dear all, i would like to draw your intention to the INSPIRE, an initiative currently being prepared by the Commission of the European Union to support the availability of spatial information for the formulation, implementation and evaluation of Union policies. It intends to set the legal framework for the gradual creation of a spatial information infrastructure. INSPIRE will initially focus on environmental policy needs. Further information may be found at http://egeols222.egeo.sai.jrc.it/inspire/ thom _______________________________________________ Thomas Pick Referent f. E-Government Projekte Niedersächsisches Umweltministerium Archivstrasse 2, D-30169 Hannover [log in to unmask] +49 511 120 3470