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!INSPIRE
The Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe Directive, or more simply, [The INSPIRE Directive|http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32007L0002&from=EN] (2007) mandates all European Union countries to share environmentally related datasets so that they can be easily accessed by other public organisations within their own and neighbouring countries. Key to delivering INSPIRE is the establishment of Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) providing a framework for coordinating the policies, infrastructure and standards needed to acquire, process, distribute, use, maintain and preserve spatial data.
The Directive addresses 34 spatial themes, grouped into nine thematic clusters, needed for environmental policies, and policies or activities which may have an impact on the environment. The key theme for Historic Environment data is [Protected Sites|https://themes.jrc.ec.europa.eu/groups/profile/1737/protected-sites] which is part of the [Biodiversity and Management Area|https://themes.jrc.ec.europa.eu/groups/profile/214/biodiversity-and-management-areas-cluster] cluster. However much of the data we are interested in is also relevant to other themes within INSPIRE. Our records about the built heritage help inform the [Buildings|https://themes.jrc.ec.europa.eu/groups/profile/1853/buildings] theme within the [Topographic and Cadastral Reference Data|https://themes.jrc.ec.europa.eu/groups/profile/209/topographic-and-cadastral-reference-data] cluster. Historic Landuse Classification data should relate to the [Land Use|https://themes.jrc.ec.europa.eu/groups/profile/1712/land-use] theme within the [Land Cover and Land Use|https://themes.jrc.ec.europa.eu/groups/profile/205/land-cover-and-land-use-cluster] cluster and our use of LiDAR data is underpinned by data published under the [Elevation|https://themes.jrc.ec.europa.eu/groups/profile/1793/elevation] and [Orthoimagery|https://themes.jrc.ec.europa.eu/groups/profile/1797/orthoimagery] themes within the [Elevation, Orthoimagery, Reference Systems and Geographical Grids|https://themes.jrc.ec.europa.eu/groups/profile/206/elevation-orthoimagery-reference-systems-geographical-grids] cluster.
Despite the environmental focus of INSPIRE, datasets about the cultural heritage and historic environment are largely underrepresented with limited engagement from data curators. In part, this is due to the emphasis on the natural environment but there is also genuine ambiguity in how the Directive applies to cultural heritage data.
For the purposes of INSPIRE, a Protected Site is defined as an
‘Area designated or managed within a framework of international, Community and Member States' legislation to achieve specific conservation objectives’ (Directive 2007/2/EC).
And described as
‘According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) a Protected Site is an area of land and/or sea especially dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity, and of natural and associated cultural resources, and managed through legal or other effective means.
Within the INSPIRE context, Protected Sites may be located in terrestrial, aquatic and/or marine environments, and may be under either public or private ownership. They may include localities with protection targets defined by different sectors and based on different objectives. Objectives for protection may include: the conservation of nature; the protection and maintenance of biological diversity and of natural resources and the protection of person-made objects including buildings, prehistoric and historic archaeological sites, other cultural objects, or sites with specific geological, hydrogeological or geomorphological value. Protected Sites may receive protection due to more than one type of objective, and may have a double or multifarious designation status. Protected Sites may differ greatly in their reasons for protection, their designation and their management.’ (INSPIRE 2014)
INSPIRE provides a clear mandate for those who create and manage designated datasets to publish them to deadlines outlined by the INSPIRE roadmap. Historic Environment Records are also within scope of the Protected Sites theme as the data they hold supports policies and activities that may have an impact on the environment.
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