Between September and December 2002 an initial survey of web sites and literature on NSDIs was conducted for 32 (mainly) European countries (15 Member states, 10 Accession countries, 3 Candidate Countries, 3 EFTA countries and 3 non-European countries). By june 2003, for 29 countries, this information was completed and corrected with the help of national GI- and SDI-experts. The 32 detailed final 2003 country reports are available in the 2003 State of the Play archive. The approach and results of this study, including a series of important recommendations for the implementation of INSPIRE is found in this summary report.

In 2004 an update of this survey was performed, based on feedback from the stakeholders, a new scanning of the initial internet sources and recent workshops and presentations. An overview table on 30 indicators for the 32 countries and a change table 2003-2004 are found in the 2004 update of the summary report.

We strongly recommend GI-stakeholders to take a closer look at these reports. Feedback is most welcome.