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<!-- Please fill out this issue to the best of your knowledge, this will help the governance and release process move forward.--> # Change proposal description <!-- Provide a brief description of the change proposal. --> Allow multiple occurrences of the specialisedZoneType element ## Proposed solution <!-- Detail the proposed changes (spatial objects addressed, updates/additions proposed, etc.). --> ### Technical details <!-- If possible, complement this change proposal with a pull request where the exact changes are shown and add here the link to the pull request. Alternatively, provide technical details of the proposed change (e.g. XML snippets, UML diagrams, etc.). --> Current definition `<element minOccurs="0" name="specialisedZoneType" nillable="true" type="gml:ReferenceType">` should be updated as follows: `<element maxOccurs="unbounded" minOccurs="0" name="specialisedZoneType" nillable="true" type="gml:ReferenceType">` # Additional information ## Proposal reason <!-- Specify whether this change proposal is needed because of a bug or because the current schema version does not fit specific use cases. In the latter case, explain which are those use cases. --> This change proposal is needed to fit specific use cases, as specified below: 1. The attributes zoneType and specialisedZoneType are contextually aligned (the specialisedZoneType further specialises the type of management, regulation or restriction zone provided in the zoneType) . Currently, the zoneType attribute can be provided with the multiplicity one-to-many (many top level classes), therefore the specialisedZoneType attribute should be provided with the multiplicity "zero-to-many" to be able to include specialised values of all top level classes provided in the zoneType, whenever this is applicable. 2. A specific area can be at the same time subject to various restrictions / regulations or management regimes which may define diverse activities within those areas. This can lead to several regimes in the area, therefore multiple specialised zones could be assigned under the same top level class of zoneType defined by a competent authority. **Example from the Environmental Noise Directive (END) reporting** The END requires protection of quiet areas in open country and inside agglomerations. In the END reporting data model, the quiet areas are modelled as an extension of the INSPIRE AM ManagementRestrictionOrRegulationZone. A competent authority may delineate a quiet area in the following ways: a) quiet area in open country - zoneType: noiseRestrictionZone (http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/ZoneTypeCode/noiseRestrictionZone) - specialisedZoneType: quietAreaInOpenCountry (http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/inspire/SpecialisedZoneTypeCode/quietAreaInOpenCountry) b) quiet area inside agglomeration(s) - zoneType: noiseRestrictionZone (http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/ZoneTypeCode/noiseRestrictionZone) - specialisedZoneType: quietAreaInAgglomeration (http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/inspire/SpecialisedZoneTypeCode/quietAreaInAgglomeration) c) quiet area which spatial extent covers the areas outside and inside agglomeration(s). In this particular case, the INSPIRE AM attributes could be provided as following: - zoneType: noiseRestrictionZone (http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/ZoneTypeCode/noiseRestrictionZone) - specialisedZoneType: quietAreaInOpenCountry (http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/inspire/SpecialisedZoneTypeCode/quietAreaInOpenCountry) - specialisedZoneType: quietAreaInAgglomeration (http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/inspire/SpecialisedZoneTypeCode/quietAreaInAgglomeration) ## Addressed schema <!-- Specify the INSPIRE schema addressed. --> https://inspire.ec.europa.eu/schemas/am/4.0/AreaManagementRestrictionRegulationZone.xsd ## Impact on INSPIRE TG / IR <!-- Specify if and how this change proposal impacts the Technical Guidance documents (TG) and/or on the Implementing Rules (IR). --> This change proposal impacts the Technical Guidance document as well as the UML diagram. ## Change proposer <!-- Specify the submitting person, organisation or group of people/organisations. --> European Environment Agency