The digital national framework (DNF) is an industry standard for integrating and sharing business and geographic information from multiple sources.

Chair: Clare Hadley of Ordnance Survey (6 members).

The Infrastructure for Spatial Information (INSPIRE) in the Community is a Directive to create a European Spatial Data Infrastructure by improving the interoperability of spatial information across the European Union at a local, regional, national and international level.

In doing so it aims to facilitate improvements in the sharing of spatial information between public authorities and provide improved public access to spatial information.

The environment will be the first theme to be covered but INSPIRE will eventually extend to other themes such as agriculture and transport. Further information on INSPIRE can be found at inspire.jrc.it.

Defra INSPIRE Update June 2008 Defra INSPIRE update June 2008.

INSPIRE user requirements survey

INSPIRE harmonised data specifications Overview of the process to create INSPIRE harmonised data specifications.

INSPIRE update November 2007 Update on INSPIRE, summary of progress November 2007.

Update on drafting of INSPIRE implementing rules - May 2007. Summary of progress on developing INSPIRE implementing rules by members of the drafting teams from the UK.

INSPIRE update May 2007
Update on INSPIRE - Directive adopted and published in Official Journal.

Update on drafting of INSPIRE implementing rules - April 2007
Summary of progress on developing INSPIRE implementing rules by members of the drafting teams from the UK.

Joining up through geography - March 2007
Defra presentation at AGI/IGGI/LGA INSPIRE awareness day 8th March 2007.

Indiactive timetable for release of draft implementing rules - March 2007
Indicative timetable for release of draft implementing rules.

Update on drafting of INSPIRE implementation rules - February 2007.
Summary of progress on developing INSPIRE implementing rules by drafting teams from the UK.

INSPIRE update - December 2006
Update on INSPIRE negotiations - outcome of conciliation.

INSPIRE update - October 2006
Update on INSPIRE negotiations.

Update on drafting of INSPIRE implementing rules - September 2006
Summary of progress on developing INSPIRE implementing rules by members of the drafting teams from the UK.

Update on drafting of INSPIRE implementing rules - May 2006
Summary of progress on developing INSPIRE implementing rules by members of the drafting teams from the UK.

INSPIRE Update - April 2006
Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the Community (INSPIRE)update.

Introduction to INSPIRE
An introduction to Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the Community (INSPIRE).

INSPIRE - UK status report - March 2006
Defra presentation at AGI / IGGI INSPIRE seminar - 29th March 2006.

INSPIRE - AGI2005 Conference Paper - November 2005
INSPIRE AGI2005 conference paper.

INSPIRE - AGI2005 Conference Presentation - November 2005
INSPIRE AGI2005 conference paper.

INSPIRE - Partial Regulatory Impact Assessment - May 2005
This Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) considers the impact of the Proposal (COM(2004) 516 final) for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an infrastructure for spatial information in the Community (INSPIRE), which the Commission issued on the 23rd July 2004.

UK Government response to INSPIRE consultation May 2003
Consultation Paper on a Forthcoming EU Legal Initiative on Spatial Information for Community Policy-making and Implementation.

Chair: Niall Watson of Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) (11 members).