Brussels, 28/07/2004 (Agence Europe) - In order to improve cartography in Europe, the European Commission is launching the initiative INSPIRE (INfrastructure for SPatial InfoRmation in the European Union). INSPIRE, a database comprising coherent geographical information, will support environmental protection policies as well as the development of infrastructures, agricultural and maritime navigation. A new directive proposed by the Commission on 23 July obliges Member States to put...