The document discusses the INSPIRE Data Specifications for Geology and Mineral Resources. It provides an overview of the current draft implementing rules for geology, which covers four domains: geology, geomorphology, hydrogeology, and geophysics. It also discusses the draft implementing rules for mineral resources. The document outlines the core data models for geology, geophysics, hydrogeology, and highlights some of the key classes and properties defined for each domain. It also discusses how the specifications link to existing standards and can be extended through annexes.

1. INSPIRE Data Specifications on
Geology and Mineral Resources
Tomasz Nałęcz (PGI)
and the members of the INSPIRE Thematic Working Group

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INSPIRE Data specifications for GE & MR
TWG (Thematic Working Group) for Geology and Mineral Resources
Data Specifications for Geology, 4 domains:
=> Geology
=> Geomorfology
=> Hydrogeology
=> Geophysics
Data Specifications for Mineral Resources
Presentation: Overview of the current draft Implementing Rules
(extracted from the Data Specifications v3.0 rc1)

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INSPIRE Thematic Working Group
Surname Name Organisation Country Role
Asch Kristine BGR DE M (GE)
Berástegui Batalla Xavier IGC ES M (GE)
Bergman Stefan SGU SE M (GE)
Cassard Daniel BRGM FR M (MR)
Follestad Bjørn NGU NO M (GE)
Hugues Andrew BGS UK M (HG)
Larsen Uffe GEUS DK M (GE)
Laxton John BGS UK Editor
Nałęcz Tomasz PGI PL M (HG)
Pen Simon TNO NL M(GE)
Serrano Jean-Jacques BRGM FR Facilitator
Sörés László ELGI HU M (GF)
Vuollo Jouni GTK FI M (MR)
Tomas Robert JRC IT Contact point

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•Paris
•Barcelona
•Buruselss
•Paris
•Barcelona
•Paris
• April 2012
• November 2011
• April 2011
• Januray 2011
• October 2010
• May 2010
v.3.0v.2.0v.1.0
MStests
London - January 2012
Roadmap
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BACKGROUND
• Generic Conceptual Model
• ISO standards
• References and Use Cases
• Legal basis
• GeoSciML, MineralResourcesML, O&M,
GroundWaterML
• INSPIRE Hydrography Data Specification
• Annex II and III DS concepts

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Use cases to design the data model
• to detect geo-hazards
• to ensure safe disposal of waste
• to detect ground instability in a flat area
• to look for deep fractured zones (geothermal exploration)
• to check background radiation level changes
• to undertake water balance to ensure compliance with the WFD
• to report Groundwater information for WFD
• to define significant pressure on groundwater
• to assess corrosivity to underground assets
• to plan tunneling operations safely and effectively
=> to define objects and their properties

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GEOLOGY

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Core model for Geology: main objects
Geologic Features:
1. Geologic Units:
Composition parts
2. Geologic Structures:
ShearDisplacement Structure (faults)
Folds
3. Geomorphologic Features:
Natural
Anthropogenic
Boreholes
Log Elements (Intervals)
Mapped Feature
(geometry of the features)
Geologic Event
(name, age, …)
Thematic Class
(to classify the features)
Geologic Collection:
- Mapped Features
- Boreholes
- …

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Core model Geology: properties
Geologic Features:
• Inspire Identifier
• Name [v]
1. Geologic Units:
Geologic Unit Type [CL]
Composition part [v]
• Material (lithology) [CL]
• Role [CL]
• Proportion [v]
2. Geologic Structures:
ShearDisplacement Structures:
• Fault type [CL]
Folds:
• Fold Profile type [CL – v]
[CL] = Code-list
[v] = voidable
Geologic Event [v]
• Name
• Event Environment [CL]
• Event Process [CL]
• Older Named Age [CL]
• Younger Named Age [CL]
Geologic History [v]
Mapped Feature
• Mapping Frame [CL]
• Shape

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Core model Geology: properties
Geologic Features:
• Inspire Identifier
• Name [v]
3. Geomorphologic Features:
Natural Geomorphologic Features:
• Natural Geomorphologic Feature Type [CL]
• Activity [CL – v]
Anthropogenic Geomorphologic Features:
• Anthropogenic Geomorphologic Feature Type [CL ]
Geologic Collection:
• Inspire Identifier
• Name
• Collection Type [CL]
• Reference (Document Citation) [v]
• Life Cycle Info (Begin and End Dates) [v]
Mapped Feature
Geologic Event
[CL] = Code-list
[v] = voidable

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Core model Geology: properties
Boreholes:
• Inspire Identifier
• Location (point)
• Borehole Length [v]
• Elevation [v]
• Purpose [CL- v]
[CL] = Code-list; [v] = voidable
Log Elements (Mapped Interval) [v]:
(A subtype of Mapped Feature, 1D logged intervals within a
borehole)
Each interval can be specified by a Geologic Unit and have a
geologic history (age) to describe lithological or stratigraphical
borehole logs.
Mapped Feature
• Mapping Frame [CL]
• Shape

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GEOPHYSICS

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Core model for Geophysics
Main objects
GeophObjects:
GeophMeasurements:
GeophStation
GeophProfile
GeophSwath
GeophModels (only in the extension)
GeophObjectSets:
Campaign
Project (only in the extension)
ProjectedGeometry: projected point, or track, or outline (for mapping)

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Core model Geophysics: measurements
GeophObjects
(subclass of SF_SamplingFeature, ISO 19156 – O&M)
• Inspire Identifier
• Citation
• Projected Geometry
• Vertical Extent [v]
• Distribution Info [v]
• Larger Work [v]
GeophMeasurements:
• Platform Type [CL]
• Related Model
• Related network [CL-v]
GeophStation (point):
• Station Type [CL]
• Station Rank [CL - v]
GeophProfile (line):
• Profile Type [CL]
GeophSwath (surface):
• Swath Type [CL][CL] = Code-list; [v] = voidable

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Core model Geophysics: Campaign
GeophObjectSets
(subclass of SF_SamplingFeature, ISO 19156 – O&M)
• Inspire Identifier
• Citation
• Projected Geometry
• Vertical Extent [v]
• Distribution Info [v]
• Larger Work [v]
Campaign
• Campaign Type [CL]
• Survey Type [CL]
• Client [v]
• Contractor [v]
[CL] = Code-list
[v] = voidable

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HYDROGEOLOGY

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«featureType»
HydrogeologicalUnit
GeologicFeature_Core
«featureType»
GeologyCore::
GeologicUnit_Core
GeologicFeature_Core
«featureType»
GeologyCore::
GeologicStructure_Core
0..* 0..*‘rock’ system
0..1
«featureType»
GroundWaterBody
«featureType»
Aquifer
«featureType»
AquiferSystem
0..* 0..1
‘groundwater’ system
«featureType»
HydrogeologicalObject
«featureType»
HydrogeologicalObjectManMade
«featureType»
HydrogeologicalObjectNatural
«featureType»
Well
«featureType»
ObservationWell
0..*
0..1
0..*
0..10..*
0..1
hydrogeological
objects
SF_SamplingCurve
«featureType»
GeologyCore::
Borehole_Core
WFDWaterBody
«featureType»
Water Framework Directive::
WFDGroundWaterBody
AbstractMonitoringFeature
«featureType»
Environmental Monitoring
Facilities::
EnvironmentalMonitoringFacility
0..*
0..*
0..1
1..*
0..1
0..1
0..*
cross-issues

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Bridging the standards
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Data model extensions
To address more use cases by managing more objects and properties
For Geology the suggestion is to use GeoSciML v3.0:
• described in an annex D of the Technical Guidelines
• for example:
• to use the Earh Material classes to describe physical properties
• to describe more properties for Boreholes
For Geophysics:
• There is not (yet?) a standard to use: so classes to extent the core model
are provided in the annex D of the Technical Guidelines, mainly to share
observation results:
• Projects containing several campaigns
• Generic Geoph Measurements (to offer more than those in the core)
• Geoph Models (curve, surface grid, solid grid, or other models) with type and
shape

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Conclusion
For INSPIRE Geological Data are described in the core model by:
3 mains Geologic Features:
• Geologic Units, Geologic Structures (faults and folds), and
Geomorphologic Features (natural and anthropogenic)
• Their geometry is defined in Mapped Features
• Related Geologic Events may described the age, event process, …
Completed by Boreholes
Geophysics is described by Campaigns and Geophysical Objects : station,
profile and swath
Hydrogeology link ‘rock system’ and ‘groundwater system’
The way to display data is defined in layers for the View Service.
Data model extension is available.

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MINERAL RESOURCES

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At the starting point - to specify the scope of MR for INSPIRE
•Reference material have been analysed, and particularly:
Two legal EU texts providing requirements for the data
specification:
The raw materials initiative (RMI)
The management of waste from extractive industries (Directive
2006/21)
The standard data model EarthResourceML for Mineral resources
– hosted by IUGS/CGI
The work currently done in European projects
BACKGROUND

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•Dealing with environmental uncertainties related to mining
wastes – relation to Waste Directive 2006/21
•What is the gold potential of Central and Southeastern
Europe? – relation to RMI
•Where to find Germanium in Europe? – relation to - “Critical
raw materials for the EU – report 2010”
Source: Raw materials Group 2011

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Legislation:
• Mining Waste Directive (MWD)
• http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/mining/index.htm
• Raw materials initiative (RMI))
• http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/document.cfm?action=display&doc_id=894&userservi
ce_id=1
Existing standards:
• EarthResourceML (IUGS/CGI) - http://www.earthresourceml.org/
• GeoScienceML (IUGS/CGI) - http://www.geosciml.org/
• Mineral: International Mineralogical Association (IMA)
• http://www.ima-mineralogy.org/IMAlistmin.html

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What are - metal ores, industrial minerals, etc., - new
descriptions – DS document - some key words
Mineral resource
means a naturally occurring concentration/ accumulation of
organic or inorganic material of intrinsic economic interest in or on
the Earth's crust such as energy fuels, metal ores, industrial minerals
and construction minerals,
but excluding water,
in such form and quality that there are reasonable prospects for
eventual economic extraction

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What are - metal ores, industrial minerals, etc., - new
descriptions – DS document - some key words
EarthResource
The EarthResource class inherits the super class GeologicFeature from Geology.
Geometry is provided by the occurrence association between GeologicFeature and
MappedFeature shown in the Geology data specification. The kinds of observable
or inferred phenomena required to classify economic and sub-economic earth
resources.
MiningFeature
The abstract MiningFeature class represents a conceptual feature that exists
coherently in the world. This corresponds with a Mine or a Mining Activity,
locatable and identifiable features in time and/or space.

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new descriptions – some key words
Mineral Occurrence
could be a prospect, an occurrence, a mineral deposit, an ore
deposit, etc.
Mine
is an excavation for the extraction of mineral deposits. ‘True’ mines
are underground workings and open-pit workings (also called open-
sky mines) generally for the extraction of metallic commodities.
feature also includes open workings generally for the extraction of
industrial minerals, commonly referred to as quarries.

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new descriptions – some key words
Mining Activity
related to a Mine, describes the process of extracting metallic or
non-metallic mineral deposits from the Earth
Commodity
describes the material of economic interest in the Earth Resource
Ore Measure
an estimated or calculated amount of ore and grade that exist
within an Earth Resource, in terms of its resource, reserve and
endowment

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• Earth Resource: natural material of potential economic value
• Mining Feature: working on the Earth Resource
Earth Resource:
• Mineral Occurrence
• Commodity and Commodity Measure
• Ore Measure
• Mineral deposit model
• Exploration Activity
Mining Feature:
• Mine
• Mining Activity
CORE MODEL

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Earth Resource:
• Mineral Occurrence
• Commodity
• Commodity Measure
• Mineral deposit model
• Exploration Activity
• Ore Measure
Mining Feature:
• Mine
• Mining Activity
Mineral Resources - core Mineral Resources - extension
Earth Resource:
• Earth Resource Material
• Supergene processes (ex. alteration)
• Mineral system
Mining Feature:
• Mined material
• Products
• Mining waste

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CONCLUSION
Common understanding
Geology professionals vs.
stakeholders and end users
Not only for scientist
Generic model in IR, but …
extensible
Better decision making
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Cross-issues
Interactiom between many
INSPIRE themes
Development
of detailed models for subdomains with
respect on other thematic models
Policy drivers
Water Framework Directive,
Mining Waste Directive
Need for standard
different organisation ,
different need – join
experience
Interoperability
by introducing codelists, portrayal rules and
data quality

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Thank you for your attention,
And thank you to the TWG members!