environment, its pollution levels, as well as on projects and best practices used by the Government and companies for sustainability.

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IE: A new Environmental Information Service (ENDO) is launched

The new ENFO service includes an online service www.enfo.ie, which provides high quality, user-friendly content and a gateway to the many existing online resources available from State and other Bodies.

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FR: Online simulator predicts climate changes in France

Météo-France launched on its official website a new service that will simulate on-line the consequences of climate changes in France for the period 2050-2100.

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IE: New bathing water quality monitoring website launched by the Irish Environmental Protection Agency

On 30 July 2009 the Irish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a new online bathing water quality monitoring website named "Splash".

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EU: A new EFFIS application is launched

A new EFFIS application is launched providing more detailed information on the status of serious fires across Europe.

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BE: 4th International 3D GeoInfo Workshop| 4 - 5 November 2009

4th International Workshop on 3D Geo-Information: Requirements, Acquisition, Modelling, Analysis, Visualisation

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CZ: ’Inspire yourself’ Conference| 24 - 25 November 2009

A seminar on European activities directly related to INSPIRE, such as the Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS) and the Global Monitoring for the Environment and Security (GMES), will be presented in the conference.

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Eurostat: SDMX Open Data Interchange (SODI)

The use of the SDMX standard has greatly accelerated the process of publishing statistical data provided by Member States. The use of a common standard amongst various international institutions is very beneficial. Data is collected only once, and then shared between the various organisations.

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Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) Applications

The Malta Environment and Planning Authority eApplications system has been implemented to enable the full electronic permitting process both for land use and environmentally-based applications. The system is fully web-based and enables clients to interact with the system over a secure and reliable infrastructure utilizing the Government’s electronic ID system.

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IMPEL was set up in 1992 as an informal Network of European regulators and authorities concerned with the implementation and enforcement of environmental law. Representatives can share information, discuss problems and offer each other advice on the practical application of environmental legislation.

Members can be Environmental Authorities (or associations of them) based in an EU Member State, or an acceding or candidate country of EU, or an EEA country, meaning that it brings together environmental regulators, policymakers and enforcement practitioners from all countries where EU environmental law is applied.

The Overall Strategic Goals for IMPEL are:

• to contribute to a more consistent implementation and enforcement of Community environmental legislation across the Community;
• to avoid distortions of competition;
• to develop a common basis for the better performance of environmental inspection tasks within the MS;
• to improve the quality of the environmental inspection mechanism.

All IMPEL activities take place within a project structure. For each project a working group of people from member states is set up. Each year, IMPEL agrees a work programme which consists of a number projects to be carried out in that year. In 2009 there are 19 projects running on a wide variety of topics. The IMPEL clusters arrange this project work.

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