Monitoring Fact Sheets
DIKE TSG1
04. July 2013, Copenhagen
Proposal for the use of web-based
monitoring “fact sheets” for the
purpose of MSFD reporting
Potential of Monitoring Fact Sheets (MFS)
 Monitoring Fact Sheets can be combined in an electronic Online
Handbook to provide an efficient, multi-use and decentralized
approach for reporting and other purposes
 The content of the fact sheets can be made permanently available in
different formats (HTML, PDF, etc.)
 Monitoring programmes can be updated directly by those responsible
for the monitoring
 Existing information on monitoring strategies have not to be
transferred into the reporting sheets
 Continuous availability of up-to-date monitoring programmes in
support of the tasks of the EU Commission and the EEA
 Direct use of contents of the monitoring programmes in the context of
public consultation
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Structure of the Monitoring Fact Sheets
 General information (theme, definitions, competent
authorities, national working groups)
 Monitoring requirements (link to EU legislation and
international frameworks, monitoring purposes, spatial
coverage)
Programme Level
 Monitoring concept (parameters, monitoring network,
frequencies, sampling and methods, QC/QA etc.)
 Assessment procedures
 Quality assurance
 Literature
 Further work required
Sub-Programme Level
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Making use of web-based monitoring fact sheets
 Identify the reporting information to be covered by the fact
sheet approach (XML versus fact sheet database schema) .
 All “sub-programme-level” information as well as parts of
the “programme-level” information (in terms of DIKE
DG/2013/02rev) seem appropriate for the fact sheet
approach.
Agree on the general structure, the relationship between
the elements and the work flow
Agree on how to provide (not to submit) the required
information for the EU COM and the EEA
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Draft Business Process Model for MSFD Art. 11 Data and Information
Rerporting
Practical Monitoring
General
Level
Assessment
General Information
PROGRAMME
DESCRIPTOR
- relevant GES descriptors & criteria
- relevant features & pressures
- relevant human activities
- relevant monitoring obligations
Programme
Level
- relevant indicators
- assessment method
- assessment results
- relevant programs of measure
1:n
Art. 11
Data Management
descriptive
Information
and integrated
Assessment
n:1
Increase of Detail
SubProgramme
Level
SUB-PROGRAMME
(Fact Sheets)
- relevant indicators & QE
- parameters & elements
- temporal scope
- geographical scope
- methodology
- frequency & cycle
- QA
-…
INDICATOR
(Fact Sheets)
- relevant descriptors
- state or impact?
- parameters & elements
- assessment method
- aggregated results (EQR)
- consistency
- comparability
-…
I1 I2 I3 I4 I5 I6
Adjustment
1:n
M1
Detail
Level
M2
Aggregation
Monitoring Handbook
Coherence
RSC
Assessment
Data Assembly
n:m
M3
M4
M5
M6
M7
M8
M9 M10
Monitoring stations,
Parameters,
sampling and analytic techniques & Results
Data Collection
Time
Sheets Reimers,
(only)
Sheets
or Monitoring
Handbook Schleswig-Holstein,
detailed Data and
Information
Dr. Reporting
Hans-Christian
State Reporting
Agency for
Agriculture
and Environment
Germany
Workflow
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Technical Implementation
 Simple HTML forms
 Connected to a database system
(PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle,…)
 Use of a content management system (CMS)
(e.g. Typo3, Cantao, Joomla, …)
 This requires a one-off investment in the short-term
with gain in time, costs and efficiency in the longerterm.
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Monitoring Handbuch / Monitoring Handbook
Reporting
XML
XML
XML
XML
XML
XML
XML
XML
XML
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Monitoring Fact Sheets and INSPIRE
Marine Data Infrastructure for Germany
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From Requirements to Work Flow
MSFD
Art. 11, 12, 19(3)
Annex III, IV
WFD
Art. 8
Annex V
INSPIRE
Annex I, II, III
Implementation
of monitoring requirements
at national or regional level
Requirements
WISE-Marine
Reporting
Sheets
(Upload)
WISE
Reporting
Sheets
(Upload)
WebServices
INSPIRE
(ISO/OGC)
Monitoring Handbook with
Fact Sheets for each
Programme/Sub-programme
PDF
XML
XML
Download
Download
Public (consultation)
Research, Politics,…
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Timelines – after TG meeting 4 July
What
When
Who
DIKE TSG1
04 July
EEA
Update reporting document
By 12 July
COM
Final comments – written procedure.
Basis for prep. of XML schemas
By 31 July
WG DIKE cc
MSCG
Draft XML schemas
By 20 September COM/Atkins
Prepare paper on reporting sheet & draft
schemas
By 23 September COM
Consider paper
7-8 October
WG DIKE
Workshop to refine “fact sheets approach”
October
DE+MS volunteers
Testing of database/schemas
By 31 October
MS volunteers
Finalized paper on Reporting Sheet
5 November
COM
Adopt paper on Reporting Sheet
12-13 Nov.
MSCG
Finalise database/schemas
31 Dec
COM/Atkins
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Thank you for your Attantion!
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