INSPIRE, the acronym for the INfrastructure for SPatial InfoRmation in Europe is a European Commission directive that aims at establishing a pan European infrastructure of geographic data to support environmental policy. It will enable the sharing of environmental spatial information among public sector bodies and better enable public access to spatial data across Europe by means of an on-line service offering data and metadata. The directive came into force on 15 May 2007 and will be implemented in various stages, with full implementation required by 2019.
As the National Mapping Agency responsible for reference geographical information in Ireland , Ordnance Survey Ireland is today very much involved in the implementation of the directive and will fully conform to all legislative requirements according to the agreed INSPIRE roadmap as outlined on https://inspire.ec.europa.eu/inspire-roadmap/61
For further information, each member state designated a Contact Point, to be responsible for providing regular information about the implementation of INSPIRE in their country and report on behalf of the Member State to the Commission. The contact point in Ireland is the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. Click here for more information.
ISDI Metadata Profile
The purpose of this document is to provide the outline of the partner agreed ISDI. Metadata Profile and to identify the metadata elements required to accurately describe a spatial data service managed by the organisations in the Irish Spatial Data Infrastructure.
ISDI Metadata Profile Volume 1