References

WFD reporting guidance documents

1. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 35: WFD Reporting Guidance 2016. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2016. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/5b969dc0-6863-4f75-b5d8-8561cec91693.

2. WFD Reporting Schemas 2016. eeadata/WISE.WFD.Documentation, 2016. Enterprise Architect EAP file. URL: https://svn.eionet.europa.eu/repositories/Reportnet/Dataflows/WaterFrameworkDirective/WFD2016/UML/WFD_2016_v6.0.6.eap (visited on 2026-06-26).

3. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document: WFD Reporting Guidance 2022. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2022. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/37913699-1297-4d93-8cdf-9975277bb685.

4. WFD Reporting Schemas 2022. eeadata/WISE.WFD.Documentation, 2022. Enterprise Architect EAP file. URL: https://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/help/WFD/WFD_715_2022/UML%20Data%20specification/WFD2022.EAP (visited on 2026-06-26).

5. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. Clarification note in relation to the reporting of spatial data for Water Framework Directive (WFD) protected areas, in the context of the March 2022 reporting of the third River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs). https://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/help/WFD/WFD_780_2022/GISGuidance/PA_Clarification_Note.pdf, 2022. Guidance document.

6. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. Clarification note in relation to the reporting of spatial data for Water Framework Directive (WFD) protected areas, in the context of the March 2016 reporting of the second River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs). https://cdr.eionet.europa.eu/help/WFD/WFD_521_2016/GISGuidance/Clarification_note_protected_areas.pdf, 2016. Guidance document.

WISE GIS guidance documents

1. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 9: Implementing the Geographical Information System Elements (GIS) of the Water Framework Directive. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2003. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/4786fb8a-e489-438a-8ca5-8d1762a93238.

2. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 22: Updated WISE GIS Guidance. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2009.

3. European Environment Agency, European Commission, and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 35: WFD Reporting Guidance 2016. Annex 5. WISE GIS Guidance. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2016. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/5a7a08be-1647-4639-bcd5-c1dfa70cf748.

4. European Environment Agency, European Commission, and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document: WFD Reporting Guidance 2022. Annex 5. WISE GIS Guidance. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2022. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/2d3bd506-9b43-4b69-9a4e-df4e23efbb55.

5. European Environment Agency, European Commission, and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document: WFD Reporting Guidance 2022. Annex 5. WISE GIS Guidance. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2022. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/2d3bd506-9b43-4b69-9a4e-df4e23efbb55.

CIS guidance documents

1. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 10: River and Lake - Typology, Reference Conditions and Classification Systems. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2003. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/dce34c8d-6e3d-469a-a6f3-b733b829b691.

2. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 11: Planning Processes. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2003. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/4de11d70-5ce1-48f7-994d-65017a862218.

3. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 12: The Role of Wetlands in the Water Framework Directive. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2003. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/47ac25cc-3b7f-4498-a542-afd9e3dc3a4b.

4. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 13: Overall Approach to the Classification of Ecological Status and Ecological Potential. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2003. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/06480e87-27a6-41e6-b165-0581c2b046ad.

5. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 14: Guidance on the Intercalibration Process 2004-2006. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2005. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/366c3e9c-4780-4c9d-bb39-c47262915c45.

6. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 15: Groundwater Monitoring (WG C). Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2007. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/e409710d-f1c1-4672-9480-e2b9e93f30ad.

7. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 16: Groundwater in Drinking Water Protected Areas. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2007. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/aef48d98-7715-4828-a7ee-df82a6df4afb.

8. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 17: Guidance on preventing or limiting direct and indirect inputs in the context of the Groundwater Directive 2006/118/EC. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2007. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/3a87a7ad-858d-459e-9e45-bee034c013dd.

9. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 19: Guidance on surface water chemical monitoring under the Water Framework Directive. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2009. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/e54e8583-faf5-478f-9b11-41fda9e9c564.

10. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 1: Economics and the Environment - The Implementation Challenge of the Water Framework Directive (WATECO). Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2003. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/cffd57cc-8f19-4e39-a79e-20322bf607e1.

11. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 20: Guidance Document on Exemptions to the Environmental Objectives. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2009. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/2a3ec00a-d0e6-405f-bf66-60e212555db1.

12. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 21: Guidance for reporting under the Water Framework Directive. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2009. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/253e424b-591b-4ad9-b9b1-4dd64ff4f45c.

13. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 22: Updated WISE GIS Guidance. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2009.

14. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 23: Guidance Document on Eutrophication Assessment in the Context of European Water Policies. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2009. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/9060bdb4-8b66-439e-a9b0-a5cfd8db2217.

15. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 24: River Basin Management in a Changing Climate. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2009. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/a88369ef-df4d-43b1-8c8c-306ac7c2d6e1.

16. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 25: Guidance on chemical monitoring of sediment and biota under the Water Framework Directive. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2010. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/8564a357-0e17-4619-bd76-a54a23fa7885.

17. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 26: Guidance on risk assessment and the use of conceptual models for groundwater. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2010. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/8564a357-0e17-4619-bd76-a54a23fa7885.

18. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 27: Technical Guidance on deriving Environmental Quality Standards. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2011. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/ba6810cd-e611-4f72-9902-f0d8867a2a6b.

19. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 28: Technical Guidance on the Preparation of an Inventory of Emissions, Discharges and Losses of Priority and Priority Hazardous Substances. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2012. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/acbcd98a-9540-480e-a876-420b7de64eba.

20. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 29: Reporting under the Floods Directive. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2013. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/090ff3a4-a99e-4c22-9846-b6d90c4836e6.

21. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 2: Identification of Water Bodies. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2003. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/655e3e31-3b5d-4053-be19-15bd22b15ba9.

22. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 30: Procedure to fit new or updated classification methods to the results of a completed intercalibration exercise. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2014. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/5aee6446-276c-4440-a7de-0d4dec41ed4b.

23. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 31: Ecological flows in the implementation of the Water Framework Directive. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2016. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/950055a9-5baa-44d7-bb74-64d559a8a688.

24. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 32: Biota Monitoring (the implementation of EQSbiota) under the Water Framework Directive. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2014. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/9cf535ba-14f2-4f0f-b75e-e334ad506caf.

25. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 33: On analytical methods for biota monitoring under the Water Framework Directive. Publications Office of the European Union, 2014. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/9cf535ba-14f2-4f0f-b75e-e334ad506caf, doi:doi/10.2779/707397.

26. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 34: Water Balances Guidance. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2015. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/820ec306-62a7-475c-8a98-699e70734223.

27. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 35: WFD Reporting Guidance 2016. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2016. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/5b969dc0-6863-4f75-b5d8-8561cec91693.

28. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 36: Exemptions to the Environmental Objectives according to Article 4(7). Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2017. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/e0352ec3-9f3b-4d91-bdbb-939185be3e89.

29. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 37: Steps for defining and assessing ecological potential for improving comparability of Heavily Modified Water Bodies. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2019. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/e6036f6b-b277-4b0f-9ca3-861b4d1262a9.

30. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 3: Analysis of Pressures and Impacts. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2003. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/7e01a7e0-9ccb-4f3d-8cec-aeef1335c2f7.

31. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 4: Identification and Designation of Heavily Modified and Artificial Water Bodies. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2003. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/f9b057f4-4a91-46a3-b69a-e23b4cada8ef.

32. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 5: Transitional and Coastal Waters - Typology, Reference Conditions and Classification Systems. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2003. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/85912f96-4dca-432e-84d6-a4dded785da5.

33. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 6: Towards a Guidance on Establishment of the Intercalibration Network and the Process on the Intercalibration Exercise. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2003. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/a091506c-6fc8-45a8-a588-5c6397ed2aa4.

34. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 7: Monitoring under the Water Framework Directive. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2003. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/63f7715f-0f45-4955-b7cb-58ca305e42a8.

35. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 8: Public Participation in Relation to the Water Framework Directive. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2003. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/0fc804ff-5fe6-4874-8e0d-de3e47637a63.

36. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. CIS Guidance Document No. 9: Implementing the Geographical Information System Elements (GIS) of the Water Framework Directive. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2003. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/4786fb8a-e489-438a-8ca5-8d1762a93238.

37. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. Guidance document No 18: Guidance on groundwater status and trend assessment. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2009. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/7a95729a-44e9-4996-b993-7a95a58fc75a, doi:doi/10.2779/77587.

38. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. Guidance Document No. 38: Technical Guidance for implementing Environmental Quality Standards (EQS) for metals. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2019. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/4c0e79c8-31ba-4a36-9d12-dd23639ecee9.

39. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. Guidance Document No. 39: Managed aquifer recharge (MAR). Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2025. URL: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/e827bbe4-fe33-11ef-b7db-01aa75ed71a1, doi:doi:10.2779/9703167.

40. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. Guidance Document No. 40: Frequency of chemical monitoring in surface waters. Common Implementation Strategy for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC), European Commission, 2025. URL: https://circabc.europa.eu/rest/download/f4ddeca9-a7bf-43d1-8bc0-4d3b5df7784a, doi:doi:10.2779/5833895.

41. European Commission and Directorate-General for Environment. Guidance Document No. 41: Criteria for identifying free-flowing river stretches. Common Implementation Strategy for European Union Water Law, European Commission, 2025. URL: https://op.europa.eu/fr/publication-detail/-/publication/7fccebf0-ed09-11f0-8d3c-01aa75ed71a1/language-en.

SDMX-related documents

1. SDMX Sponsor Organizations. SDMX 3.0 Technical Specifications. Standard, Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX), 2021. Available at sdmx.org; includes REST API and JSON format specifications. URL: https://sdmx.org/standards-2/.

2. International Organization for Standardization. ISO 17369:2013 - Statistical data and metadata exchange (SDMX). Technical Report, ISO, Geneva, Switzerland, 2013. International standard for describing and exchanging data and metadata. URL: https://sdmx.org/about-sdmx/.

3. SDMX Secretariat. SDMX User Guide: Guidance for Version 2.1 of the Technical Specification. Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX), 2021. Practical guide with implementation examples for data exchange. URL: https://sdmx.org/user-guide/.

4. SDMX Statistical Working Group. SDMX Glossary Version 2.1. Technical Report, Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX), 2021. Replaces the Metadata Common Vocabulary and Cross-Domain Concepts. URL: https://sdmx.org/news/sdmx-glossary/.

5. SDMX Content-Oriented Guidelines Working Group. SDMX Content-Oriented Guidelines (COG). Technical Report, Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX), 2026. Includes guidelines for Hierarchies, Vintages, and Cross-Domain Code Lists. URL: https://sdmx.org/guidelines/.

6. SDMX Statistical Working Group. Standardising Reference Metadata Reporting in SDMX, Version 1.0. Technical Report, Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX), 2019. Details the Global Reference Metadata Concept Scheme. URL: https://sdmx.org/wp-content/uploads/Standardising-Reference-Metadata-Reporting-in-SDMX-v1-0.pdf.

7. SDMX Statistical Working Group. Guidelines for Confidentiality and Embargo in SDMX. Content-Oriented Guideline, Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX), 2018. Part of the SDMX Content-Oriented Guidelines framework; details use cases for data protection and data suppression mechanisms. URL: https://sdmx.org/wp-content/uploads/Guidelines_on_Confidentiality_and_Embargo.docx.

8. SDMX Statistical Working Group. SDMX Cross-Domain Code Lists: CL_CONF_STATUS (Code list for Confidentiality Status). Standard Codelist, Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX), 2014. Official cross-domain code list providing coded information about data sensitivity and suppression mechanisms. URL: https://sdmx.org/wp-content/uploads/CL_CONF_STATUS_v1_1_26-6-2014.doc.

9. SDMX Secretariat. SDMX Global Registry Codelist: SDMX:CL_CONF_STATUS(1.3). SDMX Global Registry Server, 2026. Accessed via SDMX REST API; contains standard definitions for confidential statistical observations. URL: https://registry.sdmx.org/overview.html.

10. SDMX Statistical Working Group. Possible Ways of Implementing the Observation Status Concept. Implementation Guideline, Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX), 2019. Guideline addressing technical strategies for managing single or multiple quality flags per statistical data point. URL: https://sdmx.org/wp-content/uploads/OBS_STATUS_Implementation_2_0.docx.

11. SDMX Statistical Working Group. SDMX Cross-Domain Code Lists: CL_OBS_STATUS (Code list for Observation Status). Standard Codelist, Statistical Data and Metadata eXchange (SDMX), 2025. Formally adopted November 2025; provides standard codes for data quality, missing values, and series breaks. URL: https://sdmx.org/wp-content/uploads/CL_OBS_STATUS_v2_2.docx.

12. SDMX Secretariat. SDMX Global Registry Codelist: SDMX:CL_OBS_STATUS(2.0). SDMX Global Registry Server, 2026. Maintained live structural artifact utilized for schema validation and machine-to-machine exchange. URL: https://registry.sdmx.org/ws/rest/codelist/SDMX/CL_OBS_STATUS/2.0.

INSPIRE technical guidance documents

1. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Coordinate Reference Systems. D2.8.I.1 Data Specification on Coordinate Reference Systems – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2014. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/rs/dataspecification_rs.html.

2. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Geographical Grid Systems. D2.8.I.2 Data Specification on Geographical Grid Systems – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2014. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/gg/dataspecification_gg.html.

3. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Geographical Names. D2.8.I.3 Data Specification on Geographical Names – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2014. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/gn/dataspecification_gn.html.

4. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Administrative Units. D2.8.I.4 Data Specification on Administrative Units – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2014. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/au/dataspecification_au.html.

5. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Addresses. D2.8.I.5 Data Specification on Addresses – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2014. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/ad/dataspecification_ad.html.

6. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Cadastral Parcels. D2.8.I.6 Data Specification on Cadastral Parcels – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2014. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/cp/dataspecification_cp.html.

7. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Transport Networks. D2.8.I.7 Data Specification on Transport Networks – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2014. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/tn/dataspecification_tn.html.

8. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Hydrography. D2.8.I.8 Data Specification on Hydrography – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2014. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/hy/dataspecification_hy.html.

9. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Protected Sites. D2.8.I.9 Data Specification on Protected Sites – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2014. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/ps/dataspecification_ps.html.

10. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Elevation. D2.8.II.1 Data Specification on Elevation – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2013. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/el/dataspecification_el.html.

11. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Land Cover. D2.8.II.2 Data Specification on Land Cover – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2013. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/lc/dataspecification_lc.html.

12. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Orthoimagery. D2.8.II.3 Data Specification on Orthoimagery – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2013. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/oi/dataspecification_oi.html.

13. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Geology. D2.8.II.4 Data Specification on Geology – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2013. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/ge/dataspecification_ge.html.

14. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Statistical Units. D2.8.III.1 Data Specification on Statistical Units – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2014. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/su/dataspecification_su.html.

15. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Population Distribution. D2.8.III.10 Data Specification on Population Distribution and Demography – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2014. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/pd/dataspecification_pd.html.

16. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Area Management. D2.8.III.11 Data Specification on Area Management/Restriction/Regulation Zones and Reporting Units – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2014. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/am/dataspecification_am.html.

17. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Natural Risk Zones. D2.8.III.12 Data Specification on Natural Risk Zones – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2014. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/nz/dataspecification_nz.html.

18. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Atmospheric Conditions. D2.8.III.13 Data Specification on Atmospheric Conditions – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2014. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/ac-mf/dataspecification_ac-mf.html.

19. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Meteorological Geographical Features. D2.8.III.14 Data Specification on Meteorological Geographical Features – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2014. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/ac-mf/dataspecification_ac-mf.html.

20. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Oceanographic Geographical Features. D2.8.III.15 Data Specification on Oceanographic Geographical Features – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2014. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/of/dataspecification_of.html.

21. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Sea Regions. D2.8.III.16 Data Specification on Sea Regions – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2014. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/sr/dataspecification_sr.html.

22. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Bio-geographical Regions. D2.8.III.17 Data Specification on Bio-geographical Regions – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2014. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/br/dataspecification_br.html.

23. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Habitats and Biotopes. D2.8.III.18 Data Specification on Habitats and Biotopes – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2014. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/hb/dataspecification_hb.html.

24. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Species Distribution. D2.8.III.19 Data Specification on Species Distribution – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2014. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/sd/dataspecification_sd.html.

25. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Buildings. D2.8.III.2 Data Specification on Buildings – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2013. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/bu/dataspecification_bu.html.

26. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Energy Resources. D2.8.III.20 Data Specification on Energy Resources – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2014. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/er/dataspecification_er.html.

27. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Mineral Resources. D2.8.III.21 Data Specification on Mineral Resources – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2014. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/mr/dataspecification_mr.html.

28. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Soil. D2.8.III.3 Data Specification on Soil – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2013. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/so/dataspecification_so.html.

29. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Land Use. D2.8.III.4 Data Specification on Land Use – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2013. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/lu/dataspecification_lu.html.

30. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Human Health and Safety. D2.8.III.5 Data Specification on Human Health and Safety – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2014. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/hh/dataspecification_hh.html.

31. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Utility and Governmental Services. D2.8.III.6 Data Specification on Utility and Governmental Services – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2014. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/us/dataspecification_us.html.

32. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Environmental Monitoring Facilities. D2.8.III.7 Data Specification on Environmental Monitoring Facilities – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2014. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/ef/dataspecification_ef.html.

33. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Production and Industrial Facilities. D2.8.III.8 Data Specification on Production and Industrial Facilities – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2014. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/pf/dataspecification_pf.html.

34. INSPIRE Thematic Working Group Agricultural and Aquaculture Facilities. D2.8.III.9 Data Specification on Agricultural and Aquaculture Facilities – Technical Guidelines. Technical Guidance Document, European Commission Joint Research Centre, 2014. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/technical-guidelines/data/af/dataspecification_af.html.

35. INSPIRE Maintenance and Implementation Group. Feature catalogue: inspire application schemas. 2025. Accessed: 2026-06-25. URL: https://inspire-mif.github.io/uml-models/approved/fc/.

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20. European Union. Commission Directive 2014/80/EU of 20 June 2014 amending Annex II to Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration. 2014. URL: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/80/oj.

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23. European Union. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/138 of 21 December 2022 laying down a list of specific high-value datasets and the arrangements for their publication and re-use. 2022. URL: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/138/oj.

24. European Union. Commission Decision (EU) 2024/721 of 27 February 2024 establishing, pursuant to Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, the values of the Member State monitoring system classifications as a result of the intercalibration exercise and repealing Commission Decision (EU) 2018/229. 2024. URL: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/721/oj.

25. European Union. Directive (EU) 2024/3019 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2024 concerning urban wastewater treatment (recast). 2024. URL: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/3019/oj.

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27. European Union. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/912 of 19 May 2025 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2024/1991 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a uniform format for the national restoration plan. 2025. URL: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/912/oj.

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