Events and Conferences

European Committee for Standardization, CEN/ TC 287 Geographic Information

Description

The European Committee for Standardization, CEN, is multi-sectorial and develops European Standards for most areas (http://www.cenorm.be). CEN contributes to the objectives of the European Union and European Economic Area with voluntary technical standards, which promote free trade, the safety of workers and consumers, interoperability of networks, environmental protection, exploitation of research and development programmes, and public procurement. European Standards are voluntary agreements between 28 European countries, adopted by CEN, CENELEC or ETSI and carrying with them an obligation of implementation as an identical national standard and withdrawal of conflicting national standards. CEN's mission is to foster the European economy in global trade, to uphold the welfare of European citizens and to protect the environment. The standards programme is coordinated by the Technical Board of CEN. CEN has various types of deliverables: European Standard (EN), Technical Specification (CEN/TS), Technical Report (CEN/TR), CEN Guide, and CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA). Most standards and reports are drawn up in technical committees and their working groups. CEN Workshop Agreements are drawn up in Workshops. Of all the deliverables, only ENs are normative.

Dates

September 13 - September 16

Location

Malta

Sponsor

European Committee for Standardization

Website

http://www.gistandards.eu/MWS/

Tags

geospatial technology, gis, standards