EuroGeographics

This week, at the Cambridge Conference 2025, kindly hosted by Ordnance Survey, EuroGeographics’ Secretary General and Executive Director Sallie Payne Snell delivered a compelling presentation, highlighting the critical role of authoritative geospatial data in navigating today’s global challenges.   In a world facing unprecedented uncertainty; from extreme weather and cyber threats to disinformation and fragile geopolitical systems - the need for trusted, high-value data has never been greater. This reinforces the relevance of national geospatial agencies and provides them with an opportunity to lead the way in providing the data infrastructure needed for a safer, fairer and more sustainable future. While national mapping and cadastral authorities (NMCAs) operate within national frameworks, their long-standing tradition of cross-border collaboration, including the provision of harmonised, edge-matched pan-European datasets to user and stakeholder need & requirements; uniquely positions them to support decision-making at European and global levels.   #MapsForEurope #GeospatialData #DigitalEurope #EuroGeographics #CambridgeConference #OME2

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📣 OME2 Project and Nazka Mapps bring boundaries into the open to show benefits of harmonised data. Initially created by Nazka Mapps for its internal development process, the open solution boundaries-api.io is now available to the wider public thanks to the Open Maps For Europe open data licence. The API uses EuroGlobalMap and EuroRegionalMap, multi-themed topographic datasets which have been enhanced and updated by the Open Maps For Europe 2 (OME2) project and are available via the Open Maps For Europe portal: www.mapsforeurope.org. Ann Crabbé, Product Owner, boundaries-api.io, Nazka Mapps, said: “Without the OME2 project, it would not have been possible to create our Boundaries-API, which is designed for application builders that do not want to worry about collecting, harmonising, storing and updating data on administrative boundaries. If this data was not available, we would have to revert to petitioning each country individually, or make use of global datasets that can be unreliable for local situations.” “With Open Maps For Europe we gather information from the source – the national geographical agencies – so we know that we can trust this data. And, as Open Maps For Europe datasets are open, we then decided to make our solution open to give other map application builders access to accurate and up-to-date boundary information without the hassle of data collection and maintenance.” The OME2 project is co-funded by the European Union. It is being delivered by a consortium comprising: EuroGeographics, NGI - National Geographic Institute; IGN - French Mapping Agency (Institut Géographique National); Ελληνικό Κτηματολόγιο – Hellenic Cadastre; General Directorate for the Cadastre, Spain; and Kadaster. Read the news release and case study ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/e9FyReph #OpenData #DigitalEurope #OpenMapsForEurope #BoundaryData

Thank you to Marko Bulatović MSc, Director of the Real Estate Administration, and his team for a very warm welcome to their offices in Montenegro. EuroGeographics Secretary General and Executive Director, Sallie Payne Snell and Membership and Communications Manager Patricia Sokacova were delighted to catch up on the latest news from the organisation, and look forward to even closer cooperation in 2025. https://lnkd.in/e7nVcC_3

📣 Open Maps For Europe 2 (OME2) adds two new countries to updated harmonised high-value data prototype Luxembourg and Switzerland are the latest countries to be included in the Open Maps For Europe 2 (OME2) high-value large-scale pan European prototype. Available via www.mapsforeurope.org, the dataset provides 1: 10 000 scale authoritative administrative boundary and transport data for Belgium, France and The Netherlands. It is the first to be created using the new production process, developed by OME2 consortium member, IGN - French Mapping Agency (Institut Géographique National) to deliver edge-matched official geospatial information from multiple national sources. Victoria Persson, Project Manager – Data Access and Integration, EuroGeographics said: “We are delighted to announce that the OME2 high-value large-scale pan European prototype now covers Luxembourg and Switzerland, in addition to Belgium, France and The Netherlands. By the end of 2025, it is expected to cover 10 countries with three key themes identified by users and defined as high value by the European Commission – administrative boundaries, transport and hydrography.” The OME2 project is co-funded by the European Union. It is being delivered by a consortium comprising: EuroGeographics, the not-for-profit membership association for Europe’s National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authorities; NGI - National Geographic Institute; IGN - French Mapping Agency (Institut Géographique National); Ελληνικό Κτηματολόγιο – Hellenic Cadastre; General Directorate for the Cadastre, Spain; and Kadaster. The image below shows OME2 high-value large-scale pan European prototype data for Luxembourg ⬇️ #OpenData #DigitalEurope #OpenMapsForEurope #HighValueData #AdministrativeBoundaries #Transport #Hydrography

Join Geonovum on January 30, 2025 (10:00–12:00 CET) for the webinar "Geospatial meets AI: The Power of a Self-Conscious Location". As a proud partner, EuroGeographics invites you to explore how the fusion of AI and geospatial technologies is transforming industries, empowering smarter decisions, and shaping intelligent, responsive locations. #Geospatial #ArtificialIntelligence #LocationIntelligence #Innovation

#Geospatial meets #AI: The power of a self-conscious location Join this webinar on 30.1.2025 organised by Geonovum, https://lnkd.in/dWP9aeB6 being part of the international webinar series "Location and AI: Mapping the Future with Artificial Intelligence", hosted by international geospatial expert organisations Location Innovation Hub, Geovation and Geonovum, with partners including EuroGeographics and The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). #LocationIntelligence | #AI

Parcels and buildings as well as spatial data from the #Address Register have proved a hit with users since the opening of high-value datasets in #Lithuania. Published by the Registrų centras - State Enterprise Centre of Registers - the high-value datasets have been opened for re-use and are believed to be of particular importance for the development of value-added services. “The first datasets were opened by the Centre of Registers five years ago and, in the meantime, data from all the registers and information systems we administer have been opened to the public. With this opening of high-value datasets, we are implementing the objectives set out in the Open Data Strategy of the Centre of Registers and the provisions of the European Union directive, while contributing to the development of digital innovations and advanced services,” says Adrijus Jusas, Director General of the Centre of Registers. The Centre of Registers opened its first datasets to the public in 2019 attracting nearly 65,000 unique with a total of almost 2.2 million downloads. In 2024, a substantial increase in use was reported with as many downloads as in the period 2019 to 2023. Currently, everyone can use the data of the Real Property Register, the Register of Legal Entities, the Address Register, the Population Register, the Information System of Legal Entities Participants, the Register of Contracts and Restrictions on Rights, the Information System of Licenses, the Information System of Lists of the Members of Political Parties, and the e-Prescription subsystem free of charge. Data from the Address Register, the Register of Legal Entities and the Real Property Register attract the greatest interest of users. The data can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eRJ_fb_A #OpenData #HVD #Geospatial #MapsForEurope

Season’s Greetings to all our members, partners, and users of pan-European geospatial data. Don’t forget to catch up on our last newsletter of 2024 here: https://lnkd.in/e3UVVfkQ We look forward to working with you again in 2025!

Season’s Greetings from the Open Maps For Europe 2 (OME2) Project   We are ending the year with an average of 491 new users a month registering on the Open Maps For Europe portal - www.mapsforeurope.org    Since the launch of OME2 in 2023, the total number of registered unique users has increased by 250% to 14,430 unique registered users.    We are planning more updates during the final year of the project and look forward to continuing to provide you with #OpenMapsForEurope in 2025! The OME2 project, co-funded by the European Union, is being delivered by a consortium comprising: EuroGeographics; NGI - National Geographic Institute, IGN - French Mapping Agency (Institut Géographique National), Ελληνικό Κτηματολόγιο – Hellenic Cadastre, General Directorate for the Cadastre, Spain; and Kadaster. #DigitalEurope #OME2 #OpenData #HVD #Geospatial