The information accessible on this area of the INSPIRE site has been provided by Spatial Data Interest Communities (SDICs) and Legally Mandated Organisation (LMOs) via the ongoing Call for Expression of Interest for INSPIRE development.

The information includes:

LMO Description
Organisation Office of Public Sector Information
Details
Level of authority National
Range of Public Sector Information
Formal Mandate OPSI's particular focus is on the granting of rights of access and use of spatial datasets.
Main Activities OPSI has responsibility for the management of government information (Crown copyright) across the United Kingdom.
LMO URL http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ 
Comments OPSI has policy responsibility for the re-use of public sector information and the licensing responsibilities that go with it. We are keen to ensure that there is an appropriate read across between governing access/rights of use and re-use arangements.
LMO CONTACT INFORMATION
Contact Person Jim Wretham
Organisation Office of Public Sector Information
Function Head of Information Policy
Address 2 Gilders Way, Norwich, NR3 1UB
Country UNITED KINGDOM 
Tel 01603 553219
Fax 01603 553217 
PROPOSED ROLE IN INSPIRE DEVELOPMENT
Which role(s) do you foresee for the LMO in INSPIRE development
  1. allocate experts to Drafting Teams
  2. participate in the review process
  3. be kept informed
Area of work/experience
Geographic Domain: National
Description of geographic extent: Wide range of UKgeographic data
Societal Sector Government
Specific Expertise
Data and Service Sharing
INSPIRE Data Themes
Theme UserProducerCoordinator
Coordinate reference systems    
Transport networks    
Hydrography    
Land use    
Human health and safety    
Population distribution and demography    
Previous Experience relevant for INSPIRE development Licensing of government information and data
Primary Business Policy lead on public sector information  
Environmental application domains Various  

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