Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Article 1

Subject Matter and Scope

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions as well as the theme-specific definitions set out in the Annexes shall apply:

(a) a spatial data service with metadata which fulfils the requirements of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1205/2008 (²), (b) a spatial data service with at least one resource locator that is an access point, (c) a spatial data service in conformity with a documented and publicly available set of technical specifications providing the information necessary for its execution,

Article 3

Common Types

Types that are common to several of the themes listed in Annexes I, II and III to Directive 2007/2/EC shall conform to the definitions and constraints and include the attributes and association roles set out in Annex I.

Article 4

Types for the Exchange and Classification of Spatial Objects

Article 5

Types

Article 6

Code Lists for Spatial Data Sets

Code lists shall be one of the following types:

(a) code lists whose values comprise only the values specified in the INSPIRE code list register;

(b) code lists whose values comprise the values specified in the INSPIRE code list register and narrower values defined by data providers;

(c) code lists whose values comprise the values specified in the INSPIRE code list register and additional values at any level defined by data providers;

(d) code lists, whose values comprise any values defined by data providers.

Article 7

Encoding

Article 8

Updates

Article 9

Identifier Management

Article 10

Life-cycle of Spatial Objects

Article 11

Temporal Reference Systems

Article 12

Other Requirements & Rules

Article 13

Metadata required for Interoperability

The metadata describing a spatial data set shall include the following metadata elements required for interoperability:

This element is mandatory only if the spatial data set contains temporal information that does not refer to the default temporal reference system.

This element is mandatory only if the data set includes types from the Generic Network Model and does not assure centreline topology (connectivity of centrelines) for the network.

This element is mandatory only if an encoding is used that is not based on UTF-8.

Article 14

Portrayal

For the portrayal of spatial data sets using a view network service as specified in Commission Regulation No 976/2009 (⁴), the following shall be available:

(a) the layers specified in Annex II for the theme or themes the data set is related to;

(b) for each layer at least a default portrayal style, with as a minimum an associated title and a unique identifier.

For each layer, Annex II defines the following:

(a) a human readable title of the layer to be used for display in user interface;

(b) the spatial object type(s), or sub-set thereof, that constitute(s) the content of the layer.

For spatial object types whose objects can be further classified using a code list-valued attribute, several layers may be defined. Each of these layers shall include the spatial objects corresponding to one specific code list value. In the definition of such sets of layers in Annexes II, III and IV, all of the following requirements shall be fulfilled:

(a) the placeholder shall represent the values of the relevant code list, with the first letter in upper case;

(b) the placeholder shall represent the human-readable name of the code list values;

(c) the spatial object type shall include the relevant attribute and code list, in parentheses;

(d) one example of a layer shall be given.

Article 14a

Requirements for invocable spatial data services

Not later than 10 December 2015, Member States shall provide the invocable spatial data services metadata in conformity with the requirements set out in Annex V.

Article 14b

Interoperability arrangements and harmonisation requirements for invocable spatial data services

The invocable spatial data services relating to the data contained in at least one conformant spatial data set shall fulfil the interoperability requirements set out in Annexes V and VI and, where practicable, the harmonisation requirements set-out in Annex VII.

Article 15

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 15 December 2010.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

ANNEX I

COMMON TYPES, DEFINITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

1. TYPES DEFINED IN EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS

The following common types, used in attributes or association roles of spatial object types or data types, are defined as follows:

(1) For the types Any, Angle, Area, Boolean, CharacterString, Date, DateTime, Decimal, Distance, Integer, Length, Measure, Number, Probability, Real, RecordType, Sign, UnitOfMeasure, Velocity and Volume, the definitions given in ISO/TS 19103:2005 shall apply.

(2) For the types DirectPosition, GM_Boundary, GM_Curve, GM_MultiCurve, GM_MultiSurface, GM_Object, GM_Point, GM_Position, GM_Primitive, GM_Solid, GM_Surface and GM_Tin, the definitions given in EN ISO 19107:2005 shall apply.

(3) For the types TM_Duration, TM_GeometricPrimitive, TM_Instant, TM_Object, TM_Period and TM_Position, the definitions given in EN ISO 19108:2005/AC:2008 shall apply.

(4) For the type GF_PropertyType, the definitions given in EN ISO 19109:2006 shall apply.

(5) For the types CI_Citation, CI_Date, CI_RoleCode, EX_Extent, EX_VerticalExtent, MD_Distributor, MD_Resolution and URL, the definitions given in EN ISO 19115:2005/AC:2008 shall apply.

(6) For the type CV_SequenceRule, the definitions given in EN ISO 19123:2007 shall apply.

(7) For the type AbstractFeature, the definitions given in EN ISO 19136:2009 shall apply.

(8) For the types LocalisedCharacterString, PT_FreeText and URI, the definitions given in CEN ISO/TS 19139:2009 shall apply.

(9) For the type LC_LandCoverClassificationSystem, the definitions given in ISO 19144-2:2012 shall apply.

(10) For the types GFI_Feature, Location, NamedValue, OM_Observation, OM_Process, SamplingCoverageObservation, SF_SamplingCurve, SF_SamplingPoint, SF_SamplingSolid, SF_SamplingSurface and SF_SpatialSamplingFeature, the definitions given in ISO 19156:2011 shall apply.

(11) For the types Category, Quantity, QuantityRange and Time, the definitions given in Robin, Alexandre (ed.), OGC®SWE Common Data Model Encoding Standard, version 2.0.0, Open Geospatial Consortium, 2011 shall apply.

(12) For the types TimeValuePair and Timeseries, the definitions given in Taylor, Peter (ed.), OGC® WaterML 2.0: Part 1 – Timeseries, v2.0.0, Open Geospatial Consortium, 2012 shall apply.

(13) For the types CGI_LinearOrientation and CGI_PlanarOrientation, the definitions given in CGI Interoperability Working Group, Geoscience Markup Language (GeoSciML), version 3.0.0, Commission for the Management and Application of Geoscience Information (CGI) of the International Union of Geological Sciences, 2011 shall apply.

2. COMMON DATA TYPES

External unique object identifier published by the responsible body, which may be used by external applications to reference the spatial object.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
localId	A local identifier, assigned by the data provider. The local identifier is unique within the namespace, that is no other spatial object carries the same unique identifier.	CharacterString
namespace	Namespace uniquely identifying the data source of the spatial object.	CharacterString
versionId	The identifier of the particular version of the spatial object, with a maximum length of 25 characters. If the specification of a spatial object type with an external object identifier includes life-cycle information, the version identifier is used to distinguish between the different versions of a spatial object. Within the set of all versions of a spatial object, the version identifier is unique.	CharacterString	voidable

An organisation or a person with a role related to a resource.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
individualName	Name of the related person.	PT_FreeText	voidable
organisationName	Name of the related organisation.	PT_FreeText	voidable
positionName	Position of the party in relation to a resource, such as head of department.	PT_FreeText	voidable
contact	Contact information for the related party.	Contact	voidable
role	Roles of the party in relation to a resource, such as owner.	PartyRoleValue	voidable

At least the individual, organisation or position name shall be provided.

Communication channels by which it is possible to gain access to someone or something.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
address	An address provided as free text.	AddressRepresentation	voidable
contactInstructions	Supplementary instructions on how or when to contact an individual or organisation.	PT_FreeText	voidable
electronicMailAddress	An address of the organisation's or individual's electronic mailbox.	CharacterString	voidable
hoursOfService	Periods of time when the organisation or individual can be contacted.	PT_FreeText	voidable
telephoneFacsimile	Number of a facsimile machine of the organisation or individual.	CharacterString	voidable
telephoneVoice	Telephone number of the organisation or individual.	CharacterString	voidable
website	Pages provided on the World Wide Web by the organisation or individual.	URL	voidable

Citation for the purposes of unambiguously referencing a document.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
name	Name of the document.	CharacterString
shortName	Short name or alternative title of the document.	CharacterString	voidable
date	Date of creation, publication or revision of the document.	CI_Date	voidable
link	Link to an online version of the document	URL	voidable
specificReference	Reference to a specific part of the document.	CharacterString	voidable

Citation for the purposes of unambiguously referencing a legal act or a specific part of a legal act.

This type is a sub-type of DocumentCitation.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
identificationNumber	Code used to identify the legislative instrument	CharacterString
officialDocumentNumber	Official document number used to uniquely identify the legislative instrument.	CharacterString
dateEnteredIntoForce	Date the legislative instrument entered into force.	TM_Position
dateRepealed	Date the legislative instrument was repealed.	TM_Position
level	The level at which the legislative instrument is adopted.	LegislationLevelValue
journalCitation	Citation of the official journal in which the legislation is published.	OfficialJournalInformation

If the link attribute is void, the journal citation shall be provided.

Full citation of the location of the legislative instrument within the official journal.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
officialJournalIdentification	Reference to the location within the official journal within which the legislative instrument was published. This reference shall be comprised of three parts: — the title of the official journal — the volume and/or series number — Page number(s)	CharacterString
ISSN	The International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is an eight-digit number that identifies the periodical publication in which the legislative instrument was published.	CharacterString
ISBN	International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is an nine-digit number that uniquely identifies the book in which the legislative instrument was published.	CharacterString
linkToJournal	Link to an online version of the official journal	URL

Thematic identifier to uniquely identify the spatial object.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
identifier	Unique identifier used to identify the spatial object within the specified identification scheme.	CharacterString
identifierScheme	Identifier defining the scheme used to assign the identifier.	CharacterString

4. COMMON CODE LISTS

The relative vertical position of a spatial object.

The status of a facility with regards to its completion and use.

Country code as defined in the Interinstitutional Style Guide published by the Publications Office of the European Union.

The level at which a legal act or convention has been adopted.

Roles of parties related to or responsible for a resource.

The values for this code list comprise the values of the following code lists or other code lists specified by data providers:

— Role Code (CI_RoleCode): Functions performed by a responsible party.

— Role of a Related Party (RelatedPartyRoleValue): Classification of related party roles.

Definitions of phenomena observed in meteorology and oceanography.

Gender of a person or group of persons.

5. GENERIC NETWORK MODEL

Represents a reference between two elements in the same network.

Association role	Definition	Type	Voidability
element	The cross referenced elements	NetworkElement

Abstract base type representing a linear network element that may be used as a target in linear referencing.

This type is a sub-type of NetworkElement.

This type is abstract.

Indicator which of two or more intersecting elements is/are below and which is/are above, to be used if elevation coordinates are not present or cannot be trusted.

This type is a sub-type of NetworkElement.

Association role	Definition	Type	Voidability
element	Sequence of crossing links. The order reflects their elevation; the first link is the lower link.	Link

Curvilinear network element that connects two positions and represents a homogeneous path in the network. The connected positions may be represented as nodes.

This type is a sub-type of GeneralisedLink.

This type is abstract.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
centrelineGeometry	The geometry that represents the centreline of the link.	GM_Curve
fictitious	Indicator that the centreline geometry of the link is a straight line with no intermediate control points – unless the straight line represents the geography in the resolution of the data set appropriately.	Boolean
Association role	Definition	Type	Voidability
---	---	---	---
endNode	The optional end node for this link. The end node may be the same instance as the start node.	Node
startNode	The optional start node for this link.	Node

A network element which represents a continuous path in the network without any branches. The element has a defined beginning and end and every position on the link sequence is identifiable with one single parameter such as length.

This type is a sub-type of GeneralisedLink.

This type is abstract.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
link	The ordered collection of directed links that constitute the link sequence.	DirectedLink

A collection of link sequences and/or individual links that has a specific function or significance in a network.

This type is a sub-type of NetworkElement.

This type is abstract.

Association role	Definition	Type	Voidability
link	The set of links and link sequences that constitute the link set.	GeneralisedLink

A network is a collection of network elements.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
geographicalName	Geographical name for this network.	GeographicalName	voidable
Association role	Definition	Type	Voidability
---	---	---	---
elements	The collection of elements that constitutes the network.	NetworkElement

A 2-dimensional element in a network.

This type is a sub-type of NetworkElement.

This type is abstract.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
geometry	Represents the geometric properties of the area	GM_Surface

Represents a logical connection between two or more network elements in different networks.

This type is a sub-type of NetworkElement.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
type	Categorisation of the network connection.	ConnectionTypeValue	voidable
Association role	Definition	Type	Voidability
---	---	---	---
element	Network elements in different networks	NetworkElement

All elements have to be in different networks

Abstract base type representing an element in a network. Every element in a network provides some function that is of interest in the network.

This type is abstract.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
beginLifespanVersion	Date and time at which this version of the spatial object was inserted or changed in the spatial data set.	DateTime	voidable
endLifespanVersion	Date and time at which this version of the spatial object was superseded or retired in the spatial data set.	DateTime	voidable
inspireId	External object identifier of the spatial object.	Identifier
Association role	Definition	Type	Voidability
---	---	---	---
inNetwork	The networks in which a network element is a member.	Network	voidable

Abstract base type representing phenomena located at or along a network element. This base type provides general properties to associate the network-related phenomena (network properties) with the network elements.

This type is abstract.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
beginLifespanVersion	Date and time at which this version of the spatial object was inserted or changed in the spatial data set.	DateTime	voidable
endLifespanVersion	Date and time at which this version of the spatial object was superseded or retired in the spatial data set.	DateTime	voidable
inspireId	External object identifier of the spatial object.	Identifier
networkRef	Spatial reference of the network-related property.	NetworkReference	voidable

Represents a significant position in the network that always occurs at the beginning or the end of a link.

This type is a sub-type of NetworkElement.

This type is abstract.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
geometry	The location of the node.	GM_Point
Association role	Definition	Type	Voidability
---	---	---	---
spokeEnd	The links that enter the node.	Link	voidable
spokeStart	The links that leave the node.	Link	voidable

A link either in its positive or negative direction.

Attribute	Definition	Type Voidability	Voidability
direction	Indicates if the directed link agrees (positive) or disagrees (negative) with the positive direction of the link.	Sign
Association role	Definition	Type Voidability	Voidability
---	---	---	---
link	The link	Link

A network reference to a linear network element.

This type is a sub-type of NetworkReference.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
applicableDirection	The directions of the generalised link to which the reference applies. In cases where a property does not apply to a direction along a link, but represents a phenomenon along a link, ‘inDirection’ refers to the right side in the direction of the link.	LinkDirectionValue	voidable

Linear reference targets must be linear network elements. That is, if linear referencing is used or direction is relevant, the target of the network reference shall be a link or a link sequence.

A reference to a network element.

Association role	Definition	Type	Voidability
element	The referenced network element.	NetworkElement

A network reference that is restricted to part of a linear network element. The part is the part of the network element between fromPosition and toPosition.

This type is a sub-type of LinkReference.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
fromPosition	The start position of the linear element, expressed as the distance from the start of the linear network element along its curve geometry.	Length
offset	An offset from the centreline geometry of the generalised link, where applicable; a positive offset is to the right in the direction of the link, a negative offset is to the left.	Length	voidable
toPosition	The end position of the linear element, expressed as the distance from the start of the linear network element along its curve geometry.	Length

A network reference that is restricted to a point on a linear network element. The point is the location on the network element at the position atPosition along the network.

This type is a sub-type of LinkReference.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
atPosition	Position of the point, expressed as the distance from the start of the linear network element along its curve geometry.	Length
offset	An offset from the centreline geometry of the generalised link, where applicable; a positive offset is to the right in the direction of the link, a negative offset is to the left.	Length	voidable

Types of connections between different networks.

List of values for directions relative to a link.

6. COVERAGE MODEL

The INSPIRE coverage model consists of the following packages:

— Coverages (Base)

— Coverages (Domain And Range)

The package Coverages (Base) contains the spatial object type Coverage.

Spatial object that acts as a function to return values from its range for any direct position within its spatial, temporal or spatiotemporal domain.

This type is abstract.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
metadata	Application specific metadata of the coverage.	Any
rangeType	Description of the structure of the range values.	RecordType

The package Coverages (Domain and Range) contains the following spatial object types:

— Coverage (Domain And Range Representation)

— Rectified Grid Coverage

— Referenceable Grid Coverage

Coverage which provides the domain and range as separate properties.

This type is a sub-type of Coverage.

This type is abstract.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
coverageFunction	Description of how range values at locations in the coverage domain can be obtained.	CoverageFunction
domainSet	Configuration of the domain of the coverage described in terms of coordinates.	Any
rangeSet	Set of values associated by a function with the elements of the domain of the coverage.	Any

The grid function shall only be valid for domains that are grids.

Coverage whose domain consists of a rectified grid.

This type is a sub-type of CoverageByDomainAndRange.

The domain shall be a rectified grid.

Grid points of a RectifiedGridCoverage shall coincide with the centres of cells of the geographical grids defined in Section 2.2 of Annex II at any resolution level.

Coverage whose domain consists of a referenceable grid.

This type is a sub-type of CoverageByDomainAndRange.

The domain shall be a referenceable grid.

Description of how range values at locations in the coverage domain can be obtained.

This type is a union type.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
ruleDefinition	A formal or informal description of the coverage function as text.	CharacterString
ruleReference	A formal or informal description of the coverage function as reference.	URI
gridFunction	Mapping rule for grid geometries.	GridFunction

An explicit mapping rule for grid geometries.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
sequenceRule	Description of how the grid points are ordered for association to the elements of the values in the range set of the coverage.	CV_SequenceRule
startPoint	The grid point to be associated with the first record in the range set of the coverage.	Integer

7. OBSERVATIONS MODEL

The INSPIRE observations model consists of the following packages:

— Observation References

— Processes

— Observable Properties

— Specialised Observations

The package Observation References contains the spatial object type Observation Set.

Links a set of Observations.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
inspireId	External object identifier of the spatial object.	Identifier
extent	Information about the spatial and temporal extent.	EX_Extent
Association role	Definition	Type	Voidability
---	---	---	---
member	One member of the ObservationSet.	OM_Observation

The package Processes contains the spatial object type Process.

Description of an observation process.

This type is a sub-type of OM_Process.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
inspireId	External object identifier of the spatial object.	Identifier	voidable
name	Name of the Process.	CharacterString	voidable
type	Type of process.	CharacterString	voidable
documentation	Further information (online/offline) associated with the process.	DocumentCitation	voidable
processParameter	Parameter controlling the application of the process and, as a consequence its output.	ProcessParameter	voidable
responsibleParty	Individual or organisation related to the process.	RelatedParty	voidable

Description of the given parameter

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
name	Name of the process parameter.	ProcessParameterNameValue
description	Description of the process parameter.	CharacterString

A code list of names of process parameters.

A constraint on some property e.g. wavelength = 200 nm.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
constrainedProperty	The property being constrained. e.g. ‘colour’ if the constraint is ‘colour = blue’.	PhenomenonTypeValue
label	A human readable title for the constraint as a whole.	CharacterString

A constraint based on some qualifying category. e.g. colour = ‘red’.

This type is a sub-type of Constraint.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
comparison	A comparison operator. In the case of a category constraint it should be ‘equalTo’ or ‘notEqualTo’.	ComparisonOperatorValue
value	The value of the property that is constrained e.g. ‘blue’ (if the constrained property is colour).	CharacterString

A numerical range constraint on some property e.g. wavelength ≥ 300 nm and wavelength ≤ 600 nm.

This type is a sub-type of Constraint.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
value	The numerical value range of the property that is constrained.	RangeBounds
uom	Units of measure used in the constraint.	UnitOfMeasure

The start and end bounding values of a numerical range (e.g. start ≥ 50, end ≤ 99).

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
startComparison	The comparator used for the lower range limit (e.g. greaterThanOrEqualTo).	ComparisonOperatorValue
rangeStart	The lower limit of the range.	Real
endComparison	The comparator used for the upper range limit (e.g. lessThan).	ComparisonOperatorValue
rangeEnd	The upper limit of the range.	Real

A numerical scalar constraint on some property e.g. length ≥ 1 m.

This type is a sub-type of Constraint.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
value	The numerical value of the property that is constrained.	Real
comparison	The comparator to be used in the constraint e.g. greaterThan.	ComparisonOperatorValue
uom	Units of measure used in the constraint.	UnitOfMeasure

A constraint which is not modelled in a structured way but may be described using the freetext ‘description’ attribute.

This type is a sub-type of Constraint.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
description	A description of the constraint.	CharacterString

A description of some statistical measure e.g. ‘daily maximum’.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
label	A human readable title for the statistical measure.	CharacterString
statisticalFunction	A statistical function e.g. mean.	StatisticalFunctionTypeValue
aggregationTimePeriod	A temporal range over which a statistic is calculated. e.g. a day, an hour.	TM_Duration
aggregationLength	A one dimensional spatial range over which a statistic is calculated, for example 1 metre.	Length
aggregationArea	A two dimensional spatial range over which a statistic is calculated, for example 1 square metre.	Area
aggregationVolume	A three dimensional spatial range over which a statistic is calculated, for example 1 cubic metre.	Volume
otherAggregation	Any other type of aggregation.	Any
Association role	Definition	Type	Voidability
---	---	---	---
derivedFrom	One statistical measure may be derived from another, e.g. monthly maximum temperatures may be derived from daily mean temperatures.	StatisticalMeasure

An abstract class that represents an observable property (or phenomenon).

This type is abstract.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
label	A human readable title for the observable property.	CharacterString

A composite of multiple Observable Properties.

This type is a sub-type of AbstractObservableProperty.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
count	Number of components in this composite.	Integer
Association role	Definition	Type	Voidability
---	---	---	---
component	Observable properties which together compose the same observable property, for example U,V winds.	AbstractObservableProperty

Represents a single observable property e.g. ‘temperature’.

This type is a sub-type of AbstractObservableProperty.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
basePhenomenon	The phenomenon that the Observable Property description builds upon	PhenomenonTypeValue
uom	The unit of measure	UnitOfMeasure
Association role	Definition	Type	Voidability
---	---	---	---
restriction	A constraint applied to the Observable Property.	Constraint
statisticalMeasure	Statistical measure applied to the Observable Property, e.g. ‘daily mean temperature’.	StatisticalMeasure

A code list of phenomena (e.g. temperature, wind speed).

This code list comprises the values of the following code lists or other code lists defined by data providers:

— Climate and Forecast Standard Names (CFStandardNamesValue): Definitions of phenomena observed in meteorology and oceanography, as specified in Section 4.5 of this Annex.

— Profile Element Parameter Name (ProfileElementParameterNameValue): Properties that can be observed to characterise the profile element, as specified in Section 3.3.8 of Annex IV.

— Soil Derived Object Parameter Name (SoilDerivedObjectParameterNameValue): Soil-related properties that can be derived from soil and other data, as specified in Section 3.3.9 of Annex IV.

— Soil Profile Parameter Name (SoilProfileParameterNameValue): Properties that can be observed to characterise the soil profile, as specified in Section 3.3.12 of Annex IV.

— Soil Site Parameter Name (SoilSiteParameterNameValue): Properties that can be observed to characterise the soil site, as specified in Section 3.3.13 of Annex IV.

— EU Air Quality Reference Component (EU_AirQualityReferenceComponentValue): Definitions of phenomena regarding air quality in the context of reporting under Union legislation, as specified in Section 13.2.1.1 of Annex IV.

— WMO GRIB Code and Flags Table 4.2 (GRIB_CodeTable4_2Value): Definitions of phenomena observed in meteorology, as specified in Section 13.2.1.2 of Annex IV.

— BODC P01 Parameter Usage (BODC_P01ParameterUsageValue): Definitions of phenomena observed in oceanography, as specified in Section 14.2.1.1 of Annex IV.

A code list of statistical functions (e.g. maximum, minimum, mean).

Acode list of comparison operators (e.g. greater than, less than, equal to).

The package Specialised Observations contains the following spatial object types:

— Grid Observation

— Grid Series Observation

— Point Observation

— Point Observation Collection

— Multi Point Observation

— Point Time Series Observation

— Profile Observation

— Trajectory Observation

Observation representing a gridded field at a single time instant.

This type is a sub-type of SamplingCoverageObservation.

featureOfInterest shall be a SF_SamplingSolid or SF_SamplingSurface.

phenomenonTime shall be a TM_Instant.

result shall be a RectifiedGridCoverage or RefererencableGridCoverage.

Observation representing an evolving gridded field at a succession of time instants.

This type is a sub-type of SamplingCoverageObservation.

featureOfInterest shall be a SF_SamplingSolid.

phenomenonTime shall be a TM_Period.

result shall be a RectifiedGridCoverage or a ReferenceableGridCoverage.

Observation that represents a measurement of a property at a single point in time and space.

This type is a sub-type of SamplingCoverageObservation.

featureOfInterest shall be a SF_SamplingPoint.

phenomenonTime shall be a TM_Instant.

A collection of Point Observations.

This type is a sub-type of ObservationSet.

Each member shall be a PointObservation.

Observation that represents a set of measurements all made at exactly the same time but at different locations.

This type is a sub-type of SamplingCoverageObservation.

featureOfInterest shall be a SF_SamplingCurve, SF_SamplingSurface or SF_SamplingSolid.

phenomenonTime shall be a TM_Instant

result shall be a MultiPointCoverage.

Observation that represents a time-series of point measurements of a property at a fixed location in space.

This type is a sub-type of SamplingCoverageObservation.

featureOfInterest shall be a SF_SamplingPoint.

phenomenonTime shall be a TM_Period.

result shall be a Timeseries.

Observation representing the measurement of a property along a vertical profile in space at a single time instant.

This type is a sub-type of SamplingCoverageObservation.

featureOfInterest shall be a SF_SamplingCurve.

phenomenonTime shall be a TM_Instant.

result shall be a ReferenceableGridCoverage or a RectifiedGridCoverage.

Spatial domain of the result shall contain one axis and that shall be vertical.

Observation representing the measurement of a property along a meandering curve in time and space.

This type is a sub-type of SamplingCoverageObservation.

phenomenonTime shall be a TM_Period.

result shall be a Timeseries.

each point in the result shall be a TimeLocationValueTriple.

featureOfInterest shall be a SF_Sampling Curve.

A triple set of Time, location, value (measurement). For example, at a point along a trajectory.

This type is a sub-type of TimeValuePair.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
location	Geographic location where value is valid.	GM_Position

Where the OM_Observation type or any sub-type thereof is used to make data available, the following requirements shall apply:

(1) The Process type shall be used to indicate the procedure used in an OM_Observation.

(2) Where reference is made to an EnvironmentalMonitoringFacility from an OM_Observation, a parameter attribute shall be provided, whose name attribute is ‘relatedMonitoringFeature’ and whose value attribute is of type AbstractMonitoringFeature.

(3) For all encodings that are used for all or part of an OM_Observation result, a public Application Programming Interface (API) shall be available to read the encoded file. This API shall be capable of exposing the information needed to realise INSPIRE spatial objects.

(4) If the processParameter attribute is present in the procedure property of an OM_Observation object, its value (a name) shall be included in the parameter attribute of the OM_Observation object.

8. ACTIVITY COMPLEX MODEL

The INSPIRE activity complex model contains the package Activity Complex.

The package Activity Complex contains the spatial object type Activity Complex.

A single unit, both technically and economically, under the management control of a legal entity (operator), covering activities as those listed in the Eurostat NACE classification established by Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (⁵). Activity Complex must represent the whole area, at the same or different geographical location, managed by the same operator including all infrastructure, equipment and materials.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
inspireId	External object identifier of the spatial object.	Identifier
thematicId	Thematic identifier of the activity complex.	ThematicIdentifier
geometry	The geometry used to define the extent or position of the activity complex.	GM_Object
function	Activities performed by the activity complex. Function is described by the activity and potentially complemented with information about inputs and outputs as result of it.	Function
name	Descriptive name of the activity complex.	CharacterString	voidable
validFrom	The time when the activity complex started to exist in the real world.	DateTime	voidable
validTo	The time when the activity complex no longer exists in the real world.	DateTime	voidable
beginLifespanVersion	Date and time at which this version of the spatial object was inserted or changed in the spatial data set.	DateTime	voidable
endLifespanVersion	Date and time at which this version of the spatial object was superseded or retired in the spatial data set.	DateTime	voidable

The function of something expressed as an activity and optional input and/or output.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
activity	Categorized description of individual or organized set of technically related processes that are carried out by a economical unit, private or public, profit or non profit character.	EconomicActivityValue
input	Any classified or registered material that enters a technical and economical unit according to its function.	InputOutputValue	voidable
output	Any classified or registered material that leaves a technical and economical unit according to its function.	InputOutputValue	voidable
description	A more detailed description of the function.	PT_FreeText	voidable

A quantification of an actual or potential ability to perform an activity, that typically does not change, does not change often, or does not change to a significant degree.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
activity	Categorized description of individual or organized set of technically related processes that are carried out by a economical unit, private or public, profit or non profit character.	EconomicActivityValue
input	Measurable information about any classified or registered material that enters a technical and economical unit according to its function.	InputOutputAmount
output	Measurable information about any classified or registered material that leaves a technical and economical unit according to its function.	InputOutputAmount
time	The duration of time to which the specified capacity refers, such as 1 year for an annual capacity.	TM_Duration
description	A description of the capacity.	PT_FreeText	voidable

Type and, where available, measurable amount of a classified or registered material that enters or leaves a technical and economical unit.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
inputOutput	A classified or registered material that enters or leaves a technical and economical unit according to its function.	InputOutputValue
amount	The amount (such as a volume or mass) of the classified or registered material that enters or leaves a technical and economical unit.	Measure	voidable

Official Decision (formal consent) granting authorization to operate all or part of an Activity Complex, subject to certain conditions which guarantee that the installations or parts of installations on the same site operated by the same operator comply with the requirements fixed by a competent authority. A permit may cover one or more functions and fix parameters of capacity. The term could be extended to other kind of certificates or documents of special relevance depending of the scope (e.g. ISO, EMAS, National Quality Standards, etc).

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
id	Identifying reference to the permission.	ThematicIdentifier
relatedParty	Parties related to the permission granted to the activity complex open to many different roles, such as Competent Authorities or Company among others	RelatedParty	voidable
decisionDate	Temporal reference that complements the definition of the permission.	DateTime	voidable
dateFrom	A date starting from which the permission applies and is valid.	DateTime	voidable
dateTo	A date up to which the permission applies and is valid.	DateTime	voidable
description	A description of the permission.	PT_FreeText	voidable
permittedFunction	Function/s to which the permission is granted.	Function	voidable
permittedCapacity	Maximum amounts of activity input and/or output according to the permission.	Capacity	voidable

Additional information about an activity complex, including its description, address, contact details and related parties.

Association role	Definition	Type	Voidability
description	A complementary definition of the ‘Activity Complex’ and its characteristics.	PT_FreeText	voidable
address	An address for the activity complex, i.e., an address where the activities occur.	AddressRepresentation	voidable
contact	Contact information for the activity complex.	Contact	voidable
relatedParty	Information of Parties related to the Activity Complex. It is open to many different roles, such as owners, operators or Competent Authorities.	RelatedParty	voidable

Classification of economic activities.

The allowed values for this code list comprise the values of the following code lists or other code lists specified by data providers:

— EU Economic Activity Classification (EconomicActivityNACEValue): Economic activities according to Eurostat NACE Classification values, as specified in Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (⁶).

— EU Waste Statistics Economic Activity Classification (EconomicActivityWasteStatisticsValue): Classification of economic activities according to Section 8 of Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 (⁷).

— EU Waste Recovery Disposal Classification (WasteRecoveryDisposalValue): Classification of waste recovery and disposal operations according to Annexes I and II of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (⁸).

Classification of inputs or outputs.

The allowed values for this code list comprise the values of the following code lists or other code lists specified by data providers.

— EU Product Classification (ProductCPAValue): Classification of Products by Economical Activity according to Regulation (EC) No 451/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (⁹).

— EU Waste Classification (WasteValue): Classification of Wastes according to Decision 2000/532/EC (¹⁰).

If a data provider uses a sub-type of ActivityComplex to make available information on the status, physical capacity, permissions and/or additional information, the relevant code lists and data types (ConditionOfFacilityValue, Capacity, Permission, ActivityComplexDescription) included in the package Activity Complex shall be used.

ANNEX II

REQUIREMENTS FOR SPATIAL DATA THEMES LISTED IN ANNEX I TO DIRECTIVE 2007/2/EC

1. COORDINATE REFERENCE SYSTEMS

In addition to the definitions set out in Article 2, the following definitions shall apply:

— ‘datum’ means a parameter or set of parameters that define the position of the origin, the scale, and the orientation of a coordinate system, in accordance with EN ISO 19111,

— ‘geodetic datum’ means a datum describing the relationship of a coordinate system to the Earth, in accordance with EN ISO 19111,

— ‘coordinate system’ means a set of mathematical rules for specifying how coordinates are to be assigned to points, in accordance with EN ISO 19111,

— ‘coordinate reference system’ means a coordinate system which is related to the real world by a datum, in accordance with EN ISO 19111. This definition includes coordinate systems based on geodetic or Cartesian coordinates and coordinate systems based on map projections.

— ‘map projection’ means a change of coordinates, based on a one-to-one relationship, from a geodetic coordinate system to a plane, based on the same datum, in accordance with EN ISO 19111,

— ‘compound coordinate reference system’ means a coordinate reference system using two other independent coordinate reference systems, one for the horizontal component and one for the vertical component, to describe a position, in accordance with EN ISO 19111,

— ‘geodetic coordinate system’ means a coordinate system in which position is specified by geodetic latitude, geodetic longitude and (in the three-dimensional case) ellipsoidal height, in accordance with EN ISO 19111,

— ‘mean sea level’ (MSL) means the average height of the surface of the sea at a tide station for all stages of the tide over a 19-year period, usually determined from hourly height readings measured from a fixed predetermined reference level (chart datum),

— ‘lowest astronomical tide’ (LAT) means the lowest tide level which can be predicted to occur under average meteorological conditions and under any combination of astronomical conditions.

For the three-dimensional and two-dimensional coordinate reference systems and the horizontal component of compound coordinate reference systems used for making spatial data sets available, the datum shall be the datum of the European Terrestrial Reference System 1989 (ETRS89) in areas within its geographical scope, or the datum of the International Terrestrial Reference System (ITRS) or other geodetic coordinate reference systems compliant with ITRS in areas that are outside the geographical scope of ETRS89. Compliant with the ITRS means that the system definition is based on the definition of the ITRS and there is a well documented relationship between both systems, according to EN ISO 19111.

Spatial data sets shall be made available using at least one of the coordinate reference systems specified in sections 1.3.1, 1.3.2 and 1.3.3, unless one of the conditions specified in section 1.3.4 holds.

— Three-dimensional Cartesian coordinates based on a datum specified in 1.2 and using the parameters of the Geodetic Reference System 1980 (GRS80) ellipsoid.

— Three-dimensional geodetic coordinates (latitude, longitude and ellipsoidal height) based on a datum specified in 1.2 and using the parameters of the GRS80 ellipsoid.

— Two-dimensional geodetic coordinates (latitude and longitude) based on a datum specified in 1.2 and using the parameters of the GRS80 ellipsoid.

— Plane coordinates using the ETRS89 Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area coordinate reference system.

— Plane coordinates using the ETRS89 Lambert Conformal Conic coordinate reference system.

— Plane coordinates using the ETRS89 Transverse Mercator coordinate reference system.

1.For the horizontal component of the compound coordinate reference system, one of the coordinate reference systems specified in section 1.3.2 shall be used.

2.For the vertical component, one of the following coordinate reference systems shall be used:

— For the vertical component on land, the European Vertical Reference System (EVRS) shall be used to express gravity-related heights within its geographical scope. Other vertical reference systems related to the Earth gravity field shall be used to express gravity-related heights in areas that are outside the geographical scope of EVRS.

— For the vertical component in the free atmosphere, barometric pressure, converted to height using ISO 2533:1975 International Standard Atmosphere, or other linear or parametric reference systems shall be used. Where other parametric reference systems are used, these shall be described in an accessible reference using EN ISO 19111-2:2012.

— For the vertical component in marine areas where there is an appreciable tidal range (tidal waters), the Lowest Astronomical Tide (LAT) shall be used as the reference surface.

— For the vertical component in marine areas without an appreciable tidal range, in open oceans and effectively in waters that are deeper than 200 meters, the Mean Sea Level (MSL) or a well-defined reference level close to the MSL shall be used as the reference surface.

Exceptions, where other coordinate reference systems than those listed in 1.3.1, 1.3.2 or 1.3.3 may be used, are:

The geodetic codes and parameters needed to describe these other coordinate reference systems and to allow conversion and transformation operations shall be documented and an identifier shall be created in a coordinate systems register established and operated by the Commission, according to EN ISO 19111 and ISO 19127.

The Commission shall be assisted by the INSPIRE Commission expert group in the maintenance and update of the coordinate systems register.

For the display of spatial data sets with the view network service as specified in Regulation No 976/2009, at least the coordinate reference systems for two-dimensional geodetic coordinates (latitude, longitude) shall be available.

1.Coordinate reference system parameters and identifiers shall be managed in one or several common registers for coordinate reference systems.

2.Only identifiers contained in a common register shall be used for referring to the coordinate reference systems listed in this Section.

2. GEOGRAPHICAL GRID SYSTEMS

In addition to the definitions set out in Article 2, the following definitions shall apply:

— ‘grid’ means a network composed of two or more sets of curves in which the members of each set intersect the members of the other sets in an algorithmic way,

— ‘grid cell’ means a cell delineated by grid curves,

— ‘grid point’ means a point located at the intersection of two or more curves in a grid.

Either of the grids with fixed and unambiguously defined locations defined in Sections 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 shall be used as a geo-referencing framework to make gridded data available in INSPIRE, unless one of the following conditions holds:

(1) Other grids may be specified for specific spatial data themes in Annexes II-IV. In this case, data exchanged using such a theme-specific grid shall use standards in which the grid definition is either included with the data, or linked by reference.

(2) For grid referencing in regions outside of continental Europe Member States may define their own grid based on a geodetic coordinate reference system compliant with ITRS and a Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area projection, following the same principles as laid down for the grid specified in Section 2.2.1. In this case, an identifier for the coordinate reference system shall be created.

The grid is based on the ETRS89 Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area (ETRS89-LAEA) coordinate reference system with the centre of the projection at the point 52° N, 10° E and false easting: x0 = 4 321 000 m, false northing: y0 = 3 210 000 m.

The origin of the grid coincides with the false origin of the ETRS89-LAEA coordinate reference system (x=0, y=0).

Grid points of grids based on ETRS89-LAEA shall coincide with grid points of the grid.

The grid is hierarchical, with resolutions of 1m, 10m, 100m, 1 000 m, 10 000 m and 100 000 m.

The grid orientation is south-north, west-east.

The grid is designated as Grid_ETRS89-LAEA. For identification of an individual resolution level the cell size in metres is appended.

For the unambiguous referencing and identification of a grid cell, the cell code composed of the size of the cell and the coordinates of the lower left cell corner in ETRS89-LAEA shall be used. The cell size shall be denoted in metres (‘m’) for cell sizes up to 100m or kilometres (‘km’) for cell sizes of 1 000 m and above. Values for northing and easting shall be divided by 10ⁿ, where n is the number of trailing zeros in the cell size value.

1.When gridded data is delivered using geodetic coordinates as specified in Section 1.3 of this Annex the multi-resolution grid defined in this Section may be used as a geo-referencing framework.

2.The resolution levels are defined in Table 1.

3.The grid shall be based on the ETRS89-GRS80 geodetic coordinate reference system.

4.The origin of the grid shall coincide with the intersection point of the Equator with the Greenwich Meridian (GRS80 latitude φ=0; GRS80 longitude λ=0).

5.The grid orientation shall be south-north and west-east according to the net defined by the meridians and parallels of the GRS80 ellipsoid.

6.For grid referencing in regions outside of continental Europe data providers may define their own grid based on a geodetic coordinate reference system compliant with ITRS, following the same principles as laid down for the Pan-European Grid_ETRS89-GRS80zn. In this case, an identifier for the coordinate reference system and the corresponding identifier for the grid shall be created.

7.This grid shall be subdivided in zones. The south-north resolution of the grid shall have equal angular spacing. The west-east resolution of the grid shall be established as the product of angular spacing multiplied by the factor of the zone as defined in Table 1.

8.The grid shall be designated Grid_ETRS89-GRS80zn_res, where n represents the number of the zone and res the cell size in angular units, as specified in Table 1.

Resolution Levels	LATITUDE SPACING (Arc seconds)	LONGITUDE SPACING (Arc seconds)	Cell size
Zone 1 (Lat. 0°–50°)	Zone 2 (Lat. 50°–70°)	Zone 3 (Lat. 70°–75°)	Zone 4 (Lat. 75°–80°)	Zone 5 (Lat. 80°–90°)
LEVEL 0	3 600	3 600	7 200	10 800	14 400	21 600	1 D
LEVEL 1	3 000	3 000	6 000	9 000	12 000	18 000	50 M
LEVEL 2	1 800	1 800	3 600	5 400	7 200	10 800	30 M
LEVEL 3	1 200	1 200	2 400	3 600	4 800	7 200	20 M
LEVEL 4	600	600	1 200	1 800	2 400	3 600	10 M
LEVEL 5	300	300	600	900	1 200	1 800	5 M
LEVEL 6	120	120	240	360	480	720	2 M
LEVEL 7	60	60	120	180	240	360	1 M
LEVEL 8	30	30	60	90	120	180	30 S
LEVEL 9	15	15	30	45	60	90	15 S
LEVEL 10	5	5	10	15	20	30	5 S
LEVEL 11	3	3	6	9	12	18	3 S
LEVEL 12	1,5	1,5	3	4,5	6	9	1 500 MS
LEVEL 13	1	1	2	3	4	6	1 000 MS
LEVEL 14	0,75	0,75	1,5	2,25	3	4,5	750 MS
LEVEL 15	0,5	0,5	1	1,5	2	3	500 MS
LEVEL 16	0,3	0,3	0,6	0,9	1,2	1,8	300 MS
LEVEL 17	0,15	0,15	0,3	0,45	0,6	0,9	150 MS
LEVEL 18	0,1	0,1	0,2	0,3	0,4	0,6	100 MS
LEVEL 19	0,075	0,075	0,15	0,225	0,3	0,45	75 MS
LEVEL 20	0,03	0,03	0,06	0,09	0,12	0,18	30 MS
LEVEL 21	0,015	0,015	0,03	0,045	0,06	0,09	15 MS
LEVEL 22	0,01	0,01	0,02	0,03	0,04	0,06	10 MS
LEVEL 23	0,0075	0,0075	0,015	0,0225	0,03	0,045	7 500 MMS
LEVEL 24	0,003	0,003	0,006	0,009	0,012	0,018	3 000 MMS
FACTOR	—	1	2	3	4	6	—

3. GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES

The following spatial object types shall be used for the exchange and classification of spatial objects from data sets that relate to the spatial data theme Geographical Names:

— Named Place

Any real world entity referred to by one or several proper nouns.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
beginLifespanVersion	Date and time at which this version of the spatial object was inserted or changed in the spatial data set.	DateTime	voidable
endLifespanVersion	Date and time at which this version of the spatial object was superseded or retired in the spatial data set.	DateTime	voidable
geometry	Geometry associated to the named place. This data specification does not restrict the geometry types.	GM_Object
inspireId	External object identifier of the spatial object.	Identifier
leastDetailedViewingResolution	Resolution, expressed as the inverse of an indicative scale or a ground distance, above which the named place and its associated name(s) should no longer be displayed in a basic viewing service.	MD_Resolution	voidable
localType	Characterisation of the kind of entity designated by geographical name(s), as defined by the data provider, given in at least in one official language of the European Union.	LocalisedCharacterString	voidable
mostDetailedViewingResolution	Resolution, expressed as the inverse of an indicative scale or a ground distance, below which the named place and its associated name(s) should no longer be displayed in a basic viewing service.	MD_Resolution	voidable
name	Name of the named place.	GeographicalName
relatedSpatialObject	Identifier of a spatial object representing the same entity but appearing in other themes of INSPIRE, if any.	Identifier	voidable
type	Characterisation of the kind of entity designated by geographical name(s).	NamedPlaceTypeValue	voidable

Proper noun applied to a real world entity.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
grammaticalGender	Classes of nouns reflected in the behaviour of associated words.	GrammaticalGenderValue	voidable
grammaticalNumber	Grammatical category of nouns that expresses count distinctions.	GrammaticalNumberValue	voidable
language	Language of the name, given as a three letters code, in accordance with either ISO 639-3 or ISO 639-5.	CharacterString	voidable
nameStatus	Qualitative information enabling to discern which credit should be given to the name with respect to its standardisation and/or its topicality.	NameStatusValue	voidable
nativeness	Information enabling to acknowledge if the name is the one that is/was used in the area where the spatial object is situated at the instant when the name is/was in use.	NativenessValue	voidable
pronunciation	Proper, correct or standard (standard within the linguistic community concerned) pronunciation of the geographical name.	PronunciationOfName	voidable
sourceOfName	Original data source from which the geographical name is taken from and integrated in the data set providing/publishing it. For some named spatial objects it might refer again to the publishing data set if no other information is available.	CharacterString	voidable
spelling	A proper way of writing the geographical name.	SpellingOfName

Proper, correct or standard (standard within the linguistic community concerned) pronunciation of a name.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
pronunciationIPA	Proper, correct or standard (standard within the linguistic community concerned) pronunciation of a name, expressed in International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).	CharacterString	voidable
pronunciationSoundLink	Proper, correct or standard (standard within the linguistic community concerned) pronunciation of a name, expressed by a link to any sound file.	URI	voidable

At least one of the two attributes pronunciationSoundLink and pronunciationIPA shall not be void.

Proper way of writing a name.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
script	Set of graphic symbols (for example an alphabet) employed in writing the name, expressed using the four letters codes defined in ISO 15924, where applicable.	CharacterString	voidable
text	Way the name is written.	CharacterString
transliterationScheme	Method used for the names conversion between different scripts.	CharacterString	voidable

The grammatical gender of a geographical name.

The grammatical number of a geographical name.

The status of a geographical name, that is the information enabling to discern which credit should be given to the name with respect to its standardisation and/or its topicality.

The type of a named place.

The nativeness of a geographical name.

Layer Name	Layer Title	Spatial object type
GN.GeographicalNames	Geographical Names	NamedPlace

4. ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS

The types specified for the spatial data theme Administrative Units are structured in the following packages:

— Administrative Units

— Maritime Units

The package Administrative Units contains the following spatial object types:

— Administrative Boundary

— Administrative Unit

— Condominium

A line of demarcation between administrative units.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
beginLifespanVersion	Date and time at which this version of the spatial object was inserted or changed in the spatial data set.	DateTime	voidable
country	Two-character country code according to the Interinstitutional style guide published by the Publications Office of the European Union.	CountryCode
endLifespanVersion	Date and time at which this version of the spatial object was superseded or retired in the spatial data set.	DateTime	voidable
geometry	Geometric representation of border line.	GM_Curve
inspireId	External object identifier of the spatial object.	Identifier
legalStatus	Legal status of this administrative boundary.	LegalStatusValue	voidable
nationalLevel	The hierarchy levels of all adjacent administrative units this boundary is part of.	AdministrativeHierarchyLevel
technicalStatus	The technical status of the administrative boundary.	TechnicalStatusValue	voidable
Association role	Definition	Type	Voidability
---	---	---	---
admUnit	The administrative units separated by this administrative boundary.	AdministrativeUnit	voidable

Unit of administration where a Member State has and/or exercises jurisdictional rights, for local, regional and national governance.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
beginLifespanVersion	Date and time at which this version of the spatial object was inserted or changed in the spatial data set.	DateTime	voidable
country	Two-character country code according to the Interinstitutional style guide published by the Publications Office of the European Union.	CountryCode
endLifespanVersion	Date and time at which this version of the spatial object was superseded or retired in the spatial data set.	DateTime	voidable
geometry	Geometric representation of spatial area covered by this administrative unit.	GM_MultiSurface
inspireId	External object identifier of the spatial object.	Identifier
name	Official national geographical name of the administrative unit, given in several languages where required.	GeographicalName
nationalCode	Thematic identifier corresponding to the national administrative codes defined in each country.	CharacterString
nationalLevel	Level in the national administrative hierarchy, at which the administrative unit is established.	AdministrativeHierarchyLevel
nationalLevelName	Name of the level in the national administrative hierarchy, at which the administrative unit is established.	LocalisedCharacterString	voidable
residenceOfAuthority	Center for national or local administration.	ResidenceOfAuthority	voidable
Association role	Definition	Type	Voidability
---	---	---	---
administeredBy	Administrative unit established at same level of national administrative hierarchy that administers this administrative unit.	AdministrativeUnit	voidable
boundary	The administrative boundaries between this administrative unit and all the units adjacent to it.	AdministrativeBoundary	voidable
coAdminister	Administrative unit established at same level of national administrative hierarchy which is co-administered by this administrative unit.	AdministrativeUnit	voidable
condominium	Condominium administered by this administrative unit.	Condominium	voidable
lowerLevelUnit	Units established at a lower level of the national administrative hierarchy which are administered by the administrative unit.	AdministrativeUnit	voidable
upperLevelUnit	Unit established at a higher level of national administrative hierarchy that this administrative unit administers	AdministrativeUnit	voidable

Association role condominium applies only for administrative units which nationalLevel=‘1st order’ (country level).

No unit at lowest level can associate units at lower level.

No unit at highest level can associate units at a higher level.

An administrative area established independently to any national administrative division of territory and administered by two or more countries.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
beginLifespanVersion	Date and time at which this version of the spatial object was inserted or changed in the spatial data set.	DateTime	voidable
endLifespanVersion	Date and time at which this version of the spatial object was superseded or retired in the spatial data set.	DateTime	voidable
geometry	Geometric representation of spatial area covered by this condominium	GM_MultiSurface
inspireId	External object identifier of the spatial object.	Identifier
name	Official geographical name of this condominium, given in several languages where required.	GeographicalName	voidable
Association role	Definition	Type	Voidability
---	---	---	---
admUnit	The administrative unit administering the condominium	AdministrativeUnit	voidable

Data type representing the name and position of a residence of authority.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
geometry	Position of the residence of authority.	GM_Point	voidable
name	Name of the residence of authority.	GeographicalName

Levels of administration in the national administrative hierarchy. This code list reflects the level in the hierarchical pyramid of the administrative structures, which is based on geometric aggregation of territories and does not necessarily describe the subordination between the related administrative authorities.

Description of the legal status of administrative boundaries.

Description of the technical status of administrative boundaries.

The package Maritime Units contains the following spatial object types:

— Baseline

— Maritime Boundary

— Maritime Zone

The line from which the outer limits of the territorial sea and certain other outer limits are measured.

Attribute	Definition	Type	Voidability
inspireId	External object identifier of the spatial object.	Identifier
beginLifespanVersion	Date and time at which this version of the spatial object was inserted or changed in the spatial data set.	DateTime	voidable
endLifespanVersion	Date and time at which this version of the spatial object was superseded or retired in the spatial data set.	DateTime	voidable
Association role	Definition	Type	Voidability
---	---	---	---
segment	Segment of a baseline.	BaselineSegment

A line depicting the separation of any type of maritime jurisdiction.