INSPIRE Network Services Architecture ,Version 3, published

The INSPIRE Network Services Architecture, Version 3, has been published on the INSPIRE site. This Network Services Architecture document is informative and is therefore not an Implementing Rule.

Rather, it is a contribution from the Network Services Drafting Team to help the process of developing the Implementing Rules for each of the INSPIRE Network Services. The purpose of the document is to provide the architectural context to enable Member States to better understand the Implementing Rules for Network Services.

Preliminary versions of this document have already been revised in the light of comments from the INSPIRE Consolidation team, INSPIRE Drafting teams and the registered SDICs and LMOs.

The D3.5 v2.0 was reviewed by the SDICs and LMOs. The comment resolution process included a workshop with their representatives and an open workshop during the INSPIRE 2008 conference. Based on the discussions, the Drafting Team "Network Services" resolved the comments in this version. The table containing the comments and the resolution is also available on the INSPIRE website.