The European Location Framework (ELF) project aims to provide a single source of reference geospatial information for Europe. The 36-month project involves 30 partners, including national mapping agencies, service integrators, and application developers. The project will develop specifications and processes for maintaining and processing geospatial data. It will provide services, tools and maps through cloud platforms like ArcGIS Online and Oskari. These will include basemaps, administrative boundary data, and geocoding/search tools. The goal is to improve access to authoritative geospatial reference data across Europe in a cost-effective and interoperable way based on INSPIRE standards.

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ICT Policy Support Programme (PSP) Call 6 Grant 325140 EUROPEAN LOCATION FRAMEWORK
Presentation to:
By:
Date:
The European Location Framework
(ELF) Project – One Source for
Reference Geo-Information for Europe
ICC Dresden
Antti Jakobsson, Technical Coordinator
28th August 2013

2. the Competitiveness and Innovation framework Programme (CIP)
ICT Policy Support Programme (PSP) Call 6 Grant 325140 EUROPEAN LOCATION FRAMEWORK
The ELF project
www.elfproject.eu
Started 1st March 2013
36 months project
30 Partners
EuroGeographics
15 NMCAs
3 service integrators
6 application developers
2 universities
3 user community representatives
Three phases

3. the Competitiveness and Innovation framework Programme (CIP)
ICT Policy Support Programme (PSP) Call 6 Grant 325140 EUROPEAN LOCATION FRAMEWORK
We combine reference geo-information offering through the ELF platform (run by the
authorative data providers in their countries) -> cost-effective based on INSPIRE, easy
use
Target European, Cross-border and National use
Several ELF based cloud platforms (in the beginning ESRI ArcGISOnline, Open Source
Oskari Platform) but envisage more in the future (could be through INSPIRE platform,
open data platforms, National platforms) -> Flexible architecture
New Basemap service for Europe based on authoritative up-to-date sources offering
many visualizations
Support of European languages
Geo Locator service based on geographical names, addresses, administrative units
Geo-tools for making national data interoperable
Finding and accessing reference data at source (Geo Product Finder)
Linkage with other content (national or thematic)
Easy Web Maps for Applications through Open & ArcGisOnline platforms
From Data to Service

4. the Competitiveness and Innovation framework Programme (CIP)
ICT Policy Support Programme (PSP) Call 6 Grant 325140 EUROPEAN LOCATION FRAMEWORK
Needed components
25 June, 2013

5. the Competitiveness and Innovation framework Programme (CIP)
ICT Policy Support Programme (PSP) Call 6 Grant 325140 EUROPEAN LOCATION FRAMEWORK
Specifications
Data Specifications
Data Maintenance
and Processing
Specifications for
Content Services
12 June, 2013

6. the Competitiveness and Innovation framework Programme (CIP)
ICT Policy Support Programme (PSP) Call 6 Grant 325140 EUROPEAN LOCATION FRAMEWORK
Data Maintenance & Processing Specifications
Data Maintenance & Processing
Update
Data
Aggregation
Data
Quality
Generalisation
Master
►
Regional
Regional
►
Global
Visualisation
Map for Europe
(ELF Basemap)
25 June, 2013

7. the Competitiveness and Innovation framework Programme (CIP)
ICT Policy Support Programme (PSP) Call 6 Grant 325140 EUROPEAN LOCATION FRAMEWORK
Geo-Tools
Edge-matching Tool
Consistency of data
Automatic Online
Quality Validation
GeoProduct Finder
28 August, 2013
Visualisation
Generalisation

8. the Competitiveness and Innovation framework Programme (CIP)
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Content Products & Services
LoD Theme Data Services
ELF Global Administrative Units
EuroGlobalMap
ELFPlatformandCloud
Web Maps
Hydrography
Named Place (GN, POP)
Transport Network
ELF Regional Administrative Units
EuroBoundaryMap
Hydrography
Data Services (View and
Download)
EuroRegionalMap
Named Place (GN, POP)
Transport Network
EuroDEM
Elevation
Vegatation
ELF Int. Boundaries
Miscellaneous
ELF National Administrative Units
ELF TopoRaster50 ELF Basemap
Hydrography
Named Place (GN, POP)
Transport Network
ELF Int. Boundaries
Elevation
Building
Geolocator Service
Cadastral Parcels
ELF Cadastral Europe
Addresses
Utilities and Gov Services
Other

9. the Competitiveness and Innovation framework Programme (CIP)
ICT Policy Support Programme (PSP) Call 6 Grant 325140 EUROPEAN LOCATION FRAMEWORK
Technical Architecture
25 June, 2013

10. the Competitiveness and Innovation framework Programme (CIP)
ICT Policy Support Programme (PSP) Call 6 Grant 325140 EUROPEAN LOCATION FRAMEWORK
User and third party content
 Connecting public services to ELF
 National and Regional SDIs
 EULIS
 EU portals
 Global (UNGGIM)
 Open data
 Identification of needed content
and services
 Land Cover/Land Use
 EUDEM30
 Orthoimagery
 Hydrology
 Postal Code Areas
 Railways
 Transport
 Providing E.L.F. platform to
aggregated services and content
 Industry and VARs
25 June, 2013

11. the Competitiveness and Innovation framework Programme (CIP)
ICT Policy Support Programme (PSP) Call 6 Grant 325140 EUROPEAN LOCATION FRAMEWORK
Service instances - applications
Business
Natural
resources
Health & Human
services
Defence
Education
Public Safety
Government
Transportation
Utilities and
Communications
Insurance/
Reassurance
app
Health statistics
INSPIRE
Geoportal
Emergency
Mapping
Open Source
Code Sprints
Real Estate
Community
Portal
ELF Oskari Open
Source demo site
Community
Maps (ESRI)
Apps…

12. the Competitiveness and Innovation framework Programme (CIP)
ICT Policy Support Programme (PSP) Call 6 Grant 325140 EUROPEAN LOCATION FRAMEWORK
ELF Oskari Web Map Application and Platform

13. the Competitiveness and Innovation framework Programme (CIP)
ICT Policy Support Programme (PSP) Call 6 Grant 325140 EUROPEAN LOCATION FRAMEWORK
www.locationframework.eu
Demo running currently at http://54.228.221.191/ELFOskari/applications/elf/elf-oskari-
openlayers/index.html

14. the Competitiveness and Innovation framework Programme (CIP)
ICT Policy Support Programme (PSP) Call 6 Grant 325140 EUROPEAN LOCATION FRAMEWORK
ELF Cloud (ArcGIS Online)
•Some of the ELF data
available in the Cloud
•ArcGis Online Cloud
implementation
•Web Maps for applications

15. the Competitiveness and Innovation framework Programme (CIP)
ICT Policy Support Programme (PSP) Call 6 Grant 325140 EUROPEAN LOCATION FRAMEWORK
ELF Benefits and Challenges to INSPIRE and e-
government
• Added value by providing
reference maps (Basemap
Europe)
• Authorative data (data quality)
• Easy to get access to reference
data and services
• Quality of Service
• Consistency
• Additional Content
• Management of licenses
12 June, 2013
• Governance of e-government
and INSPIRE
• Implementation based on
INSPIRE national services ->
some of the features not
required by the directive
• Data quality varies at countries
• Coverage
• Sustainability
• Different national data policies
EULF
ELF

16. the Competitiveness and Innovation framework Programme (CIP)
ICT Policy Support Programme (PSP) Call 6 Grant 325140 EUROPEAN LOCATION FRAMEWORK
In short …
Showing that the NMCAs can contribute to – or, make - a real European SDI
Showing how government, industry and academia can work together
Thus, demonstrating what a region can achieve when co-operating and
interoperating
Defining and promoting the role of EuroGeographics
Pointing forward to a global geospatial information management

17. the Competitiveness and Innovation framework Programme (CIP)
ICT Policy Support Programme (PSP) Call 6 Grant 325140 EUROPEAN LOCATION FRAMEWORK
How can you benefit and contribute?
Become a part of the ELF community!
Benefits
Moving from Data to Services
Project results, esp. GeoTools are open and can be used for national tasks
Contribution and impetus for the INSPIRE implementation
Contribution
Your experience with INSPIRE and in any cross-border projects is important!
Your data and services achieving a better European coverage
Application developer
NSDIs
Regional bodies
Cross-border project

18. the Competitiveness and Innovation framework Programme (CIP)
ICT Policy Support Programme (PSP) Call 6 Grant 325140 EUROPEAN LOCATION FRAMEWORK
ONE SOURCE FOR
REFERENCE GEO-
INFORMATION
FOR EUROPE
www.elfproject.eu coming www.locationframework.eu