Esri ELA helps the European Environment Agency Support Decision Making

Working with Esri distributor Informi GIS A/S, the European Environment Agency (EEA) has signed a three-year Esri enterprise license agreement (ELA). This agreement will help the EEA deliver open access to data for more informed decision making about the environment. It will also improve integration of environmental considerations into economic policies, contributing to Europe's sustainability efforts.

The EEA is an established user of Esri's geographic information system (GIS) technology. It signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Esri in July 2010 for technology development, including cloud GIS. Under the new ELA, the EEA is able to share its environmental data more easily, allowing nations, agencies, scientists, and policy makers to view and analyze a wealth of data.

During the next year, the EEA, Esri, and Informi GIS will work together to

·         Develop a cloud architecture serving the EEA's initiativesand European Union (EU) directives.

·         Share data in line with the principles of EU's Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe (INSPIRE) spatial data infrastructure initiative.

·         Create a collaborative plan that supports information sharing about the environment throughout Europe as part of the Eye on the Earth initiative.

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