Access to the service is free to anyone: citizens, professionals, companies and public bodies.
Directive (EU) 2019/1024, the so-called Open Data Directive, introduced the type of dataset referred to as “high-value” because their use can be associated with “important benefits for society, the environment and the economy, in particular because of their suitability for the creation of value-added services, applications and new jobs, as well as the number of potential beneficiaries of value-added services and applications based on these datasets.”
These high-value dataset were grouped into 6 categories:
Among these, the category that directly involves IGMI is geospatial data.
Following the adoption of the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/138, the high-value datasets were established for each thematic category, as well as their publication and reuse methods. With regard to geospatial data, the series are as follows:
In implementation of Regulation 2023/138 and Guidelines containing technical rules for the opening of data and the reuse of public sector information, the Agency for Digital Italy (AgID) published the Operational Guide on high-value datasets (version 1.0 of December 2023) with “the aim of providing administrations owning high-value datasets with operational and more detailed guidance for a more effective implementation of the Regulation itself and, therefore, supporting them in the process of opening and reusing such a particular type of data.”
In relation to the Operational Guide, the Italian Military Geographic Institute (IGMI) has been identified as the owner of geospatial datasets concerning geographic names and administrative units. The latter, exclusively with regard to state land borders (while the administrative subdivision of the national territory, e.g. into municipalities, provinces and regions, is the responsibility of ISTAT).
Since these datasets fall under the scope of the INSPIRE Directive (Directive 2007/2/EC), they must follow the provisions of the relevant implementing regulations (Regulation (EC) 976/2009 and Regulation (EU) 1088/2010) on the quality and characteristics of the services through which the data are to be published.
To comply with what is defined in the regulations, IGMI has, therefore, implemented the following web services:
A Web Map Tile Service (WMTS) for displaying the two datasets by georeferenced tile maps .
A Web Feature Service (WFS) for browsing and downloading data related to geographic names of Italy.
A Web Feature Service (WFS) for browsing and downloading state land border data.
Alternatively, it is possible to directly download data, in Geopackage format for spatial data and in Atom format for the Feed service, via the following links:
IGMI is not liable for any direct, indirect, or incidental damages of any kind resulting from the use of the information collected through the services described above. IGMI, moreover, is the owner administration of the data; when using the data, it is mandatory to cite the source.
For the download service of vector data in Geopackage format and for consulting the metadata in xml, simply click on the respective links above or paste the relevant URL on a new browser window.
To use WMTS services, access the WMTS Service section for consulting the state land borders and geographic names of Italy
To use WFS services, access the WFS Services section for viewing and downloading the state land borders and geographic names of Italy
You don’t need to register on the website. Downloading is free of charge. GIS software (Example QGis) is required to consult the WMTS and WFS services.
The state land borders line and geographic names of Italy are available through download and Web services.
Details are described in the relevant metadata sheets.
The service is free of charge
Last database update: December 2023 . The service is not scheduled to expire.
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http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/theme/gn for geographical names
http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/theme/au for administrative limits (state boundaries)
Inspire Directive 2007/2/EC
Free and open-licensed service for consulting the land borders of state and geographic names of Italy.
The consultation service, which is free of charge and made with “open” technologies, allows high-value data on state borders and geographic names of Italy to be viewed on any GIS software (such as QGis or ArcGIS). It also allows direct use of the database or downloading of data.
The service is released under a CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ), use is, therefore, free of charge and open. You may distribute, modify, create derivative works from the original, even for commercial purposes, provided that the source of the data is cited.
IGMI is not responsible for any kind of direct, indirect, or incidental damage resulting from the use of the information collected through the service described above.
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Verto on Line is a software that carries out coordinates conversion, for free and in real time, between the most adopted reference systems in Italy: Roma 40, ED50 and ETRS89, this one in its two realizations, namely ETRF89 and ETRF 2000.
The DBSN (Database di Sintesi Nazionale – National Synthesis Database) is a geographic database containing the most significant spatial information to carry out thematic analysis and representations at national level.
The Web Map Tile Service (WMTS) is an open standard developed by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) for the creation of geo-referenced “tile maps” sharing web services.
The Web Feature Service (WFS) is an open standard developed by the Open Geospatial Consotium (OGC) aimed at building web services for sharing geographic objects.
Pegaso VRS Now is a network of GNSS permanent stations, realized by Trimble and certified by the Italian Military Geographic Institute, that provides immediate access to real-time NRTK corrections throughout Italy.
The Open Data Directive, introduced the “high-value” dataset. Their use can be associated with “important benefits for society, environment and economy”.
