- A common understanding of location is vital to connecting Europe - That in turn requires dependable geospatial information and a shared location framework - The INSPIRE Directive has already established the ground rules for a European Spatial Data Infrastructure created by the Member States - Now the European Location Framework project is developing a cloud-based platform of harmonised INSPIRE-compliant national geospatial information - The Commission’s forthcoming Digital Single Market Strategy can help to ensure that geospatial information is able to play its full part in the Digital Single Market