INSPIRE (Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the Community), a project put forward by the European Commission in July 2004, aims to pool and improve the standard of geographical data generated in the various EU Member States (such as satellite images, temperature records, rainfall levels) in order to improve the planning and implementation of Community policies in areas such as the environment, transport, energy and agriculture.
Rezolūcijā par SWIFT, pasažieru datu reģistra nolīgumu un transatlantisko dialogu šajos jautājumos Eiropas Parlaments uzsver, ka apmaiņai ar personas datiem jānotiek, ievērojot pienācīgu juridisko pamatu un atbilstošajiem tiesību aktiem nodrošinot demokrātisku leģitimitāti.