ALGUNAS NOTAS SOBRE LA INFORMACIÓN ESPACIAL EN ITALIA Y EN ESPAÑA A LA LUZ DE LA DIRECTIVA INSPIRE.

Abstract

This paper deals with spatial data as part of environmental information. It compares some of the main spatial data providers in Italy and Spain -basically, the Cadastre and the Land Registry- and it tries to explain the role that INSPIRE Directive could play in these countries, stressing the problems that have been encountered in the way to create a common information basin in the EU. The most important difficulties are related to the lack of harmonization regarding the availability, quality, organization, accessibility and sharing of spatial information within each country.