90adbde4-9412-4b48-bc7b-7b0f1bd1dd45 English MD_CharacterSetCode_utf8 Dataset (e.g. an inventory, database or compilation of data) dataset British Geological Survey Contact for the metadata enquiries@bgs.ac.uk pointOfContact 2024-11-07 ISO19115 2003/Cor.1:2006 Geographical information system of the Commission (GISCO) creation publication 2017-05-10 revision MICA WP3 2018-11-03T15:16:00 Record extracted from Batch 3 spreadsheet MICA_B3-85 https://www.mica-project.eu/ No other citation details provided The GISCO database contains core geographical data for all of Europe such as administrative boundaries, but also thematic geospatial information, for instance population grid data GISCO's main task is to provide reference geographical information and related services for use within Eurostat and the Commission and to the European citizens at large. It also coordinates Commission-wide geographical information activities and common strategies and has the goal to promote and stimulate the use of geographical information within the European Statistical System and the Commission. GISCO activities consist of the following pillars: • management of the geographical reference database of the Commission; • operation of the spatial data infrastructure of the European Commission; • data processing, mainly for thematic mapping, spatial analysis, and data dissemination; • coordination and relationships with users and producers (Commission, European agencies, statistical offices); • promoting activities to integrate geographical information with thematic information, notably statistical information; • cooperation in initiatives for the establishment of a geographical information infrastructure at the European level (INSPIRE). The GISCO database contains geographical reference data, mainly for use within the Commission. However, selected datasets are also available to the public: • Administrative boundaries and statistical units; • Ports and airports; • Digital Elevation Model; • Population distribution; • Land Cover/Land Use information. Website: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Geographical_information_system_of_the_Commission_(GISCO)#What_is_GISCO.3F Purpose for data generation is not known European Commission Contact for the resource described by the metadata Luxembourg L-2920 Luxembourg http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Geographical_information_system_of_the_Commission_(GISCO)#What_is_GISCO.3F WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Geographical_information_system_of_the_Commission_(GISCO)#What_is_GISCO.3F Link for further information on the resource Party that supplies the resource https://resources.bgs.ac.uk/images/minerals/micaGraphic/B3/MICA_B3-85.JPG MICA dataCentre Mixture of historic (up to 2005) and recent (2006 onwards) MICA ontology (TemporalScheme) 2 Spatial data / Electronic (Spatial data) (e.g. web portals) MICA ontology (DataScheme) 2 Requirement for data generation: Voluntary Method of data or information generation: GIS product Elevation GEMET Concepts 2014-07-25 revision 2 Health GEMET Concepts 2014-07-25 revision 2 Imagery base maps earth cover GEMET Concepts 2014-07-25 revision 2 Monitoring environmental risk GEMET Concepts 2014-07-25 revision 2 Nature reserves GEMET Concepts 2014-07-25 revision 2 Society GEMET Concepts 2014-07-25 revision 2 Transportation GEMET Concepts 2014-07-25 revision 2 2D predictive mapping MICA ontology (DomainScheme) 2 Regional heavy mineral sampling MICA ontology (DomainScheme) 2 Available for free for all purposes Not confidential English geoscientificInformation economy Europe - EU28 members only (aggregated total only) -9.97708574059 34.0048808123 34.5718694118 70.1641930203 Dataset (e.g. an inventory, database or compilation of data) Data uncertainty Are any uncertainty measures provided (e.g. standard errors, confidence intervals, etc.)? true Quality assurance procedures Are quality assurance procedures described? true Information generation methods Are data or information generation methods formally described? true Record review Reviewed by: British Geological Survey Record validation false Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 Appears to be complete (e.g. continuous run of data with no missing years and/or countries and/or commodities from those specified previously) Metadata is distributed with a CC BY-ND 4.0 (Attribution-NoDerivs 4.0 International) licence