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GIS - Geospatial data - Maps

This web page contains links to guidelines, templates, services for use in EEA - Eionet when handling geographic information systems, maps and geographic spatial data.

General guideline

EEA Guide to geographical data and maps: version 3.0. Guideline for handling and delivering geospatial data, maps and the related metadata. It includes descriptions of how to create standardised maps and metadata. The "EEA Guide to geographical data and maps" should be consulted before using standards and templates.

Guidance on geospatial data reporting for national experts: a short description of the information that is expected from countries delivering GIS data.

Subpages covering topics related to Geographic Information

• Mapping Best practice, map templates, colour tables for mapping
• Geographic services Links to geoservices delivering environmental geographic information
  
• Geospatial data Links to sources for geospatial data related to environmental geographic information
• Geographic information standards Standards for metadata, coordinate systems, grids and code lists
• Spatial data infrastructures (SDIs) Documentation and links describing EU related spatial data infrastructures (GSDI, ESDI, EEA-SDI...)
• GIS and RS software Links to opensource geographic information system and remote sensing software