Launch of the first European Geological Data Infrastructure, 14 June 2016, Brussels

The European Geological Data Infrastructure (EGDI) first version will be officially launched at a special Event on the 14th June 2016 in Brussels from 9:00 to 12:00.

EGDI will provide access to Pan-European and national geological datasets and services from the Geological Survey Organizations of Europe.

EGDI will build on the concepts described in the EU co-funded EGDI-Scope project (2012-2014). It will facilitate continuity and sustainability of past EU projects by coordinating, collecting and archiving high quality data from geoscience disciplines making them available in the long term.

The launch of EGDI is one of the three pillars of EuroGeoSurveys strategy towards establishing a European Geological Service. This EGDI will form the backbone for delivering multinational, distributed, derived spatial and temporal datasets, in line with INSPIRE and other international standards.