This document summarizes the Plan4all project, which aims to harmonize spatial planning data across Europe according to the INSPIRE Directive. The project will develop a metadata profile, data models, and networking architecture to facilitate sharing of land use, land cover, and other spatial planning data themes. A geoportal will be established to allow access to harmonized spatial planning data from local and regional partners. The overall goal is to support seamless access to spatial planning information across borders through interoperable data standards and services.

1. GI2011-X-border-SDI/GDI-Symposium
23 – 24 May 2011
Bad Schandau /Germany- Děčín/Czech Republic
SPATIAL PLANNING IN EUROPE – A
CHALLENGE OR A PIECE OF CAKE?
Tomáš Mildorf, Karel Janečka, Václav Čada, Karel Jedlička,
Otakar Čerba, Jan Ježek, Radek Fiala
University of West Bohemia
{kjanecka, mildorf ,cada, smrcek, cerba , jezekjan , fialar}@kma.zcu.cz
Pilsen, Czech Republic
Co-funded by the
Community programme
eContentplus

2. Plan4all
Full title: European Network of Best Practices for
Interoperability of Spatial Planning Information
Cofinancing: eContentplus programme
Type: Best Practice Network
Total budget: 4.1 million Euro
A multiannual Community programme to make digital
content in Europe more accessible, usable and
exploitable.

3. Plan4all - Main Goal
Beginning 1st year 2nd year End
Harmonisation of spatial planning data according
to the INSPIRE Directive based on the existing
best practices in EU regions and municipalities and
the results of current research projects.

4. Plan4all Consortium
Coordinator: University of West Bohemia in Pilsen
ISOCARP CEIT ALANOVA
Statutarni mesto Olomouc Asplan Viak Internet as
Technology Development Forum Università degli Studi di Roma Tre
Help service remote sensing s.r.o. Euro Perspectives Foundation
LGV Hamburg ADR Nord-Vest
Stichting EUROGI Regione Lazio
Zemgale Planning Region Help forest s.r.o.
Provincia di Roma AMFM GIS ITALIA
Fondazzjoni Temi Zammit Ministry of Ecology, Energy,
GEORAMA Sustainable Development and Town and
Country Planning
Navarra de Suelo Residencial S.A.
Hyperborea s.c.
24 partners
AYUNTAMIENTO DE GIJON
The National Microelectronics 14 EU Member States +
Applications Centre Ltd Norway

5. Plan4all Consortium

6. INSPIRE Spatial Data Themes
Annex I Annex III
•Coordinate reference •Statistical units
system •Buildings
•Soil
•Geographical grid systems •Land use
•Geographical names •Human health and safety
•Administrative units
Plan4all
•Utility and Government services
•Addresses •Environmental monitoring facilities
•Cadastral parcels •Production and industrial facilities
•Agricultural and aquaculture facilities
•Transport networks •Population distribution – demography
•Hydrography •Area management/restriction/regulation
•Protected sites zones and reporting units
•Natural risk zones
•Atmospheric conditions
•Annex II •Meteorological geographical features
•Elevation •Oceanographic geographical features
•Land cover •Sea regions
•Orthoimagery •Bio-geographical regions
•Habitats and biotopes
•Geology
•Species distribution
•Energy resources
•Mineral resources

7. Plan4all Objectives
• Land cover
• Land use
1. Promotion • Utility and Government services
• Production and industrial facilities
• Agricultural and aquaculture facilities
2. Metadata profile
• Area management/restriction/regulation zones
and reporting units
3. Data models • Natural risk zones
4. Networking architecture
5. Validation
6. Geoportal
7. Data and metadata deployment

8. Promotion
Promote Plan4all and INSPIRE in countries,
regions and municipalities
 Workshops, multilingual flyers, newsletters …
 Website: http://www.plan4all.eu
 Plan4all on social network sites:

9. Metadata profile
Design spatial planning metadata profile
INSPIRE National legislation
Metadata National standards
Profile User requirements
Plan4all
Metadata
Profile

10. Metadata profile
The Plan4all metadata profile is compliant to:
• ISO 19115/19119/19139 standards,
• INSPIRE metadata profile,
• INSPIRE metadata implementing rules.
The profile is
divided into three
components
including spatial
plan metadata,
dataset metadata
and spatial service
metadata.

11. Data Models
Design data models for the
selected spatial data themes
 Feature Catalogues
 UML Models
• Land cover
Input for the • Land use
• Utility and Government services
INSPIRE Thematic • Production and industrial facilities
• Agricultural and aquaculture facilities
Working Groups • Area management/restriction/regulation
zones and reporting units
• Natural risk zones

12. Data Models
Land Cover

14. Networking
Design networking architecture for sharing data
and services in spatial planning

15. Verification & validation
Verificate & validate metadata profile, data
models and networking architecture on local and
regional level
Product assessment
Platform assessment
Stakeholders requirements
2nd validation review
1st validation review
State of the art review

16. Geoportal
Establish European portal for spatial
planning data
The Plan4all Geoportal is available at:
http://www.plan4all.eu/
• OGC Web Services
• Metadata Catalogue
• Map Client

17. Deployment
Deploy data and metadata on local and regional level
Publication – Plan4all Geoportal
HARMONISED DATA
Non-harmonised data of pilot partners

18. Plan4all Work Flow

19. Case study
Seamless access
to data
INSPIRE DIRECTIVE PLAN4ALL NETWORKING ARCHITECTURE
PLAN4ALL DATA MODELS
METADATA DATA SPECIFICATION
NETWORKING SERVICES PLAN4ALL METADATA PROFILES
DATA AND SERVICE SHARING
MONITORING AND REPORTING PLAN4ALL
Mechanisms for sharing and exchange
Spatial Planning Data

20. Thank you for you attention
http://www.plan4all.eu