• SDICS
• LMOS
• Themes

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	Federal Research and Training Centre for Forests, Natural Hazards and Landscape
Details
Level of authority	National Austria
Formal Mandate	soil, forests, natural risks
Main Activities	soil and forests
LMO URL
Comments
LMO CONTACT INFORMATION
Contact Person	Schild Andreas
Organisation	Federal Research and Training Centre for Forests, Natural Hazards and Landscape
Function	Geographic Information Management
Address	Seckendorff-Gudent-Weg 8, 1131 Vienna
Country	AUSTRIA
Tel	+43-1-87838 1107
Fax
PROPOSED ROLE IN INSPIRE DEVELOPMENT
Which role(s) do you foresee for the LMO in INSPIRE development
allocate experts to Drafting Teams submit reference material as input to the Drafting Teams participate in the review process be kept informed
Area of work/experience
Geographic Domain:	National Description of geographic extent: Austria
Societal Sector	research
Specific Expertise	Metadata Data Specifications Network services Data and Service Sharing
INSPIRE Data Themes	Theme User Producer Coordinator Coordinate reference systems     Geographical grid systems     Geographical names     Administrative units     Addresses     Cadastral parcels     Transport networks     Hydrography     Protected sites     Elevation     Land cover   Orthoimagery     Geology     Statistical units     Soil   Land use     Environmental monitoring Facilities     Natural risk zones     Species distribution
Previous Experience relevant for INSPIRE development	Metadata, Network Services: VIRGO (Visualization Interface for regional geological objects); Standards: Member of ON AG084 (Geographische Information und Vermessung) Member of ISO/TC211 WG 4, Geospatial Services
Primary Business	Environmental Research, Management and Training
Environmental application domains	sustainable multifunctional use, management and protection of forest ecosystems and catchment areas for drinking water supply, long-term changes in ecosystems and biodiversity conservation and enhancement, protection against natural hazards and geo-risk management, develops and optimizes operational methods and procedures as well as guidelines and standards, conducts long-term monitoring programmes, implements measures for biodiversity conservation, disseminates knowledge through advisory services and training activities, provides expert advice and analyses

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