Michael Lutz
Inspire Team Member
Joint Research Center
Italy

Biography
Michael Lutz holds a MSc degree in landscape ecology and a PhD in geoinformatics from the University of Münster, Germany. He has 15 years of experience in the areas of semantic modelling of data and processes to support the discovery, access, (re-)use and integration of geographic information. Michael is the technical coordinator of the implementation and maintenance of the "Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe (INSPIRE)". In the framework of Action 1.17 ARE3NA (“A reusable INSPIRE reference platform”) of the EU ISA (“Interoperability Solutions for European public administrations”) programme, he is also working on how INSPIRE principles, tools and guidelines can be used in other sectors, in particular e-government.

Abstract
Supporting the implementation of INSPIRE

In 2014, the INSPIRE maintenance and implementation group (MIG) endorsed the first version of the maintenance and implementation work programme (MIWP) and several MIG sub-groups started their work. The presentation will showcase selected MIWP actions that are supporting the EU member states in the technical implementation of INSPIRE, including:
• Validation and conformity testing – development of commonly agreed validation rules (Abstract Test Suites) for INSPIRE technical guidelines and their implementation in validation tools (Executable Test Suites)
• INSPIRE Download services for observation, coverage and tabular data based on OGC services (Sensor Observation Service, Web Coverage Service, Table Join Service)
• Updating the INSPIRE metadata technical guidelines
• XML schema maintenance